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  1. 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 ...

  2. Press encounter by the Secretary-General upon leaving Zinder airport

    ... I am very happy I came.   I was able to visit the children's hospital in Zinder and also see the MSF [Médecins sans Frontières] operation. I think both are effective and are helping the children.   I think it's important that we, as the international ...

  3. Secretary-General's remarks at Back to the Present: Launch of a Time Machine Installation on Data for Children [as delivered]

    ... about the lives and well-being of refugee and migrant children. In most countries, accurate and comparable data on children with disabilities is hard to find.  And even where there may be ...

  4. Statement by the Secretary-General – on the situation in the Middle East

    ... the killing, maiming and abductions, including of women and children. All hostages held in Gaza must be released immediately and ... Now, for nearly one month, civilians in Gaza, including children and women, have been besieged, denied aid, killed, and bombed out of ...

  5. Note to Correspondents: Flash Appeal for Afghanistan

    ... treatment for acute malnutrition for more than 1 million children and women  water, sanitation and hygiene interventions for 2.5 million people  protection, including for children and survivors of gender-based violence, for 1.5 million people  ...

  6. Note to Correspondents: UN Secretary-General meets with Youth Activists Calling for Urgent Breakthrough in Education Funding

    ... education for all – including, and especially, those children still being left behind. But, today, there is insufficient emphasis on ... enough funding – for educators, for facilities, for our children’s futures.  I welcome this petition, and encourage support for a ...

  7. Secretary-General's message to the Global Newborn Health Conference

    ... ensure that life-saving services and products reach women, children and newborns.   I am heartened that you will launch the Global ... we strive to implement the Global Strategy for Women’s and Children’s Health. Advancing progress in these areas is critical to reducing ...

  8. Secretary-General's remarks to the Press on the war in Ukraine [as delivered]

    ...     Countless innocent people – including women and children – have been killed.     After being hit by Russian forces, ... of those making the treacherous journey are women and children who are increasingly vulnerable.      For predators and human ...

  9. Secretary-General's remarks at Roll Back Malaria-African Union Breakfast on Health in the Broader Development and Post-2015 Agenda [as prepared for delivery]

    ... interventions saved 3.3 million lives – 90 percent of them children. I applaud the partners who made this possible. That is the ... Woman, Every Child global campaign. By saving women and children, we are can accelerate progress across the development agenda. ...

  10. Secretary-General’s remarks at Development Committee Ministerial lunch “Investing in Evidence”

    ... It is estimated that the births of nearly 230 million children worldwide under age five are never registered – that is approximately one third of children under the age of five. Children unregistered at birth or lacking ...