The Spirit of the United Nations:Markings for the Future

On the occasion of the 60th Anniversary of the United Nations

and the 100th Anniversary of the birth of Dag Hammarskjöld,

second Secretary-General of the United Nations

P R O G R A M

Thursday, October 27, 2005

United Nations Headquarters

New York

Airline Ambassadors InternationalAl-Khoei FoundationAlulbayt FoundationArt of LivingAssociation of World CitizensCenter for Psychology and Social ChangeCenter for Women, the Earth, the DivineChildren of the EarthCONGOCongregations of the Sisters of St. Joseph of PeaceCSVGC Subcommittee on A Culture of PeaceCSVGC Subcommittee on Ethics and Global ConcernsCSVGC Subcommittee on Sacred Transcendental ArtsCSVGC Subcommittee Spiritual Dimensions of Science and ConsciousnessCSVGC Working Group on Values and BusinessCSVGC Working Group on the Spiritual History of the UNCSVGC Special Project on Youth and Global ConcernsEarth Values CaucusFellowship of Reconciliation Findhorn FoundationFoundation for GaiaGive them a HandGood News Broadcast CorporationGlobal Ecovillage NetworkGlobal Education AssociatesGlobal Security InstituteIdeal Spring FoundationIHEU-Appignani Center for BioethicsInformation Habitat: Where Information LivesInstitute for International Social DevelopmentInstitute for Planetary SynthesisInternational Association of Educators for World PeaceInternational Association for Human Values

International Association of Schools of Social WorkInternational Caring CommunitiesInternational Federation for Home EconomicsInternational Federation of Settlement & Neighborhood CentersInternational Fellowship of ReconciliationLama Gangchen World Peace FoundationLifebridge FoundationMedical Mission SistersMillennium Development Goals Global WatchNGO Committee on the Family/NY (CONGO)NGO Committee on HIV/AIDS (CONGO)NGO Committee on the UN and Sports (CONGO)Pathways to PeaceRibbons InternationalRiver Tides/ICISSisters of Mercy at the UNSisters of Notre DameSoka Gakkai International UN Liaison OfficeSunray Meditation SocietySyrian Orthodox Church in AmericaTemple of UnderstandingThanks-Giving FoundationUNANIMA InternationalUNICEFUnitarian Universalist AssociationUnited Nations Association - SurinameUS Fellowship of ReconciliationWFUNAWisdom at WorkWittenberg Center for Alternative ResourcesWomen’s League for Conservative JudaismWorld Association of Girl Guides and Girl ScoutsWorld Peace Prayer Society

A Course in MiraclesBalm in Gilead Africa HIV/AIDS Faith InitiativeConnective ProductionsGlobal Family for Love and PeaceGod's LightIndian Young Professional Network & Foundation

Inter-Spiritual DialogueIntuition in ServiceKosmos JournalRhythms of the GlobeTewa Women UnitedWe the World

Supporting Organizations

Congratulations from:

“The more faithfully you listen to the voice within you, the better you hearwhat is sounding outside. Is this the starting point of the road

towards the union of your two dreams – to be allowed in clarity of mindto mirror life, and in purity of heart to mold it?”

Markings by Dag Hammarskjöld

Hula Halau: Ka Leo O Lake I Ka Hikina O Ka LaDirector/Kumu: Kaleo TrinidadDancers: Courtney Ahlo, Jannahlee Chip, Lacey Chong, Keao Crabbe, Aaron Kahaloa, Tauarii Nahale'aMarama, Brandon Nacapoe, Kelena Palencia, Johnny Pestana, Tatiana Tseu

Indigenous ContributionRoberto Mucaro Borrero (Boriken Taino)Chairman, NGO Committee on the UN International Decade of the World's Indigenous Peoples

One Minute of Silence

Welcome and IntroductionCarl Murrell, Co-Chair, Values CaucusDiane Williams, Co-Chair, NGO Committee on Spirituality, Values and Global Concerns (NY),a committee of the Conference of NGOs in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations (CONGO),Co-Chair, CSVGC, Spiritual Council for Global Challenges

Opening Video Montage - The Spirit of the United Nations: The Founding Years

Shashi Tharoor,* Under-Secretary-General for Communications and Public Information, Department ofPublic Information

H. E. Jan Eliasson, President of the Sixtieth Session of the United Nations General Assembly

Ramu Damodaran,* Chief, Civil Society Service, Outreach Division, Department of Public InformationPresident, United Nations Staff Recreation Council

UN Singers“Imagine” Video courtesy of Amnesty InternationalSong of Peace “Findlandia”

Video Montage - The Spirit of the United Nations . . . ReflectionsAnwarul K. Chowdhury, Under-Secretary-General and High Representative for the Least DevelopedCountries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States (UN-OHRLLS)Noeleen Heyzer, Executive Director, UNIFEMFarida Ali, Senior Programme Officer, UNICEFPera Wells, Acting Secretary-General, WFUNAGordon Tapper, Chief, Special Services Section, Office of Central Support Services

Audience Participation in Interactive ReflectionFacilitated by Julia Grindon-Welch, Co-Chair, Values Caucus

Presentation by students of the United Nations International School (UNIS) Middle SchoolNick Apter-Vidler, Max Brown, Rasha El Moutassim, Amanda Eriicson, Khadija Franklin, Wally Janneh,Miranda Lachman, Michael McNulty, Michele Moses, Keanu Phillips, Fin Piper, Antoine Ray, Eli Turner,Shona Yean and Shewit Zerai

Closing Video Montage with Members of the UN Community Offering their Congratulatory Wishes tothe United Nations

Presentation of Birthday SurpriseFacilitated by Audrey Kitagawa, Co-Chair, CSVGC, Spiritual Council for Global Challenges

Words of Thanks and Announcements

Organizers

The Values CaucusNGO Committee on Spirituality, Values and Global Concerns (NY), a committee of theConference of NGOs in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations (CONGO)

and its special project the Spiritual Council for Global Challenges.

Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual UniversityLegion of Goodwill

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

Academy for Future Science, Aquarian Age Community, Atomic Mirror, Centre for the World’s Religions,

Christian Life Communities, Communications Coordination Committee for the UN, Congregations of

St. Joseph, Dhammakaya Foundation, Fraternite Notre Dame, Global Family, 3HO, International Mahavir Jain

Mission, International Relief Friendship Foundation, Interreligious and International Federation for World

Peace, Mayors for Peace, Mercy International Association, National Service Conference of the American Ethical

Union, NGO Committee on the UN International Decade of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, Olof Palmer

Peace Foundation, Operation Peace through Unity, Pax Christi International, Project Harmony, Seven Ray

Institute, Sisters of Mercy at the UN, Spiritual Caucus at the UN, Tribal Link Foundation, UNSRC Feng Shui

Club, UNSRC Friendship Club, UNSRC Society for Enlightenment and Transformation, United Religions

Initiative, World Council of Conservative/Masorti Synagogues, World Council of Peoples of the UN.

Special Thank You to: Light of Awareness International Spiritual Family

With Gratitude to:Church Women United, CostaVideo Productions, Diamond Bakery of Hawaii,

HM Rifken Productions, Henk and Akemi Rogers Foundation,Liquid Planet Studios, Nomura Design

*invited