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

May
Millennium Development Goal 4
Goal 4

Reduce child mortality.

Target: Reduce by two thirds, between 1990 and 2015, the under-five mortality rate.

Achievements:

Death rates in children under age 5 are dropping. But not fast enough. Eleven million children a year - 30,000 a day - die from preventable or treatable causes.

Most of these lives could be saved by expanding existing programmes that promote simple, low-cost solutions.

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 was 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.

24 March - 9 May
Exhibition
"Child/Forced Labour" - a photographic exhibition to coincide with the launch of the Child Labour Global Report in April 2006. Sponsored by the International Labour Organization.
UN Visitors’ Lobby.

24 April - 5 May
Conference
Committee on Information, 28th session
UN Headquarters, New York.

25 April - 9 May
Exhibition
A photographic exhibition marking the 20th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster.
Sponsored by UNDP and the Permanent Missions of Belarus, the Russian Federation and Ukraine to the UN.
UN Visitors’ Lobby.

2 May
Meet the Author
"Baby Business" by Debora L. Spar.
UN Bookshop.
1:00 - 3:00 p.m.

3 May
NGO Briefing
Observance of World Press Freedom Day, 3 May will comprise 2 segments. In the opening segment the Secretary-General is expected to join the Chairman of the Committee on Information and the President of the UN Correspondents Association, UNCA. This will be followed by a panel discussion on “The Media as a Force for Change”.
Dag Hammarskjöld Library Auditorium
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon.

3 May
Observance
The Dag Hammarskjöld Library marks:
World Press Freedom Day

3 May
Meet the Author
"Things As They Are". Various authors.
UN Bookshop.
1:00 - 3:00 p.m.

11 May
NGO Briefing
In observance of the International Day of Families, 15 May. Includes a presentation by the UN Postal Administration of UN postage stamps on the theme of the family to be issued at the end of May. A panel discussion on the changing family will follow.
Dag Hammarskjöld Library Auditorium
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon.

12 May
Event
"Holocaust Awareness and the Prevention of Genocide". Opening statements: Mr. Raymond Sommereyns, Director, Outreach Division, Department of Public Information; H.E. Ambassador Gabor Brodí, Permanent Representative of Hungary to the UN. Representatives of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, the Living History Forum and Yad Vashem will highlight successful national outreach programmes already in place as well as resources available from leading institutions.
Organized by the "Holocaust and the United Nations" Outreach Programme in the context of General Assembly Resolution 60/7.
ECOSOC Chamber, UN Headquarters, New York.
10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

15 May - 15 June
Exhibition
An art and photographic exhibition “Indigenous Peoples: Honouring the Past, Present and Future” is presented in celebration of the 5th Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues. Opening remarks by José Antonio Ocampo, Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs, and Victoria Tauli-Corpuz, Chairperson of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues. Cultural presentations by indigenous artists from Australia, Norway, the Russian Federation, the United States and Vietnam will follow.
Organized by the DPI in cooperation with the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues Secretariat. Sponsored by the NGO Committee on the UN International Decade of the World’s Indigenous Peoples and Tribal Link Foundation.
UN Visitors’ Lobby.

17 May
Observance
The Dag Hammarskjöld Library marks:
World Information Society Day

18 May
NGO Briefing
In observance of the World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development, 21 May. (to be confirmed)
Dag Hammarskjöld Library Auditorium
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon.

18 May
Exhibition
“Indigenous Peoples: Honouring the Past, Present and Future”. Opening of the exhibit of photographs by the winners of the National Geographic All Roads Film and Photography Festival. This exhibit highlights the work of local photographers from Brazil, India, Mexico and South Africa, who document their indigenous local communities.
Organized by the DPI in cooperation with the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues Secretariat.
UN Visitors’ Lobby.
5:30 p.m.

18 May
Film Screening
A compilation of breakthrough films from indigenous and under-represented cultures around the globe, followed by a panel discussion on “New Media and Culture: The Importance of Native Perspective”.
Sponsored by the National Geographic All Roads Film Project.
Conference Room 4
6:30 p.m.

21 May
Observance
The Dag Hammarskjöld Library marks:
World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development

22 May
Lectures and Conversations Series
Presentation by Martin White on "Managing Information and Knowledge in Organizations : Making Effective Use of Enterprise Search and Content Management Systems". Provides an introduction to the business and technology of enterprise search and suggests approaches to the specification and selection of an enterprise search solution.
Dag Hammarskjöld Library Auditorium
11 a.m.

22 May
Concert
This concert is the premier performance of the Asian Artists & Concerts Orchestra, which consists of 60 young Asian musicians from a number of Asian countries, including China, Japan and Korea. It is held in commemoration of the 60th Anniversary of the UN and the 50th Anniversary of Japan's membership in the UN.
General Assembly Hall
6:30 - 8:30 p.m.

25 May
NGO Briefing
5-year review of UN General Assembly Special Session on HIV/AIDS (31 May- 2 June). (to be confirmed)
Dag Hammarskjöld Library Auditorium
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon.

29 May
Observance
The Dag Hammarskjöld Library marks:
International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers

31 May
Film Screening
"Women, Conflict, Sexual Violence and HIV/AIDS" - Screening of short documentaries, “Silent Genocide” and the Academy Award-nominated “God Sleeps in Rwanda” and discussion on what is being done and what more needs to be done to support women in the Great Lakes region who continue to be affected by the 1994 genocide in Rwanda.
Organized by the UN Department of Public Information.
Dag Hammarskjold Library Auditorium
6:00 - 8:00 p.m.

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