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Watching the evening news and reading the newspapers can be overwhelming these days. Human dignity is the cornerstone of Catholic social teaching. Human dignity is also the foundation of our human rights system and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
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UN Observances

We have collected a list of annual days of UN Observances.
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DPI/NGO Conference addressing MDG's

From September 8-10, 2004, over 2,500 NGO representatives from 90 countries and many world leaders will gather at UN Headquarters in New York for the annual DPI/NGO Conference. The theme of this year's conference is "The Millennium Development Goals: Civil Society Takes Action." The Conference Chair is Joan Kirby, RSCJ.