January-December 2006

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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