UNRIC Library Newsletter – February 2006

UN in General

Charte des Nations Unies (Nouvelle version du site) http://www.un.org/french/aboutun/charte/index.html

Version à imprimer de la Charte des Nations Unies http://www.un.org/french/aboutun/charte/txt.html

Fact Sheet and Chart on Follow-up Mechanisms to UN Summits and Conference
http://www.un.org/esa/desa/ousg/statements/2005/
Fact_sheet_Follow-up_Mechanisms_to_UN_Summits_and_Conference.pdf

New High-Level Panel on UN System-Wide Coherence in Areas of Development, Humanitarian Assistance, Environment
English: http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2006/sgsm10349.doc.htm
French: http://www.un.org/News/fr-press/docs/2006/SGSM10349.doc.htm

UN in Brief (updated version)
English: http://www.un.org/Docs/uninbrief/index.html
French: http://www.un.org/french/aboutun/uninbrief/
Spanish: http://www.un.org/spanish/aboutun/uninbrief/

Peace & Security

Gender and UN Peacekeeping
http://www.un.org/Depts/dpko/gender/index.htm

Peacekeeping Best Practices – redesigned website http://unhq-appspub-01.un.org/lib/dhlrefweblog.nsf

United Nations Political and Peace-Building Missions (Background Note: 31 January 2006)
English: http://www.un.org/peace/ppbm.pdf
French: http://www.un.org/french/peace/reports/peace_operations/docs/ppbmf.pdf

United Nations Peacekeeping Operations (Background Note: 31 January 2006)
English: http://www.un.org/Depts/dpko/dpko/bnote.htm
French: http://www.un.org/french/peace/peace/bnote.htm

Economic & Social Development

GEO Year Book 2006
http://www.unep.org/geo/yearbook/yb2006/
The GEO Year Book 2006 is the third annual survey of the changing global environment produced by the United Nations Environment Programme, in collaboration with many world experts in environmental research and action.

ILO annual Global Employment Trends
http://www.ilo.org/public/english/employment/strat/download/getb06en.pdf

International Women's Day [observed on 8 March]
English: Women in Decision-Making: Meeting Challenges, Creating Change -
http://www.un.org/events/women/iwd/2006/
Spanish: La mujer en la adopción de decisiones: enfrentando los desafíos, generando el cambio - http://www.un.org/spanish/events/women/iwd/2006/

World Environment Day 2006 [observed 5 June 2006]
English: Deserts and Desertification: Don't Desert Drylands! - http://www.unep.org/wed/2006/english/
French: Journée mondiale de l'environnement - Déserts et Désertification: Ne désertez pas les terres arides! http://www.unep.org/wed/2006/french/

World Health Day 2006 [observed 7 April 2006]
English: Working together for health - http://www.who.int/world-health-day/2006/en/index.html
French: Journée mondiale de la Santé 2006 : Travaillons ensemble pour la santé http://www.who.int/world-health-day/2006/fr/index.html
Spanish: Día Mundial de la Salud 2006: Colaboremos por la salud - http://www.who.int/world-health-day/2006/es/index.html

Human Rights

Human Rights Experts issue Joint Report on Situation of Detainees in Guantanamo Bay
Press Release: http://www.unhchr.ch/huricane/huricane.nsf/view01/
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Full Report (E/CN.4/2006/120) : http://www.ohchr.org/english/bodies/chr/docs/62chr/E.CN.4.2006.120_.pdf

Humanitarian Affairs

United Nations Manual on Humanitarian Negotiations with Armed Groups
http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/lib.nsf/db900SID/
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