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  1. Secretary-General's remarks to the Security Council on the Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict [as delivered]

    ... law and Security Council practice.   The protection of children and of all civilians from the loathsome acts of sexual violence in ...   Monitoring and reporting on grave violations against children in conflicts and engagement with warring parties has led to the ...

  2. Secretary-General's remarks at High-level meeting of the General Assembly on the appraisal of the UN Global Plan of Action to Combat Trafficking in Persons [as delivered]

    ... but also boys cruelly exploited for sex and vital organs, children forced into endless begging and men into brutal labour. Countless ... uncertainty have brought new tests. As millions of children, women and men spill out of their countries towards safety, they find ...

  3. Secretary-General's opening remarks to Pledging Conference on Syria

    ... We are here today to support the women, men and children of Syria. They are suffering terribly, with little end in ... more than 700,000 have left Syria. Nearly two million children are in need of humanitarian aid. And every day Syrians face a ...

  4. Deputy Secretary-General's opening remarks at a press conference following her return from a trip to Haiti

    ... things that I saw. Already, while I was there, I saw children finding their way back to school - this was very encouraging. ... for those affected to start their lives again. The children in the camps must be protected from harm, and this could be sexual, it ...

  5. Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at the launch of the Lebanon Crisis Response Plan (as prepared for delivery)

    ... community. The crisis has had a devastating impact on children and youth. Ensuring access to quality education remains one of the ... of the overall response, both for Lebanese and Syrian children. Currently Lebanon is hosting over 400,000 school-aged Syrian ...

  6. Secretary-General's remarks at reception by the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Korea in support of UNICEF and Every Woman Every Child (As prepared for delivery)

    ... Korea.  You are helping to make a profound difference in children’s lives.  My wife and I have fond memories of our recent ... Thanks to the Global Strategy for Women’s and Children’s Health, more women are surviving and more children are thriving. ...

  7. Remarks at High-Level Event on Financing Education to Achieve the Education for All Goals

    ... economic growth and prosperity. Yet 75 million children around the world have no access to education. Millions more in poor ... Peace Prize winners to focus more attention on education for children in countries affected by conflict. At the UN High-Level Event ...

  8. Note to Correspondents: Transcript of stakeout by the Special Advisor to the United Nations Special Envoy for Syria, Mr. Jan Egeland

    ... is progress in the big vaccination campaign. Vaccination of children is symbolically important in a conflict, and especially in a peace effort. There is nothing more symbolic than children being able to resume school and being vaccinated against diseases. One ...

  9. Secretary-General's remarks at reception to mark Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation (GAVI) Call for Action and Resources

    ... the MDG Summit, I launched a Global Strategy for Women's and Children's Health. By improving the health of hundreds of millions of women and children around the world, we can improve the lives of all people. And ...

  10. Deputy Secretary-General's opening remarks to the UN Commission on the Status of Women

    ... for reducing maternal mortality and improving women's and children's health. The past year also saw the tenth anniversary of ... to respond to, and combat, violence against women and children, including through his own “Unite to End Violence against Women” ...