Prepared by the Dag Hammarskjöld Library and the Partnerships Unit, Civil Society Service of the Outreach Division, Department of Public Information, this calendar lists events organized to commemorate the sixtieth anniversary of the UN. For information on all UN events, click here.
2006
January February March April May June
July August September October November December

August
Millennium Development Goal 6
Goal 6

Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria & other diseases

Target: Have halted by 2015 and begun to reverse the incidence of malaria and other major diseases.

Achievements:

Malaria and tuberculosis together kill nearly as many people each year as AIDS, and represent a severe drain on national economies.

Ninety per cent of malaria deaths occur in sub-Saharan Africa, where prevention and treatment efforts are being scaled up.

Tuberculosis is on the rise, partly as a result of HIV/AIDS, though a new international protocol to detect and treat the disease is showing promise.

Millennium Development Report 2005

By resolution 58/211, the General Assembly designated 2006 as the International Year of Deserts and Desertification. The Assembly is deeply concerned by the exacerbation of desertification, particularly in Africa, and its far-reaching implications for the implementation of the Millennium Development Goals, in particular on the goal on poverty eradication.

2006 marks the end of the First United Nations Decade for the Eradication of Poverty which was proclaimed by the General Assembly by resolution 50/107 of 20 December 1995."
A review of the Decade will be carried out at the Commission for Social Development,44th session,
8 - 17 February 2006.




1 November 2005 - Early 2007
Exhibition
"Uniting Painting" by Ranan Lurie. This work of art is a large international exhibit spanning continents. One of its missions is to connect the world by art and goodwill.
UN Visitors' Lobby.

22 June - 15 August
Exhibition
"The Faces of Angkor". Photographs of Angkor Wat by Baku Saito (Japan) and National Geographic photographer Chris Rainier (Canada).
Sponsored by UNESCO, the Permanent Missions of the Kingdom of Cambodia and Japan to the UN and the Department for Public Information.
UN Visitors’ Lobby.

26 June - 3 August
Exhibition
"Crush the Illicit Trade in Small Arms : Save Lives". A joint art exhibition displaying a collection of photographs, sculptures, art pieces and an escopetarra (gun-guitar).
Organized by the Department of Disarmament Affairs, the Department of Public Information, UNICEF, UN Office for Drug Control, UN Development Programme, the European Union's Assistance in Curbing Small Arms and Light Weapons, the School of Visual Arts and Carl Fredrik Reutersward.
UN Visitors’ Lobby.

20 July - 31 August
Exhibition
"Tales from a Globalizing World". Ten photographers illustrate selected aspects of globalization in Asia, Europe, Latin America and North America.
Sponsored by the Permanent Mission of Switzerland to the UN.
UN Visitors’ Lobby.

31 July - 4 August
Event
"Student Visions Ambassador Programme". A briefing programme for a group of 25 high school students from Portland, Oregon. Student representatives from participating countries will live with host families in the Portland, Oregon metropolitan area for a two-year period, attend high school classes, and participate in leadership sessions patterned after the UN General Assembly.
Organized by Student Visions, a non-profit organization based in Oregon.

9 August
Observance
The Dag Hammarskjöld Library marks:
International Day of the World's Indigenous People

9 August
Event
"12th commemoration of the International Day of the World's Indigenous People". There will be statements delivered on behalf of the Secretary-General, Under Secretary-General, Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA), the Chairperson of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues and others. A panel discussion entitled: “Indigenous Peoples: Human Rights, Dignity and Development with Identity", a screening of the film “Indigenous Peoples and the United Nations”, as well as a cultural performances will be held.
Organized by the Secretariat of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues Division for Social Policy and Development/DESA and the NGO Committee on the Decade of the World’s Indigenous Peoples.
Dag Hammarskjöld Library Auditorium.
2:30 - 6:00 p.m.

9 August - 10 September
Exhibition
"Annual International Environmental Children’s Drawing Contest Winners". Exhibition of artwork by winners of the annual drawing contest to encourage the world’s children to think about the environment.
Sponsored by the US Fund for UNICEF, the Japan Quality Assurance Organization, and the International Certification Network.
UN Visitors’ Lobby.

11 August
Event
Panel discussion on "Tackling Poverty Together: The Role of Young People in Poverty Reduction". Special event on the occasion of the International Youth Day 2006 (12 August).
Organized by the Programme on Youth of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs.
Conference Room 3.
10 a.m. - 12 noon

12 August
Observance
The Dag Hammarskjöld Library marks:
International Youth Day

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