Deputy Secretary-General

DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL DESCRIBES CHALLENGES OF GLOBALIZATION

IN ADDRESS TO OTTAWA LEADERSHIP FORUM

Following is the address of Deputy Secretary-General Louise Fréchette to the first annual Arthur Kroeger College of Public Affairs Leadership Forum and Awards Dinner in Ottawa on 8 February:

Thank you for that warm welcome.  It gives me great pleasure to join you today, for many reasons.

DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL TELLS SECURITY COUNCIL THAT STRENGTH AND PROMISE

OF UNITED NATIONS PEACEKEEPING LIES IN COLLABORATIVE APPROACH

Following is the text of a statement made today by Deputy Secretary-General Louise Fréchette to a Security Council open debate on strengthening cooperation with troop-contributing countries:

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DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL SEEKS SUPPORT FOR URGENT ACTION ON MAJOR DEVELOPMENT ISSUES CONFRONTING INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY

Address to Washington, D.C. Group Cites Globalization, Conflict, HIV/AIDS, Environmental Constraints as Challenge of ‘Appalling Dimensions’

This is the text of an address by Deputy Secretary-General Louise Fréchette today to the Society for International Development in Washington, D.C.:

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DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL, ACCEPTING GIFT FROM IRELAND, PRAISES IRISH SPIRIT, GENEROSITY, COURAGE

Following is the statement of Deputy Secretary-General Louise Fréchette at the presentation of a gift from Ireland to the United Nations in New York on 1 December:

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IN FIGHT AGAINST AIDS, SILENCE IS ENEMY, SAYS DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL AT WORLD AIDS DAY EVENT

Following is the text of a statement by Deputy Secretary-General Louis Frechette at an event held in New York to mark World Aids Day (1 December):

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DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL HIGHLIGHTS UNITED NATIONS’ CRISIS MANAGEMENT AT OSCE MINISTERIAL MEETING

Following is the text of an address by Deputy Secretary-General Louise Fréchette to the Eighth Ministerial Council of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) on the theme "Civilian Crisis Management: Rapid Reaction to Emerging Crises" delivered in Vienna this morning:

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DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL CALLS FOR CONSIDERATION OF INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK FOR GLOBAL GOVERNANCE

Following is the text of a statement made today in Stockholm by Deputy Secretary-General Louise Fréchette to the Utrikespolitiska Institutet:

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DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL SEEKS GUIDANCE ON PRACTICAL STEPS TO SECURE IMPLEMENTATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS STANDARDS

Address to Swedish Group Describes Challenge of Achieving Results

This is the text of the keynote address delivered by Deputy Secretary- General Louise Fréchette today at the Swedish Forum for Human Rights in Stockholm:

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DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS INDEPENDENT INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL OVERSIGHT MECHANISMS HAVE CENTRAL PLACE IN TODAY’S UN

Following is the text of Deputy Secretary-General Louise Frechette’s remarks yesterday at Headquarters to a tripartite meeting of the Office of Internal Oversight Services, the Joint Inspection Unit and the Board of Auditors:

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DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL REVIEWS EFFORTS TO STREAMLINE UNITED NATIONS HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT

Fifth Committee Is Told Shorter Recruitment Timeline Among Objectives, as Greater Proportion of Staff Involved in Field Operations

This is the statement of Deputy Secretary-General Louise Frechétte to the Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) today on the reform of human resources management: