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  1. Mr. Edward Chaiban of Lebanon - Deputy Executive Director, Humanitarian Action and Supply Operations, United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) 

    ... Action and Supply Operations for the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF).  He will succeed Fayaz King of Zimbabwe, to whom ...

  2. Secretary-General's message on World Autism Awareness Day

    ... my meetings with individuals affected by autism – parents, children, teachers and friends. Their strength is inspiring. They deserve all ... Education and employment are key. Schools connect children to their communities. Jobs connect adults to their societies. Persons ...

  3. Secretary-General's video message in support of the Global Education Countdown

    ... with UN agencies and global leaders, to make education for children the high priority it must be if we are to build the future we want. ... education come under attack.  Moreover, so many millions of children are not getting the schooling they need for the best possible start in ...

  4. Secretary-General's video message at Education Event with Kailash Satyarthi

    ... milestone convention is clear:  human rights must include children’s rights. Yet, too many children are still denied their right to go to school. Many are victims of ...

  5. Secretary-General's remarks at launch of the High-Level Panel report on Humanitarian Financing

    ... our world were a school, it would have few spaces for needy children – as you know we have 60 million children out of school.  This is not an abstract analogy. Three quarters of ...

  6. Secretary-General's message on World Humanitarian Day [scroll down for French version]

    ... have been devastated. People no different to you and me: children, women and men who face impossible choices every day. They are parents who must choose between buying food or medicine for their children; children who must choose between school or working to support their ...

  7. Secretary-General's remarks at the ringing of the Peace Bell

    ... that some of our Messengers for Peace, as well as 400 young children from 40 countries, are here to support us today. This year, the ... Let us remember that this bell was cast from the pennies of children from 60 nations. Children donated their pennies for us to cast this ...

  8. Secretary-General's remarks at UNICEF Goodwill Gala

    ... his only weapons, to help make the world a better place for children.           On the day Danny Kaye became a ... its light on the hardship and injustices suffered by the children of this world.           The kind that ...

  9. Secretary-General's message on the International Day of Families

    ... of HIV/AIDS on families is particularly devastating for children. Often, young girls are taken out of school to take on the heavy burden of caregiving. With the death of parents, children and young girls are often forced to assume the responsibilities of the ...

  10. Statement by the Secretary-General on the sentence of the Bulgarian nurses and the Palestinian doctor in Libya

    ... nurses, the Palestinian doctor and the fate of the infected children. I was greatly encouraged by the glimpse of hope offered by the ... together to provide treatment and medicines to the infected children. I am deeply concerned by confirmation of a guilty verdict and ...