Version No. 4

 

2002 MAJOR UN SYSTEM ACTIVITIES OF INTEREST TO WORLD MEDIA

Calendar Prepared by Public Affairs Division, DPI

 

As of 7 November 2002

 

The calendar is updated regularly on the basis of information received and reviewed by the Communications Group. Inputs should be e-mailed to <gastaut@un.org> and <minami@un.org>.

 

1993 – 2003   Third Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination

1994 – 2004   International Decade of the World’s Indigenous People

1995 – 2004   United Nations Decade for Human Rights Education

1997 – 2006   United Nations Decade for the Eradication of Poverty

2001 – 2010   International Decade for a Culture of Peace and Non-Violence for the Children of the World
2001 – 2010   Second International Decade for the Eradication of Colonialism

2001 – 2010   Decade to Roll Back Malaria in Developing Countries, Particularly in Africa

 

      

2002   United Nations Year for Cultural Heritage

          International Year of Ecotourism

          International Year of Mountains    

2003 International Year of Freshwater

 

 

     Conferences and meetings

 

     Launches of major reports

 

     Observances

 

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

 

Contributions for this calendar were received from the following UN departments and agencies:

United Nations Secretariat
Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA)
Department of General Assembly Affairs and Conference Services (DGAACS)
Department of Public Information (DPI)
Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)
Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)

Specialized Agencies and Related Organizations
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
International Labour Organization (ILO)
International Maritime Organization (IMO)
United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT)
United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
United Nations University (UNU)
Universal Postal Union (UPU)
World Health Organization (WHO)
World Meteorological Organization (WMO)