The 2016 observance of World Autism Awareness Day (WAAD), 2 April, at the United Nations will look ahead to 2030 and reflect on the new Sustainable Development Goals and their implications for improving the lives of people with autism.
The Department of Public Information will partner with the National Parks Service (NPS) to commemorate the twenty-fifth anniversary of the discovery of the African Burial Ground, where the remains of former slaves were recovered in 1991.
The United Nations observes on 25 March the ninth International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade.
The Permanent Mission of Sierra Leone to the United Nations is organizing an event in connection with the annual observance of the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade.
An opening ceremony for an exhibition titled “UNESCO Green Citizens — Pathfinders for Change” will be held at 6 p.m. on Monday, 22 February 2016, in the Visitors’ Lobby. The exhibit is organized by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), SIPA Press and the Klorane Institute. It is endorsed by UNESCO.
A formal opening ceremony for the exhibition “Africans in India: From Slaves to Generals and Rulers” will be held at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, 17 February, in the Visitors’ Lobby at United Nations Headquarters in New York.
The Department of Public Information will hold a briefing for non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and the public on the future of Holocaust education.
The Holocaust and the United Nations Outreach Programme, in partnership with the World Jewish Congress and the Weinstein Company, will screen the acclaimed film Woman in Gold on Thursday, 28 January, from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m., at United Nations Headquarters in New York.
The exhibition “Life after Survival” will open with a formal ceremony at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, 26 January, in the Visitors’ Lobby (Gallery A) at United Nations Headquarters in New York.
A formal opening ceremony for the exhibition “Holocaust by Bullets” will be held at 6 p.m. on Monday, 25 January, in the Visitors’ Lobby (Gallery A) at United Nations Headquarters in New York.
