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  1. Secretary-General and Mrs. Nane Annan at the International Women's Forum (unofficial transcript)

    ... in times of natural calamities or in the work of UNICEF for children around the world. We fill an important role in our dedication ... but the dream to build a house for themselves and their children. They learned to make bricks and when one had saved enough money, the ...

  2. Note to Correspondents: Statement attributable to Ms. Najat Rochdi, Senior Humanitarian Adviser to the United Nations Special Envoy for Syria - On the Situation Across Syria

    ... 300 civilians have been killed, including many women and children. Just last week, reports reached us of an ambulance struck through ... remain in Al Hol camp, the vast majority are women and children, including some newborns. News of children of foreign nationality ...

  3. Note to Correspondents: Transcript of the Press briefing by United Nations Emergency Relief Coordinator Mark Lowcock in Pyongyang, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea

    ... problem of malnutrition with something like 20 per cent of children stunted because of malnutrition which impairs their life chances. If children are not well nourished in the early years, this affects their ...

  4. Secretary-General's remarks to Student Conference for the International Day of Peace [as prepared for delivery]

    ... is why I am passionate about education. I want all children to have the chance to go to school and receive a quality education so ... First Initiative last year. Fifty-seven million children are still denied an education.  Millions more need better schooling. ...

  5. Secretary-General's Remarks At Seminar On Cyber Hate: Danger In Cyber Space

    ... must be aware. We must remain vigilant. Protecting children is a top priority for the United Nations. And we have taken a number ... partners developed draft guidelines for the protection of children in cyberspace. These guidelines are aimed at empowering ...

  6. Secretary-General's Remarks at Joint Press Conference with His Excellency Manuel Gonzalez Sanz, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Costa Rica [scroll down for Q&A]

    ... discussed the plight of migrants, especially unaccompanied children. Beyond Costa Rica, tens of thousands of Central American children are vulnerable and suffering at the hands of traffickers. On this ...

  7. Secretary-General's message on International Literacy Day

    ... individuals, communities and countries have reached out to children, youth and adults to enable them to read, write and transform their ... around the world still cannot read or write; 122 million children of primary and lower secondary school age remain out of school; and ...

  8. Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at a luncheon to launch the 2009 Report of the Global Campaign for the Health Millennium Development Goal

    ... to serve as Minister of Community Development, Gender and Children in my own country, Tanzania, we confronted this problem head-on. I do ... meaningful by using the Day to assess the real situation of children in our country. In a way, we already knew how grave maternal ...

  9. Note to Correspondents - UN, World Bank Support ‘Call to Action’ for Women’s Health, Girls’ Education in the Sahel

    ... Education in the Sahel Niger’s President: ‘Too Many Children Still Die, Too Many Mothers Die Giving Birth’ NIAMEY, Niger, ... health and adolescent girls’ issues. “Too many children still die, too many mothers are lost to complications of childbirth, ...

  10. Remarks to the Rainbow/Push Coalition

    ... of the United Nations' work - fighting poverty, protecting children, promoting human rights, and advancing justice. While we are committed ... and poverty that are debilitating millions of men, women and children around the world. At the heart of this Declaration are eight ...