Showing posts with label UN General Assembly for the full UN system. Show all posts
Showing posts with label UN General Assembly for the full UN system. Show all posts

Friday, 30 December 2011

Día de las Naciones Unidas (24 de octubre)

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Día de las Naciones Unidas (24 de octubre) 

Desde 1948, se celebra el aniversario de la entrada en vigor de la Carta de las Naciones Unidas, el 24 de octubre de 1945, como Día de las Naciones Unidas. Tradicionalmente, las celebraciones en todo el mundo incluyen reuniones, deliberaciones y exposiciones sobre los objetivos y los logros de la Organización. En 1971, la Asamblea General recomendó que todos los Estados Miembros celebrasen ese Día como feriado oficial (resolución 2782 (XXVI)).

Las Naciones Unidas es una organización internacional fundada en 1945 tras la Segunda Guerra Mundial por 51 países que se comprometieron a mantener la paz y la seguridad internacionales, desarrollar relaciones amistosas entre las naciones y promover el progreso social, mejorar la calidad de vida y los derechos humanos. Debido a su singular carácter internacional, y las competencias de su Carta fundacional, la Organización puede adoptar una decisión sobre una amplia gama de cuestiones, y proporcionar un foro a sus 192 Estados Miembros para expresar sus opiniones, a través de la Asamblea General, el Consejo de Seguridad , el Consejo Económico y Social y otros órganos y comisiones. La labor de las Naciones Unidas llega a todos los rincones del mundo. Aunque más conocida por el mantenimiento de la paz, la Consolidación de la Paz, la prevención de conflictos y la asistencia humanitaria, hay muchas otras maneras de las Naciones Unidas y su sistema (organismos especializados, fondos y programas), que afectan a nuestras vidas y hacer del mundo un lugar mejor. La Organización trabaja en una amplia gama de cuestiones fundamentales, desde el desarrollo sostenible, medio ambiente y la protección de los refugiados, socorro en casos de desastre, la lucha contra el terrorismo, el desarme y la no proliferación, a la promoción de la democracia, los derechos humanos, la igualdad entre los géneros y el adelanto de la mujer, la gobernanza, el desarrollo económico y social y la salud internacional, la limpieza las minas terrestres, la expansión de la producción de alimentos, y más, con el fin de alcanzar sus objetivos y coordinar los esfuerzos para un mundo más seguro para esta y futuras generaciones.

Wednesday, 28 December 2011

UN Days, Weeks and Years > International Decades


As well as the annual celebration of certain UN-designated days and weeks, we find ourselves in the midst of celebrating several on-going internationally-declared decades (proclaimed by the UN General Assembly). Often, an international decade is launched by either an international year or on an international day.

1993-2002 Second Industrial Development Decade for Africa
1993-2002 Asian and Pacific Decade of Disabled Persons
1993-2003 Third International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination
1994-2003 International Decade for the World's Indigenous People
(following 1993 International Year for World's Indigenous People)
1995-2004 United Nations Decade for Human Rights Education
1997-2006 United Nations Decade for the Eradication of Poverty
(following 1996 International Year for the Eradication of Poverty)
2001-2010 International Decade for a Culture of Peace and Non-violence for the Children of the World
(following 2000 International Year for the Culture of Peace)
2001-2010 Second International Decade for the Eradication of Colonialism
2001-2010 Decade to Roll Back Malaria in Developing Countries, Particularly in Africa
2003-2012 United Nations Literacy Decade: Literacy for All
(from 8 September 2003 - International Literacy Day)
2005-2014 Second International Decade of the World’s Indigenous People
2005-2014 United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development
2005-2015 International Decade for Action, “Water for Life”
(from 22 March 2005 - World Water Day)
2006-2015 Decade of Recovery and Sustainable Development of the Affected Regions (relating to the Chernobyl disaster)
2008-2017 Second United Nations Decade for the Eradication of Poverty
2010-2019 United Nations Decade for Deserts and the Fight against Desertification
2011-2020 United Nations Decade of Action for Road Safety



For further information, we suggest you visit the UN's Conferences and Events site. Specifically you should check out "Conferences and Observances" in the "Background Information" section. (As the UN changes the URL of this page at least once a year we choose not to give you a direct link that may soon become dated.)

Tuesday, 27 December 2011

UN Days, Weeks and Years > International Days and Weeks



 
Since the early days of the United Nations system, the UN has established a set of Days and Weeks (as listed below), Years and Decades to help focus the world on the issues in which the UN has an interest and commitment. The UN calls on Member States and other organizations to mark these days in ways which reflect their priorities. 

Sometimes the promotion of a specific day is led by a specific UN agency or programme, for example the World Health Organization (WHO) leads World Health Day and World No-Tobacco Day, UN Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) leads World Water Day and International Literacy Day, UN Environment Programme (UNEP) leads World Environment Day etc.
Some UN agencies also have their own international days (e.g. WHO's World TB Day and UNESCO's World Philosophy Day), established and promoted by the agency but not designated by the UN General Assembly for the full UN system. While equivalent in purpose, the following list does not include agency-specified days.
January
27 International Day of Commemoration in memory of the victims of the Holocaust
February
20 World Day of Social Justice (as of 2009)
21 International Mother Language Day
March
8 International Women's Day and
United Nations Day for Women's Rights and International Peace
21 International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
21-28 Week of Solidarity with the Peoples Struggling against Racism and Racial Discrimination
22 World Water Day
23 World Meteorological Day
April
4 International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action
7 World Health Day
23 World Book and Copyright Day
May
3 World Press Freedom Day
15 International Day of Families
17 World Information Society Day (formerly World Telecommunication Day)
21 World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development
22 International Day for Biological Diversity (formerly December 29, changed in 2001)
25-June 1 Week of Solidarity with the Peoples of Non-Self-Governing Territories
29 International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers
31 World No-Tobacco Day
June
4 International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression
5 World Environment Day
17 World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought
20 World Refugee Day
23 United Nations Public Service Day
26 International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking and
International Day in Support of Victims of Torture
July
First Saturday International Day of Cooperatives
11 World Population Day
August
9 International Day of the World's Indigenous People
12 International Youth Day
23 International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition
September
8 International Literacy Day
15 International Day of Democracy
16 International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer
21 International Day of Peace (formerly the opening day of the UN General Assembly, changed to a set date as of 2002)
During last Week World Maritime Day
October
1 International Day for Older Persons
4 - 10 World Space Week
5 World Teacher's Day
First Monday World Habitat Day
Second Wednesday International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction
9 World Post Day
10 World Mental Health Day
16 World Food Day
17 International Day for the Eradication of Proverty
24 United Nations Day and
World Development Information Day
24-30
Disarmament Week
November
6 International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict
14 World Diabetes Day
16 International Day of Tolerance
Third Sunday World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims
20 Universal Children's Day, and
Africa Industrialization Day
21 World Television Day
25 International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
29 International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People
December
1 World AIDS Day
2 International Day for the Abolition of Slavery
3 International Day of Disabled Persons
5 International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development
7 International Civil Aviation Day
9 International Anti-Corruption Day
10 Human Rights Day
11 International Mountain Day
18 International Migrants Day
19 United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation
20 International Human Solidarity Day