| 13 May |
The Secretary-General's High-Level Task Force on Global Food Security Crisis |
| 9 May |
Launch of the appeal for Myanmar |
| 1 May |
Global Food Crisis |
| 30 April |
World Press Freedom Day [observed 3 May] |
| 30 April |
International Year of Languages [will be observed throughout the year] |
| 25 April |
Human Rights Council election to be held 21 May 2008 |
| 21 April |
Reform at the United Nations |
| 27 March |
Ten Stories the World Should Know More About |
| 24 March |
International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade [observed on 25 March] |
| 19 March |
International Year of Sanitation |
| 19 March |
World Water Day 2008 [observed on 22 March] |
| 19 March |
United Nations Peacebuilding Commission |
| 14 March |
60th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights |
| 5 March |
United Nations Board of Auditors |
| 5 March |
United Nations Panel of External Auditors |
| 4 March |
International Women's Day [observed on 8 March] |
| 25 February |
Launch by the Secretary-General of the Campaign to End Violence Against Women |
| 25 January |
International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust, 27 January 2008
[observed on 28 January] |
| 19 December |
1540 Committee [new site is launched.] |
17 December |
Lessons from Rwanda [new site is launched.] |
| 14 December |
In Memoriam: In remembrance of those members of the United Nations Family killed in Algiers [ took place on 11 December] |
| 06 December |
Human Rights Day [observed on 10 December] |
| 28 November |
World AIDS Day [observed on 1 December] |
| 25 November |
International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women |
| 01 November |
Launch of MDG Monitor |
| 22 October |
United Nations Day [observed on 24 October] |
| 28 September |
International Day of Non-Violence [observed on 2 October] |
| 21 September |
Newly Selected Messengers of Peace: Princess Haya Bint Al Hussein, Daniel Barenboim, Paulo Coelho, and Midori Goto |
| 19 September |
"The Future in our Hands: Addressing the Leadership Challenge of Climate Change" [UN Headquarters, New York, 24 September] |
| 19 September |
United Nations Messengers of Peace [new site] |
| 18 September |
International Day of Peace [observed on 21 September] |
| 17 September |
Opening of the 62nd Session of the General Assembly on 18 September 2007 |
| 14 September |
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon launches the Millennium Development Goals Africa Steering Group with major development partners |
| 4 September |
60th Annual DPI/NGO Conference: “Climate Change: How It Impacts Us All” [UNHQ New York, 5-7 September] |
|
| 16 August |
Fourth anniversary of the attack on the UN in Baghdad [observed on 19 August] |
| 8 August |
International Day of the World's Indigenous People [observed on 9 August] |
| 3 August |
Gateway to the UN System's Work on Climate Change |
|
| 2 July |
MDG Report 2007: "Halfway to a 2015 deadline, there has been clear progress towards implementing the
Millennium Development Goals" |
|
| 27 June |
2007 Global Compact Leaders Summit: "Facing Realities: Getting Down to Business" [Geneva, Switzerland, 5-6 July 2007] - Live webcast |
| 27 June |
ECOSOC 2007 High-Level Segment: first Annual Ministerial Review and launch of the Development Cooperation Forum [Geneva, Switzerland, 2-5 July 2007] - Live webcast |
| 15 June |
World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought [observed on 17 June] |
|
| 24 May |
International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers [observed on 29 May] |
| 16 May |
World Telecommunication and Information Society Day [observed on 17 May] |
| 11 May |
International Day of Families [observed on 15 May] |
| 2 May |
World Press Freedom Day [observed on 3 May] |
|
| 30 April |
Committee on Information [30 April-11 May 2007] |
| 23 April |
First United Nations Global Road Safety Week [23-29 April] |
|
| 30 March |
Opening for signature of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and its Optional Protocol |
| 23 March |
International Day for the Commemoration of the 200th Anniversary of the Abolition of the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade [observed on 25 March] |
| 22 March |
World Water Day [observed on 22 March] |
| 1 March |
International Women's Day [observed on 8 March] |
|
| 21 February |
New web site for the Security Council Sanctions Committees |
| 16 February |
International Mother Language Day [observed on 21 February] |
| 16 February |
United Nations Counter-Terrorism Online Handbook |
|
| 31 January |
New site for the United Nations Member States |
| 25 January |
International Day in memory of the victims of the Holocaust [observed at UNHQ on 29 January] |
| 18 January |
ECOSOC: meetings for 2007 |
| 11 January |
Press Conference by Secretary-General
Ban Ki-moon at UNHQ [Archived webcast, 48 minutes ] |
| 10 January |
World demographic trends - Report of the Secretary-General [PDF, 149KB] |
| 10 January |
World Economic Situation and Prospects 2007 |
| 1 January |
Site of the 8th Secretary-General of the United Nations, Mr. Ban Ki-moon |
|
| 22 December |
Database of Declarations and Conventions contained in General Assembly Resolutions |
| 14 December |
Tribute to Secretary-General Kofi Annan and Oath of Office for Secretary-General-designate Ban Ki-moon [Watch the webcast of the ceremony, 1 hour and 42 minutes]
>> Remarks by UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan [Video of the remarks]
>> Address by UN Secretary-General-designate Ban Ki-moon [Video of the address][More information]
>> Press Conference by UN Secretary-General-designate Ban Ki-moon [Watch the video, 43 minutes] |
| 14 December |
New web site on the UN Action to Counter Terrorism launched today! |
| 13 December |
Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities adopted by the General Assembly [more information on the Concention web site] |
|
| 30 November |
International Day of Disabled Persons [observed at UNHQ on 4 December] |
| 28 November |
World AIDS Day [observed on 1 December] |
| 28 November |
Human Rights Day [observed on 10 December] |
| 14 November |
Release of the Portfolio of Mine Action Projects 2007 [Message of the Secretary-General] |
| 13 November |
International Forum on the Eradication of Poverty [UNHQ New York, 15-16 November 2006] |
| 9 November |
Report of the High-level Panel on System-wide Coherence |
| 6 November |
United Nations Climate Change Conference [Nairobi, Kenya, 6-17 November 2006] [Live webcast] |
|
| 30 October |
The Secretary-General's Message to the Internet Governance Forum (as delivered by Mr. Nitin Desai, Special Adviser for the World Summit on the Information Society) [Athens, 30 October] |
| 24 October |
United Nations Day [observed on 25 October] |
| 13 October |
General Assembly appoints Ban Ki-moon as next Secretary-General of the United Nations |
| 13 October |
International Day for the Eradication of Poverty [observed on 17 October] |
| 12 October |
“Unlearning Intolerance” seminar series: “Cartooning for Peace: The Responsibility of Political Cartoonists?” [UN Headquarters, New York, 16 October, from 10 a.m. to 5:15 p.m.] |
|
| 29 September |
International Day of Older Persons [observed on 1 October] |
| 14 September |
New site on the High-level Dialogue on Migration and Development [launched] |
| 12 September |
Opening of the 61st session of the United Nations General Assembly |
| 11 September |
Closing of the 60th session of the United Nations General Assembly |
| 6 September |
New site of the United Nations General Assembly 61st session President Elect [launched] |
| 1 September |
International Day of Peace [observed at UNHQ on 21 September] |
|
| 31 August |
Annual Report of the Secretary-General on the Work of the Organization [A/61/1(SUPP)] |
| 28 August |
Water for Life Decade, 2005-2015: International Decade for Action [a new site] |
| 18 August |
Observance of the Third Anniversary of the bombing of the UN Offices in Baghdad [18 August 2006] |
| 17 August |
The Office of Legal Affairs launched its new web site |
| 11 August |
Ad Hoc Committee on a
Comprehensive and Integral International Convention on Protection and Promotion of the Rights
and Dignity of Persons with Disabilities (8th Session) [UNHQ New York, 14-25 August 2006] |
| 8 August |
"The elimination of all forms of discrimination and violence against the girl child" - online discussion [14 August- 8 September 2006] |
| 2 August |
Compact Quarterly [Volume 2006 Issue 3] |
| 2 August |
International Youth Day [observed at UNHQ on 12 August] [Additional resources] |
| 2 August |
International Day of the World’s Indigenous People [observed at UNHQ on 9 August] |
| 1 August |
Launch of the UN Radio web site in Kiswahili |
|
| 21 July |
The Least Developed Countries Report 2006 -
Developing Productive Capacities
(UNCTAD) |
| 19 July |
Ad Hoc Committee
on a Comprehensive and Integral International
Convention on Protection and Promotion of the
Rights and Dignity of Persons with Disabilities [Eighth Session - UNHQ New York, 14-25 August 2006] |
| 10 July |
New UN Archives and Records Management website (UN records and archives collections and services, tools to support records and archives management and to train staff) |
| 10 July |
World Population Day [observed at UNHQ on 11 July] |
|
| 28 June |
Admission of the Republic of Montenegro as the 192nd Member of the United Nations [press release] |
| 26 June |
United Nations Conference to Review Progress Made in the Implementation of the Programme of Action (PoA) to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects [UNHQ New York, 26 June-7 July 2006] |
| 26 June |
International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking [observed on 26 June] [Additional resources] |
| 26 June |
UN International Day in Support of Victims of Torture [observed on 26 June] |
| 19 June |
Human Rights Council - First Session [Geneva, Switzerland, 19-30 June] [Webcast of the meetings] |
| 19 June |
World Refugee Day [observed on 20 June] [Additional resources] |
| 19 June |
Secretary-General's Report on the Implementation of the Programme of Action for the Least Developed Countries for the Decade 2001-2010 |
| 12 June |
World Day Against Child Labour [observed on 12 June] |
| 6 June |
Report of the Secretary-General on International Migration and Development [Additional resources] |
| 1 June |
World Environment Day [observed on 5 June] [Additional resources] |
| 1 June |
WMDC : The Weapons of Mass Destruction Report - Freeing the world of Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Arms |
|
| 19 May |
World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development [observed on 21 May] [Additional resources] |
| 19 May |
2006 High-Level Meeting on AIDS:
Uniting the world against AIDS [31 May-2 June 2006] |
| 16 May |
World Information Society Day [observed on 17 May] |
| 15 May |
10 Stories the world should hear more about: 2006 |
| 10 May |
Special General Assembly commemorative meeting in observance of the twentieth anniversary of the Chernobyl catastrophe [UNHQ New York, 28 April] |
| 3 May |
World Press Freedom Day [observed on 3 May] |
| 2 May |
Report of the Secretary-General: Uniting Against Terrorism - Recommendations for a global counter-terrorism strategy |
|
| 28 April |
New observance: World Information Society Day [observed on 17 May], proclaimed by the General Assembly on 27 March (A/RES/60/252) [Secretary-General's Message] |
| 26 April |
20th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster [Secretary-General's Message] [News Story] [WHO: Health effects of the Chernobyl accident] |
| 24 April |
Committee on Information [28th session: 24 April-5 May 2006] |
| 6 April |
UN Press Releases and Meetings Coverage - New site |
| 5 April |
UN Chronicle E-Alert: Human Rights Council |
| 4 April |
Human Rights Council Elections |
|
| 29 March |
Report of the Secretary-General:
Mandating and delivering: analysis and recommendations
to facilitate the review of mandates [A/60/733] |
| 29 March |
Human Rights Council |
| 28 March |
Secretary-General's Public Lecture series by Prof. Chinua Achebe and Prof. Paul Muldoon on "The Use of Language in War and Peace" [28 March, 1:30-2:45pm, ECOSOC Chamber, UNHQ New York] - Watch the archived video of the event in English and in the original languages |
| 21 March |
World Water Day [observed on 22 March] |
| 15 March |
United Nations Peace Operations: Year in Review 2005 |
| 15 March |
United Nations Conference to Review Progress Made
in the Implementation of the Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit
Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects (UNHQ New York, 26 June-7 July 2006) |
| 15 March |
Security Council: membership since 1946 (searchable database) |
| 7 March |
SG proposes radical personnel, budgetary, administrative changes to transform the UN |
|
| 23 February |
General Assembly President Eliasson's press briefing after the presentation of the text for draft resolution on establishing a UN Human Rights Council to Member States |
| 17 February |
International Women's Day - Women in Decision-Making:
Meeting Challenges, Creating Change [observed on 8 March] |
| 10 February |
International Mother Language Day [observed on 21 February] |
| 10 February |
International Conference “Age of Connectivity: Connecting the Generations [UNHQ New York, 10 February] [Press release] [Programme] [Archived video: AM session] |
| 10 February |
World Water Day [observed on 22 March] |
| 7 February |
World Environment Day [observed at UNHQ on 5 June] |
| 7 February |
World Health Day [observed at UNHQ on 7 April] |
| 2 February |
Dag Hammarskjöld Centenary -
Lectures and Conversations Series: The International Civil Servant - Then and Now, Theory and Practice |
|
| 31 January |
Tentative Schedule of Meetings of United Nations Bodies in February 2006 |
| 25 January |
International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust [observed on 27 January] |
| 24 January |
World Economic Situation and Prospects 2006 |
| 24 January |
UN Chronicle: Oceans, Coasts, and Islands |
| 16 January |
Ad Hoc Committee on a Comprehensive and Integral International Convention on Protection and Promotion of the Rights and Dignity of Persons with Disabilities (7th session) [UNHQ New York, 16 January-3 February 2006] |
| 16 January |
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (34th session) [UNHQ New York, 16 January-3 February 2006] |
| 9 January |
Committee on the Rights of the Child (41st session) [Geneva, Switzerland, 9-27 January 2006] |
| 9 January |
PrepCom for the UN
Conference to Review Progress Made in the
Implementation of the Programme of Action to
Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in
Small Arms and Light Weapons All Its Aspects [UNHQ
New York, 9-20 January 2006] |
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