Diary Dates, UN observances -- updated regularly

Accessible Events a Guide for Organisers, developed by Meeting Events Australia (MEA) and the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission, helps organisers to make their events more accessible to the millions of Australians with a disability. Accessible Events a Guide for Organisers is available through the MEA website at www.meetingsevents.com.au and www.humanrights.gov.au/disability_rights/index.html

HREOC events calendar

The Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (HREOC) has a calendar of upcoming human rights related events and occasions. This is a brief and easy to use guide of what's happening in the world of human rights, gender equality, racial or disability discrimination, equal opportunities in the workplace, racism in sport, age discrimination, human rights education, anti-discrimination laws, etc. It will be kept as up-to-date and accurate as possible. Check out the calendar at http://www.humanrights.gov.au/events/

Earlier editions of UNity 2004-05, 2006 and 2007 are on the UNAA website: www.unaa.org.au or email the editor. As a regular reader of UNity, please make sure you notify us if you change your email address by sending your new email address to unity.unaa@gmail.com

NEW EDITORIAL CONTRIBUTIONS to: lucinda.millsom@gmail.com

Daily press briefing by the office of the spokesperson for the UN Secretary General: (http://www.un.org/News/briefings/docs/2008/db080527.doc.htm
UN Daily News (Link only)
http://www.un.org/news/dh/pdf/english/2008/27052008.pdf

Nautilus Institute Australia puts out a free email edition of Austral Peace and Security Network (APSNet) Bulletin, together with policy forum essays and briefing notes.  APSNet Bulletin covers national and regional security issues in Australia and the surrounding region. The twice-weekly bulletin includes news and analysis of military affairs, defence, foreign policy and other aspects of hard security; also on climate change, infectious diseases and human security.
DETAILS:  Nautilus Institute Australia, hosted at RMIT: http://www.globalcollab.org/

Forthcoming dates: Please send details to: lucinda.millsom@gmail.com