Welcoming progress towards MDGs, Ban encourages Uzbekistan to promote human rights

Continuing his visit to Central Asia, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today hailed Uzbekistan for the solid progress it achieved towards the United Nations Millennium Development Goals, in reducing poverty and maternal mortality, ensuring universal access to primary education, while recalling that there can be no peace and development without human rights.

© Nations Unies - vendredi 12 juin 2015