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UN says Somali famine over, but warns action needed to forestall new crisis
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Saturday, 4 February 2012
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UN-backed court sentences key Khmer Rouge figure to life in prison on appeal
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Saturday, 4 February 2012
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For World Cancer Day, UN stresses early diagnosis to reduce mounting deaths
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Saturday, 4 February 2012
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UN voices concern over fresh round of killings in South Sudan
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Saturday, 4 February 2012
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As floods continue in Fiji, UN stresses need to boost preventive measures
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Saturday, 4 February 2012
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UN alarmed by reported new atrocities against displaced civilians in DR Congo
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Saturday, 4 February 2012
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After ferry sinking in Papua New Guinea, UN agency voices deep sympathy
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Saturday, 4 February 2012
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Mozambique: UN agency begins food distribution to flood victims
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Saturday, 4 February 2012
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UN backs vaccination campaign after yellow fever outbreaks hit Cameroon and Ghana
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Saturday, 4 February 2012
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UN political team to visit Maldives for talks on democratic transition
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Saturday, 4 February 2012
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Philippines: UN and partners seek more funding to help tropical storm survivors
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Saturday, 4 February 2012
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UN court rules against Italy in case over Nazi compensation claims
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Saturday, 4 February 2012
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High-level Panel on Global Sustainability Report
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Wednesday, 1 February 2012
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The 22-member Panel, established by the Secretary-General in August 2010 to formulate a new blueprint for sustainable development and low-carbon p... [more]
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UN chief outlines five-year action plan to build ‘the future we want’
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Friday, 27 January 2012
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Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today outlined a series of actions he believes the global community must take over the next five years... [more]
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2012 Holocaust Remembrance Day Message of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Children
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Monday, 23 January 2012
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United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon dedicates his 27 January 2012 Holocaust Remembrance Day message to children. On this da... [more]
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To cut poverty in Asia and the Pacific, ‘Energy Plus’ package a must, says UN report
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Friday, 20 January 2012
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New analysis from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), based on case studies from across Asia and the Pacific, calls for a set of... [more]
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2012 International Year of Sustainable Energy for All
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Wednesday, 4 January 2012
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Energy is central to nearly every major challenge, and opportunity the world faces today. Be it jobs, security, climate change, food production or ... [more]
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International Year of Cooperatives 2012
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Wednesday, 4 January 2012
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The United Nations General Assembly has declared 2012 as the International Year of Cooperatives, highlighting the contribution of co... [more]
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International Human Solidarity Day
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Tuesday, 20 December 2011
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The General Assembly, on 22 December 2005, by resolution 60/209 identified solidarity as one of the fundamental and universal value... [more]
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UN launches Decade on Biodiversity
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Tuesday, 20 December 2011
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United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation
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Monday, 19 December 2011
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South-South cooperation, as an important element of international cooperation for development, offers viable opportunities for devel... [more]
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International Migrants Day
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Sunday, 18 December 2011
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On 4 December 2000, the UN General Assembly, taking into account the large and increasing number of migrants in the world, proclaime... [more]
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OHCHR regional news
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Thursday, 15 December 2011
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Pillay welcomes lifting of emergency law in Fiji, encourages further steps to ensure human rights are upheld... [more]
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Secretary-General's year-end press conference
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Thursday, 15 December 2011
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UN needed more than ever after ‘remarkable and extraordinary year’ – Ban: The United N... [more]
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Ban welcomes climate change deal reached at UN conference in Durban
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Monday, 12 December 2011
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The United Nations Climate Change Conference, Durban 2011
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Human Rights Day
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Saturday, 10 December 2011
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Help us celebrate human rights! This year everybody has an opportunity to support human rights by joining our celeb... [more]
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International Anti-Corruption Day
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Friday, 9 December 2011
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On 31 October 2003, the General Assembly adopted the United Nations Convention against Corruption and requested that the Secretary-G... [more]
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International Volunteer Day
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Monday, 5 December 2011
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International Volunteer Day (IVD) is a chance for volunteer-inv... [more]
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International Day of Persons with Disabilities
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Saturday, 3 December 2011
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On 18 December 2007, the Assembly decided to rename the International Day of Disabled Persons, o... [more]
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International Day for the Abolition of Slavery
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Friday, 2 December 2011
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The International Day for the Abolition of Slavery, 2 December, reca... [more]
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The Future We Want
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Thursday, 1 December 2011
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“Rio+20” is the short name for the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development to take place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, i... [more]
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World AIDS Day
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Thursday, 1 December 2011
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World AIDS Day is celebrated around the world on December 1st each ... [more]
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UN Special Rapporteur on Trafficking in Persons concludes Australian visit
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Wednesday, 30 November 2011
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CANBERRA 30 November 2011: [more]
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International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People
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Tuesday, 29 November 2011
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International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
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Friday, 25 November 2011
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International Day for Tolerance
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Wednesday, 16 November 2011
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In 1996, the UN General Assembly (by resolution 51/95) invited UN Member States to observe the International Day for Tolerance on 16... [more]
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International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict
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Sunday, 6 November 2011
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On 5 November 2001, the UN General Assembly declared 6 November of each year as the International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the ... [more]
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International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
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Monday, 17 October 2011
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World Food Day
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Sunday, 16 October 2011
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The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations celebrates World Food Day each year on 16 October, the day on which the ... [more]
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International Day of Rural Women
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Saturday, 15 October 2011
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The first International Day of Rural Women was observed on 15 October 2008. This new international day, established by the General A... [more]
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International Day for Disaster Reduction
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Thursday, 13 October 2011
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The objective of the observance is to raise awareness how people are taking action to reduce their risk to disasters. In 2011, the o... [more]
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World Mental Health Day
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Monday, 10 October 2011
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Opening of the 66th Session of the United Nations General Assembly
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Tuesday, 13 September 2011
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The General Assembly is the main deliberative org... [more]
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Op-ed by the Secretary-General on the famine in Somalia
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Tuesday, 9 August 2011
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Across the Horn of Africa, people are starving. A catastrophic combination of conflict, high food prices and drought has left more t... [more]
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A day in the life of the Secretary-General at the General Assembly
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Wednesday, 29 June 2011
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Updated UN System chart
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Tuesday, 21 June 2011
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The Chart was updated to reflect the changes in the UN System since 2007, as well as to be more consistent in the selection and pres... [more]
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World No Tobacco Day
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Tuesday, 31 May 2011
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International Day of Families
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Sunday, 15 May 2011
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The International Day of Families is observed on the 15th of May every year. The Day was proclaimed by the UN General Assembly resol... [more]
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Combating discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity
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Wednesday, 11 May 2011
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UN issues first report on human rights of gay and lesbian pe... [more]
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World Press Freedom Day
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Tuesday, 3 May 2011
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World Press Freedom Day is celebrated every year on 3 May worldwide.... [more]
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Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare
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Friday, 29 April 2011
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The Conference of the States Parties at its Tenth Session ([more]
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Situation in Côte d'Ivoire
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Tuesday, 12 April 2011
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Statement by the Secretary-General on the situation in Côte d'Ivoire
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Commemoration of the Rwanda genocide
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Thursday, 7 April 2011
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On 7 April every year, the UN commemorates the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, where more than 800,000 Tutsis and moderate Hutus are estimated to have been k... [more]
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International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action
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Monday, 4 April 2011
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On 8 December 2005, the General Assembly declared that 4 April of each year shall be officially proclaimed and observed as the International Day fo... [more]
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World Autism Awareness Day
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Saturday, 2 April 2011
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Autism is a lifelong developmental disability that manifests itself during the first three years of life. The rate of autism in all regions of the ... [more]
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International Day of Remembrance of Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade
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Friday, 25 March 2011
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The event is held annually pursuant to General Assembly resolution A/RES/62/122 of 17 December 2007, which called, inter alia, for 25 March to be desi... [more]
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International Day for the Right to the Truth of Victims of Gross Human Rights Violations
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Thursday, 24 March 2011
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On 21 December 2010, the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 24 March as the International Day for the Right to the Truth concerning Gross... [more]
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World Meteorological Day
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Wednesday, 23 March 2011
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Each year, on 23 March, the World Meteorological Organization, its 189 Members and the worldwide meteorological community celebrate... [more]
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World Water Day 2011
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Tuesday, 22 March 2011
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pageInternational World Water Day is held annually on 2... [more]
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International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
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Monday, 21 March 2011
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The International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination is observed annually on 21 March. On that day, in 1960, police opened fire and kill... [more]
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Australia Signs CMS Shark Agreement
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Friday, 18 March 2011
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Australia has signed the CMS Memorandum of Understanding on the Conservation of Migratory Sharks raising the number of signatories to 14. On behalf of... [more]
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World Day for Social Justice
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Sunday, 20 February 2011
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At its sixty-second session, in November 2007, the General Assembly of the United Nations proclaimed 20 February as World Day of Social Justice. The d... [more]
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Holocaust Remembrance Day
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Thursday, 27 January 2011
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Rejecting any denial of the Holocaust as a historical event, either in full or in part, the General Assembly adopted by consensus a... [more]
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Human Rights Day
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Friday, 10 December 2010
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All States and interested organizations were invited by the General
Assembly in 1950 to observe 10 December as Human rights Day (
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World Philosophy Day
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Thursday, 18 November 2010
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Proclaimed by the UNESCO General Conference, 33rd session, Paris 2005 ([more]
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Academic Impact
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Tuesday, 16 November 2010
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Academic Impact, is a global initiative that aligns
institutions of higher education with the United Nations in acti... [more]
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Secretary-General Message International Year of Older Persons
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Friday, 1 October 2010
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On 14 December 1990, the United Nations General Assembly (by resolution 45/106) designated 1 October the International Day of Older Persons.
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Fraud Alert
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Tuesday, 6 July 2010
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The United Nations has been made aware of various correspondences, being circulated via e-mail, from Internet web sites, and via regular mail or facsi... [more]
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International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade
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Thursday, 25 March 2010
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Slavery is abhorrent. It is explicitly prohibited by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and the United Nations has reaffirmed this principle m... [more]
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World Water Day
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Monday, 22 March 2010
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Water is the source of life and the link that binds all living beings on this planet. It is connected directly to all our United Nations goals: improv... [more]
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