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
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July August September October November December

November
Millennium Development Goal 8
Goal 8

Develop a global partnership for development.

Target: Address the special needs of the least developed countries, landlocked countries and small island developing states.

Target: Develop further an open, rule-based, predictable, non-discriminatory trading and financial system

Target: Deal comprehensively with developing countries’ debt.

Developments:

The United Nations Millennium Declaration represents a global social compact: developing countries will do more to ensure their own development, and developed countries will support them through aid, debt relief and better
opportunities for trade.

Progress in each of these areas has already begun to yield results. But developed countries have fallen short of targets they have set for themselves.

To achieve the Millennium Development Goals, increased aid and debt relief must be accompanied by further opening of trade, accelerated transfer of technology and improved employment opportunities for the growing ranks of young people in the developing world.

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 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.

October – 28 November
Exhibition
"The Beauty of Deserts – The Challenge of Desertification". A photographic exhibition providing an insight into life and survival in the desert on the occasion of the 2006 International Year of Deserts and Desertification.
Sponsored by the Secretariat of UN Convention to Combat Drought and Desertification, the Governments of Italy and Algeria and the International Fund for Agricultural Development.
UN Visitors’ Lobby.

16 October – 24 November
Exhibition
"Human Security for All". Photographic exhibition showing projects implemented by the UN Trust Fund on Human Security to coincide with the meeting of the Advisory Board on Human Security.
Sponsored by the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
UN Visitors’ Lobby.

23 October - 1 December
Exhibition
"Afghan Children – the Next Generation". Photographic exhibition showing the face of Afghanistan today through its children.
Sponsored by Fairleigh Dickinson University and ImagineAsia.
UN Visitors’ Lobby.

2 November
NGO Townhall Meeting
"Theme for the 60th DPI/NGO Conference". The annual townhall meeting will provide DPI associated NGO representatives with an opportunity to present their recommendations for the theme of the 60th Annual DPI/NGO Conference, which is scheduled to take place in September 2007.
Dag Hammarskjöld Library Auditorium.
10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

6 November
Observance
The Dag Hammarskjöld Library marks:
International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict

9 November
NGO Briefing
Communications Workshop. Surveying for Change. The full-day event will be divided into a morning panel discussion from 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. in the Dag Hammarskjöld Library Auditorium and an afternoon breakout session from 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. in Conference Room E, UN Headquarters.

10 November
Meet the Author
"Journey to Become a Diplomat" by George Cunningham. The author who is Coordinator for the European Union’s bilateral trade relations with the United States, will discuss and sign copies of his book.
UN Bookshop.
1:00 - 3:00 p.m.

15 November
Meet the Author
"The Parliament of Man: The Past, Present and
Future of the United Nations" by Paul Kennedy.
UN Bookshop.
1:30 - 3:00 p.m.

16 November
Observance
The Dag Hammarskjöld Library marks:
International Day for Tolerance

16 November
NGO Briefing
"Human Development Report 2006". The briefing will provide an outline of this year’s Human Development Report, entitled “Beyond scarcity: power, poverty and the global water crisis”, which will be launched in Cape Town, South Africa on 9 November, 2006.
Dag Hammarskjöld Library Auditorium.
10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

16 November
Event
"The Diary of Jay-Z: Water for Life" - Campaign about the world's water crisis. Speakers: Ann Veneman, UNICEF Executive Director; Stephanie Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General; Peter Gleick, President, Pacific Institute; Congressman Earl Blumenauer; Christina Norman, President of MTV; Sway Calloway, MTV News Correspondent; Shawn 'Jay-Z' Carter, President of Def Jam Records; and Arunabha Ghosh, co-author of the 2006 HDR.
Trusteeship Council Chamber, UN Headquarters.
6:30 - 7:30 p.m.

17 November
Event
"Human Development Report 2006". The briefing will provide an outline of this year’s Human Development Report, entitled “Beyond scarcity: power, poverty and the global water crisis”, which will be launched in Cape Town, South Africa on 9 November, 2006.
Dag Hammarskjöld Library Auditorium.
10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

17 November
Event
A group of delegations from Kazakhstan will visit UN Headquarters to participate in a series of events. From 10:30 - 10:50 a.m., a ceremony of the presentation of two books (including one written by the President of Kazakhstan) to the Dag Hammarskjöld Library will be held at the Woodrow Wilson Reading Room of the Library. From 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m., there will be a panel discussion on the theme "Inter-ethnic and inter-religious accord: sharing experience of Kazakhstan" in Conference Room 6.

20 November
Observance
The Dag Hammarskjöld Library marks:
Universal Children's Day

20 - 22 November
Conference
3rd Annual Web4Dev Conference
Organized by the UN Department of Public Information and the Global Alliance for ICT and Development (GAID) in collaboration with a number of other organizations. It will be held in conjunction with the 18th Annual Conference and Exhibit of AIT Global, a global association of information technology professionals.
Conference Room 4, UN Headquarters, New York.

25 November
Observance
The Dag Hammarskjöld Library marks:
International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women

28 November
Meet the Author
"The Horseshoe Table: An Inside View of the UN Security Council" by Chinmaya R. Gharekhan.
UN Bookshop.
1:00 - 3:00 p.m.

28 November
Film Screening
"The Imam & the Pastor" - world premiere screening of the film which explores Christian-Muslim trust-building and partnership. The event is organized by the Permanent Mission of Nigeria to the UN in association with the Department of Political Affairs, the Department of Economic and Social Affairs, the UN Development Programme, the Department of Public Information and Search for Common Ground.
Dag Hammarskjöld Library Auditorium.
6:00 p.m.

29 November
Observance
A solemn meeting in observance of the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People. Speakers will include the Secretary-General, the President of the General Assembly and the President of the Security Council.
Trusteeship Council Chamber, UN Headquarters.
10:00 a.m.

29 November
Observance
The Dag Hammarskjöld Library marks:
International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People

29 November - 13 December
Exhibition
"Con/Textualization: A Palestinian Narrative". An exhibition of Palestinian art in observance of the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People sponsored by the Division for Palestinian Rights and the Permanent Observer Mission of Palestine to the UN.
UN Visitors’ Lobby.

30 November
NGO Briefing
"Alliance of Civilizations Final Document Recommendations". The briefing will look at the recommendations for action put forward by the final document of the High-level Group of the Alliance of Civilizations.
Dag Hammarskjöld Library Auditorium.
10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

30 November
Meet the Author
"The International Struggle Over Iraq : Politics in the UN Security Council 1980-2005" by David Malone, Assistant Deputy Minister, Foreign Affairs, Canada. The author will discuss and sign copies of his book.
UN Bookshop.
1:00 - 2:30 p.m.

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