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22 September 2010

DEV/2827-WOM/1823

Global Strategy launched by United Nations Millennium Development Goals Summit Draws More than $40 Billion to Save Lives of 16 Million Women and Children

Crowning the international summit on the Millennium Development Goals, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Heads of State and Government, along with the private sector, foundations, international organizations, civil society and research organizations, kicked off a concerted worldwide effort to save the lives of more than 16 million women and children.

22 September 2010

SG/SM/13128-DEV/2828

School of Hard Knocks Has Many Graduates, but How Much Better if Every Boy, Girl Can Make Most of Themselves, Secretary-General Tells MDG Advocacy Group

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the Millennium Development Goals Advocacy Group, in New York, today, 22 September:

22 September 2010

SG/SM/13131-DEV/2831-WOM/1824

Secretary-General Calls for Broad Partnership to Support Global Strategy for Women’s, Children’s Health

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the launch of the Global Strategy for Women’s and Children’s Health: “Every woman, Every Child”, in New York today, 22 September:

22 September 2010

SG/SM/13129-DEV/2829

Secretary-General, Opening Private Sector Forum, Urges Business to Recognize That Investment in Millennium Development Goals Is ‘Win-Win Proposition’

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s opening remarks at the Private Sector Forum on the Millennium Development Goals, in New York, today, 22 September:

22 September 2010

SG/SM/13126-ENV/DEV/1159

‘Everyone Should Have Access to Water and Sanitation Services That We in This Room Take for Granted,’ Says Secretary-General on Persistent, Pressing Challenge

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks on “Addressing the Global Water and Sanitation Challenge: The Key to the MDGs”, in New York, today, 22 September:

22 September 2010

SG/SM/13133-GA/10995-DEV/2833

When Spotlights Are Switched Off, Says Secretary-General as Millennium Development Goals Summit Closes, World Attention Quickly Moves on; ‘We Cannot Let that Happen’

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the high-level plenary meeting of the General Assembly on the Millennium Development Goals, in New York, today, 22 September

22 September 2010

SG/SM/13132-AFR/2038-DEV/2832

Secretary-General Hails ‘Virtuous Cycle’ as Fight against Malaria Leads to Sharp Decline in Deaths from All Causes

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks, delivered by his Special Envoy on Malaria, Ray Chambers, to the “Bridging the Malaria Gap: Saving Children — Supporting Women” event of the African Leaders Malaria Alliance, in New York today, 22 September:

22 September 2010

SG/SM/13130-DEV/2830

Secretary-General Expresses Determination at United Nations Development Programme Event for UN System to Remain at Forefront of Effort to Achieve Development Goals

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the Millennium Development Goals Summit side event organized by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), “Turning evidence into practice: Learning from what works to accelerate MDG progress”, in New York, today, 22 September: