| Date | Event / Observance | Activity / Location | Sponsor |
| 23 January | The 1997 New York Festivals/UNDPI Awards presentation | Dinner and awards ceremony at Marriott Marquis | DPI/The New York Festivals |
| 18 February | Symposium and Panel Discussion | Dag Hammarskjold Library Auditorium | UNCHS/NGO Crosstown 116 |
| 19-27 February | Exhibit of winning photographs of the 1997 World Press Photo Competition (Official opening 19 February) | Public Lobby - Main Gallery | DPI/World Press Photo Foundation |
| 2-13 March | Exhibit - "Women, Men, Democracy and Governance" | Neck of first basement | DPI/Mission of the United Kingdom |
| 2-13 March | Exhibit - "Women Watch", with Internet connection | Neck of first basement | UNIFEM/DAW/INSTRAW |
| 5 March-15 April | Photographic exhibit - "Memories of Angkor" | Photographs of Angkor Wat, Cambodia - A world heritage site [Public Lobby - Main Gallery] | UNESCO |
| 5-6 March | UNIS/UN Student Conference | General Assembly Hall | UNIS |
| 5 March | International Women's Day (official observance on 8 March) | Panel discussion "Women's Human Rights" [Conference Room 4] | DAW/DPI |
| 6 March | International Women's Day (official observance on 8 March) | Press Conference | UNDP |
| 9 March | International Women's Day (official observance on 8 March) | Panel discussion: "Review of Gender Issues" [Conference Room 4] | Group on Equal Rights for Women |
| 11 March | Women's Music Concert (Follow-up to Commission on the Status of Women) | Dag Hammarskjold Library Auditorium | UNCHS |
| 20 March | Water and Sanitation Display | Neck of first basement | UNICEF |
| 20 March | Peace Bell Ceremony | UN Peace Bell ringing | Mission of Bahamas/Earth Society Foundation |
| 22 March | World Day for Water | No information provided by substantive office | DESA/UNICEF/UNEP |
| 23 March | World Meteorological Day - "Weather, Oceans and Human Activity" | No information provided by substantive office | WMO |
| 26 March | World Tuberculosis Day | No information provided by substantive office | WHO/DPI |
| 25 March | National High School Model United Nations | General Assembly Hall | DPI |
| 28 March | National High School Model United Nations | General Assembly Hall | DPI |
| 6 April | World Health Day: Commemoration of 50th Anniversary of the World Health Organization [WHO] (Official observance on 7 April) | Symposium - "Safe Motherhood" | WHO/March of Dimes/ DPI/Rusk Institute |
| 8 April | WHO's 50th Anniversary celebration | Symposium - "Global Rehabilitation for the 21st Century" [ECOSOC Chamber]; reception [Delegates Dining Room] | WHO/Rusk Institute/DPI |
| 11 April | National College Model United Nations - Closing Session | General Assembly Hall | DPI |
| 20 April-1 May | Exhibit on Industry and Technology Transfer, for Commission on Sustainable Development Sixth Session (CSD 6) | Neck of first basement | DESA/UNIDO/UNEP |
| 23 April | Take Our Daughters to Work Day | Programme for girls aged 9 to 15 | DESA/DPI |
| 29-30 April | International Conference on "Ageing and Urbanization: Challenges and Opportunities - Toward a Community for All" | ECOSOC Chamber | UNCHS |
| 30 April | Panel Discussion as a follow-up to Cape Town Consultations on "Managing the Water Challenge for Cities in Africa" | Dag Hammarskjold Library Auditorium | UNCHS |
| 4 May | World Press Freedom Day (Official observance on 3 May) | Panel discussion | DPI//World Press Freedom Committee/UNESCO/UNCA |
| 7 May-17 July | Exhibit on "Drugs and Schools" - (Opening 7 July) | 100-120 water-colour paintings by young people ages 8-18 from around the world [North East Corner of Public Lobby] | UNDCP/International Girls and Boys Club and Paint Pals |
| 11 May-1 June | Exhibit on Oceans | South end of Public Lobby | UNESCO |
| 15 May | International Day of Families | Observance | DESA |
| 15 May | "Safe Motherhood" Display | Neck of first basement | UNICEF |
| 18 May-30 June | Exhibit - "A Drug Free World: It can Be Done" | Neck of first basement | UNDCP |
| 2 June | International Public Relations Forum - "Public Relations and the United Nations: Working Together for Change" | Forum and United Nations Awards
ceremony.
Conference Room 5 |
DPI/IPRA |
| 5
June
(PM) |
World Environment Day - "Oceans" | Expert panel discussion.
Dag Hammarskjild Library Auditorium |
UNEP |
| 5
June
(AM) |
World Environment Day - Students' Day at the United Nations with New York City school children | Interactive programme involving film
screening, briefings, performances
and presentations by children.
Dag Hammarskjold Library Auditorium |
DPI/UNEP |
| 5-10 June | Display panels and tables with information literature for the General Assembly Special Session on the Question of Narcotic Drugs | South end of Public Lobby or Neck of first basement | UNDCP/NGO Committee on Narcotics and Substance Abuse/Mission of Italy |
| 9 June | Workshop related to GA Special session on the Question of Narcotic Drugs: "Telling and Selling the Drug Story in the New Multi-Media Environment". | World workshop on the media and
drugs.
Conference Room 2 |
UNDCP/DPI/RAI |
| 17 June | International Day to Combat Desertification and Drought | Workshop - "Lessons Learned: 25 Years Supporting Efforts in Combatting Desertification and the Effects of Drought" | UNDP/UNEP |
| 30 June-24 Aug. | Exhibit: "Day of Remembrance" (Opening 6 July) | Commemoration of 50 years of
Peace-keeping.
Tribute to Peace-keepers who lost their lives. [ Public Lobby - Main Gallery] |
DPI/DPKO |
| 5 July | International Day of Cooperatives | Exhibit 29 June-10 July | DESA/Committee for the Promotion and Advancement of Cooperatives (COPAC)/DPI |
| 6-7 July | Workshop for Teachers | Two 10-hour workshops for teachers
on Sustainable Development.
[Conference Room 8] |
DPI/United Federation of Teachers/New York City Board of Education |
| 11 July | World Population Day | Poster, brochure and Population Issues Briefing Kit (Arabic, English, French, Spanish) will be distributed globally. | UNFPA |
| 16 & 17 July | Youth Leadership Conference in connection with the 1998 Goodwill Games | No information provided by substantive office | UNICEF |
| 3 August | Friendship Day | Concert honouring winners of art contest [Visitors' Plaza] | DPI/Walt Disney Company |
| 6
August
(AM) |
International Day of the World's Indigenous People (official observance 9 August) | Sacred Pipe Ceremony [Visitors's
Entrance]
|
OHCHR/UNESCO/DPI/NGO Committee on the International Decade of World's Indigenous People |
| 5
August
(PM) |
International Day of the World's Indigenous People (official observance 9 August) | Panel on Education and Language [Conference Room 4] | OHCHR/UNESCO/DPI/ NGO Committee on the International Decade of World's Indigenous People |
| 6 August | International Day of the World's Indigenous People (official observance 9 August) | Human Rights Workshop with UN Specialized Agencies and Indigenous leaders [Conference Room 4, A & B] | OHCHR/UNESCO/DPI/ NGO Committee on the International Decade of World's Indigenous People |
| 20-21 August | Workshop for Teachers | Two 10-hour workshops for teachers
on Peacekeeping and Human Rights.
Conference Room 8 |
DPI/United Federation of Teachers/New York Board of Education |
| 2 September | State of World Population Report | Press conference to launch the 1998 State of the World Population Report | UNFPA |
| 8 September | International Literacy Day | No event planned | UNESCO |
| 9 September | Launch of the Human Development Report 1998 | Press conference and panel discussion | UNDP |
| 9 September | International Day of Peace | Peace Bell ringing ceremony | World Peace Bell Association |
| 11 Sept.-15 Oct. | Exhibit - "The History of WHO and Art for the World", Commemoration of "50th Years of WHO" (Official opening 14 September) | Public Lobby Main Gallery, Northeast corner | WHO/DPI/Rotary International/Edge of Awareness |
| 15 September | International Day of Peace | Students' Day at the United Nations | DPI/World Peace Prayer Society |
| 16 September | International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer | No information provided by substantive office | WHO/UNEP |
| 14-16 September | Annual DPI/NGO Conference | The 50th Anniversary of the
Declaration of Human Rights: From
Words to Deeds
General Assembly Hall |
DPI |
| 1 October | International Day of Older Persons - "Society for All Ages" | No information provided by substantive office | New York NGO Committee on Ageing/DESA/DPI |
| 5 October | World Habitat Day: "Safer Cities" | Panel discussion: Safer Cities [Dag Hammarskjold Library Auditorium] | UNCHS |
| 6 October | Fiftieth Anniversary of Peacekeeping | Special comemorative meeting of the General Assembly to honour UN Peace-keepers | DPI/DPKO |
| 8 October | World Mental Health Day | Panel discussion on "Human Rights and Mental Health" [Conference Room 8] | WHO/DPI |
| 14 October | International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction | No information provided by substantive office | WMO |
| 16 October | International Day for the Eradication of Poverty (Official observance on 17 October) | Panel discussion: "Standing up for Human Rights in Partnership with the Poorest". Music and Participation of Tapori Children [U.N. Garden] | DESA/UNHCHR/ATD Fourth World Movement/DPI |
| 16 October | International Day for the Eradication of Poverty (Official observance on 17 October) | Award presentation. | UNICEF/UNDP |
| 20-23 October | Information Fair | Public Lobby - Main Gallery | System-wide, United Nations and Specialized Agencies |
| 23 October | United Nations Day (Official observance on 24 October 1998) | Concert featuring "Philharmonie of the Nations", orchestra from Germany [General Assembly Hall] | DPI/Permanent Mission of the Federal Republic of Germany |
| 9-20 November | Exhibit - "CANstruct a World Without Hunger" | CANstruction - winners of a competition among designers and architects to benefit the hungry [Public Lobby] | FAO/DPI |
| 20 November | African Industrialization Day | Observance as part of the General Assembly Session | UNIDO |
| 19-20 November | United Nations World Television Forum - The Future of Audiovisual Memory: Looking at the 20th Century - Towards the 21st Century | Panel discussions: "Role of Television in Socio-cultural Progress Worldwide", "Preservation and Use of Audiovisual Memory in the Multi-media Environment", "The Future of Communication in the Digital Age" HD TV demonstration and Video exhibition [ECOSOC Chamber] | UN Department of Public Information/Radiotelevisione Italiana/National Academy of Television, Arts and Sciences(NATAS)/Mediaset Group/France Television/NHK-Japan |
| 23 Nov.-Dec. | Exhibit: "A Life Free of Violence Against Women" | Photographic exhibit [Public Lobby] | UNIFEM |
| 29 November | International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People | Solemn ceremony | DPA |
| 30 Nov.-16 Dec. | Exhibit in observance of the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People | A cultural exhibit to commemorate the International Day of Solidarity with thePalestinian People [Public Lobby] | DPA |
| 1 December | World AIDS Day | Panel discussion: "Youth: A Force for Change" [ECOSOC Chamber] | DPI/AmFar |
| 3 December | International Day of Disabled Persons | Panel discussions: "Art, Culture and Independent Living" | DESA/DPI |
| 10 December | Human Rights Day | Panel discussion on Women's Human Rights as part of the observance of the 50th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration on Human Rights | UNHCHR/DAW/DPI |
| 10-31 December | Exhibit to commemorate 50th Anniversary of Universal Declaration of Human Rights | Photographic exhibit [Public Lobby - Main Gallery] | DPI/UNHCHR |
| 10 Dec.-28 Feb. | Multi-media Exhibit - "Outreach for Social Mobilization on Development Issues relating to Children and Women" | Media launch of "Child Rights: A New Era for Children" [Public Lobby] | UNICEF |