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  1. Secretary-General's remarks at the New School: "Women and Power" [scroll down for French version]

    ... more time with their families are happier, and have happier children. On a larger scale, transforming the balance of power is essential, ... cooking, cleaning, fetching wood and water and caring for children and the elderly. Economic models classify these hours as “leisure ...

  2. Note to Correspondents: Conclusions of the Principal-meeting on the Central African Republic Peace Agreement - Summary of the Co-chairs [scroll down for French]

    ... people of the Central African Republic, especially women and children, the most vulnerable victims of the crisis. While committing to ...

  3. Deputy Secretary-General's remarks to the Security Council on behalf of the Secretary-General on the protection of civilians and the preservation of humanitarian space

    ... arbitrary arrests and detentions, sexual violence against children and forced displacement on a massive scale.     In Afghanistan, ... largest in northern Syria, killed 19 civilians, including 3 children. One missile reportedly hit the Emergency Room while another landed in ...

  4. Secretary-General's message on World Day to Combat Desertification [scroll down for French version]

    ... millions of people worldwide, particularly women and children.   Twenty-five years ago, 197 Parties adopted a landmark ...

  5. Secretary-General's message for World Refugee Day [scroll down for French version]

    ... Day, my thoughts are with the more than 70 million women, children and men – refugees and internally displaced persons -- who have been ...

  6. Secretary-General's message on World Food Day [scroll down for French version]

    ... food security.   Meanwhile, two billion men, women and children are overweight or obese.   Unhealthy diets present an enormous ...

  7. Secretary-General's video message on the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade [scroll down for French version]

    ... we pay homage to the millions of African men, women and children who were denied their humanity and forced to endure such abominable ...

  8. Secretary-General's message for the First International Equal Pay Day [scroll down for French version]

    ... less than 80 cents for every dollar men do. For women with children, women of colour, women refugees and migrants, and women with ... see their wages decrease with motherhood while men with children often enjoy a salary boost; and why women hit a ceiling in ...

  9. Secretary-General's message for World Humanitarian Day 2019 [scroll down for French version]

    ... the huge difference they make for millions of women, men and children in urgent need.    From supporting civilians caught up in crisis ...

  10. Secretary-General's message on World Environment Day [scroll down for French version, as well as video texts]

    ... long term health problems, such as asthma, and reduces children’s cognitive development.  According to the World Bank, air ... is claiming seven million lives every year and damaging children’s development.  Many air pollutants also cause global warming.  ...