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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

Safety of aid workers crucial, UN officials say after murders in Pakistan: Friday, 12 March 2010; More News

Restoring trust vital to spurring on Nepals peace process - UN political chief: Friday, 12 March 2010; More News

UN chief frustrated by Israels planned settlement expansion: Friday, 12 March 2010; More News

Africa still hungry despite annual $3 billion of aid and $33 billion of food imports - UN: Friday, 12 March 2010; More News

Argentine soccer star joins team of UNICEF Goodwill Ambassadors: Friday, 12 March 2010; More News

UN human rights chief voices concerns over Italys treatment of Roma and migrants: Friday, 12 March 2010; More News

Rise in strident rhetoric in Israel and Lebanon concerns Secretary-General: Friday, 12 March 2010; More News

Tajikistan: UN helping to boost resilience to natural disasters: Friday, 12 March 2010; More News

Haiti: UN scaling up efforts to ensure shelter needs ahead of rainy season: Friday, 12 March 2010; More News

UN aid agencies on alert for potential floods in Southern Africa: Friday, 12 March 2010; More News

UN reiterates support for resumption of electoral process in Côte dIvoire: Friday, 12 March 2010; More News

Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar named UN Goodwill Ambassador: Friday, 12 March 2010; More News

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] More News

Join the UN's call to action against nuclear weapons: Monday, 31 August 2009; 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... >> Read more...	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... >> Read more...
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... >> Read more...	Disarmament, Peace & Security - 2010 Focus Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of nuclear weapons review conference. Disarmament, Peace and Security resources ... >> Read more...
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 ... >> Read more...	HUMAN RIGHTS - 2009 Focus Racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and other related forms of intolerance: these are problems that occur on a daily basis ... >> Read more...

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