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Keynote speeches and remarks by UNICEF staff.Remarks by Ann M. Veneman, UNICEF Executive Director: Security Council Open Debate on Children and Armed Conflict
Mr. President, Honorable Ministers, distinguished delegates, good morning. I am very pleased to join you today as the Security Council turns its...
Kul C. Gautam, UNICEF Deputy Executive Director: Sustainable Elimination of Iodine Deficiency: A Public Health Triumph in the Making
It is a great privilege for me to be here among so many of the world’s leading thyroid specialists to exchange views and share our common interest in...
Ms. Hilde F. Johnson, UNICEF Deputy Executive Director: Address to the Ministerial Meeting on October 1st 2007 on Children and Armed Conflict;
Your Excellency, Distinguished Delegates and Colleagues, Ladies and Gentlemen, Minister Rama Yade, Special Representative of the Secretary General for Children...
Joint statement on the 10th anniversary of the adoption of the Anti-Personnel Mine-Ban Treaty
We applaud the progress made in the struggle against the scourge of landmines since the Anti-Personnel Mine-Ban Treaty was adopted 10 years ago.
Joint statement on the International Day of Peace
As the world commemorates the International Day of Peace on 21 September; the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Culture Organization (UNESCO) and...
Statement issued by UNICEF “Keeping our Promises on Education”
At the onset of this key event let us first remind ourselves of the progress that developing countries have made towards achieving Millennium Development Goals on education and...
Speech by Dr. Omar Abdi UNICEF Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa
As we reunite here today on this momentous occasion, we should all feel proud of the significant achievements in a relatively short period of time. We should all celebrate...
Statement by Daniel Toole, UNICEF Deputy Executive Director, a.i and Director of Emergency Programmes
On behalf of UNICEF, I am pleased to participate in this crucial meeting and would like to acknowledge the excellent initiative of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, António Guterres.
