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  1. Secretary-General's remarks to the General Assembly on the New Partnership for Africa's Development and the Causes of Conflict and Promotion of Peace and Development in Africa

    ... than one million people every year, mostly infants, young children and pregnant women -- and most of them in Africa. In its report on the ... is no time to waste. Every minute we deliberate, another two children die needlessly. Let us keep pushing to reverse the incidence of this ...

  2. Secretary-General's Message on the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery

    ... restore human rights and dignity to tens of thousands of children, women and men.  I urge continued support for this vital initiative. ...

  3. Secretary-General’s Address to the General Assembly

    ... hungry on earth… When parents see a future for their children that looks even bleaker than the struggles of today... And when ... hungry on earth… When parents see a future for their children that looks even bleaker than the struggles of today... And when ...

  4. Secretary-General's remarks at informal General Assembly debate on gender equality and the empowerment of women

    ... underpaid, or not paid at all. Out of more than 100 million children who are not in school, the majority are girls. Out of more than 800 ...

  5. Secretary-General's remarks at the Observance of World Food Day

    ... suffer from chronic hunger and under-nutrition. We see children who are stunted, pregnant women who are anaemic, and older people in ...

  6. Secretary-General's joint press conference with President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan at the close of the Kabul International Conference on Afghanistan Government Media Information Centre, Kabul Unofficial transcript of Secretary-General's remarks only]

    ... and health, their fundamental human rights, safety for their children, the hope of a better future for all. With the steps taken ...

  7. Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro's Address to the Summit of the African Union

    ... the introduction of free medical care for mothers and children. Ladies and Gentlemen, These positive examples ... continues to hasten an unconscionable toll on women, children and men. The tragic cycle of violence in Darfur has been allowed to ...

  8. Secretary-General's closing remarks to Pledging Conference on Syria

    ... aid. They will be able to feed and clothe more children who are living in tents and abandoned buildings …  provide more ...

  9. Secretary-General's joint press conference with Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos Calderón

    ... origin: Afro-Colombian people, indigenous groups, women and children.   More than one million people affected by these floods were ...

  10. Secretary-General's press briefing with the Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Kuwait (Secretary-General's remarks only)

    ... roads, more communities are enjoying clean water and more children are in school. As democracy advances across the region, I count ...