Ban Stresses Role of Philanthropy in Preventing Deaths from Child Birth, Tropical Diseases
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Channel: United Nations · 2009 · News & Politics
United Nations, New York, 23 February 2009 Opening of the Special Event of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) on philanthropy and the global health agenda. Statement by Mr. Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations. The United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) held a Special Event on Philanthropy and the Global Public Health Agenda organized jointly by the Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) and the United Nations Office for Partnerships, in collaboration with the Committee Encouraging Corporate Philanthropy and the World Health Organization.
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