MADRID / BAN KI-MOON KICK-OFF
United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon kicked-off the Real Madrid-Levante soccer match in Spain marking the 1000 days to the achievment of the MDGS. UN MILLENNIUM CAMPAIGN / REAL MADRID
United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon kicked-off the Real Madrid-Levante soccer match in Spain marking the 1000 days to the achievment of the MDGS. UN MILLENNIUM CAMPAIGN / REAL MADRID
As part of his agenda in Spain, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon yesterday met young people from the Spanish and European Youth Councils to mark the One Thousand days leading to the target date for achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in 2015. UN MILLENNIUM CAMPAIGN
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