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On 24th October 2011, The United Nations in Tanzania along with Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Ministry and UNA Tanzania commemorated the UN Day in a colourful flag raising ceremony conducted at Mnazi Mmoja Grounds, Dar es Salaam. The Guest of Honour of the Event was the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Hon. Bernard Membe. Also the event was attended by Tanzania UN Resident Coordinator, Alberic Kacou, Heads of UN Agencies, Dean of Diplomatic Corps, Ambassador Juma A. Mpango, Ambassadors and High Commissioners, Heads of International Development Corporations, Religious Leaders, Civil Society Organization Repetitive, UNA Tanzania Secretary General,…

United Nations Association of Tanzania collaboration with the South Africa High Commission will commemorate the 2011 International Day of Nelson Mandela on Sunday, 17th July at the Pediatric Oncology Ward at Muhimbili National Hospital.   The commemoration will include spending time with the Children living with cancer admitted at the ward and give them hope. The activities for the day includes cleaning around the ward and thereafter there will be some games with the 35 children living with cancer and have a fun moment with them to cheer them up. The event will start at 1500hours.   In 2009, the…

On Wednesday the 8th of June, 2011 United Nation Association participated in a march to support and launch the UN Plus anti stigma campaign under the theme “STIGMA FUELS Speaking at the launching ceremony held at the UN Dar as Salaam Apeadu Hall. The UN Cares Regional Coordinator Mr. Dan Mania said, “Family friends colleagues, managers, political leaders, everyone of us dies today not because HIV is so deadly but we die today because stigma is so frightening and it is that stigma that is keeping us away from discussing freely, that stigma keeps us away from accessing services that…

June 2011, the discussion attracted 50 participants from different parts of East Africa countries gathered for one day conference at the UN compound located at Gigiri in Nairobi –Kenya. The participant had a very meaningful discussion and debate.   Responsibility to protect is a norm or set of principles based on the idea that sovereignty is not a privilege, but a responsibility. It focuses on preventing and halting four crimes: genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity, and ethnic cleansing, which it places under the generic umbrella term of, "Mass Atrocity Crimes" The responsibility to protect can be thought of as having…

“The production and trade with arms are threats towards peace in Tanzania, Africa and the whole world. Disarmament is needed now, not only when it comes to nuclear weapons but small arms as well.” This was one out of many statements raised from the participants when youths and children from different networks met at a symposium on Saturday 12 September. The Peace Symposium, organized by UNIC, UNA, Roots and Shoots, GNRC, Right to Play, EMIMA, WCRP and TEYODEN served as a forum for the preparations of the International Day of Peace, which this year will be celebrated under the theme “We Must Disarm” . Ban Ki-Moon,…