Inception workshop in the framework of the UNDP/Global Environmental Facility (GEF) project ‘Strengthening the marine and coastal protected areas of Russia’.

Media-workshop ‘Climate Change Challenge for Sustainable Development of Northern Regions’ for regional Russian journalists from North-West Federal Okrug.

The Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms of indigenous people will carry out country visit to Russia according to Special procedures' mandates

Launch of prognostic books: UNIC Moscow, jointly with the International Pitirim Sorokin Institute and the Embassy of Kazakhstan, will organize the presentation of two publications: “Global Prospects of Partnership for Civilizations till 2050,” and “Strategy of Renewal for Global Community” by Nursultan Nazarbayev, President of the Republic of Kazakhstan

Human Development Report - 2009: the UNIC will assist UNDP-Russia in presenting to the public the new survey

Meetings of Ms. Kori Udovichki, Director of UNDP Regional Bureau for Eastern Europe and CIS, with MFA and Rossotrudnitchestvo senior officials in the framework of her visit to Russia on 5-7 October.

Presentation of the UNDP Global Human Development Report 2009 Overcoming Barriers: Human Mobility and Development jointly with the Economics Department of Moscow State University.

UN Day Celebration (reception).

Contribution to the UN Country Team's joint effort: a special event dedicated to the UN Day – inauguration of the new UN House in Moscow

UNIC Director will participate in the UN Day event to be organized by the Diplomatic Academy under the Russian Foreign Ministry. He will focus on issues that top the agenda of the current GA session - climate change, disarmament, regional hot spots, etc.