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  1. Secretary-General's remarks to "Bridging the Malaria Gap : Saving Children - Supporting Women" Event - African Leaders Malaria Alliance [Delivered by the Secretary-General's Special Envoy on Malaria, Ray Chambers]

    ... more. Preventing malaria, particularly in young children and pregnant women, is also helping to fight other illnesses. It is ... and resources are being freed up to fight other illnesses. Children are staying in school. Workers are staying at work. More women are ...

  2. Secretary-General's video message to the Children of Gaza on the occasion of the UNRWA Summer Games, to take place on 22 July

    ... the United Nations. And I want to congratulate the children of Gaza for taking part in this great event. You are showing ... in Gaza for organizing the Summer Games? and for helping the children of Gaza show that they can bounce back from adversity and be the best ...

  3. Secretary-General's video message for "Together for the 2030 Agenda: Partnering for Women, Children and Adolescents to Thrive and Transform the World"

    ... one is left behind, we must secure the well-being of women, children and adolescents everywhere. And to deliver better for all people, ...

  4. Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on attempted abduction of children from Chad

    ... of Chad to find a solution to the attempted abduction of 103 children from Chad by addressing their immediate needs, attempting to quickly ... respect international legal instruments on the protection of children. The Secretary-General offers his assurances that United ...

  5. Secretary-General's remarks on the 30th Anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child [bilingual version, as delivered; scroll down for all-English version]

    ... joined together to make an unprecedented promise to the children of the world.   They pledged not only to proclaim children’s rights, but to uphold them and be accountable for them.   The ...

  6. Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General – on Gaza

    ... the images of the killed and injured, including many small children. As he has said before, the horror and suffering must stop ...

  7. Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at 30th Anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child [as prepared for delivery]

    ... years ago, nations joined together to make a promise to the children of the world.   For the first time in history, the Convention on the Rights of the Child recognized that children have the same rights as adults -- and additional rights because of ...

  8. Joint press conference by President of the General Assembly, the Deputy Secretary-General and the Executive Director or UNICEF (unofficial transcript)

    ... to say a few words concerning the commemorative meeting on children. First of all, I would like to stress the fact that we have a more ... closely tied to the aims contained in “A world fit for children”. In the declaration we plan to adopt, there are a few ...

  9. Deputy Secretary-General's message to the International Web Forum for the Commemoration of the Thirtieth Anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child

    ... Parliament and civil society in promoting the rights of children and of youth. Earlier this year, the Secretary-General launched a ... on the Rights of the Child that we commemorate today, children’s rights are, of course, central to children’s futures. But ...

  10. Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at End Violence Solutions Summit [as prepared for delivery]

    ... and abuse.   We must and will end violence against children.   There has never been greater momentum for action.   All ... human rights and human dignity, a world which invests in its children and in which every child can grow up free from fear and from violence. ...