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ECOSOC president holds first ever meeting with Pope to advance humanitarian agenda

13 April 2013 – The president of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), Néstor Osorio, met today with newly elected Pope Francis to discuss the global fight against poverty, the first time the head of the United Nations’ development body has ever met with a leader of the world’s 1.2 billion Catholics.

UN chief urges Member States, staff to participate in MDG 1,000 Days of Action

12 April 2013 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today rallied the United Nations community in a Call to Action, capping off a week of activities to spur accelerated progress in the 1,000 days to the end of 2015 – the target date for achieving the eight anti-poverty Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).

New UN plan aims to save two million young lives a year from pneumonia, diarrhoea

12 April 2013 – The United Nations today launched a global plan to combat two of the leading killers of children under five, potentially saving two million youngsters each year who would otherwise die from pneumonia and diarrhoea in low- and middle-income countries.

Global health challenges in focus at UN documentary event in New York

11 April 2013 – Eight African children who leave their families behind to undergo open-heart surgery are among the protagonists of this year's United Nations-backed documentary forum, which aims to create momentum for social change and for reaching internationally-agreed development goals on health.

Meeting in Vatican, Secretary-General and Pontiff discuss ways to eradicate poverty

09 April 2013 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Pope Francis today discussed what can be done to accelerate work to reduce poverty and advance economic development during a meeting in the Vatican.

FORESTS: UN officials stress forestry as key to economic development and sustainability

08 April 2013 – The vital role of forests in global development and people’s lives as well as protecting these resources for future generations are at the heart of discussions at the Forum on Forests, senior officials said today, as the United Nations body began its current session.

During Spain visit, UN Chief kicks off Real Madrid/Levante soccer match

06 April 2013 – Sporting a white jersey with the number 1,000 on his back, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today kicked off the Real Madrid-Levante match at the Santiago Bernanéu stadium in the Spanish capital of Madrid.

Ban speaks to Malala, attacked Pakistani schoolgirl, to stress education and women’s rights

05 April 2013 – “I can walk. I can talk. I can do anything!” said Malala Yousufzai, the Pakistani schoolgirl shot by the Taliban, in a conversation with Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on education and gender equality in the 1,000 day run-up to the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) deadline.

1,000 days and counting: UN calls for accelerated action on the Millennium Development Goals

05 April 2013 – The United Nations today called for accelerated action in the next 1,000 days from governments, international organizations and civil society groups to reach the eight anti-poverty targets known as the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by their deadline at the end of 2015.