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Armenia
- UNCG meeting with representatives from the European Union, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe and the Council of Europe (Yerevan, 4 February).
- Lecture for students of journalism at Yerevan State University (Yerevan, 15 February).
- Contact UNIC Yerevan
Austria
- UNIS Vienna, together with the Museum of Military History, to commemorate "Red Hand Day" to raise awareness about child soldiers and children in armed conflict with a series of events, including a press breakfast, presentations, a photo exhibition and workshops for students (Vienna, 12 February).
- Contact UNIS Vienna
Azerbaijan
- Participation of Azerbaijani Women's NGOs in the on-line discussion "Women and the media", facilitated by UNO Baku (Baku, 1-7 February).
- Series of speaking events and roundtables for Azerbaijani youth organizations, organized by UNO Baku in close partnership with UNCT and the government of Azerbaijan (Baku, 2-5 February).
- "Year in Review 2009" documentary screening, adapted to the local language, at local universities (Baku, 9-12 February).
- Presentations at several secondary schools to promote broader understanding of the UN and its activities (Baku, 15-25 February).
- Contact UNO Baku
Bahrain
- Press conference to launch partnership with "Rotaract" to promote volunteering among youth (UNIC Library, Manama, 2 February).
- Press conference to announce the joint UNCT/Bahrain Red Crescent's initiative to mobilize donors to contribute to the relief and reconstruction efforts in Haiti (Muharraq, 3 February).
- Series of lectures with former UN staff and a visiting professor from the Gulf University on UN development concepts and schemes (Manama, 10 February).
- Contact UNIC Manama
Belgium
- UNRIC to provide support to the conferences on "Children and Armed Conflict: International Concerns and Interventions" and on "Child Soldiers: Understanding Root Causes and Fighting Impunity", both convened by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, Radhika Coomaraswamy, and sponsored by several partners (Brussels, 1 February).
- UNRIC Brussels Director to participate in the on-line debate entitled "Security Jam" to analyze and clarify the changing threats to international peace, involving representatives and experts from around the world (on-line, 4-9 February).
- Contact UNRIC Brussels
Cameroon
- Series of events on youth and climate change to mark National Youth Day at local high schools and universities in the South-West Region, organized by UNIC Yaounde (Ekondo-Titi and Buea, 8-10 February).
- Press briefing to highlight UN priorities for 2010 (Buea, 10 February).
- Contact UNIC Yaounde
Czech Republic
- Presentation and screening of "Year in Review 2009" for senior citizens, organized by UNIC and a local NGO (UNIC Library, 5 February).
- Contact UNIC Prague
Colombia
- Two-day seminar for communication officers from UN agencies in Colombia, Ecuador and Venezuela to redesign the communications strategy in the region, taking into account UN priorities for 2010 (Bogota, 4-5 February).
- Contact UNIC Bogota
Egypt
- Press briefing to launch the International Year of Biodiversity and the Africa-wide UNiTE to End Violence against Women campaign (Cairo, 3 February).
- Contact UNIC Cairo
France
- Lecture on the "State of Urgency for Biodiversity", co-organized by several partners with the support of UNRIC Brussels (Paris, 2 February).
- Paris Model UN on biodiversity in business and government policies, organized by the Institut des Relations Internationales with the support of UNRIC Brussels (UNESCO, Paris, 4-5 February).
- Contact UNRIC Brussels
Germany
- UNRIC Brussels information stand at a job fair for young professionals (Bonn, 2 February).
- Two briefings on the UN and peacekeeping for German Army officers (Bonn, 9-10 February).
- Contact UNRIC Brussels
India
- Model UN session on climate change, co-organized by UNIC New Delhi and the Birla Institute of Technology, during its annual student festival, which also includes film screenings on disability issues (Goa, 4-6 February).
- Contact UNIC New Delhi
Kazakhstan
- Model UN conference on nuclear proliferation and disarmament, organized by UNO Almaty in cooperation with universities in Karaganda (Karaganda, 8 February).
- Roundtable on the 2010 International Year of Biodiversity, co-organized by UNO Almaty and several local universities (Almaty, 11 February).
- Contact UNO Almaty
Mexico
- UNIC Mexico City to provide media support to the visit of the Executive Secretary of the UNFCCC, Yvo de Boer, in preparation for COP 16 (Mexico City, 8-12 February).
- Contact UNIC Mexico City
Russian Federation
- UNIC Moscow Director to speak at a session of the Moscow City Government dedicated to the outcome of the "Year of Equal Possibilities", declared by the City authorities in 2009 to better integrate persons with disabilities (Moscow, 2 February).
- UNIC Moscow Director to speak on information and communications technologies at a conference of the Peoples' Friendship University of Russia (Moscow, 3 February).
- Contact UNIC Moscow
Sri Lanka
- Lectures on the UN at the Bandaranaike Centre for International Studies (Colombo, 2 and 9 February).
- Contact UNIC Colombo
Switzerland
- Media coverage of the Conference on Disarmament 2010 Session (Geneva, 18 January - 26 March).
- The 45th Session of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (Geneva, 18 January – 5 February).
- The 76th Session of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (Geneva, 15 February - 12 March).
- Contact UNIS Geneva
United Arab Emirates
- Broadcast arranged by UNIC Manama on CNBC TV (Arabic Service) of the station's weekly programme "Focus on Bahrain" devoted to the international project "Smart Building", which was jointly launched by several UN system and other partners (Dubai, 5 February).
- Contact UNIC Manama
United States
- Talks and briefings by UNIC Washington D.C. Director, including a series of briefings for interns of UN agencies in Washington (Washington, D.C., 2 February).
- For students from the National Union of Kuwaiti Students about the work of the UN (Washington, D.C., 5 February).
- As part of a panel discussion on UN peacekeeping radio projects (National Endowment for Democracy, Washington, D.C., 9 February).
- For students from Webster University (Washington, D.C., 9 February).
- As part of the Women’s Foreign Policy Group Career Mentoring Seminar at George Washington University (Washington, D.C., 10 February).
- Keynote address at the graduation ceremonies of the US Defense Information School (Fort Meade, MD, 10 February).
- UNIC Information Assistant to participate in career fair for returned Peace Corps Volunteers (Washington, DC, 11 February).
- Contact UNIC Washington D.C.
Vanuatu
- UNIS Bangkok to provide media support to the ESCAP Executive Secretary's participation in the conference on "The Human Face of the Global Economic Crisis" (Port Vila, Vanuatu, 10-12 February).
- Contact UNIC Canberra
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