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3 November 2011

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Young People Have Key Role Tackling Wide Range of Current Global Problems, Deputy Secretary-General Tells University of Missouri Students

This is the text of remarks by Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro at the University of Missouri-Kansas City Truman Center for Governmental Affairs in Kansas City, Missouri, 1 November:

3 November 2011

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In Time of Global Transition, People Turn to United Nations with Ever Greater Frequency, as It Strives to Be More Effective, Says Deputy Secretary-General

Following is UN Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro’s address to the Great Kansas City Chapter of the United Nations Association of the United States of America, in Kansas City, Missouri, 1 November:

31 October 2011

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Leveraging Cooperatives, Says Deputy Secretary-General Launching International Year, Produces Not Only Better Business, but Advances Sustainable Development

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro’s remarks at the launch of the International Year of Cooperatives, 31 October, in New York:

18 October 2011

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‘No Going Back on Millennium Development Goals’, Says Deputy Secretary-General, Cautioning against Trend to Roll Back Aid Commitments in Tough Economic Times

Following are the remarks by UN Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro to the Second High-Level Symposium on the Development Cooperation Forum, in Luxembourg today, 18 October:

17 October 2011

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Deputy Secretary-General Tells ESCAP Meeting of United Nations Resolve ‘To Do More with Less’

These are the remarks of UN Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro to the Advisory Committee of Permanent Representatives of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), in Bangkok on 13 October:

17 October 2011

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Deputy Secretary-General Tells ESCAP Meeting Asia-Pacific Region Is ‘Growth Engine’ of Global Economy

These are the remarks of UN Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro in Bangkok on 14 October to the Regional Coordination Mechanism meeting of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific:

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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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: