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22 March 2012

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Emulate Youth’s Lead in Opening Minds to Difference, Deputy Secretary-General Urges Adults, at Event on Fostering Cross-cultural Understanding

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro’s remarks to the Interactive Thematic Debate on Fostering Cross-Cultural Understanding for Building Peaceful and Inclusive Societies, in New York on 22 March:

22 March 2012

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Deputy Secretary-General, in World Water Day Message, Says Water Vital for Sustainable Development, Central to Creating ‘Future We Want’

It is a pleasure to join you today and I thank the Permanent Mission of Tajikistan for organizing this event. I also commend Tajikistan for sponsoring the 2013 International Year of Water Cooperation in the General Assembly, and for its longstanding leadership on water issues.

21 March 2012

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On World Day, Deputy Secretary-General Says Commemoration Time to Reaffirm Persons with Down Syndrome Entitled to Full Enjoyment of All Human Rights, Freedoms

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro’s remarks on World Down Syndrome Day, in New York, 21 March:

27 February 2012

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Rural Women Can Be Life-force of Sustainable, Equitable Future for Humankind, Given Equal Playing Field, Deputy Secretary-General Tells Commission

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro’s opening remarks to the Commission on the Status of Women, in New York on 27 February:

22 February 2012

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‘Delivering as One’ Enhances National Ownership, Deputy Secretary-General Tells Open Meeting on Follow-up to Fourth High-Level Conference

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro’s remarks at the open meeting for Member States and United Nations staff — Report from and follow-up to the Fourth High-level Intergovernmental Conference on Delivering as One in Montevideo, Uruguay — delivered in New York on 22 February by Robert Orr, Assistant Secretary-General for the Strategic Planning Unit:

17 February 2012

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Feedback from Member States’ Critical in Determining Need for Independent System-wide Evaluation, Deputy Secretary-General Tells Workshop

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, to the workshop on system-wide evaluation of United Nations operational activities for development, in New York on 17 February:

14 February 2012

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Tapping Women’s Potential — as Drivers of Development, Contributors to Lasting Peace — Can ‘Bring Progress to Us All’, Says Deputy Secretary-General in Doha

Following are the closing remarks of Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro to the Third Non-Aligned Movement Ministerial Meeting on the Advancement of Women, today in Doha:

13 February 2012

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‘Minimal’ Policy Response Failing to Keep Pace with ‘Monumental’ Change, Warns Deputy Secretary-General at ‘Helsinki Process + 10’ Conference

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro’s remarks to the “Helsinki Process + 10” Conference, in Helsinki on 13 February:

7 February 2012

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Deputy Secretary-General, at Interfaith Harmony Week Event, Says Common Cause in Mutual Respect for Shared Values Is Only Way to Unite Nations, Peoples

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro’s opening remarks at the special event on “Common Ground for Common Good” to mark the concluding day of the World Interfaith Harmony Week, in New York on 7 February:

2 February 2012

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At Celebration of China’s Rich Cultural Heritage, Deputy Secretary-General Highlights Urgency of Safeguarding World’s Astonishing Cultural Diversity

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro’s remarks at an event showcasing China’s intangible cultural heritage, in New York on 1 February: