Note to Correspondents

A new exhibition, A Legacy of Black Achievement, will go on display in the Visitors’ Lobby of United Nations Headquarters in New York from 8 to 29 March, in celebration of Black achievers past and present.

The closing ceremony for the exhibition Rape in Conflict will be held at 6 p.m. on Monday, 6 March, in the Visitors’ Lobby at United Nations Headquarters in New York.  It is organized by the Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict.

The United Nations will mark the International Day of Commemoration in memory of the victims of the Holocaust with a memorial ceremony on Friday, 27 January, in the General Assembly Hall at United Nations Headquarters in New York.

The Department of Public Information will officially open a provocative exhibition from the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum on the important role of propaganda in bringing the Nazi Party to power, and in preparing the way for the Final Solution that resulted in the murder of 6 million Jewish people during the Holocaust.

UNITED NATIONS, New York, 16 January — The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the United Nations TOGETHER initiative launched a photo exhibition at Headquarters today with the aim of drawing attention to the plight of migrants in vulnerable situations around the world.

An opening ceremony for an exhibition titled “Millennium Villages Project: A Photographic Essay on Sustainable Development” will be held at 6 p.m. on Thursday, 15 December, in the Visitors’ Lobby.  The exhibition is organized by the Earth Institute at Columbia University, Blue Chip Foundation and VII Association.

To mark the seventy-fifth anniversary of Babi Yar Ravine, the United Nations Department of Public Information, in partnership with the Permanent Missions of Ukraine and Israel to the United Nations, will host a round-table discussion from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday, 2 November, in Conference Room 1 at United Nations Headquarters in New York. 

The world-renowned New York Philharmonic, conducted by Music Director Alan Gilbert, will pay special tribute to United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki‑moon as he prepares to conclude his 10-year term at the helm of the world body at the end of December.

An opening ceremony for an exhibition entitled “70 Years in the Service of Peace and Justice” will be held at 6 p.m. on Monday, 24 October, in the Visitors’ Lobby.

The United Nations will celebrate the International Day of Peace on 16 September 2016.  The theme of this year’s observance is “The Sustainable Development Goals:  Building Blocks for Peace”.  In a video message released ahead of the Day, the Secretary-General said, “Peace is not just about putting weapons aside.  It is about building societies where people share the benefits of prosperity on a healthy planet.” Stressing that sustainable development was essential for lasting peace, he urged people everywhere to champion the Goals.