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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

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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:

Non-communicable Diseases Pose Rapidly Growing Threat to Socio-economic Development in World’s Poorest Countries, Round Table Discussion Told

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Non-communicable Diseases Pose Rapidly Growing Threat to Socio-economic Development in World’s Poorest Countries, Round Table Discussion Told

Non-communicable diseases were quickly becoming a threat to socio-economic development in the world’s poorest countries, speakers participating in the first round table of the General Assembly’s high-level meeting on the subject said this morning.

Secretary-General, at South-South Awards Ceremony, Praises ‘Remarkable Resilience’ of Emerging Economies during Global Economic, Financial Crisis

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Secretary-General, at South-South Awards Ceremony, Praises ‘Remarkable Resilience’ of Emerging Economies during Global Economic, Financial Crisis

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message, delivered by Kiyo Akasaka, Under-Secretary-General for Communications and Public Information, to the South-South awards ceremony in New York on 19 September:

Nuclear Accidents ‘a Matter of International Concern and Global Public Interest’, Secretary-General Tells International Atomic Energy Agency’s General Conference

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Nuclear Accidents ‘a Matter of International Concern and Global Public Interest’, Secretary-General Tells International Atomic Energy Agency’s General Conference

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message, delivered by Sergio Duarte, High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, to the General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Vienna on 19 September:

Time Has Come to Make Changes in Energy that Are ‘Profound and Durable’, Says Secretary-General, Launching ‘Sustainable Energy for All’ Initiative

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Time Has Come to Make Changes in Energy that Are ‘Profound and Durable’, Says Secretary-General, Launching ‘Sustainable Energy for All’ Initiative

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks, as delivered on his behalf by Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro, at the United Nations Private Sector Forum on Sustainable Energy for All, today, 20 September, in New York:

Preserving Drylands, Nurturing Dependant Communities Lie at Core of Sustainable Development, Secretary-General Tells High-Level General Assembly Meeting

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Preserving Drylands, Nurturing Dependant Communities Lie at Core of Sustainable Development, Secretary-General Tells High-Level General Assembly Meeting

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the High-Level Meeting of the General Assembly on Desertification, in New York on 20 September:

Global Response against Non-communicable Diseases Must Be Urgent, Comprehensive, Fully Coordinated, Say Speakers at Final Round-table Discussion

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Global Response against Non-communicable Diseases Must Be Urgent, Comprehensive, Fully Coordinated, Say Speakers at Final Round-table Discussion

An international framework to control non-communicable diseases must include broad factors and actors at every level, speakers said this morning at the final round table at the high-level meeting of the General Assembly on the threat.
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