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The United Nations has continued to commemorate his legacy and his decades of service to the organisation and the international community.<\/p>\n<p>Reflecting on the importance of diversity and mutual understanding, Annan said in 2001: \u201cWe can love what we are, without hating what \u2014 and who \u2014 we are not. 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