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23 April 2010
World Book and Copyright Day
Annual http://www.un.org/depts/dhl/book23 April is a symbolic date for world literature for on this date in 1616, Cervantes, Shakespeare and Inca Garcilaso de la Vega all died. It is also the date of ...
23 April 2010
World Book and Copyright Day
23 April is a symbolic date for world literature for on this date in 1616, Cervantes, Shakespeare and Inca Garcilaso de la Vega all died. It is also the date of birth or death of other prominent autho ...

Un in Focus

60th Anniversary of UN Peacekeeping (1948-2008)

Melbourne to Host Sixty-Third United Nations DPI/NGO Conference August 2010

United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Communications and Public Information, Kiyo Akasaka, and Australian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Stephen Smith, have jointly announced that the sixty-third United Nations Department of Public Information/Non-Governmental Organization (DPI/NGO) Conference will be held in Melbourne, Australia, from 30 August to 1 September 2010. The United Nations DPI/NGO C...
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Human Rights Day
Friday, 10 December 2010
All States and interested organizations were invited by the General Assembly in 1950 to observe 10 December as Human rights Day ([more] More News
Ban announces independent review of UN-backed climate body
Thursday, 11 March 2010
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Myanmar: Secretary-General voices concern at new electoral laws
Thursday, 11 March 2010
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Ban speaks out against Israeli plans to expand settlements
Thursday, 11 March 2010
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Global travel to rebound by as much as 4 per cent, says UN tourism chief
Thursday, 11 March 2010
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As Gaza blockade nears 1,000-day milestone, UN official warns situation worsens
Thursday, 11 March 2010
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African leaders support agribusiness plan at UN-backed conference
Thursday, 11 March 2010
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UNESCO chief reaffirms commitment to protect Haiti’s cultural heritage
Thursday, 11 March 2010
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UN health agency funds urgent medical supplies in landslide-hit Uganda
Thursday, 11 March 2010
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In Gaza, UN teams destroy unexploded ordnance with white phosphorus
Thursday, 11 March 2010
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Ban urges Member States to rally behind Chilean quake relief efforts
Thursday, 11 March 2010
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Ban calls for renewed commitment to peace pact from Sudan ahead critical year
Thursday, 11 March 2010
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New UN satellite standards to boost communications in emergencies
Thursday, 11 March 2010
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Melbourne to Host Sixty-Third United Nations DPI/NGO Conference August 2010
Wednesday, 17 February 2010

United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Communications and Public Information, Kiyo Akasaka, and Australian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Step... [more]
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Join the UN's call to action against nuclear weapons
Monday, 31 August 2009
Join the UN's call to action against nuclear weapons Give YOUR support to the nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation campaign, by signing the We Must Disarm Declaration.  This campaign is a lead up to... [more] More News

International Year of Biodiversity - 2010 Focus

The United Nations declared 2010 to be the International Year of Biodiversity. It is a celebration of life on earth and of the...
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International Year for the Rapprochement of Cultures

The year 2010 will be celebrated as the International Year for the Rapprochement of Culture.The goal of the International Year c...
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Africa - 2010 Focus

Africa is the only region in the world to have been singled out for priority treatment by the General Assembly. In 2010, the Unite...
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Disarmament, Peace & Security - 2010 Focus

Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of nuclear weapons review conference. Disarmament, Peace and Security resources ...
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End Violence Against Women - 2010 Focus

The Secretary-General's campaign, "UNiTE to end violence against women" was launched in 2008 and continues to 2015.  The campaign ...
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HUMAN RIGHTS - 2009 Focus

Racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and other related forms of intolerance:  these are problems that occur on a daily basis ...
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Latest Press Releases and Conferences

Latest UN Press Releases and transcripts of Press Conference can be found here ....
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UN Partners on Climate Change

The Climate Change Gateway provides easy access to the reports of the Intergover...
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UN Development Programme launches a new website

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Multi Country Office based in ...
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Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT)

"Eliminating Nuclear Threats: A Practical Agenda for Global Policymakers"The wor...
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Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific 2009 Year-end Update

While the Asia-Pacific region is leading the global economic recovery, with the ...
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Report of the United Nations Fact Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict

The UN Fact-Finding Mission led by Justice Richard Goldstone has released its lo...
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Ten stories the world should hear more about

In today's densely-packed information environment, the United Nations tries to e...
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Special Rapporteur on Indigenous Australia Report

The Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms...
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UN Channel on YouTube

United Nations Television has a channel on YouTube. The channel broadcasts progr...
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News Quiz

Take a minute to test your knowledge of the events, issues and people making the...
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