Announcements

May 21 – The World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development | May 3, 2012

The General Assembly proclaimed May 21 as the World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development by the Resolution 57/249 dated December 20, 2002

The Annual International Inter-confessional Forum | March 27, 2012

The Annual International Inter-confessional Forum “Towards the changes – The role of religion in modern world. Faith under the conditions of democracy and high society” will take place on April 25-26 on initiative of IHRPEX and the Ukrainian Jewish Committee.

March 21 – the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination | March 12, 2012

That day in 1960 the police shot down 69 persons during the peaceful demonstration, which took place in Sharpeville, South Africa, against the Apartheid regime.

March 8 is the UN Day for Women’s Rights and International Peace | February 20, 2012

In 1975, the UN, in connection with the International Women’s Year, declared March 8 as the International Day for Women’s Rights and International Peace.

February 20 is the World Day of Social Justice | February 2, 2012

The celebration of this day must favour the coordination of efforts of the international community in the area of liquidation of poverty, ensuring of full employment, decent working conditions, equal rights for men and women, social welfare and social justice for everyone.

January 27 is the International Holocaust Remembrance Day | December 19, 2011

This notable day was established by the UN General Assembly on November 1, 2005 to mark the occasion of release by the Soviet forces of the prisoners of concentration camp Oświęcim (Auschwitz) in Poland.

December 18 – the International Migrants Day | December 12, 2011

The UN member states, intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations wereoffered to celebrate this day by arrangement of informational and educational events, devoted to the human rights and fundamental freedoms of migrants, activity in the area of exchange of experience and development of measures of protection of rights and freedoms of migrants.

All-Ukrainian week of law | December 5, 2011

Within the network of the events, timed to the All-Ukrainian week of law, from December 8 to December 10, the exhibition and forum “Layers to society”, during which it will be possible to obtain free legal assistance, will take place.

Press conference “Results of all-Ukrainian public campaign “Police under control” | November 23, 2011

The press conference “Results of all-Ukrainian public campaign “Police under control” will take place in the conference hall of the UNIAN on 25.11.2011.

December 10 – The International Human Rights Day | November 23, 2011

In 1950, the UN General Assembly offered all states and interested organizations to celebrate the December 10 as the Human Rights Day. This day signifies the anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights by the Assembly in 1948.