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16 March 2010

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Activities of Secretary-General in Haiti, 14 March

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon travelled to Haiti on 14 March 2010. During the one-day visit, he sought to assess conditions on the ground two months after an earthquake levelled much of the capital Port-au-Prince, killing hundreds of thousands of people, including 101 United Nations staff members.

16 March 2010

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Press Conference by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon at United Nations Headquarters

Following is a transcript of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s press conference held in New York today, 16 March:

16 March 2010

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With Numbers of Deaths from Tuberculosis Still Staggering, Secretary-General Urges in Message for World TB Day ‘Let Us Stay on the Move in This Important Fight’

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

16 March 2010

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Sports Empowers Disenfranchised Communities, Influences Perceptions, Inspires Millions, Says Secretary-General in Message for Day to Eliminate Racism

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, observed 21 March:

16 March 2010

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Secretary-General Appoints Anthony Lake of United States United Nations Children’s Fund Executive Director

Following consultations with the Executive Board of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced the appointment of Anthony Lake (United States) as the agency’s new Executive Director, and expressed his gratitude to Ann Veneman for her services to the Organization and her commitment in leading UNICEF for five years.

16 March 2010

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Unmet Commitments, Inadequate Resources, Lack of Accountability Hampering Achievement of Millennium Development Goals, Says Secretary-General

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to Member States on “Keeping the Promise: A Forward-Looking Review to Promote an Agreed Action Agenda to Achieve the MDGs by 2015”, in New York, today, 16 March: