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

July
Millennium Development Goal 6
Goal 6

Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria & other diseases.

Target: Have halted by 2015 and begun to reverse the spread of HIV/AIDS.

Achievements:

AIDS has become the leading cause of premature death in sub-Saharan Africa and the fourth largest killer worldwide.

In the European countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and parts of Asia, HIV is
spreading at an alarming rate.

Though new drug treatments prolong life, there is no cure for AIDS, and prevention efforts must be intensified in every region of the world if the target is to be reached.

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.

2 June - 7 July
Exhibition
"Earth’s Elders: Wisdom of the World’s Oldest People". A photographic exhibition eaturing the world of people 110 years and older, known as "supercentenarians".
Sponsored by Earth’s Elders Foundation.
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.

11 July
Observance
The Dag Hammarskjöld Library marks:
World Population Day

19 July
Film Screening
"Holocaust Film Series : The Pianist". The Department of Public Information in partnership with the New York Tolerance Center will screen Roman Polanski’s Academy Award winning film The Pianist as the latest instalment in the film series organized under the Holocaust and the UN Outreach Programme.
New York Tolerance Center (226 East 42nd St. at 3rd Av.)
6 p.m.

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.







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