“By resolution 57/129 of 11 December 2002, the General Assembly designated 29 May as the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers, to pay tribute to all the men and women who have served and continue to serve in United Nations peacekeeping operations for their high level of professionalism, dedication and courage, and to honour the memory of those who have lost their lives in the cause of peace.”
Events
To mark the 20th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre, Rights & Democracy will host a roundtable featuring Rowena Xiaoqing He, researcher at Harvard University’s Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies, Charles Burton, political scientist from Brock University, and writer Cai Chonggu, who recently published J'étais à Tian An'men (L'Esprit du Temps, Paris, 2009).
“World Environment Day (WED) is one of the principal vehicles through which the United Nations stimulates worldwide awareness of the environment and enhances political attention and action.”
http://www.un.org/depts/dhl/environment/index.html
June 14 to July 3, 2009
Equitas: 30th International Human Rights Training Program
Montreal, Quebec
http://www.equitas.org/english/programs/IHRTP.php
June 14 to July 3, 2009
Equitas: 30th International Human Rights Training Program
Montreal, Quebec
http://www.equitas.org/english/programs/IHRTP.php
June 14 to July 3, 2009
Equitas: 30th International Human Rights Training Program
Montreal, Quebec
http://www.equitas.org/english/programs/IHRTP.php
June 14 to July 3, 2009
Equitas: 30th International Human Rights Training Program
Montreal, Quebec
http://www.equitas.org/english/programs/IHRTP.php
“In 1994, the United Nations General Assembly declared June 17 the "World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought". Ever since, country Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), non-governmental organizations and other interested stakeholders celebrate this particular day with a series of outreach activities, worldwide.”
June 14 to July 3, 2009
Equitas: 30th International Human Rights Training Program
Montreal, Quebec
http://www.equitas.org/english/programs/IHRTP.php
June 14 to July 3, 2009
Equitas: 30th International Human Rights Training Program
Montreal, Quebec
http://www.equitas.org/english/programs/IHRTP.php
June 14 to July 3, 2009
Equitas: 30th International Human Rights Training Program
Montreal, Quebec
http://www.equitas.org/english/programs/IHRTP.php
“As an expression of solidarity with Africa, which hosts the most refugees, and which traditionally has shown them great generosity, the UN General Assembly adopted Resolution 55/76 on 4 December 2000.
June 14 to July 3, 2009
Equitas: 30th International Human Rights Training Program
Montreal, Quebec
http://www.equitas.org/english/programs/IHRTP.php
June 14 to July 3, 2009
Equitas: 30th International Human Rights Training Program
Montreal, Quebec
http://www.equitas.org/english/programs/IHRTP.php
June 14 to July 3, 2009
Equitas: 30th International Human Rights Training Program
Montreal, Quebec
http://www.equitas.org/english/programs/IHRTP.php
June 14 to July 3, 2009
Equitas: 30th International Human Rights Training Program
Montreal, Quebec
http://www.equitas.org/english/programs/IHRTP.php

