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International News diary
Council on Foreign Relations World Event Calendar
Reuters AlertNet Humanitarian Heads Up - Weekly tips for journalists, delivered by email
Reuters Global Environment Diary
UN Conferences, Meetings and Events
allAfrica.com Calendar of Events
The World Next Week
Economist Daily news analysis: The Week Ahead - see also The Week Ahead (podcast)
Council on Foreign Relations The World Next Week (podcast)
Irish development/media-related events
Dóchas Wednesday News
Irish Film and Television Network diary
United Nations and other International Days and Years
There are several calendars on the web of United Nations/International Days. However, they often fail to link to current celebrations of individual dates; worldandmedia.com aims to provide the most up-to-date and relevant such links and information here.
United Nations Observances
See also: UNIS calendar of International days and years for more details of the originating UN resolutions.International events calendar (WomenWatch)
Anniversaries
BBC On This Day
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