Note to Correspondents

MEMORIAL SERVICE TO HONOUR FALLEN STAFF TO BE HELD

AT UN HEADQUARTERS ON STAFF DAY, 11 JUNE

On Friday, 11 June, the United Nations will observe Staff Day, an official function sponsored jointly by the United Nations Secretary-General and the Staff Union.  Every year, Staff Day opens with a brief flag-raising ceremony to remember all personnel fallen in the service of the United Nations.

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UNU Seminar on Natural Resources in Africa to take place on 10 June

UN INTERNATIONALSCHOOL TO HOLD GRADUATION CEREMONY

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY HALL, 4 JUNE

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Year-Long International Film Festival for New York City

High School Students Concludes on 2 June

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ART EXHIBIT ‘IN CELEBRATION OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES’

TO OPEN AT UN HEADQUARTERS, 11 MAY

The exhibit “In Celebration of Indigenous Peoples”, featuring indigenous art from around the world, will open on Tuesday, 11 May at 6:30 p.m. in the Visitors’ Lobby of the United Nations Headquarters.

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un to spotlight 10 stories world ‘should know more about’

at headquarters press conference 30 april

To spotlight some of the important international issues and developments that often do not get sufficient media attention, the United Nations Department of Public Information (DPI) is today launching a new initiative, presenting a list of “Ten Stories the World Should Know More About”.

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FAO REGIONAL CONFERENCE FOR EUROPE Set for 5 - 7 MAY 2004 at MONTPELLIER, france

(Reissued as received.)

ROME/MONTPELLIER, 20 April (FAO) -- The twenty-fourth Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Regional Conference for Europe will be held at the Ecole Nationale Supérieure agronomique de Montpellier (ENSAM) in France between 5 and 7 May 2004.

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PREPARATORY MEETING, 14-16 APRIL, TO ADDRESSSMALLISLANDS’ KEY CHALLENGES

IN PREPARATION FOR MAURITIUS CONFERENCE

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GENERAL ASSEMBLY, STAKEHOLDER FORUM TO ADDRESS CHALLENGE

OF ROAD TRAFFIC INJURIES, 14 - 15 APRIL