Marking Dag Hammarskjold's centennial.The United Nations community gathered at UN Headquarters in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of on 27 October 2005 to celebrate the sixtieth anniversary of the Organization and the 100th birthday of its second Secretary-General, Dag Hammarskjold Noun 1. Dag Hammarskjold - Swedish diplomat who greatly extended the influence of the United Nations in peacekeeping matters (1905-1961) Dag Hjalmar Agne Carl Hammarskjold, Hammarskjold . The commemorative event, titled "The Spirit of the United Nations: Markings for the Future", explored the importance of spirituality in the work of the United Nations system. Several passages were read from Mr. Hammarskjold's journal, "Markings", which he described in a letter to his literary executor as "a sort of white book concerning my negotiations with myself and with God". Jan Eliasson Jan Kenneth Eliasson (born 17 September 1940) is a Swedish diplomat with connections to the Social Democratic party. He is the former President of the United Nations General Assembly and was Swedish Minister of Foreign Affairs since April 24, 2006 until October 6 2006. of Sweden, President of the sixtieth General Assembly, spoke of his admiration for Dag Hammarskjold, with particular reference to the "spiritual legacy" the former Secretary-General left behind at the United Nations. He believed that Hammarskjold was unique, as his nature contained both the spiritual and the practical, with "his eyes both fixed on the ground and looking out on the horizon". UN Under-Secretary-General for Communications and Public Information Shashi Tharoor Shashi Tharoor (Born 9 March 1956 in London) was the official candidate of India for the succession to United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan in 2006, and came second out of seven official candidates in the race. applauded the focus of the celebration, saying that "seldom do [commemorations] reflect on matters of the spirit". The event also featured performances by indigenous dancers from Hawaii and the UN Singers, and a presentation by students of the UN International School (UNIS) Middle School in New York. Audrey Kitagawa, Co-Chair of the Spiritual Council for Global Challenges, presented to the United Nations a three-foot replica of the UN Headquarters building in New York on the occasion of its sixtieth anniversary. The celebration was organized by The Values Caucus, the NGO NGO abbr. nongovernmental organization Noun 1. NGO - an organization that is not part of the local or state or federal government nongovernmental organization Committee on Spirituality, Values and Global Concerns and its special project, the Spiritual Council for Global Challenges, the Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual University Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual University (BKWSU) or Prajapita Brahma Kumaris Ishwariya Vishwa Vidyalaya is a monastic, renunciate[1] Millenarian[2][3] new religious movement (NRM) of Indian origin. , the Legion of Goodwill and the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of the United States, in cooperation with the Department of Public Information and the United Nations Staff Recreation Council. The event was part of a series commemorating the birth of Dag Hammarskjold, which was organized with the support of the Government of Sweden The government of Sweden is a constitutional monarchy based on parliamentary democracy. The affairs of the government of Sweden are directed by a cabinet of ministers, which is led by a Prime Minister. . |
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