United Nations MDG Summit, 20 - 22 September 210 - New York

"The MDGs AT10 AND CIVIL SOCIETY"

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Translation, Transition, Transformation

Brlin, 10 - 13 October 2010

Charité Berlin - Berlin, Germany

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Copenhagen, 7 - 18 December 2009

The Convention and the Protocol
Over a decade ago, most countries joined an international treaty - the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) - to begin to consider what can be done to reduce global warming and to cope with whatever temperature increases are inevitable. More recently, a number of nations approved an addition to the treaty: the Kyoto Protocol, which has more powerful (and legally binding) measures. The UNFCCC secretariat supports all institutions involved in the climate change process, particularly the COP, the subsidiary bodies and their Bureau.

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Rome, 16 - 18 November 2009

Why a World Food Summit in 2009?

The global food insecurity situation has worsened and continues to represent a serious threat for humanity. With food prices remaining stubbornly high in developing countries, the number of people suffering from hunger has been growing relentlessly in recent years.

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UNITAR ( United Nations Institute for Training and Research)

E-Learning and Networking of a Global Audience and Finance-Sector & Trade Officials

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Power Green Growth, Protect the Planet

22^nd September 2009

United Nations Headquarter - New York, USA

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The Millenium Project and its State of the Future report represent best practice on how collective intelligence across borders and sectors can be focused on critical global challenges and opportunities. The enhanced participation of developing nations (especially in Africa) in such futures outlook is essential to our shared future.
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Galaxy - E-Staffing System

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United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:

"The Challenge Now is to Substain Ledership"

Message on the Occassion of World AIDS Day, 1 December 2008

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More Than 116 Million People - Nearly 2 Per Cent of the World's Population - Stand Up against Poverty
World Record for Mass Mobilization Shattered
Citizens Demand that World Leaders Keep Promises to Achieve the Millennium Development Goals and End Inequality

Vienna,  23  October (UN Information Service) - Anti-poverty campaigners today announced that more than 116 million people - nearly two percent of the world  population - mobilized at events in 131 countries on 17-19 October as part of "Stand Up and Take Action." The mobilization, which was ratified  by Guinness as  breaking  the world record for the biggest mass mobilization on a single issue, sends a clear message to world leaders that citizens will  not  stay seated  while promises  to end poverty remain unfulfilled.  At  least  5  million additional people - many in Africa and Latin  America  - Stood  Up  at  events not submitted before the Guinness deadline.
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Unite for the 1 billion Children who are without access to sanitation

On October 15^th, 2008 the first ever Global Handwashing Day (GHD) will be celebrated around the world. This is an initiative of the Global Public Private Partnership on Handwashing (PPPHW) as a contribution to the International Year of Sanitation. However it is intended to go beyond 2008 and will be celebrated in coming years also.
UNICEF is a member of the PPPHW along with many other Public (WSP, WSSCC, WHO, USAID, CARE, etc), Private (P&G, UNILEVER, etc) and Academic (LSHTM, JHU, AED, CDC, etc) partners who's main aim is to increase HandWashing With Soap (HWWS) worldwide, building on the knowledge and experiences of all partners.
The main focus of this years event are school children and we hope to see - how many children we can get to wash their hands on October 15th. Knowing that the lead up time to this in 2008 is very short we hope that you can organise some type of event even if its just at one school to contribute to the day (and hopefully the establishment of a record) and lay the foundations for events in the years to come.
Various members of the PPPHW have offered to play a role in certain countries in taking the lead for convening the initial planning meeting for GHD, and may be in contact with you. We would like to encourage you all to get involved in Global Handwashing Day and work with these partners to make the day a success. We have stressed at Global level that the partners should not try to duplicate work and/or partnerships which are already in existence at country level but should build on their work and strengthen Handwashing initiatives already on-going. We are not limiting events to the 20 identified countries but encourage everyone to get involved to the extent possible.

Submitted by:
Therese Dooley
Senior Advisor - Hygiene & Sanitation
WES Section
Programme Division
UNICEF,
3, UN Plaza,
New York, NY 10017
Phone: 212 326 7401
Cell:      646 651 8038
e-mail: tdooley@unicef.org

Stresses Need to focus on Family Planning as a Critical Element in Improving Maternal Health (SG/SM/11683-OBV/710-POP/967)

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UN Regional Information Centre for Western Europe

Information on the Global Food Crisis

regarding UN Entities, UN Conferences & Events, Selected Statements and Speeches of UN Officals etc.

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Message of the Secretary-General on World Health Day - 7 April 2008

Climate change is sometimes debated as if it affected only the planet, and not the people living on it. This year´s World Health Day is an opportunity to broaden tajor health threat we face as a result of global warming.

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Message of the Secretary-General on the 14^th Anniversary of the Genocide in Rwanda - 7 April 2008

On this 14^th anniversary of the genocide, my thoughts again go out the victims - more than 800,000 innocent people who lost their lives. May they rest in peace.

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SG/SM/11294

Secretary-General says access to Sanitation - one of the most overlooked human needs - is core issue of human dignity, human rights, on launch of Internatioal Year 2008

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Themes for the year 2008:

2008 is the International Year of the Potato, the International Year of Planet Earth, and the International Year of Sanitation.

The lead agency for the International Year of Planet Earth, the GA has designated the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is the lead agency for the International Year of the Potato and the Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) is the focal point for the International Year of Sanitation.

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Fighting climate change: Human solidarity in a divided world

Climate change is the greatest challenge facing humanity at the start of the 21^st Century. Failure to meet that challenge raises the spectre of unprecedented reversals in human development. The world´s poorest countries and poorest people will bear the brunt.

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What are the Millennium Development Goals?

The eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) – which range from halving extreme poverty to halting the spread of HIV/AIDS and providing universal primary education, all by the target date of 2015 – form a blueprint agreed to by all the world’s countries and all the world’s leading development institutions. They have galvanized unprecedented efforts to meet the needs of the world’s poorest.

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