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United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson visits programmes for adolescents, micro-enterprise

BISHOFTU, Ethiopia, 19 July 2012 – UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson visited the UNICEF-supported Bishoftu Youth Center and a micro-enterprise run by young people formerly living on the streets, on Monday, at the end of his visit to Ethiopia, where he attended the African Union Summit.

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