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22 March 2010

DSG/SM/496-GA/10926

Deputy Secretary-General Spells out Widening Range of Risks to Global Water Resources, in Remarks to General Assembly High-Level Dialogue

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro’s remarks to the General Assembly’s High-Level Interactive Dialogue on Water, in New York today, 22 March:

19 March 2010

DSG/SM/495-SC/9887-AFR/1954

Deputy Secretary-General Tells Security Council Central Africa Awash with Illicit Weapons, Threatening Peace, Reconciliation Processes

Following are Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro’s remarks to the Security Council on the theme “Central Africa: the Impact of Illicit Weapons on Peace and Security”, today, in New York:

4 March 2010

DSG/SM/492-GA/10921-DEV/2788

Millenium Declaration Inspired Great Hope, but Progress on Anti-Poverty Goals Must Accelerate to Make Good on Original Promise, Says Deputy Secretary-General

Following are Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro’s remarks to the General Assembly on the Launch of Preparations for the 2010 MDG Summit in New York, 4 March:

2 March 2010

DSG/SM/490-AIDS/156-WOM/1778

Comprehensive Approach Needed to Strengthen Role of Women in Development, Effectively Respond to AIDS, says Deputy Secretary-General

Following are Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro’s remarks to the launch of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) Agenda for Action on Women, Girls, Gender Equality and HIV, in New York, 2 March:

2 March 2010

DSG/SM/491-GA/10919-WOM/1779

Empowerment of Women Not Just Goal in Itself, but Key to All Global Development Goals, says Deputy Secretary-General at General Assembly Commemoration

Following are Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro’s remarks at the General Assembly meeting commemorating the fifteenth anniversary of the Beijing Platform of Action, in New York, 2 March:

1 March 2010

DSG/SM/489-WOM/1776

Deputy Secretary-General, in Address to Commission on Status of Women, Cites Endemic Sexual Violence, Gaps between Equality Legislation, Implementation

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro’s remarks at the opening of the fifty-fourth session of the Commission on the Status of Women, in New York, today, 1 March:

19 February 2010

DSG/SM/488-ENV/DEV/1112-REC/233

Deputy Secretary-General, Discussing Climate Change at Regional Meeting, Calls for Stronger Ambition in Building on Copenhagen Outcome

Following is the text of Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro’s remarks on climate change, “From Copenhagen to Mexico”, to the meeting of the Regional Coordination Mechanism for Latin America and the Caribbean, in Mexico City on 17 February:

19 February 2010

DSG/SM/486-REC/231

Deputy Secretary-General, Addressing Regional Coordinating Mechanism, Urges Rapid Action to Help Haiti Make Most of International Focus on Its Needs

Following is UN Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro’s opening address to the Regional Coordination Mechanism meeting for Latin America and the Caribbean, in Mexico City on 17 February:

19 February 2010

DSG/SM/487-DEV/2787-REC/232

Stretch Out, Grab Target of Ending Extreme Poverty, Deputy Secretary-General Urges Regional Meeting on Preparations for 2010 Millennium Development Goals Summit

Following is the text of Deputy Secretary-General Asha Rose-Migiro’s remarks on the global preparations for the 2010 MDG Summit during the Regional Coordination Mechanism for Latin America and the Caribbean, in Mexico City on 17 February:

1 February 2010

DSG/SM/485-SEA/1925

Deputy Secretary-General Says High Seas Beyond National Jurisdiction Badly in Need of Protection, Urges Working Group to Find Ecosystem Based Approach to Governance

Following is Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro’s statement to the Ad Hoc Open-ended Informal Working Group to study issues relating to the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity beyond areas of national jurisdiction in New York, 1 February: