UNRIC MAGAZINE July Edition 2009

Issue No. 32, July 2009
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EU and BENELUX

1 July, Brussels: Swedish presidency of the EU begins.


FRANCE

5-8 July, Paris: 2009 World Conference on Higher Education.

France

GERMANY

6 July, Bonn: Briefing on EU-UN cooperation for postgraduate students from the University of Hamburg.

7 July, Bonn: UNRIC information stand at job fair of the University of Bonn, informing about career opportunities with the UN.

24 July, Bad Honnef: UN Security Council Simulation on Women in Conflict at the Summer Academy of the German National Academic Foundation, organized by UNRIC.

26 August, Bonn: Briefing on UN Peacekeeping at the Summer Academy of the Friedrich-Ebert-Foundation.

30 August, Bonn: UNRIC information stand at the Open House Day of the UN family in Bonn.

 

UK

21 June, Birmingham: The United Nations Secretary-General addressed Rotary International and received an award for his contribution to the eradication of polio.


 

Quote of the month

" Better, But Not Good Enough"

Olivier de Schutter, UN's Special Rapporteur on right to food on the G8 decision to increase agricultural aid

F.U.N.

F.U.N.F.U.N was born when a friend asked how he can help the United Nations? "What does the UN need most" he asked? Friends are what the UN needs most, was our answer, and it just happens to spell F.U.N.
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3 Questions to...

Press Conference with Olivier de Schutter, Brussels, 11 June 2009...

 

In Focus

UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues

 

Cartooning for Peace

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Back in Time

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