UNITED NATIONS YEAR OF DIALOGUE AMONG CIVILIZATIONS
2001 CALENDAR OF EVENTS

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25 November 2000 -
20 January 2001
Bologna, Italy Technology and Medicine Exhibition "The Spirit of Tolerance" University of Bologna (Italy); ISESCO & ALECSO
Year 2001
Rome, Italy CD Rom "The United Nations works for people everywhere in the world" United Nations Information Centre (UNIC) Rome
Year 2001
Paris, France Video on the proceedings of the Roundtable on Dialogue Among Civilizations (held at UN Headquarters, New York on 5 September 2000) United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO); Islamic Republic of Iran
January 2001
Yerevan, Armenia Pocket calendar titled "UN Dates and Observances" dedicated to the Year United Nations Office (UNO) Yerevan
8 January 2001
Paris, France Philharmonic Concert - National Philharmonic Orchestra of Lithuania UNESCO; Government of Lithuania.
8-26 January 2001
Geneva, Switzerland Jeong-Ae Ju Painting Exhibit Permanent Mission of the Republic of Korea to the United Nations at Geneva
22 January 2001
Geneva, Switzerland Choir Concert - Chinese "Milky Way" Youngster Television Art Troupe Permanent Mission of the People's Republic of China to the UN at Geneva
26 January 2001
Rome, Italy Lions Day: Reflection on "Dialogue among Civilizations" UNIC Rome
28 January 2001
Germany Conference on "Dialogue among Cultures" German National Commision for UNESCO
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5 February 2001
Oxford, United Kingdom Guest lecture by UNESCO Director-General at Oxford Center for Islamic Studies on the renewed contexts for dialogue at all levels of society, the recognition of diversity inherent in the notion of dialogue, and its important potential for humanizing globalization Oxford Center for Islamic Studies; UNESCO
8 - 9 February 2001
Nairobi, Kenya UNEP Governing Council /Global Ministerial Environment Forum United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP); UNESCO
20 February - 27 April 2001
MAMCO 10, rue des Vieux-Grenadiers Geneva, Switzerland J.D. 'Okhai O'jeikere Photography Exhibit (Nigerian artist) Elfie Semotan hairstyle photography exhibit (fashion photographer) Musée d'art moderne et contemporain (MAMCO)
21 February 2001
Paris, France International Mother Language Day (languages as vehicles of dialogue between cultures and civilizations) UNESCO
21 February - 9 March 2001
Palais des Nations Building E, 3rd floor Geneva, Switzerland Momar Seck Painting Exhibit Jean Bosserdet Photography Exhibit Permanent Mission of the Republic of Senegal to the UN at Geneva
23 February - 22 July 2001
Musée Rath 4, place Neuve Geneva, Switzerland Exhibit "Ostia Port de la Rome antique" Musée d'art et d'histoire (Geneva); Université de Genève
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11 March 2001
Brussels, Belgium Colloquium "Femmes et religions" Gouvernement de la communauté française Wallonie-Bruxelles
12 - 30 March 2001
Palais des Nations Building E, 2nd floor Geneva, Switzerland Jan Aronson Painting Exhibit United States Mission to the UN at Geneva
14 March - 4 April 2001
Palais des Nations Building E, 3rd floor Geneva, Switzerland Roger Somville Painting Exhibit Permanent Mission of Belgium to the UN at Geneva; Communauté française Wallonie-Bruxelles
15 March 2001
Rome, Italy Initiative "The Ageing Society: Longevity and Health in the Third Millennium" Chamber of Deputies
16 March 2001
Rome, Italy Meeting to promote a dialogue on the UN fight against violence perpetrated against women Association I Diritti Civili nel 2000
19 March - 27 April 2001
Hall des pas perdus Palais des Nations Geneva, Switzerland Exhibit: Roger Somville Tapestry "Le triomphe de la paix" (1963) Permanent Mission of Belgium to the UN at Geneva; Communauté française Wallonie-Bruxelles
20 - 23 March 2001
Tbilisi, Georgia Assistance and participation in the first preparatory meeting of the Transcaucasus Youth Forum dedicated to the Year UNO Yerevan
23 March 2001
Rabat, Morocco The Moroccan Official Radio Network (RTM) will dedicate a special Arabic speaking program to promote the objectives of the Year within a weekly broadcast entitled "The New Century" UNIC Rabat
23 - 24 March 2001
Institut universitaire d'études du développement Geneva, Switzerland Media symposia Association Festival médias Nord-Sud
24 March 2001
Mid-Manhattan Library 455 Fifth Avenue (at 40th Street), 6th floor conference room New York, USA John Kinsella Poetry Reading (2:00 p.m.) Rattapallax (USA)
25 - 26 March 2001
Office for Project Services (UNOPS) (day 1) National Arts Club and United Nations Building Room 6 (day 2) New York, USA Literary conference on "Dialogue Among Civilizations Through Poetry" Rattapallax (USA); United Nations Staff Recreation Council Society of Writers
26-30 March 2001
Télévision Suisse Romande building (day) Maison des Arts du Grütti (evening) Geneva, Switzerland More than 80 documentaries produced in approximately 40 countries will be shown Association Festival médias Nord-Sud
27 March 2001
Palais des Nations Salle des Assemblées Geneva, Switzerland Classical Music Concert -- Silver-Garborg Piano Duo Permanent Mission of Israel to the UN at Geneva
29 March 2001
United Nations Conference Room 4 New York, USA Poetry reading (7:00 - 8:30 p.m.) Rattapallax Press; United Nations Staff Recreation Council Society of Writers
30 March 2001
CAC Voltaire Maison des Arts du Grütti Geneva, Switzerland Showing of Festival médias Nord-Sud award winning movies (8:00 p.m.- 12:00 a.m., open to the public) Association Festival médias Nord-Sud
30 March - 8 April 2001
Saint-Gervais Genève Spoutnik, l'Usine Scala Geneva, Switzerland Festival Black Movie Asssociation Festival Black Movie; UNIS (United Nations Information Service) Geneva
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April 2001 (date to be determined)
Rabat, Morocco At the initiative of UNIC Rabat, The Moroccan Office of Telecomunications will issue a commemorative stamp representing the logo of the year UNIC Rabat; Moroccan Ministry of Post and Telecommunications
April 2001 (date to be be determined)
Yerevan, Armenia Launching of a yearlong series titled "The Dialogue among Civilizations: International Community as a Facilitator of Regional Conflict" UNO Yerevan; Diplomatic corps stationed in the Republic of Armenia
2 April - 31 May 2001
Palais des Nations Library/Cyberespace 1st floor, door 20 Geneva, Switzerland Pre-Colombian Art Exhibit Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the UN at Geneva; Geelvinck Hinlopen Huis; Maecenas World Patrimony Foundation
5 April 2001
Victoria Hall Geneva, Switzerland Jazz Concert - Ray Brown, Monty Alexander, Russell Malone Trio Prestige Artists Genève; All Blues
7 April 2001
Assissi, Italy Inauguration of the UN Depository Library of Assissi (Commune of Assissi) with moments of reflection and debate UNIC Rome
9-20 April 2001
Palais des Nations Building E, 3rd floor Geneva, Switzerland Alexander David Painting Exhibit Permanent Mission of the Republic of Moldova to the UN at Geneva
23 - 24 April 2001
Moscow, Russian Federation Forum on "Innovative Culture on the Threshold of Centuries" Russian Federation; UNESCO
23 - 26 April 2001
Vilnius, Lithuania International Conference on "Dialogue among Civilizations" H.E. Mr. Valdas Adamkus, President, Republic of Lithuania; H.E. Mr. Alexander Kwasniewski, President, Republic of Poland; Mr. Koïchiro Matsuura, Director-General, UNESCO
23 April - 11 May 2001
Palais des Nations Building E, 3rd floor Geneva, Switzerland Ecuadorian Contemporary Painters Permanent Mission of Ecuador to the UN at Geneva
30 April - 11 May 2001
Palais des Nations Building E, 3rd floor Geneva, Switzerland Xu Dongdong Painting Exhibit Permanent Mission of the People's Republic of China to the UN at Geneva
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May 2001 (date to be determined)
Rabat, Morocco At the initiative of UNIC Rabat, Fine Arts Schools in Rabat and Casablanca will launch a competition to select a national poster on the Year UNIC Rabat; Casablanca and Rabat Fine Art Schools
May/June 2001 (date and venue to be determined)
  Round table on the situation in the conflict region of the Northern Caucasus: Strengthening the dialogue among different ethnic groups and national cultures to achieve peace in the Northern Caucasus UNESCO
1 - 31 May 2001
New York, USA Exhibit: The Opening of Trade Routes that began the Dialogue among Civilizations Department of Public Information, United Nations
5 - 6 May 2001
Tehran, Iran International Conference on Human Rights and Dialogue among Civilizations Mufid University; Foreign Ministry's Institute for Political and International Studies
7 May - 20 June 2001
Palais des Nations Library, 1st floor Geneva, Switzerland Navajo Indian Art Exhibit Unites States Mission to the UN at Geneva
15 - 19 May 2001
Théâtre Saint-Gervais 5, rue du Temple Geneva, Switzerland Musical Show "Si bémol, cantate de Giovanna Marini" Théâtre Vidy-Lausanne E.T.E.
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June 2001 (date to be determined)
Rabat, Morocco Round Table and Exhibit on "peace, culture and civilizations" UNIC Rabat; UNDP; UNESCO Offices; Rotary Club of Morocco
June 2001 (date and venue to be determined)
Kirghistan Meeting of the Committee of Central Asian History with a Round Table on "Intercultural Dialogue" UNESCO's Culture Sector
June 2001 (date and venue to be determined)
Armenia Exhibit "Dialogue of Civilizations: Matenadaran as a storehouse for manuscripts of difference civilizations" UNESCO National Commission, UNO Yerevan
12 June - 20 July 2001
United Nations New York, USA UNESCO/TIMOTCA : "Art Beyond Borders" - An international art exhibit Department of Public Information, United Nations
July 2001 (date and venue to be determined)
Azerbaijan International Conference on cultural tourism and the East-West intercultural dialogue UNESCO's Culture Sector
July 2001 (date and venue to be determined)
Italy Sponsorship of a one-month initiative organized on the occasion of the G-8 Summit, to raise public awareness on the themes to be dealt with by the 8 most industrialized countries Province of Genova, Italy; UNIC Rome
July 2001 (date and venue to be determined)
Kirghistan Round Table on intercultural and inter-religious dialogue as a dimension of the dialogue among the civilizations in Central Asia UNESCO's Culture Sector
1 - 13 July 2001
Palais des Nations Building E, 3rd floor Geneva, Switzerland Iranian Calligraphy and Miniatures Exhibit Permanent Mission of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the UN at Geneva
2 July 2001
Victoria Hall Geneva, Switzerland Concert: Iran National Orchestra and Geneva Chamber Orchestra - Iranian traditional music and occidental classical music (8:30 p.m.) UNOG
23 - 27 July 2001
Musée de la Croix-Rouge et Croissant-Rouge 17, avenue de la paix Geneva, Switzerland Summer concerts by musicians from different cultures living in Geneva Musée de la Croix-Rouge
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2 - 3 August 2001
Tokyo and Kyoto, Japan UNU-UNESCO Conference on "Dialogue among Civilizations" United Nations University (UNU); UNESCO
30 August 2001 - 25 January 2002
Musée d'art de d'histoire 2, rue Charles Galland Geneva, Switzerland Exhibit "Reflets du Divin" Musée d'art et d'histoire
September/October (date to be determined)
Valencia, Spain Annual Forum of the Mediterranean Programme "Dialogue among Civilizations of the Mediterranean" UNESCO
September 2001 (date to be determined)
Beirut, Lebanon Francophonie Summit on "Dialogue of Cultures" Francophonie; Government of Lebanon; UNESCO
September 2001 (date and venue to be determined)
Kazakhstan International Conference on education, religion and science on the Silk Route UNESCO's Culture Sector
Sept/Oct/Nov 2001 (date to be determined)
United Nations New York, USA DPI/Association Culturelle Francophone-Ousmane Sow "Dialogue among Civilization" Department of Public Information, United Nations
2 - 28 September 2001
Palais des Nations Building E, 2nd floor Geneva, Switzerland Multi-Cultural Art Exhibit UN Office at Geneva; all Permanent Missions to the UN at Geneva
3 - 28 September 2001
Palais des Nations Building E, 3rd floor Geneva, Switzerland Exhibit: Setsuko and Harumi, with Balthus' collaboration Permanent Mission of France to the UN at Geneva
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Fall 2001
Salle des Assemblées Palais des Nations Geneva, Switzerland Theater: "Bibliothèque censurée" Théâtre Saint-Gervais, Geneva
5 October 2001
Paris International Teachers' Day (role of teachers in promoting inter-cultural understanding) UNESCO
11 October 2001 - 13 January 2002
Musée Baur 8, rue Munier-Rouilly Geneva, Switzerland Feathers, ferns, flowers, Japanese lacquer from Meiji and Taisho periods [Baur Collections] (Geneva) Baur Collections, Geneva
15 - 26 October 2001
Palais des Nations Building E, 3rd floor Geneva, Switzerland Roger Bonafé Painting Exhibit Permanent Mission of France to the UN at Geneva
15 October - 22 November 2001
New York, USA SRSG for International Year of Dialogue among Civilizations/Global Art 2000: Artwork from Member States Department of Public Information, United Nations
26 - 28 October 2001
Beirut, Lebanon French Speaking Countries Summit on "Dialogue Among Civilizations"  
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15 November 2001
Alhambra Geneva, Switzerland Multi-ethnic concert: jazz and Arabic traditional music - Anouar Brahem UNOG
16 November 2001
Paris, France UNESCO-Madanjeet Singh Prize for the Promotion of Tolerance and Non-Violence UNESCO
16 November 2001
Paris, France UNESCO Prize for Children's and Young People's Literature in the Service of Tolerance UNESCO
19 - 30 November 2001
Palais des Nations Building E, 2nd floor Geneva, Switzerland Elena and Vladimir Surotsev, Russian contemporary sculptures exhibit Permanent Mission of the Russian Federation to the UN at Geneva
26 November - 14 December 2001
New York, USA Annual exhibit to commemorate the International day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People Division for Palestinian Rights, Department of Political Affairs, United Nations
26 November 2001 - 9 January 2002
United Nations New York, USA UNESCO: "Young People and Heritage" Department of Public Information, United Nations
6 December 2001 - 31 January 2002
Palais des Nations Building E, 3rd floor Geneva, Switzerland Exhibit "Alvar Aalto et le livre" Permanent Mission of Finland to the UN at Geneva; Haute école d'arts appliqués de Genève; Alvar Aalto Museum and Foundation, Jyväskylä
December 2001
Paris, France International Colloquium on "Les Civilizations dans le regard de l'autre" Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes (EPHE); UNESCO
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