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  1. Secretary-General's message to the World Health Assembly

    ... we must fully implement the Global Strategy for Women and Children's Health. Third, we must put an end to the hidden tragedy of stunting that affects almost 200 million children. As you will hear during this week, there is much good news.  ...

  2. Note to Correspondents: Joint Statement on Mali by U.N. Special Advisers on the Prevention of Genocide and the Responsibility to Protect and the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict

    ... have been killed, the vast majority being women and children. They deplore the high number of civilian casualties in Mopti region ... population from such grave violations, especially women and children who are among the most vulnerable in times of conflict,” they said. ...

  3. Secretary-General's opening remarks and questions addressed to him at press conference to launch the joint effort on Women's and Children's Health

    ... poorest societies of the world, it is women who care for the children. They grow the crops, hold societies together. Women deliver - and not ... all the rest. That is why, today, we are putting women's and children's health front and centre in the push to meet the Millennium ...

  4. Secretary-General's remarks at the Every Woman Every Child Event

    ... Thank you for joining me today. Women’s and children’s health has always been a top priority for me. I have seen in my country, my family and in my travels how much women and children suffer without proper health care. I myself was born without help of a ...

  5. Secretary-General's press encounter at Za'atari camp

    ... to boost our efforts.  That includes making sure that children go to school and that survivors of violence, particularly women and ... have the support they need. I just met many young school children. From their faces I could see still a sense hope. And I could see the ...

  6. Secretary-General's remarks at High-level Civil Society Event of the UN Summit for Refugees and Migrants [as delivered]

    ... Denmark, Ms. [Helle] Thorning-Schmidt. She is now Save the Children’s head. And above all, my warmest greetings to all the migrants ... were running here and there, to find something to feed their children. I grew up most of my life without light, without electricity, without ...

  7. Secretary-General's message to Conference on Unaccompanied Child Migrants (scroll down for Spanish version)

    ... urgent humanitarian situation affecting tens of thousands of children.  Unaccompanied minors, including those under seven years of age, are ... of their migration status, especially those of women and children”. I therefore call upon the Governments of the countries ...

  8. Remarks by the Secretary-General at a Reception for Civil Society, the Private Sector and the Creative Community in Support of "Every Woman, Every Child" [as prepared for delivery]

    ... auctioned the signatures to raise money for women’s and children’s health. Many of their films tell stories of the poor. They ... is the first gathering of its kind devoted to women’s and children’s health. And here is another first: I am joined by four ...

  9. Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at High-Level SDG Action Event [As prepared for delivery]

    ... deliver inclusive, quality and equitable education for all children, youth and adults, throughout their lives. While we are inspired by ... is equitably targeted. It’s estimated that the wealthiest children enjoy up to 18 times more public education financing than the poorest ...

  10. Secretary-General's remarks at Learning for All Symposium: Investing in a Brighter Future [as prepared for delivery]

    ... conducive to learning are among the main reasons why children are being pushed out of school. This is especially so for girls. ... of the Global Education First Initiative. We want all children to go to school, to learn and to become global citizens. We must ...