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2005 Program Highlights


Some of our Event Highlights from 2005. . .

  • March 8, 2005 - International Women's Day
    We mark the five years since the UN's conference on women in Beijing with a breakfast discussion, Never Turning Back, and with an afternoon of films about women at the UNIFEM Film Festival at the MFA
  • March 10, 2005 - International Networking Evening
  • March 2005 - Berklee International Folk Music Festival
    Talented Berklee students from around the world perform. Lots of energy on stage, and fun to watch.
  • March 31, 2005 - US Perspectives on UN Reform
    A luncheon discussion with diplomat Hugh T. Dugan about the High-Level Panel on Threats, Challenges and Change.
  • April 15, 2005 - Consuls Ball
    A festive and fun international evening with dancing and entertainment to benefit our Global Classrooms programs in local schools.
  • May 17, 2005 - Kimball Lecture
    Professor Jeffrey D. Sachs delivered a breakfast talk on "UN Millennium Goals for Global Poverty Reduction: What Can Be Realistically Achieved?"
  • May 23, 2005 - Microfinance in Support of the Millennium Development Goals
    Half-day conference at the Kennedy School of Government.
  • October 21, 2005 - United Nations Day Luncheon
    Sir Emyr Jones Parry, the British Permanent Representative to the United Nations will be the keynote speaker at the annual UN Day luncheon.
  • October 24, 2005 - Massachusetts UN Day Ceremony at the State House
  • November 3, 2005 - Night of a Thousand Dinners to benefit Adopt-A-Minefield
    Put an end to landmines one meal at a time! Thousands of dinners are hosted to benefit Adopt-a-Minefield. People all over the world come together to help solve the global landmine crisis. Join a dinner, or host one!

For a list of past events see program highlights for 2004 and 2003.

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