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Secretary-General joins the UNRIC team to celebrate 10 Years of Creativity As fate would have it, the celebration of UNRIC’s 10th anniversary coincided with the visit of Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to Brussels last week. It was no easy feat finding a slot for the visit to UNRIC, given the SG’s very busy agenda with such important events as the EU-Africa summit, the Genocide Prevention Conference organized by Belgium, the Climate Action award Ceremony and scores of bilateral meetings with EU officials and Heads of States.
I NT E R NA T I O NA L D A Y S 22/04
Mother Earth Day
25/04
World Malaria Day LOOKING AHEAD
03/05
World Press Freedom Day
Millennium Film Festival
29/05
Day of UN Peacekeepers
During his visit to Brussels General-Secretary Ban Ki-Moon expressed his support to the festival whose program is dedicated to the Millennium Development Goals.
05/06
World Environment Day
08/06
World Oceans Day
20/06
World Refugee Day
The Millennium Festival honored Mr. Ban Ki-Moon with the “Objectif D’or” award. The award is a symbolic gesture in name of all artists who contributed with their creations to highlight the 8 MGD’s and deliver with strength and conviction the message . Link: http://www.festivalmillenium.org/en/acceuil
City of Brussels Water Exhibition
W H O WE A R E 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.
During the last week of March, the City of Brussels held a water exhibition using the posters from UNRIC’s European Ad competition on Water “Drop by Drop”. UNRIC organises regular creative campaigns on public information around various UN international Day’s.
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.
Cine-ONU Next screenings: 06th May — BOZAR - McCullin. A film by David Morris and Jacqui Morris. Link: http://www.unric.org/en/next-screening 22th May — The Goethe Institute - The Agreement. A film by Karen Stokkendal-Poulsen. Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/CineONU
Migrants Contribute The International Organization for Migrants (IOM) is launching a world-wide campaign on the positive contribution of migrants to the society. On that occasion, the IOM Country Office for Belgium and Luxembourg has invited the UN Staff in Brussels to team-up and join the 20 km of Brussels.
https://www.unric.org/en/7-billion-others
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