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  1. Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at World Humanitarian Day event [as delivered]

    ... highest number since World War II. Half of the displaced are children.  What life and what future do they have? The needs around us are ... life, a different, a better future. These women, men and children face horrible situations and impossible choices every day.  They ...

  2. Secretary-General's message to the 2011 Humanitarian of the Year Gala Dinner

    ... to my heart. I did not learn about the risks to mothers and children from a policy brief or a documentary. I have been aware of their ... their babies –might not survive. My own mother lost two children before I was born.   Those times are long gone. Korea is one ...

  3. Secretary-General's press encounter with former U.S. President William J. Clinton [unofficial transcript]

    ... school in Cite Soleil. We have met more than 1000 young children who are the leaders of this country's future. It did my heart good to see these children. They were well fed. Thanks to the UN World Food Programme and World ...

  4. Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at the Culture of Peace New Year celebration

    ... Decade for the Culture of Peace and Non-Violence for the Children of the World hold deep significance for me. Today, it seems ... suffering inflicted by conflicts and violence on the world's children to understand what lies at stake. The young suffer enormous harm in ...

  5. Secretary-General’s remarks at “Partnership for Education” event in Norway

    ... gap and leveraging digital solutions. I have seen children in poor communities become rich with knowledge thanks to information ... to push for progress. Fifty million more primary school children are enrolled than in 2000. Girls are taking their equal place in ...

  6. Secretary-General's remarks to private sector and civil society leaders (as prepared for delivery)

    ... The glaring gap is on women's health and children's health. We know what works. We have the tools. ... It is precisely in the areas of women's and children's health that we can make the greatest impact –for individuals and ...

  7. Note to Correspondents: Emergency Response Fund releases US$26.5 million for life-saving assistance in Sudan

    ... that families are eating less nutritious food and more young children and pregnant women are getting sick. Families struggle to afford even ... With jobs lost, they are also being forced to pull their children out of schools,” said Mr. Lowcock.   The CERF allocation will ...

  8. Secretary-General's remarks to the Pledging Conference for Yemen [as delivered]  

    ... almost 10 million are just one step away from famine. Children did not start the war in Yemen, but they are paying the highest price. Some 360,000 children are suffering from severe acute malnutrition, fighting for their lives ...

  9. Deputy Secretary-General's video message to “Equity in the era of COVID-19 and the SDGs: Improving Accountability for the Health and Rights of Vulnerable Women, Children and Adolescents”

    ... Helen Clark for their unsparing efforts on behalf of women, children and adolescents. The COVID-19 pandemic is an unprecedented ... the Every Woman Every Child Global Strategy for Women’s, Children’s and Adolescents’ Health, which is our roadmap for ending ...

  10. Secretary-General's remarks at a celebration of the Millennium Development Goals hosted by Mr. Ray Chambers [as prepared for delivery]

    ... kind introduction and for all that you are doing for the children of the world. Let me convey special thanks to my Special Envoy, ... So what works? Take malaria. It kills two children every minute. It takes an unspeakable toll on poor countries, ...