WHO/IOM Round Table on HIV/TB control among labor migrants from Tajikistan

Comments by the UNIC Director on “ICT and improvement of quality and accessibility of education” at the Socio-Economic Forum “Information Society in Russia”

Peace and Tolerance camp for children from all republics of the North Caucasus with participation of high level authorities, UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador and other celebrities

UNIC Moscow, jointly with the UN Human Rights Adviser in Russia, will hold a briefing for human rights NGOs to update them on the HR Council’s Universal Periodic Review, Special Rapporteur reports and Durban-2 Review Conference’s recommendations

Conference on corporate social responsibility for governmental agencies, business circles and the media: public comments to be made by the UNIC Director

UNDP and Global Environment Facility monitoring mission for ‘Biodiversity conservation in Altay-Sayan mountainous ecoregion’ project

On 9 June, the first Regional Human Development Report for the Republic of Baskortostan of the Russian Federation was launched in the capital city of Ufa. UNDP sponsored the production of the Report the same as the preparation, with the support of the Russian Government, of 12 National Human Development Reports since 1995. Experts from Moscow State University, involved in the production of national reports, provided consultations to authors of the Regional Report.

On June 20 the 1st Charity tennis tournament of Kremlin Cup and the Foundation of the First President of Russia Boris Yeltsin “Win Together” was held.

The tournament was played among men doubles.

Maevsky Gennady and Dayludenko Oleg have become the winners of the tournament.

2nd place – Egorov Sergey and Kushkov Nalbiy

3rd place – Kozlov Dmitry and Novokshyonov Dmitry

Shomby Sharp and Karl Kulessa were awarded with the consolation prizes as the winners of the additional tournament.

New York, 5 June 2009 - The economic and financial turmoil sweeping the globe is a true wake-up call, sounding an alarm about the need to improve upon old patterns of growth and make a transition to a new era of greener, cleaner development. The theme of this year’s World Environment Day – “Your planet needs you” – is meant to inspire all of us to do our part.

GENEVA (ILO News), 28 May 2009 –The International Labour Office (ILO) today issued new labour market projections for 2009, showing a further increase in unemployment, working poor and those in vulnerable employment.

In presenting the new data, ILO Director-General Juan Somavia, said the ILO’s annual International Labour Conference, to be held in Geneva on 3-19 June, was to consider an emergency “global jobs pact” designed to promote a coordinated policy response to the global jobs crisis.