SECRETARY-GENERAL PRAISES CELEBRITY ADVOCATES AS ‘NEW KIND OF STAR’, SHINING LIGHT

ON HARDSHIP, INJUSTICE, IN REMARKS AT UNICEF GALA

Following are Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s remarks at the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Goodwill Gala in Beverly Hills on 3 December:

Thank you very much, Carol [Bellamy].

WORST YET TO COME FOR AFRICA’S AIDS ORPHANS, REPORT WARNS AS UNICEF

URGES HELP FOR FAMILIES SUPPORTING GROWING NUMBERS

With 11 Million Children Already Orphaned,

Botswana, Lesotho, Swaziland Face Biggest Increases, Says Agency

YOKOHAMA YOUNGSTERS BRINGING HOPES, DREAMS, AND YEN FOR PEACE TO UN

CHINA ‘SPLENDID EXAMPLE OF PROGRESS’ IN ELIMINATING IODINE DEFICIENCY,

SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS IN MESSAGE TO BEIJING MEETING

Following is the message of Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the high-level meeting on the elimination of iodine deficiency, as delivered today in Beijing by Carol Bellamy, Executive Director, United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF):

WILL THEY SURVIVE WAR?  UNICEF RACING TO BOLSTER STRENGTH

OF 400,000 MALNOURISHED CHILDREN IN IRAQ

Hundreds of Tonnes of High-Nutrient Foods Arriving to Boost Their Chances

(Reissued as received.)

POLLUTION-RELATED DISEASES KILL MILLIONS OF CHILDREN A YEAR SAYS NEW UN REPORT,

RELEASED FOR GENERAL ASSEMBLY SPECIAL SESSION ON CHILDREN

NEW YORK, NAIROBI, GENEVA, 9 May (UNEP/UNICEF/WHO) -- Every day

5,500 children die from diseases caused by consuming water and food polluted with bacteria, according to a new study released by three United Nations agencies.

Has world lived up to its promises to children?

UN Member States Meet to Review Past Promises and to Set New Goals for Children

New York, 2 May –- An estimated 150 million of the world’s children are malnourished.  Nearly 11 million die before their fifth birthday. Over 120 million are still out of school.  Has the world lived up to its promises to children made at the 1990 World Summit for Children?

UNITED NATIONS MEMBER STATES POISED TO ENDORSE WIDE-RANGING GOALS FOR CHILDREN

Global Effort to Reduce Mortality, AIDS, Exploitation, and Poverty among Children

RECORD NUMBER OF CHILDREN TO BE OFFICIAL DELEGATES AT UPCOMING UN SPECIAL SESSION

Unique Conference between World Leaders, Children

And Non-Governmental Organizations to Be Held at Headquarters from 8-10 May

UN FINDS ONE IN TWELVE CHILDREN DIES BEFORE AGE FIVE

Updated Report Asserts That Healthy, Educated Children