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Deputy Secretary-General, at Event to Launch Beijing+20 Campaign, Hails Women’s Progress, while Citing Schoolgirls’ Abduction as Sign of Unfulfilled Promise

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Deputy Secretary-General, at Event to Launch Beijing+20 Campaign, Hails Women’s Progress, while Citing Schoolgirls’ Abduction as Sign of Unfulfilled Promise

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson’s remarks, as prepared for delivery at the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women event to launch Beijing+20, in New York today:

‘Every Newborn Action Plan’ Can Rid World of Preventable Maternal, Child Deaths in Single Generation, Secretary-General Tells Health Forum

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‘Every Newborn Action Plan’ Can Rid World of Preventable Maternal, Child Deaths in Single Generation, Secretary-General Tells Health Forum

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message for the Partnership on Maternal, Newborn and Child Health Partners’ Forum in Johannesburg, held from 30 June to 1 July:

Significant Gaps in Implementing Sustainable Development Exist at All Levels, Under-Secretary-General Tells Economic and Social Council

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Significant Gaps in Implementing Sustainable Development Exist at All Levels, Under-Secretary-General Tells Economic and Social Council

Implementing sustainable development at the national, regional and international levels faced significant challenges, a senior United Nations official said today as the Economic and Social Council convened a high-level political forum to take up the matter.

Secretary-General Appoints Delali Johnson Sakyi of Ghana Head of Mission, United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan

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Secretary-General Appoints Delali Johnson Sakyi of Ghana Head of Mission, United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced today the appointment of Major General Delali Johnson Sakyi of Ghana as Chief Military Observer and Head of Mission for the United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan.
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