Meet the Press with Ambassador Susan Rice (10/4/2009)

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Face the Nation with Gov. Haley Barbour and U.N. Ambassador Dr. Susan Rice (6/28/2009)

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World Water Day, March 22nd

World Water Day is an international observance that grew out of the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environtment and Development (UNCED) in Rio de Janeiro. This year's theme is tranboundary waters: sharing water, sharing opportunities. The lead UN agencies this year are UNECE and UNESCO.

Check out the UM Booklet Water for Life Decade.


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Violence Against Women Database

The UN Secretary-General's database on violence against women was launched on March 5, 2009. Check out General Assembly Resolution 61/143, the resolution that called for the Secretary-General to establish this database.

(Kudos to Law Librarian Blog for the links.)


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