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  1. Secretary-General's message on the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery [scroll down for French version]

    ... immeasurable suffering of millions of African men, women and children under the evil of the transatlantic slave trade. We honour the ... forced marriage, child labour -- and the recruitment of children in armed conflict – are contemporary manifestations of slavery. ...

  2. Deputy Secretary-General's remarks to the EU Global Gateway Event on Education [as prepared for delivery]

    ... Gaza, where the light of education has been extinguished for children. It is essential to light that candle again for those children and for all children in crisis settings across the world. I ...

  3. Secretary-General's remarks to the Security Council – on Sudan [bilingual, as delivered; scroll down for all-English and all-French]

    ... areas are not functional.   Millions of children are out of school.   Water and sanitation systems are breaking ... in the coming months. We are already receiving reports of children dying from malnutrition.   The United Nations and our ... disappearances, torture, recruitment and detention of children, alongside the shrinking of civic space.   We are also receiving ...

  4. Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at the Arab Forum for Sustainable Development 2024 [as delivered]

    ... taken the lives of over 29,000 people. And 43% of them are children. Children with lives, with hopes, with aspirations that are being cut short. The ...

  5. Secretary-General's Press Encounter on Gaza [scroll down for Arabic]

    ... with Israelis for the 1,200 people, including many women and children, who were killed in cold blood.  Nothing can justify the horror ... and more than 75,000 injured – the vast majority women and children. Lives are shattered.  Respect for international humanitarian law ...

  6. Secretary-General's remarks to the General Assembly on Pakistan Floods [as delivered]

    ... washed away. The most vulnerable of the vulnerable – children – accounted for fully one-third of all deaths and injuries. ... Severe hunger is spiking.  Malnutrition among children and pregnant lactating women is rising. The number of children out ...

  7. Secretary-General's remarks at the opening of the High-level session of the Africa Dialogue Series 2024: "Education Through Science, Technology and Innovation Towards The Africa We Want" [as delivered]

    ... that place education out of reach for tens of millions of children and young people across Africa.   Insufficient numbers of ... this Facility, and mobilize $10 billion to help 700 million children access quality education across lower-middle income countries. ...

  8. Secretary-General's remarks to the Military Gender Advocate of the Year Award, UN Woman Police Officer of the Year Award & Dag Hammarskjöld Medal Ceremonies [bilingual, as delivered; All-English below]

    ... she arrived, the area in which she served had no place for children to learn. And so, she got to work: Initiating a school ... and support, particularly for disadvantaged children… And establishing a mentorship program for girls.    She ... allowing them to provide for their families and send their children to school in a nearby town.      And, as a police trainer, she ...

  9. Secretary-General's remarks to the 2024 ECOSOC Youth Forum [as delivered]

    ... Sustainable Development Goals are way off track. This means children hungry, families trapped in poverty, and young people out of school.  ... on civilians – including young people. Thousands of children have been killed. Thousands more have lost one or both parents.  ...

  10. Secretary-General's remarks to Call for Action: Urgent Humanitarian Response For Gaza [as delivered]

    ... of 7 October and the abduction of Israeli men, women, and children to Gaza. But 8 months of relentless suffering for Palestinian ... and face desperate levels of hunger.   Over 50,000 children require treatment for acute malnutrition.  And despite the ocean ...