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Indigenous designs: celebrating stories and cultures, crafting our own future."
The 17th commemoration of the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples was held on Tuesday, 9 August 2011 at the UN Headquarters in New York. The event was…
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International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples 2011
Messages of the Day
Message of the Secretary-General
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Message of the President of the 65th Session of the General Assembly
Message of the Under-Secretary-…
International Year of Youth drew to a close in New York
The International Year of Youth, which began on 12 August last year, drew to a close today in New York. The UN system’s activities for the Year had three main objectives; to…
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This year's theme "Youth, the future of co-operative enterprise" links to the observance of the United Nations International Year of Youth. It addresses the need for all cooperative stakeholders to promote the participation of young people in the…
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Theme: "Confronting family poverty and social exclusion"
Message of the Secretary General English | French | Spanish | Chinese | Arabic | Russian Background Note Information Note Programme Biographical notes of panellists Presentations …
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20 February 2011
"ACHIEVING SOCIAL PROTECTION FOR ALL"
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This year, the World Day of Social Justice…
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International Human Solidarity Day 2010
International Human Solidarity Day, 16 December 2010, United Nations Dag Hammarskjold Auditorium: A press briefing was held on to address the value of solidarity and intergenerational approaches as a tool…
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"Keeping the promise: Mainstreaming disability in the Millennium Development Goals towards 2015 and beyond"
Message of the Secretary-General
Events at UN Headquarters to commemorate IDPD
Events around the world to commemorate IDPD2010
Background…
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A/RES/47/196 adopted on 22 December 1992, the General Assembly declared 17 October as the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty and invited all States to devote the Day to presenting and promoting, as appropriate in the national…
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The theme this year is: "Older persons and the achievement of the MDGs".
Report of the Secretary-General A/64/665: Keeping the promise: a forward-looking review to promote an agreed action agenda to achieve the Millennium Development Goals by…
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In an effort to harness the energy, imagination and initiative of the world’s youth in overcoming the challenges facing humankind, from enhancing peace to boosting economic development, the United Nations proclaimed an International Year of Youth…
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International Youth Day, 12 August 2010
"Dialogue and Mutual Understanding"
Message of the Secretary General on IYD2010 English | Français | Español |Русский | عربي | 汉语 |
This year’s International Youth Day is a particularly important…