Prepared by the Dag Hammarskjöld Library, Outreach Division, Department of Public Information, this calendar lists events organized to commemorate the sixtieth anniversary of the United Nations. For information on UN conferences and special observances , please consult this list.
2006
January February March April May June
July August September October November December

February
Millennium Development Goal 1
Goal 1

Eradicate Hunger and Extreme Poverty.

Target: Halve, between 1990 and 2015, the proportion of people whose income is less than $1 a day.

Target: Halve, between 1990 and 2015, the proportion of people who suffer from hunger.

Achievements:

Global poverty rates are falling, led by Asia. But millions more people have sunk deep into poverty in sub- Saharan Africa, where the poor are getting poorer.

Progress has been made against hunger, but slow growth of agricultural output and expanding populations have led to setbacks in some regions.

Since 1990, millions more people are chronically hungry in sub- Saharan Africa and in Southern Asia, where half the children under age 5 are malnourished.

Millennium Development Report 2005
The sixtieth anniversary of the United Nations will be celebrated until June 2006.
A/RES/59/145 - Resolution
GA/10320 - Press release

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.

20 December - 15 March
Exhibition
Spirit of the East - Joint exhibit of artworks by Kaii Higashiyama, Japanese painter and Wang Wusheng, Chinese photographic artist in commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the UN.
Sponsored by the Permanent Missions of Japan and the People's Republic of China to the UN, UNEP, Canon, Epson and Toyota.
UN Visitors' Lobby

24 January - 15 February
Exhibition
"No child’s play – Remembrance and Beyond" from Yad Vashem Holocaust History Museum.
UN Visitors’ Lobby.

1 - 28 February
Exhibition
"Inequality Matters" - Human Development Report graphic presentation of statistics on the state of the world, access to education, clean water, medical facilities, natal care and rates of literacy and poverty. Sponsored by UNDP.
UN Visitors’ Lobby.

2 February
Lectures and Conversations Series
Topic: "The International Civil Servant: Then and Now, Theory and Practice". Shashi Tharoor, Under-Secretary-General for Communications and Public Information, will interview Sir Brian Urquhart, former UN Under-Secretary-General and Jan Eliasson, President of the sixtieth session of the General Assembly. UN Secretary-General, Kofi Annan is expected to open the event.
This fifth and final event concludes the commemoration of the centenary of the birth of former Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld. The Series is organized with the generous support of the Government of Sweden.
Conference Room 3.
12:15 - 1:15 p.m.

2 February
NGO Briefing
Topic: Avian Flu
Dag Hammarskjöld Library Auditorium
10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

3 February
Book Signing
"Rwanda's Genocide: The Politics of Global Justice" by Kingsley Moghalu, former Special Counsel and Spokesman for the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda.
UN Bookshop.
1:00 - 3:00p.m.

9 February
NGO Briefing
Topic: Follow-up to the World Summit on the Information Society.
Dag Hammarskjöld Library Auditorium
10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

9 February
Book Signing
Kevin Cahill, M.D. will sign copies of his book "To Bear Witness : A Journey of Healing and Solidarity".
UN Bookshop.
1:00 - 3:00p.m.

16 February
NGO Communications Workshop
Topic: How to make relevant UN-related information more easily accessible to NGOs around the world.
UN Headquarters, New York.

17 February - 15 March
Exhibition
"UNESCO World Heritage Sites" - a photographic exhibition of UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Mexico. Sponsored by the Permanent Mission of Mexico to the UN.
UN Visitors’ Lobby.

21 February
Observance
The Dag Hammarskjöld Library marks:
International Mother Language Day

22 - 23 February
Annual DPI/NGO Orientation Programme
Provides an overview of services and procedures relating to NGO activities at UN Headquarters for newly accredited NGO representatives.
UN Headquarters, New York.

23 February - 23 March
Exhibition
"Handscapes" - a photographic exhibition celebrating Estonia's 15 years of UN membership. Sponsored by the Permanent Mission of Estonia to the UN.
UN Visitors’ Lobby.

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