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SG/SM/12142-SC/9616-AFR/1827
18 March 2009
Secretary-GeneralSG/SM/12142
SC/9616
AFR/1827
Department of Public Information • News and Media Division • New York

SECRETARY-GENERAL COMMENDS UNITED NATIONS-AFRICAN UNION BOND, BUT TELLS SECURITY


COUNCIL THAT HAS YET TO BE ABLE TO PREVENT CONFLICTS RATHER THAN RESPOND TO THEM

SG/SM/12140-OBV/771
18 March 2009
Secretary-GeneralSG/SM/12140
OBV/771
Department of Public Information • News and Media Division • New York

RATE OF DECLINE OF TUBERCULOSIS WORLDWIDE ‘FAR TOO SLOW’, SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL


IN MESSAGE FOR WORLD TB DAY, URGING STEPPED UP ACTION TO CURB THOSE FALLING ILL


Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for World Tuberculosis Day, to be observed on 24 March: