Events for 2008 International Day of Peace - "White Ribbon Campaign" |
| The UNIC in Port of Spain culminated its two month long campaign to engage civil society in participating in a global call for ceasefire in regions of hostility, with the distribution of two thousand white ribbons from 17 to 22 September.
| | UNIC hosts launch of UN AIDS Global Report |
| The UNIC hosted the launch of the 2008 Global Aids Epidemic report in Port of Spain. The event included a presentations by Michel De Groulard, Caribbean Regional Support Team (CAR RST)and UNAIDS Country Officer Trinidad and Tobago Izola Garcia, an intervention by Lorna Henry, AIDS Activist and testimonials by individuals living with the virus. | | International Day of UN Peacekeepers |
| 2008 marked the 60th anniversary of peacekeeping for the United Natyions. The UNIC commemorated the invaluable work of the UN peacekeeping missions, past and present and those who made the ultimate sacrifice, with a short ceremony that included the screening of the film "In the Cause of Peace".
| | "Freedom of Expression, Access and Empowerment" |
| The NIO attended a media workshop in Guyana. The theme was “Freedom of Expression, Access and Empowerment”. She presented in the plenary session that addressed “Empowering Citizen Participation in Society through Media and Communication”. Her paper reviewed the UN Human Rights Framework as a means of identifying those international instruments and regional and national mechanisms that the media can use to support citizen empowerment. The main example used of such national mechanisms was freedom of information (FOI) legislation (which has been enacted in five Caribbean territories in the UNIC AOR). She was also a resource person for the subsequent workshop session that discussed strategies for using FOI and similar laws to support greater freedom of expression, particular through news reporting and as a means of citizen empowerment. | | | 4 files found for this year | |
Events for 2007 International Day of Peace |
| This year the UNIC launched a campaign asking individuals to wear a white ribbon in support of the UN's call for cessation of hostilities in regions of conflict.
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Events for 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 | | United Nations Charter Day |
| 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.
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Events for 2005 World Book and Copyright Day |
| 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.
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