organized by the UN Office in the Russian Federation, Administration of the Novgorod Oblast and the Russian Guild of Film Makers.

Every year, UN agencies working in the Russian Federation conduct a series of events to raise awareness in the area of human rights.

Moscow, 27 June 2007 - On the occasion of the launch of UNFPA’s State of World Population Report 2007, entitled "Unleashing the Potential of Urban Growth", a press conference was held on 27 June 2007 at the RIA-Novosti news agency in Moscow. It was attended by journalists from 20 news outlets, along with interested experts and representatives from the European Commission and UN agencies.

Progress Towards Development Targets Is Mixed, UN Finds Secretary-General Says Political Leaders Must Honour Commitments

UNITED NATIONS, GENEVA, 2 July - Halfway to a 2015 deadline, there has been clear progress towards implementing the Millennium Development Goals, a set of global commitments to lift millions of people out of extreme poverty. But their overall success is still far from assured, a progress report by the United Nations has found.

Roundtable on “The Solovetskiye Islands -  tradition and culture against the historical background” – an event in the context of the ”Alliance of Civilizations”

Camp programme for disabled children

Conference on “UN: Leadership, reform and peace-keeping,” organized by the Moscow Branch of the Carnegie Endowment

International Summer school "Migration and Discrimination: Protection of Migrants Human Rights and Promotion of Tolerance"

Consultation meeting on implementation of peer education approach into work with most at risk young people

Consultation meeting on national adaptation of standards in peer education

Meeting of the Coordination Committee of the Eastern European and Central Asian AIDS Conference - 2008