Events and Activities

2007

People are constantly struggling with different issues around the world. . Every single person should be entitled to a solid and stable roof above his/her head, the right to live in a safe and secure environment and the right to acceptance of one's religion, ethnicity, race, gender and other human distinctions.

By filming your issue you can create awareness. Take out your camera and film those issues that you find important, so that we together can create awareness and promote the general knowledge on pressing global issues.

This year, the Outreach Division of the UN Department of Public Information (DPI) partnered with FYI and offered three UN issues to focus on.
peace, tolerance and international migration.
In order to highlight the issues.There is a UN webpage for Film Your Issue to be found on the UN chronicle website --
http://www.un.org/Pubs/chronicle/index.html -- and a linked page -- http://www.un.org/Pubs/chronicle/fyi/fyi.htm which explain the UN issues and feature films related to them.

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2006

United Nations Day
- 'The UNIC organised/participated in 3 days of activites leading up to UN Day (17 to 19 October) at the National Library(NALIS), Port of Spain. The activities included (1) a mini film festival at which a number of UN produced videos were screened, (2) An exhibit of DPI and locally replicated information materials and (3) Navigating visitors through UN web sites.
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International Day of Peace
- 'The UN System in T&T and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs commemorated IDP with a joint evening activity at the Auditorium of the Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago. After the welcome and opening remarks by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs instead of the Minister, the SG's Message was read by the Resident Co-ordinator which was followed by a minute of silence. Guests were treated to a musical interlude by a local group - the Love Movement and viewed the film - "Armed to the Teeth". The Director, Strategic Services of the Ministry of National Security gave the keynote address.The evening ended with the distribution of Peace Day posters and post cards while staff and guests interacted over light refreshments.
  more informaton >> International Day of Peace
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UN Charter Day 2006
- The UNIC observed UN Charter Day with a morning ceremony at the office's Conference Room . Guestswere welcomed by the UNIC Director, then viewed a Power Point slide presentation (created by UNIC Staff) ) titled 'This is Your UN' that gave a short pictoral history of the birth of the United Nations and its development at selected milestones through the years until present.. The Feature Speaker - Dr. Thorpe, a former T&T Ambassador to the United Nations gave a breif on her experience at the United Nations. The Charter of the United Nations, the Preaamble to the UN Charter poster, '60 Ways the UN is Making a Difference' and 'This is the UN' booklets were distributed along with other information materials.
  For more informaton on the Charter of the UN click here

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2005

World Book and Copyright Day
- National Library & Information System Authority
  
  23 April 2005
  
  This year, the United Nations Information Centre for the Caribbean Area, the National Commission for UNESCO and NALIS are hosting a collaborative display in the National Library to observe World Book and Copyright Day, 23 April 2005. Also on display are resources from the Copyright Association of Trinidad and Tobago and the Intellectual Property Office. The information display is on at the Adult Library on the Second floor of the National Library Building.