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12 October 2011

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Africa’s People Need Respect, International Solidarity, Level Playing Field, Not ‘Pity or Charity’, Deputy Secretary-General Tells World Knowledge Forum

Following are the remarks by UN Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro at the World Knowledge Forum, in Seoul, Republic of Korea, today, 12 October:

11 October 2011

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Deputy Secretary-General Highlights Potential, Pitfalls of Tourism in Remarks to Ministerial Round Table on Fostering Growth, Achieving Millennium Goals

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro’s remarks to the World Tourism Organization General Assembly Ministerial Round Table “Fostering Growth and the Achievement of the Millennium Development Goals through Tourism, Culture and Sports”, in Gyeongju on 10 October:

10 October 2011

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Deputy Secretary-General Urges Delegates at World Tourism Organization Assembly to Advocate for Tourism’s Potential to Create Jobs, Stimulate Local Economies

Following are the remarks by UN Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro at the opening of the nineteenth session of the United Nations World Tourism Organization General Assembly, in Gyeongju, Republic of Korea, 9 October:

7 October 2011

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Challenge for Leaders is Delivery, Deputy Secretary-General Tells High-level Event on 10 Years of New Partnership for Africa’s Development, Millennium Goals

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro’s remarks to a high-level event to mark 10 Years of the New Partnership for Africa’s Development and the Millennium Development Goals: “Progress, Challenges and the Way Forward”, in New York on 7 October:

7 October 2011

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Deputy Secretary-General, at Launch of Development Progress Report, Calls Findings ‘Playbook’ in Efforts to Score ‘Resounding Victory’ for Africa’s People

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro’s closing remarks at the launch of the 2011 report on assessing progress in Africa towards the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), in New York on 6 October:

5 October 2011

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Addressing General Assembly’s Legal Committee, Deputy Secretary-General Outlines United Nations Framework to Bolster Rule of Law, Transitional Justice

Following are the remarks by Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro to the Sixth Committee (Legal) on the rule of law at national and international levels, today, 5 October, in New York:

19 September 2011

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Worldwide, ‘Women Are on the Move,’ Says Deputy Secretary-General, but Hills Still to Climb, Deficits to Be Overcome amid Deeply Entrenched Discrimination

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro’s remarks, as delivered, at the High-level Meeting on Women’s Political Participation in Democracy, today, 19 September, in New York:

9 September 2011

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Deputy Secretary-General, at Commemoration, Says Attacks of 11 September 2001 Targeted Universal Values That United Nations Was Created to Defend

Following are Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro’s remarks at the General Assembly ceremony commemorating the tenth anniversary of the 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States, in New York, 9 September 2011:

7 September 2011

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Give Disability Issues Attention They Deserve beyond Conference Room, Urges Deputy Secretary-General as Conference of Parties Begins Session

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro’s remarks at the opening of the fourth session of the Conference of States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, in New York, today, 7 September:

2 September 2011

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Maintain Current Anti-Testing Momentum, Urges Deputy Secretary-General, Addressing General Assembly Event Marking Day against Nuclear Tests

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro’s remarks at the General Assembly event marking the International Day against Nuclear Tests, held in New York on 2 September: