Calendar 2003
SPECIAL EVENTS AND EXHIBITS

January :: February :: March :: April :: May :: June :: July :: August
September :: October :: November :: December

January 
 
Date Event / observance Activity / Location Sponsor
13 Jan. - 25 Feb. Exhibit - "Keepers of the Wisdom: Local Cultures, Global Perspectives" Exhibit showcasing collection of photographs by world-renowned photographers [NE Public Lobby] DPI/Canon
28 Jan. The New York Festivals 1999 TV Advertising Awards show Special presentation of the UNDPI awards [New York Marriott Marquis] DPI/The New York Festivals


February
 
Date Event / observance Activity / Location Sponsor
7-18 February  Exhibit Designs by interior design and architectural students during the Commission on Human Settlements [First Basement Neck Area] - Official exhibit opening scheduled for 10 February at 12:30 p.m. UNCHS (Habitat)
7 February  Town Hall meeting on HIV/AIDS in Africa Follow-up to Security Council meeting on Africa [Conference Room 1] UNDP/UNFPA/UNICEF/African Amicale
8 February  Forum on Population Ageing - Critical Issues and Policy Responses Meetings and side events [Conference Room 6] DESA
10 February  "Imagining the Possible, Towards a Community for All" Conference on Caring Communities for the 21st Century [Conference Room 4] UNCHS (Habitat)/International Council for Caring Communities )ICCC)
25 Feb.-17 Mar. Exhibit - "Women Watch" [First Basement Neck Area] DESA (DAW)/UNIFEM

March 

Date Event / Observance Activity / Location Sponsor
1-28 March Exhibit WIPO 50th Anniversary [SE Public Lobby] WIPO
1-31 March Exhibit - "Orbit" Photographic views of the earth from outer space [Center Public Lobby] DPI/National Geographic
2-3 March UNIS/UN Student Conference - "A Changing World: Examining Global Interdependence and Inequalities" Annual conference [GA Hall] UNIS
8 March International Women's Day Speakers and a town hall meeting [Exact location to be determined - possibly Conference Room 4] Inter-agency
21 March International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Possibility of a concert [Details to follow and location to be determined] DPI/OHCHR
21 March World Forest Day
Millennium Dreamers project launch		 Ceremony in Visitors' Lobby DPI/The Walt Disney Company/McDonald's Corporation
22 March World Water Day

National High School Model UN

 [GA Hall from 4:00 to 8:30 p.m.] DPI
23 March  WORLD METEOROLOGICAL DAY    
       
24 March  World TB Day No observance planned at HQ WHO
25 March [Saturday] National High School Model UN [GA Hall from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.] DPI
29 March DPI/NGO Quarterly Communications Workshop - "Internet Essentials for NGOs" [Conference Room 8] DPI


April
 
Date Event / Observance Activity / Location Sponsor
1-28 April Exhibit World Clay Assemblage [SE Public Lobby] - Official exhibit opening on 10 April DESA/Common Ground World Project
2-28 April Exhibit - "Visas for Life: The Righteous Diplomats" [NE Public Lobby] - Official exhibit opening scheduled for 3 April UNHCHR/Visas for Life Project
3 April "Visas for Life: The Righteous Diplomats" Convocation [GA Hall - 7:00 to 8:00 p.m.] UNHCHR/Visas for Life Project /DPI
3-25 April Exhibit - "One Heart, One World" 100 paintings inspired by poems written by the physically challenged [Center Public Lobby] UNESCO/NHK/Japan Broadcasting Corporation/DPI
7 April World Health Day - "Blood Safety" [Activity and location to be determined] WHO
22 April [Saturday] National Model UN [GA Hall from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.] DPI
22 April [Saturday] Earth Day observance Launch of the World Environment Day Project with Mrs. Nane Annan welcoming young celebrities, all of whom will participate in a group planting exercise.
Other activities include performances by various artists and interactive workshops and exhibits [Public Plaza]		 DPI/UNEP/UNDP/UNICEF/Children Uniting Nations/Kafus Industries Ltd.
24-30 April Exhibit - Day of Indigenous People [First Basement Neck Area] DESA in conjunction with the meetings of CSD
27 April Take Our Daughters to Work Day - Theme: "Free to be you and me" Programme for 9 to 15-year-old girls with workshops and group discussions [Trusteeship Council Chamber] UN System

May 

Date Event / Observance Activity / Location Sponsor
1-5 May Exhibit Exhibit in conjunction with the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Review Conference [First Basement Neck Area] IAEA
1-31 May Exhibit (Millennium event) Winners of an international cartoon competition on the environment [Center Public Lobby] - Official exhibit opening scheduled for 3 May UNEP/Kyoto International Cartoon Congress
1-2 May Annual Orientation Programme for new NGOs [Exact location to be confirmed - possibly Conference Room 9] DPI
3 May World Press Freedom Day - "Reporting the news in a dangerous world: the role of media in conflict settlement, reconciliation and peace-building" 10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. - Panel discussion as part of the opening of the Committee on Information [Conference Room 2] DPI
3-31 May Exhibit Photo exhibit of 50 years of providing social services to Palestine Refugees in the Near East [NE Public Lobby] UNRWA
15 May International Day of Families Panel discussion with details to follow [Conference Room 4] DESA/(DSPD)/New York NGO Committee on the Family
20 May UNA/USA Citywide Model UN 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. [Conference Rooms 4, 6 and 7] DPI
22 May International Day for Biological Diversity DPI/NGO Briefing in observance of the annual day on the theme "Biodiversity and Climate Change" [DHL Auditorium] DPI [NGO Section at 3-8070]
22-26 May NGO Millennium Forum [Conference Room to be determined] Office for Millennium Assembly
26 May NGO Millennium Forum Closing meeting [GA Hall in the p.m. only] Office for Millennium Assembly
31 May World No Tobacco Day [Activity and location to be determined] WHO


June 
 
Date Event / observance Activity / Location Sponsor
5 June World Environment Day

World Environment Day 2001

 International Tree of Life Celebration, a global effort where children will be planting Kenaf trees in over 60 countries DPI/Children Uniting Nations/UNEP
5-9 June Exhibit Exhibits relating to Beijing+5 Special Session of the General Assembly [First Basement Neck Area] Various UN Specialized Agencies
8-29 June Exhibit Art and photo exhibit on Beijing+5 Special Session of the General Assembly [Center Public Lobby] UNIFEM
26 June International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking [Activity and location to be determined] UNDCP/Various UN Specialized Agencies/UNDCP Special Messengers for Sports against Drugs

 
July 
 
Date Event / Observance Activity / Location Sponsor
5-8 July Exhibit - "Development and International Cooperation in the 21st Century: The role of information technology in the context of a knowledge-based global economy [Center Public Lobby] DPI/ECOSOC/DESA
11 July World Population Day    
12 July - 28 Aug. Exhibit - "Our World in the Year 2000" United Nations Millennium Exhibition in aid of UNICEF [Center/NE Public Lobby] UNICEF/DPI/Winsor & Newton under the patronage of the Secretary-General


August
 
Date Event / Observance Activity / Location Sponsor
9 August International Day of the World's Indigenous People Cultural event in the morning followed by a dialogue on the event's theme [Location to be determined] OHCHR/NGO Committee for the Decade for the World's Indigenous People/UNICEF/UNDP/Office of the Special Representative of the SG for Children and Armed Conflict/DPI
11 August International Model UN Conference [GA Hall from 12:30 to 2:00 p.m. and from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m.] DPI
12 August International Model UN Conference [GA Hall from 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and from 2:00 to 5:30 p.m.] DPI
12 August International Youth Day First observance [Activity and location to be determined] DESA/DPI
13 August [Sunday] International Model UN Conference [GA Hall from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and from 1:30 to 3:00 p.m.] DPI
24 August Concert of Chinese folk music [GA Hall] Permanent Mission of People's Republic of China to the UN
28-30 August 53rd Annual DPI/NGO Conference - "Global Solidarity: The Way to Peace and International Cooperation" Opening session on 28 August from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. in the GA Hall and remainder of the conference to take place in Conference Room 4 DPI
28 August Millennium World Peace Summit of Religious and Spiritual Leaders Statements by participants - 5:00 to 7:30 p.m.[GA Hall] World Peace Summit and others
29 August Millennium World Peace Summit of Religious and Spiritual Leaders Statements by participants - 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. [GA Hall] World Peace Summit and others
30 Aug.-1 Sept. Inter-Parliamentary Union - Conference of Presiding Officers of National Parliaments [GA Hall] EOSG

September 
 
Date Event / Observance Activity / Location Sponsor
September [Exact date to be confirmed] Launch of annual World Investment Report 2000 [Activity and location to be determined] UNCTAD
8 September International Literacy Day [Activity and location to be determined] UNESCO
16 September The Preservation of the Ozone Layer    
mid-September [Exact date to be determined] Exhibit Award winners of the UNEP International Photographic Competition [Location to be determined] UNEP
27 Sept. - 20 Oct. Exhibit - "Migrations" Photographs by Sebastiao Salgado [Center Public Lobby] DPI/Aperture
28 Sept. - 20 Oct. Exhibit Commemoration of 50th Anniversary of WMO [NE Public Lobby] WMO

October 
 
Date Event / Observance Activity / Location Sponsor
1 October International Day of Older Persons [Activity and location to be determined] DESA/DPI
2 October World Habitat Day [Activity and location to be determined] UNCHS (Habitat)
2-31 October Exhibit An exhibit to mark the release by the International Fund for Agricultural Development of their Rural Development Report IFAD
4 October Launch of World Space Week (4-10 October) [Activity and location to be determined] Office for Outer Space Affairs/Spaceweek International Association
9 October Conference on Rebuilding after Natural Disasters [Location to be determined] UNCHS (Habitat)
9-20 October Exhibit Exhibit in conjunction with the Conference on Rebuilding after Natural Disasters [First Basement Neck] UNCHS (Habitat)
10 October World Mental Health Day [Activity and location to be determined] WHO/DPI
11 October International Natural Disaster Reduction Day [Activity and location to be determined] UNISDR
16 October World Food Day   FAO
17 October International Day for the Eradication of Poverty Outdoor event with musical numbers, children's presentations and testimonials [Visitors' Plaza] DESA/ATD Fourth World Movement
       
24 October United Nations Day Sponsored by the government of Austria with performance by the Vienna Symphonic Orchestra under the direction of Vladimir Fedoseyev [GA Hall] DPI
25 October Universal children's Day   UNICEF
24-27 October United Nations Information Fair [Center Public Lobby] Joint UN system
30 October-3rd week in November UNEP International Photographic Competition Award ceremony and exhibit [Location to be determined] UNEP

November
 
Date Event/Sponsor Activity/Location Sponsor
1-22 November Exhibit - "La Grande Horloge des Ville du Monde" [Location to be determined] UNESCO/DPI/Association Culturelle Francophone
1-25 November Exhibit - "Focus on Your World" [Location to be determined] Canon
1 Nov.-31 Jan. 2001 Exhibit Commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of the United Nations Volunteers UNV
3rd week of Nov.
(Exact date to be confirmed)		 2000 UNEP Sasakawa Environment Prize Award presentation [Location to be determined] UNEP
16 November International Day for Tolerance [Activity and location to be determined] UNESCO
20 & 21 November World TV Forum [Activity and location to be determined] DPI
21 November World Television Day [Activity and location to be determined] DPI
25 November International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women First observance [Activity and location to be determined] DESA (DAW)/DPI
27 Nov. -10 Dec. Exhibit Annual exhibit to commemorate the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People - Official observance on 29 November [Center Public Lobby] DPA (Division for Palestinian Rights)


December
 
Date Event / observance Activity / Location Sponsor
1 December World AIDS Day [Activity and location to be determined] DPI/ UNAIDS
7 Dec.-31 Jan. 2000 Exhibit - "Stories of Survival and Heroism" Art, photo and video exhibit commemorating 50th anniversary of UNHCR - A global view of refugees [NE Public Lobby] UNHCR
10 December Human Rights Day [Activity and location to be determined] DPI/OHCHR
15 Dec.- 31 Jan. 2001 Exhibit Posters designed for and by the United Nations from 1945-2000 [Center/SE Public Lobby] DPI/Various UN Specialized Agencies
14 December 50th Anniversary of UNHCR [Activity and location to be determined] UNHCR

 
Prepared by the Special Programmes Section, Public Liaison Service, PAD/DPI
Source: http://www.un.org/events/calendar/
 

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