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UN Department of Public Information |
Sketching Human Rights A cartoon exhibit in observance of the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (2008). ![]() [Note to Correspondents] [ Main Gallery ] |
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UN Department of Social and Economic Affairs |
We Can End Poverty
An exhibit in observance of the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, featuring artwork by winners of a children’s art competition.
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17 December – |
Permanent Mission of Norway to the UN | Antarctica: On Thin Ice Installation of an outdoor ice bridge and indoor exhibit of photographs on effects of climate change. ![]() [Note to Correspondents] [ North East Gallery ] |
| 28 January – 2 March | Yad Vashem, the Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes’ Remembrance Authority (Jerusalem) / Carl Lutz Foundation (Budapest) / Permanent Missions of Albania, Hungary and Switzerland to the UN. | The Holocaust: Stories of Rescue A two-part exhibition on the theme of “rescue” during the Holocaust: BESA – A Code of Honour: an exhibit about Muslim Albanians who rescued Jews during World War II; Carl Lutz and the Legendary Glass House in Budapest : an exhibit featuring the Swiss Vice-Consul in Budapest who helped save the lives of Jews during the Holocaust. [Note to Correspondents] [ Main Gallery ] |
| 10 March – 13 April | Permanent Mission of Turkey to the UN | Cartoon Art for World Peace
An exhibition of award-winning cartoons by international artists who have participated in the “Aydin Dogan International Cartoon Competition” in Turkey. [Note to Correspondents] [ Main Gallery ] |
| 14 March - 2 April | Peace and Security Section of the United Nations Department of Public Information | “The African Union in Darfur” |
17 March – 22 April |
UN Department of Public Information / The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture / McKissick Museum of the University of South Carolina / Amistad America. | Commemoration of the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade. |
| 2 – 25 April | World Health Organization | ‘Our Health, Our Future’ An exhibit commemorating the 60th anniversary of the World Health Organization, featuring key historical milestones in global public health. [Note to Correspondents] [ South Gallery ] |
| 4 April | UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations | International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action |
| 21 April – 18 May | Secretariat of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues / National Geographic / Department of Public Information | Indigenous Exhibit |
| 30 April – 12 June | UNDP Equator Initiative / Still Pictures / United Nations Environment Programme | Hard Rain |
| 2 May – 1 June | UN Department of Public Information / Natural World Museum | Unlearning Intolerance: Art, Attitude and Environment |
| 24 May – 19 June | UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations | Honouring 60 Years of United Nations Peacekeeping: Looking Back / Moving Forward |
| 6 June – 27 July | UNAIDS / Permanent Mission of Canada to the UN / Canadian AIDS Treatment Information Exchange (CATE) | In Living Color: Understanding ourselves in a world with HIV An exhibit consisting of body maps of people living with HIV created by artists from Canada, Tanzania and Zambia. [Note to Correspondents] [ South Gallery ] |
| 26 June – 17 July | World Press Photo Foundation / Permanent Mission of the Netherlands to the UN / Canon / Dutch Postcode Lottery / Getty Images / TNT Express | World Press Photo 08 |
| 10 July – 6 August | Permanent Mission of Brazil to the UN / Petrobras | The Amazon Forest and Climate Change |
| UN Department of Political Affairs / UN Department of Public Information | Towards an Inclusive Peace: United Nations Support to Nepal’s Peace Process |
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| 27 July – 5 September | Various | International Youth Art Show [Note to Correspondents] [ Main Gallery ] |
| 4 September – 5 October | UNDP / AIGA / Duggal Visual Solutions / Hewlett-Packard / magnum Photos / Zago LLC | One Planet, One Chance [Note to Correspondents] [ North East Gallery ] |
| 9 – 10 October | UN Department of Public Information | UN BOOK DAYS |
UN Department of General Assembly and Conference Management |
The United Nations and the International Year of Languages: Facilitating Communication among Nations
[Note to Correspondents] [ South Gallery ] |
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16 October – |
UN Department of Public Information / Louis XIII de Rémy Martin |
KARITO |
Wildlife Conservation Society / United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization |
Gateways to Conservation: Connecting People to Nature |
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| 23 October – 30 November |
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) / Bayer / Nikon / Foundation for Global Peace and Environment / Natural World Museum | Paint for the Planet (Indoor exhibit) -
A selection of stand-out entries from UNEP’s International Children’s Painting Competition showcasing children’s fears and hopes for the planet. UNite to Combat Climate Change (Outdoor exhibit) - Display of children's paintings to launch the campaign to support the call for a definitive agreement at the climate change talks in Copenhagen, Denmark, in December 2009. [ Visitors Plaza ] |
20 November – |
Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict |
Children of War: Broken Childhood |
24 November – |
Division for Palestinian Rights |
The Palestinians: 60 years of struggle and enduring hope |
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