J A N UA R Y 2014, N o . 01
WHAT’S NEW
7 billion Others On selected International Days, UNRIC, in partnership with the GoodPlanet Foundation, will post video clips from the 7 billion Others project to communicate the fears, dreams, ordeals and hopes of citizens from all over world. UNRIC teams up with photographer and activist Yann Arthus-Bertrand.
I NT E R NA T I O NA L D A Y S
27 Jan ©The GoodPlanet Foundation
International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust LOOKING AHEAD
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CINE - ONU
6 Feb
International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation (WHO)
Organized on a monthly basis, United Nations film screenings and conversations on world issues.
20 Feb
World Day of Social Justice
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2014
International Year of Small Island Developing States
There is no entrance fee, but as places are limited, it is important to register through our registration system: http://registration.cineonu.org
2014
International Year of Family Farming
United Nations Decade of Sustainable 2014 W H O WE A R E 2024 Energy for all
EU - UN Partnerships For A Better World We are Europe. Every Day Do you feel European? How has Europe changed Your life? How do you imagine the evolution of Europe?
Organized into nine geographical and thematic desks, UNRIC works with all stakeholders in Europe - the European Union Institutions, governments, civil society and of course the media. UNRIC informs and engages Europeans on global issues. Leading the UN Communication Group for 26 UN Agencies based in Brussels.
Tell us by joining the European Commission’s video competition launched in partnership with the United Nations. Be part of shaping the Europe of the future. Send us YOUR VIDEO and YOUR VOICE will be heard! www.europeinaday.eu
TV - ONU Europe A new Facebook app created by TV5Monde for UNRIC to showcase UN vídeos in French from the UN magazine 21st Century.
An Info Point & Library, open to the public, maintains a collection of UN documents and publications. Original products include a monthly library newsletter and backgrounders on special topics and on emerging crises.
UNRIC AT 10
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Ten years of creativity
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