UNRIC Library Newsletter – February 2005

10-year review of the implementation of the Copenhagen Declaration and Programme of Action and the outcome of the 24th special session of the General Assembly
Commission for Social Development, 43rd Session, 9 to 18 February 2005 - New York
http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/csd/csocd2005.htm

Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions
http://www.un.org/docs/acabq/

Beijing +10 Conference: Forty-Ninth Session of the Commission of the Status of Women
(New York, UN Headquarters 28 February – 11 March 2005)
http://www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/Review/

Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
66th Session (21 February-11 March 2005)
Please note: State reports of France, Ireland and Luxembourg will be considered at this session http://www.ohchr.org/english/bodies/cerd/cerds66.htm

Compact Quarterly
http://www.enewsbuilder.net/globalcompact
>>The Global Compact Office is pleased to announce the launch of the Compact Quarterly. This new electronic publication endeavors to provide Global Compact participants, stakeholders and observers with a range of thought-provoking articles, interviews and updates on topics related to the initiative, as well as to corporate citizenship and CSR generally.<<

Fourth session of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
16 - 27 May 2005, UN Headquarters, New York
English: http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/unpfii/4session/4session.htm
French: http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/unpfii/4session/4sessionfrench.htm
Spanish: http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/unpfii/4session/4sessionspanish.htm

International Year of Microcredit 2005 – Website of the Dag Hammarskjoeld Library
English: http://www.un.org/Depts/dhl/events/microcredit/index.html
French: http://www.un.org/Depts/dhl/dhlf/events/microcredit/index.html
Spanish: http://www.un.org/depts/dhl/spanish/events/microcredit/index.html

International Year of Physics 2005
http://portal.unesco.org/sc_nat/ev.php?URL_ID=4235&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC
&URL_SECTION=201&reload=1108482379

International Year of Sports and Physical Education 2005
English: http://www.un.org/sport2005/
French: http://www.un.org/french/themes/sport/year2005.htm

Kyoto Protocol entered into force 16 February 2005
http://unfccc.int

News Focus: Oil-for-Food Inquiry
English: http://www.un.org/apps/news/infocusRel.asp?
infocusID=97&Body=Oil-for-Food&Body1=inquiry
French: http://www.un.org/apps/newsFr/infocusRelF.asp?infocusID=68&Body=pétrole&Body1=iraq

Report of the International Commission of Inquiry on Darfur to the United Nations Secretary-General, pursuant to Security Council Resolution 1564 of 18 September 2004
http://www.un.org/News/dh/sudan/com_inq_darfur.pdf

Résolutions et déclarations du conseil de sécurité 2004
(Communiqué de presse, CS/8293 - 17  janvier 2005)
http://www.un.org/News/fr-press/docs/2005/CS8293.doc.htm

Security Council 2004 Round-up
Terrorism, Iraq, Middle East, Sudan among critical issues before Security Council in 2004 (Press Release SC/8301, 31/01/2005)
http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2005/sc8301.doc.htm

Synergies and Responses: Strategic Alliances in Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice
The Eleventh United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice
Hosted by the Government of Thailand, Bangkok, 18-25 April 2005
http://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/crime_cicp_congresses.html

UN60 Outreach Calendar
http://www.un.org/Depts/dhl/

United Nations & Civil Society – redesigned website
http://www.un.org/issues/civilsociety/

United Nations Conferences & Observances – Reference Paper No. 44 (February 2005) http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2005/Reference_Paper_No._44.doc.htm

United Nations Peace Operations – Year in Review 2004 http://www.un.org/Depts/dpko/dpko/pub/year_review04/

World Day for Water 2005
English: http://www.unesco.org/water/water_celebrations/index.shtml
French: http://www.unesco.org/water/water_celebrations/index_fr.shtml
Spanish: http://www.unesco.org/water/water_celebrations/index_es.shtml

World Environment Day 2005
The World Environment Day theme selected for 2005 is Green Cities and the slogan is Plan for the Planet!
English: http://www.unep.org/wed/2005/english/About_WED_2005/
French: http://www.unep.org/wed/2005/french/About_WED_2005/index.asp
Spanish: http://www.rolac.unep.mx/dmma2005/acerca.htm