October, November, December 2005

30 December United Nations Peacebuilding Commission
28 December Closing of the main part of the 60th session of the General Assembly
[Highlights of the 60th Session of the General Assembly]
21 December The United Nations establishes a Peacebuilding Commission
21 December UN Chronicle: The Inequality Predicament
19 December Year in Review 2005
19 December United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation
16 December Global Compact: Launch of new web site
16 December Second report of the International Independent Investigation Commission established pursuant to Security Council resolutions 1595 (2005) and 1636 (2005) [Second Mehlis report] [News story]
13 December The Sixth WTO Ministerial Conference [Hong Kong, China, 13-18 December 2005]
8 December International Anti-Corruption Day [observed on 9 December]
8 December Human Rights Day [observed on 10 December]
7 December International Migrants Day [observed on 18 December]
7 December International Civil Aviation Day
6 December Assessment of Internal Controls in the United Nations Secretariat Procurement Operations
5 December International Volunteer Day [Secretary-General's Message]
2 December International Day of Disabled Persons [observed on 3 December 2005] [Secretary-General's Message] [More resources from DHL]
2 December International Day for the Abolition of Slavery [Secretary-General's Message] [More resources from OHCHR]
1 December Tentative Schedule of Meetings of United Nations Bodies in December 2005

29 November Humanitarian Appeal 2006
29 November International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People
28 November World AIDS Day [observed at UNHQ on 1 December]
23 November International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
23 November UN Assistance to Khmer Rouge Trials
22 November International Day for the Abolition of Slavery [observed on 2 December 2005] [Secretary-General's Message] [More resources from OHCHR]
22 November International Day of Disabled Persons [observed on 3 December 2005] [Secretary-General's Message]
22 November UN Chronicle - Combating Genocide: What Remains to be Done Sixty Years After Nuremberg
22 November International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women [observed on 25 November] [Special Event on 22 November at UNHQ on 22 November: "Accountability: A Life Free of Violence — It's Our Right" - Note to Correspondents]
17 November Universal Children's Day [observed on 20 November]
17 November Africa Industrialization Day [observed on 20 November] [Secretary-General's Message]
17 November UNESCO celebrates its 60th anniversary
16 November World Philosophy Day [observed on 17 November]
16 November International Day for Tolerance [observed on 16 November] [Secretary-General's Message] [Factsheet] [More resources from UNESCO]
15 November 60 Ways the UN Makes a Difference
14 November Lectures and Conversations Series (4th event): "From Collections to Connections: Information and Knowledge for Global Decision-Making"
14 November The World Summit on the Information Society - Second phase [Tunis, Tunisia, 16-18 November 2005] [Live Webcast]
14 November World Electronic Media Forum II - Live Webcast [Tunis, 15-16 November 2005]
7 November UN Chronicle: The United Nations at 60 - Past and Present
6 November International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict [Secretary-General's Message]
3 November Africa, the UN World Summit and Beyond
1 November Tentative Schedule of Meetings of United Nations Bodies in November 2005

24 October Disarmament Week [24-30 October]
24 October Case and Jurisprudence Digest of the United Nations Administrative Tribunal
21 October United Nations Day - Celebrating 60 years [observed at UNHQ on 24 October]
20 October Report on assassination of Lebanese ex-premier Hariri released
17 October International Day for the Eradication of Poverty [observed on 17 October] [Commemoration ceremony] [Message by the General Assembly President] [Secretary-General's Message] [DHL Resources]
14 October World Food Day [observed on 16 October] [Message by the General Assembly President] [Secretary-General's Message] [DHL Resources] [UN Radio]
11 October International Day for Disaster Reduction [observed on 12 October] [Secretary-General's Message] [DHL Resources] [UN Chronicle]
6 October World Mental Health Day [observed on 10 October] [Secretary-General's Message] [UN Radio]
5 October World Teachers' Day [observed on 5 October]
4 October UN Chronicle: The United Nations General Assembly and its Presidents


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