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Note No. 6291

Exhibitions on the Holocaust to Open at United Nations Headquarters, 25 January

Two exhibitions on the Holocaust will open to the public in the Main Gallery of the Visitors Lobby on Tuesday, 25 January, as part of a week-long series of Holocaust remembrance activities at the United Nations. The International Day of Commemoration in memory of the victims of the Holocaust is 27 January and the theme of this year's observance is “Women and the Holocaust: Courage and Compassion”.
ENV/DEV/1178

United Nations Forest Forum to Consider Ways to Improve Livelihoods, Reduce Poverty in Forest Areas, 24 January-4 February

Strategies that can help the world’s forests to promote social development, livelihoods and poverty eradication will be the focus of the United Nations Forum on Forests, which will meet from 24 January to 4 February. The Forum, which consists of all 192 Members of the United Nations, aims to emphasize the role and needs of people who depend on forests at a time when unsustainable practices and economic crises continue to threaten healthy forests.
UNITAR/714

Malaysia’s Support for Main United Nations Training Vehicle Ensures Access of Diplomats from Least Developed Countries to UN Courses

The Government of Malaysia is the first to contribute to the newly established Fellowship Fund created by the United Nations main training vehicle, the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR). A symbolic and timely gesture, in support of South-South cooperation, this contribution will ensure access of diplomats from least developed and developing countries to core diplomatic training courses.
Note No. 6290

United Nations Task Force Meeting in Riyadh to Look at Countering Appeal of Terrorism on the Internet

Hosted by the Naif Arab University for Security Studies, the conference is the third in a series of workshops undertaken by the United Nations Counter-Terrorism Implementation Task Force (CTITF) through its Working Group on Countering the Use of the Internet for Terrorist Purposes. Previous meetings were held last year in Berlin, Germany, and in Seattle, United States, and explored the legal and the technical aspects of the issue.