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11 November 2010

DSG/SM/532-REC/237

Neglecting Youth ‘Risks Marginalizing a Generation’, Deputy Secretary-General Warns while Chairing Regional Coordination Mechanism Meeting for Western Asia

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro’s remarks to the Regional Coordination Mechanism meeting at the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) in Beirut today, 11 November:

9 November 2010

DSG/SM/531-DC/3266

Deputy Secretary-General, at Meeting on Cluster Munitions Treaty, Seeks Action on Comparable Issues: Anti-Vehicle Mines, Explosives in Populated Areas

This is the text of remarks by UN Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro today at the First Meeting of States Parties to the Convention on Cluster Munitions, in Vientiane, Lao People’s Democratic Republic:

9 November 2010

DSG/SM/530-DC/3265

Deputy Secretary-General, at Ceremony for States Parties to Cluster Munitions Treaty, Praises Lao People’s Democratic Republic for Key Role on Issue

This is the text of remarks by UN Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro today at the opening ceremony of the First Meeting of States Parties to the Convention on Cluster Munitions, in Vientiane, Lao People’s Democratic Republic:

1 November 2010

DSG/SM/529

United Nations, Media, Share Goals of ‘Providing a Voice for the Voiceless’, Deputy Secretary-General Tells Dag Hammarskjöld Journalist Fellows

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro’s remarks at the annual luncheon of the Dag Hammarskjöld Scholarship Fund for Journalists, in New York, today, 1 November:

19 October 2010

DSG/SM/528-DC/3264

Deputy Secretary General Says Rapid Entry into Force of Cluster Munitions Treaty Demonstrates ‘World’s Collective Revulsion’ at Impact of Such Weapons

Following are Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro’s remarks at an event to commemorate the entry into force of the Convention on Cluster Munitions, in New York, 19 October:

15 October 2010

DSG/SM/527-AFR/2048-WOM/1830

Deputy Secretary-General, at Launch of African Women’s Decade, Describes Occasion as ‘Our Chance to Put Principle into Practice’

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro’s remarks at the African Union Ministerial Launch of the African Women’s Decade in Nairobi, today, 15 October:

12 October 2010

DSG/SM/526-GA/L/3391

Resources Allocated for Strengthening Rule of Law Have Fallen Short, Deputy Secretary-General Says in Remarks to Sixth Committee

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro’s remarks on the rule of law at a meeting of the Sixth Committee (Legal) in New York, 12 October:

25 September 2010

DSG/SM/525-GA/11003-ENV/DEV/1164

Deputy Secretary-General, at Closing of Review Meeting, Calls Challenges Facing Small Island Developing States ‘Global Issues that Affect Us All’

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro’s remarks at the closing session of the high-level review meeting on the Mauritius Strategy for small island developing States, in New York today, 25 September:

24 September 2010

DSG/SM/524

Restoring World’s Dry Lands Strengthens Food Security, Addresses Climate Change, Helps Poor Gain Control over Destiny, Says Deputy Secretary-General

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro’s remarks at the General Assembly side event “Global Dry Land Alliance: Partnering for Food Security”, organized by the Government of Qatar, in New York, 24 September:

23 September 2010

DSG/SM/523-DEV/2835-WOM/1825

Deputy Secretary-General Calls for Continued Momentum to Forge True Turning Point for Women, Children At Event to Launch Global Strategy for Their Health

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Asha Rose-Migiro’s closing remarks to the special event to launch the Global Strategy for Women’s and Children’s Health, “Every Woman, Every Child”, in New York, yesterday, 22 September: