2011-2012 Timeline for Unitarian Universalist United Nations Office (UU-UNO) Envoys
| July: International Justice Day | ||
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3-30 | U.S. China International Youth Festival |
| 11 | World Population Day | |
| 17 | International Justice Day, suggested UU-UNO Faith & Ethics Network of the International Criminal Court (FENICC) event | |
| 18 | Nelson Mandela International Day | |
| August: 9th Annual Youth Assembly Wrap-up Session with the UU-UNO | ||
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| 1-3 | 10th Annual Youth Assembly at the United Nations, hosted by the Friendship Ambassador's Foundation | |
| 3 | Wrap-up Session with the UU-UNO | |
| 9 | International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples | |
| 12 | International Youth Day End of the International Year of Youth |
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| 15 | Deadline to apply for Fall Internship | |
| 19 | World Humanitarian Day | |
| September | ||
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| 15 | International Day of Democracy | |
| 16 | International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer | |
| 18 | Opening of the 67th Session of the UN General Assembly | |
| 21 | International Day of Peace | |
| October: UN Sunday | ||
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2 | International Day of Non-Violence |
| 3 | World Habitat Day | |
| 11 | National Coming Out Day (U.S.) | |
| 17 | International Day for the Eradication of Poverty | |
| 24 | United Nations Day | |
| 23 | Suggested date for UN Sunday Service: Women's Empowerment | |
| November | ||
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3 | UU-UNO 50th Anniversary Celebration |
| 6 | International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict | |
| 16 | International Day for Tolerance | |
| 25 | International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women | |
| December: Human Rights Day | ||
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1 | World AIDS Day |
| 2 | International Day for the Abolition of Slavery | |
| 5 | International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development | |
| 10 | Human Rights Day: recommended alternate day for UN Sunday Service | |
| January | ||
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2 | Deadline to apply for Spring Internship |
| 27 | International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust | |
| February: Dana Greeley Sermon Award | ||
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1 | Final submissions for Dana Greeley Sermon Award |
| 20 | World Day of Social Justice | |
| 27 - March 9 | Commission on the Status on Women at the United Nations | |
| March | ||
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8 | International Women's Day |
| 21 | International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination | |
| 22 | World Water Day | |
| 25 | International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade | |
| April: Spring Seminar | ||
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| 4-6 | Spring Seminar | |
| 7 | Day of Remembrance of the Victims of the Rwanda Genocide | |
| 5-7 | Prairie Star Annual District Meeting | |
| 12-14 | Florida District Annual Assembly, Fort Meyers | |
| 22 | International Mother Earth Day | |
| 26-28 | Central Midwest Annual District Meeting | |
| 26-28 | Pacific Central Annual District Meeting | |
| 26-28 | Pacific Northwest Annual District Meeting | |
| 30 | Deadline to apply for Summer Internship | |
| May: CUC Symposium on Spiritual Leadership | ||
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TBA | CUC Annual Conference and Meeting |
| 8-9 | Time of Remembrance and Reconciliation for Those WhoLost Their Lives during the Second World War | |
| 15 | International Day of Families | |
| 18-20 | Pacific Northwest Annual District Meeting | |
| 21 | World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development | |
| 22 | International Day for Biological Diversity | |
| June: General Assembly | ||
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17 | World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought |
| 17 | UN Human Rights Commission passes L.9/Rev.1 resolution on human rights violations based on sexual orientation and gender identity | |
| 19-23 | UUA General Assembly: Envoy reception, Greeley Award is presented, Blue Ribbon Congregations honored | |
| 23 | United Nations Public Service Day | |
| 26 | International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking | |
| 27 | United Nations Association of USA: Symposium on Food and Agriculture, Kansas City | |
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