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1 October	Second International Day of Non-Violence [observed on 2 October]
23 September	General Debate of the 63rd Session of the General Assembly [23 September - 1 October]
11 September	First International Day of Democracy [observed on 15 September]
2 September	UN60 Ways
28 August	International Day of Peace [observed on 21 September]
18 August	Fifth Anniversary of the Bombing of the UN Offices in Baghdad. [observed on 19 August]
14 August	Millennium Development Goals - A Gateway to the UN System's Work on the MDGs
8 August	International Day of the World's Indigenous People [observed on 9 August]
23 July	The United Nations and the Olympic Truce
17 July	Millennium Development Goals High-level Event at UN Headquarters, New York, 25 September 2008
16 June	World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought [observed on 17 June]
05 June	2008 High-Level Meeting on AIDS [observed on 10-11 June]
05 June	Committee on Contributions [a subsidiary organ of the GA]
04 June	Election of the President of General Assembly for the 63rd session
28 May	60 Years of United Nations Peacekeeping, 1948 - 2008
21 May	United Nations Observances
13 May	The Secretary-General's High-Level Task Force on the Global Food Security Crisis
9 May	Launch of the Appeal for Myanmar
1 May	Global Food Crisis
30 April	World Press Freedom Day [observed 3 May]
30 April	International Year of Languages [will be observed throughout the year]
25 April	Human Rights Council election to be held 21 May 2008
21 April	Reform at the United Nations
27 March	Ten Stories the World Should Know More About
24 March	International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade [observed on 25 March]
19 March	International Year of Sanitation
19 March	World Water Day 2008 [observed on 22 March]
19 March	United Nations Peacebuilding Commission
14 March	60th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
5 March	United Nations Board of Auditors
5 March	United Nations Panel of External Auditors
4 March	International Women's Day [observed on 8 March]
25 February	Launch by the Secretary-General of the Campaign to End Violence Against Women
25 January	International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust, 27 January 2008 [observed on 28 January]
19 December	1540 Committee [new site is launched.]
17 December	Lessons from Rwanda [new site is launched.]
14 December	In Memoriam: In remembrance of those members of the United Nations Family killed in Algiers [ took place on 11 December]
06 December	Human Rights Day [observed on 10 December]
28 November	World AIDS Day [observed on 1 December]
25 November	International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
01 November	Launch of MDG Monitor
22 October	United Nations Day [observed on 24 October]
28 September	International Day of Non-Violence [observed on 2 October]
21 September	Newly Selected Messengers of Peace: Princess Haya Bint Al Hussein, Daniel Barenboim, Paulo Coelho, and Midori Goto
19 September	"The Future in our Hands: Addressing the Leadership Challenge of Climate Change" [UN Headquarters, New York, 24 September]
19 September	United Nations Messengers of Peace [new site]
18 September	International Day of Peace [observed on 21 September]
17 September	Opening of the 62nd Session of the General Assembly on 18 September 2007
14 September	UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon launches the Millennium Development Goals Africa Steering Group with major development partners
4 September	60th Annual DPI/NGO Conference: �Climate Change: How It Impacts Us All� [UNHQ New York, 5-7 September]

16 August	Fourth anniversary of the attack on the UN in Baghdad [observed on 19 August]
8 August	International Day of the World's Indigenous People [observed on 9 August]
3 August	Gateway to the UN System's Work on Climate Change

2 July	MDG Report 2007: "Halfway to a 2015 deadline, there has been clear progress towards implementing the Millennium Development Goals"

27 June	2007 Global Compact Leaders Summit: "Facing Realities: Getting Down to Business" [Geneva, Switzerland, 5-6 July 2007] - Live webcast
27 June	ECOSOC 2007 High-Level Segment: first Annual Ministerial Review and launch of the Development Cooperation Forum [Geneva, Switzerland, 2-5 July 2007] - Live webcast
15 June	World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought [observed on 17 June]

24 May	International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers [observed on 29 May]
16 May	World Telecommunication and Information Society Day [observed on 17 May]
11 May	International Day of Families [observed on 15 May]
2 May	World Press Freedom Day [observed on 3 May]

30 April	Committee on Information [30 April-11 May 2007]
23 April	First United Nations Global Road Safety Week [23-29 April]

30 March	Opening for signature of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and its Optional Protocol
23 March	International Day for the Commemoration of the 200th Anniversary of the Abolition of the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade [observed on 25 March]
22 March	World Water Day [observed on 22 March]
1 March	International Women's Day [observed on 8 March]

21 February	New web site for the Security Council Sanctions Committees
16 February	International Mother Language Day [observed on 21 February]
16 February	United Nations Counter-Terrorism Online Handbook

31 January	New site for the United Nations Member States
25 January	International Day in memory of the victims of the Holocaust [observed at UNHQ on 29 January]
18 January	ECOSOC: meetings for 2007
11 January	Press Conference by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon at UNHQ [Archived webcast, 48 minutes ]
10 January	World demographic trends - Report of the Secretary-General [PDF, 149KB]
10 January	World Economic Situation and Prospects 2007
1 January	Site of the 8th Secretary-General of the United Nations, Mr. Ban Ki-moon

22 December	Database of Declarations and Conventions contained in General Assembly Resolutions
14 December	Tribute to Secretary-General Kofi Annan and Oath of Office for Secretary-General-designate Ban Ki-moon [Watch the webcast of the ceremony, 1 hour and 42 minutes] >> Remarks by UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan [Video of the remarks] >> Address by UN Secretary-General-designate Ban Ki-moon [Video of the address][More information] >> Press Conference by UN Secretary-General-designate Ban Ki-moon [Watch the video, 43 minutes]
14 December	New web site on the UN Action to Counter Terrorism launched today!
13 December	Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities adopted by the General Assembly [more information on the Concention web site]

30 November	International Day of Disabled Persons [observed at UNHQ on 4 December]
28 November	World AIDS Day [observed on 1 December]
28 November	Human Rights Day [observed on 10 December]
14 November	Release of the Portfolio of Mine Action Projects 2007 [Message of the Secretary-General]
13 November	International Forum on the Eradication of Poverty [UNHQ New York, 15-16 November 2006]
9 November	Report of the High-level Panel on System-wide Coherence
6 November	United Nations Climate Change Conference [Nairobi, Kenya, 6-17 November 2006] [Live webcast]

30 October	The Secretary-General's Message to the Internet Governance Forum (as delivered by Mr. Nitin Desai, Special Adviser for the World Summit on the Information Society) [Athens, 30 October]
24 October	United Nations Day [observed on 25 October]
13 October	General Assembly appoints Ban Ki-moon as next Secretary-General of the United Nations
13 October	International Day for the Eradication of Poverty [observed on 17 October]
12 October	�Unlearning Intolerance� seminar series: �Cartooning for Peace: The Responsibility of Political Cartoonists?� [UN Headquarters, New York, 16 October, from 10 a.m. to 5:15 p.m.]

29 September	International Day of Older Persons [observed on 1 October]
14 September	New site on the High-level Dialogue on Migration and Development [launched]
12 September	Opening of the 61st session of the United Nations General Assembly
11 September	Closing of the 60th session of the United Nations General Assembly
6 September	New site of the United Nations General Assembly 61st session President Elect [launched]
1 September	International Day of Peace [observed at UNHQ on 21 September]

31 August	Annual Report of the Secretary-General on the Work of the Organization [A/61/1(SUPP)]
28 August	Water for Life Decade, 2005-2015: International Decade for Action [a new site]
18 August	Observance of the Third Anniversary of the bombing of the UN Offices in Baghdad [18 August 2006]
17 August	The Office of Legal Affairs launched its new web site
11 August	Ad Hoc Committee on a Comprehensive and Integral International Convention on Protection and Promotion of the Rights and Dignity of Persons with Disabilities (8th Session) [UNHQ New York, 14-25 August 2006]
8 August	"The elimination of all forms of discrimination and violence against the girl child" - online discussion [14 August- 8 September 2006]
2 August	Compact Quarterly [Volume 2006 Issue 3]
2 August	International Youth Day [observed at UNHQ on 12 August] [Additional resources]
2 August	International Day of the World�s Indigenous People [observed at UNHQ on 9 August]
1 August	Launch of the UN Radio web site in Kiswahili

21 July	The Least Developed Countries Report 2006 - Developing Productive Capacities (UNCTAD)
19 July	Ad Hoc Committee on a Comprehensive and Integral International Convention on Protection and Promotion of the Rights and Dignity of Persons with Disabilities [Eighth Session - UNHQ New York, 14-25 August 2006]
10 July	New UN Archives and Records Management website (UN records and archives collections and services, tools to support records and archives management and to train staff)
10 July	World Population Day [observed at UNHQ on 11 July]

28 June	Admission of the Republic of Montenegro as the 192nd Member of the United Nations [press release]
26 June	United Nations Conference to Review Progress Made in the Implementation of the Programme of Action (PoA) to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects [UNHQ New York, 26 June-7 July 2006]
26 June	International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking [observed on 26 June] [Additional resources]
26 June	UN International Day in Support of Victims of Torture [observed on 26 June]
19 June	Human Rights Council - First Session [Geneva, Switzerland, 19-30 June] [Webcast of the meetings]
19 June	World Refugee Day [observed on 20 June] [Additional resources]
19 June	Secretary-General's Report on the Implementation of the Programme of Action for the Least Developed Countries for the Decade 2001-2010
12 June	World Day Against Child Labour [observed on 12 June]
6 June	Report of the Secretary-General on International Migration and Development [Additional resources]
1 June	World Environment Day [observed on 5 June] [Additional resources]
1 June	WMDC : The Weapons of Mass Destruction Report - Freeing the world of Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Arms

19 May	World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development [observed on 21 May] [Additional resources]
19 May	2006 High-Level Meeting on AIDS: Uniting the world against AIDS [31 May-2 June 2006]
16 May	World Information Society Day [observed on 17 May]
15 May	10 Stories the world should hear more about: 2006
10 May	Special General Assembly commemorative meeting in observance of the twentieth anniversary of the Chernobyl catastrophe [UNHQ New York, 28 April]
3 May	World Press Freedom Day [observed on 3 May]
2 May	Report of the Secretary-General: Uniting Against Terrorism - Recommendations for a global counter-terrorism strategy

28 April	New observance: World Information Society Day [observed on 17 May], proclaimed by the General Assembly on 27 March (A/RES/60/252) [Secretary-General's Message]
26 April	20th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster [Secretary-General's Message] [News Story] [WHO: Health effects of the Chernobyl accident]
24 April	Committee on Information [28th session: 24 April-5 May 2006]
6 April	UN Press Releases and Meetings Coverage - New site
5 April	UN Chronicle E-Alert: Human Rights Council
4 April	Human Rights Council Elections

29 March	Report of the Secretary-General: Mandating and delivering: analysis and recommendations to facilitate the review of mandates [A/60/733]
29 March	Human Rights Council
28 March	Secretary-General's Public Lecture series by Prof. Chinua Achebe and Prof. Paul Muldoon on "The Use of Language in War and Peace" [28 March, 1:30-2:45pm, ECOSOC Chamber, UNHQ New York] - Watch the archived video of the event in English and in the original languages
21 March	World Water Day [observed on 22 March]
15 March	United Nations Peace Operations: Year in Review 2005
15 March	United Nations Conference to Review Progress Made in the Implementation of the Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects (UNHQ New York, 26 June-7 July 2006)
15 March	Security Council: membership since 1946 (searchable database)
7 March	SG proposes radical personnel, budgetary, administrative changes to transform the UN

23 February	General Assembly President Eliasson's press briefing after the presentation of the text for draft resolution on establishing a UN Human Rights Council to Member States
17 February	International Women's Day - Women in Decision-Making: Meeting Challenges, Creating Change [observed on 8 March]
10 February	International Mother Language Day [observed on 21 February]
10 February	International Conference �Age of Connectivity: Connecting the Generations [UNHQ New York, 10 February] [Press release] [Programme] [Archived video: AM session]
10 February	World Water Day [observed on 22 March]
7 February	World Environment Day [observed at UNHQ on 5 June]
7 February	World Health Day [observed at UNHQ on 7 April]
2 February	Dag Hammarskj�ld Centenary - Lectures and Conversations Series: The International Civil Servant - Then and Now, Theory and Practice

31 January	Tentative Schedule of Meetings of United Nations Bodies in February 2006
25 January	International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust [observed on 27 January]
24 January	World Economic Situation and Prospects 2006
24 January	UN Chronicle: Oceans, Coasts, and Islands
16 January	Ad Hoc Committee on a Comprehensive and Integral International Convention on Protection and Promotion of the Rights and Dignity of Persons with Disabilities (7th session) [UNHQ New York, 16 January-3 February 2006]
16 January	Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (34th session) [UNHQ New York, 16 January-3 February 2006]
9 January	Committee on the Rights of the Child (41st session) [Geneva, Switzerland, 9-27 January 2006]
9 January	PrepCom for the UN Conference to Review Progress Made in the Implementation of the Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons All Its Aspects [UNHQ New York, 9-20 January 2006]

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