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The e-survey will be accessible online commencing Monday, 23 May 2011 until Monday, 13 June 2011. [1]
The Millennium Project was commissioned by the United Nations Secretary-General in 2002 to develop a concrete action plan for the world to achieve the Millennium Development Goals and to reverse the grinding poverty, hunger and disease affecting billions of people. [2]
The conference will focus on new approaches to teaching about the slave trade. [3]
The Economic and Social Council will hold the next meeting of its 2011 resumed organizational session, 26 May 2011, at 10 a.m. [1]
The United Nations (UN) is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace. [4]
In 2005, the independent advisory body headed by Professor Jeffrey Sachs, presented its final recommendations to the Secretary-General in a synthesis volume Investing in Development: A Practical Plan to Achieve the Millennium Development Goals. [2]
Informal consultations on an outcome document of the high-level meeting on HIV/AIDS, 26 and Friday, 27 May 2011, at 10 a.m. [1]
After the presentation of the Millennium Project’s final reports, the secretariat team worked in an advisory capacity through to the end of 2006 to support the implementation of the Project’s recommendations, with special focus on supporting developing countries’ preparation of national development strategies aligned with achieving the Millennium Development Goals. [2]
Friday, 27 May 2011 The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities is the first international human rights treaty of the twenty-first century. [5]
This map does not represent the view of its members or the UN concerning the legal status of any country, nor does it accurately reflect which areas’ governments have UN representation. [4]
Daily Live and on-demand webcast of UN meetings, conferences and events. [3]
The Millennium Villages are based on a single powerful idea: impoverished villages can transform themselves and meet the Millennium Development Goals if they are empowered with proven, powerful, practical technologies. [2]
Watch the live webcast (Channel 4) of a global videoconference for educators to mark the UN observance of the International Day of Remembrance for the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade. [3]
Monday, 16 May 2011 The UN Youth Champion and American Actress of the movie, High School Musical, Monique Coleman was recently in Nairobi to engage with young people in the country and promote the International Year of Youth (IYY). [5]
Learn about the Millennium Development Goals and what you can do to help eliminate poverty around the world. [3]
Sources:
[1] Member States Portal - Home
[2] UN Millennium Project | Welcome to Our Historic Site
[3] United Nations Cyberschoolbus
[4] United Nations - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
[5] Department of Economic and Social Affairs - Social Policy and …