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Dressed in the UN blue, a group of students from schools in Pretoria, now named as Tshwane, joined staff members from the UN Information Center Pretoria and members of the public in a peaceful walk from the UN office to the Pretoria Technical High School where a variety of activities such as song, poems, dance and speeches, took place.


Speaking on behalf of the UN, Dr. Esther Muia paid tribute to the excellent support and cooperation between the global body and the South African government and lauded the achievements the government has made in attaining some Millennium Development Goals.


She said the occasion was an important time to reflect on what the world had attained under the UN umbrella in the last 70 years, take stock of lessons learned and forge ahead with great purpose.


The event was graced by performances by Zenzi Makeba, the granddaughter of late South Africa Music giant Miriam Makeba, as well as calls for peace, respect for women, unity and hard work and youth and women empowerment.


There were also songs and sketches from young girls from the Tshwane Home of Hope, a shelter for abused girls as well as statements from representatives of the City of Johannesburg who worked with the UN to light up the Mandela Bridge.


To mark the Day, more than 150 iconic monuments, buildings, museums, bridges and other landmarks in more than 45 countries around the world will be lit up blue - the official color of the United Nations.


World famous landmarks from Australia's Sydney Opera House to the Great Pyramids of Giza in Egypt, from the statue of Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro to the Empire State Building in New York, will be lit blue. Other participants include Russia's Hermitage Museum, the ancient city of Petra in Jordan, the Leaning Tower of Pisa in Italy, Edinburgh Castle and Westminster Hall in the United Kingdom, Nelson Mandela Bridge and Table Mountain in South Africa, Japan's SkyTree Tower and the Alhambra in Spain, among many others.


"I am grateful our Member States are showing such strong enthusiasm in marking 70 years of UN support for peace, development and human rights," said UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.


"By turning the world UN Blue for a day, we can light the way to a better tomorrow," he said.


ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines, April 30 (Xinhua) -- At least 14 members of the terrorist group Abu Sayyaf and a Marine was killed during an encounter between the militants and government troops in S. Philippines late Tuesday, a military official said Wednesday.


Capt. Ryan Lacuesta, Civil Military Operations Officer of the 2nd Marine Brigade, said 17 soldiers and scores of Abu Sayyaf terrorists were also wounded during the firefight which lasted for three hours at the village of Kanjimao in Patikul town, Sulu province.


Lacuesta said the Philippine Marines conducting clearing operation on a camp captured by soldiers on Monday when they encountered the Abu Sayyaf members who tried to reclaim their enclave.


He said the skirmish started at around 4 p.m. Tuesday. The fierce ground encounter prompted the military to launch an airstrike and ground artillery bombardment.


Lacuesta said the wounded officers and soldiers were brought to the military trauma hospital in Jolo province for treatment.


He said pursuit operation is ongoing to track down Abu Sayyaf militants who managed to escape.


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