A/HRC/4/106 page 11 45. During the reporting period, the UN Chronicle magazine and its online edition published a number of articles devoted to human rights, including a special report, “General Assembly Creates New Human Rights Council, The Human Rights Council at a Glance”. Other topics included: human trafficking and the spread of HIV/AIDS; linkages between trade agreements and human rights failures; human rights concerns of the Roma and Sinti communities of Europe; the rights of migrant and refugee populations; the rights of indigenous communities; HIV/AIDS and humans rights in the Russian Federation; the work of the Third Committee of the General Assembly; urban slums; and promoting democracy, equal rights for women and the end of slavery in the twenty-first century. These articles were also disseminated through the UN Chronicle Feature Service, and through an online newsletter that transmitted e-alerts on the work of the Human Rights Council and other human rights issues. 46. The Department organizes the Unlearning Intolerance Seminar Series aimed at examining different manifestations of intolerance, as well as exploring means to promote respect and understanding among peoples. The seminars held during the reporting period dealt with: “Fanning the flame of tolerance”, “Critical perspectives in combating genocide: what we can do to prevent. what we can do during. what we must do after” and “Cartooning for peace: the responsibility of political cartoonists?”. 47. The Yearbook of the United Nations, as the primary comprehensive reference work of the Organization, covers all human rights activities undertaken by the United Nations on a yearly basis. Each volume contains a section on Human Rights, subdivided into three major chapters: Promotion of Human Rights; Protection of Human Rights; and Human Rights Violations. The 2003 Yearbook, published in 2005, and the 2004 Yearbook, published in 2006, provide a comprehensive review of all United Nations human rights activities during those two years, including the entry into force of the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families, as well as the entry into force of the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime and its Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children. 48. The Department held the fifty-eighth Annual DPI/NGO Conference, entitled “Our Challenge: Voices for Peace, Partnerships and Renewal” (7-9 September 2005) and discussed human rights issues during the closing session, entitled “We the Peoples: every voice counts” with the keynote speaker, Ms. Shirin Ebadi, 2004 Nobel Peace Prize laureate and President of the Human Rights Defence Centre in the Islamic Republic of Iran. Interactive conference workshops included such subjects as “Introducing a holistic and practical vision of human rights from different perspectives”, “Human rights and dignity for all: youth engagement in the peace process” and “Dialogue on the Human Rights Council”. 49. In 2006, the fifty-ninth Annual DPI/NGO Conference, entitled “Unfinished Business: Effective Partnerships for Human Security and Sustainable Development” (6-8 September 2006) discussed human rights issues during the round table entitled “Human security: responsibility to protect and the Peacebuilding Commission”. The speakers included the Director of the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy, John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, the Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on the Prevention of Genocide and a survivor of the Rwanda genocide. Approximately 1,800 people from all over the world attended the annual conferences.

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