The Round-Table Meeting «United Nations Organization: Twenty Years of Struggling for Your Rights» in the Russian State Library

Author(s):  
Galina V. Shandurenko

On celebration at the RSL of the UN Day, dedicated in 2013 to the 20-th anniversary of the Vienna Conference. The event was prepared by the Center of Documents of International Organizations of the Department of Official and Normative Documents of the RSL jointly with the UN Information Center in Moscow and the Representation of the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in the Russian Federation (OHCHR).

Author(s):  
S. V. Martyniuk

The article covers the activities of the Russian State Library (RSL), being the Depository Library of the United Nations (UN). There is examined the socio-cultural activity of the RSL Center of Documents of International Organizations, as well as RSL partnership and cooperation with the UN Information Center in Moscow and representative offices of the other UN organizations and agencies. There are discusses various events dedicated to the activities of the UN, which were held at the Russian State Library.


Author(s):  
Elena N. Makarova

Year’2013 in Russia is declared the Year of Environment. The Theme of the Year’2013 is “Water Cooperation”, within this framework there was hosted a Round Table Meeting at the Documentation Center of International Organizations of the Russian State Library on March 22, 2013, devoted to the issues of the environmental protection.


Author(s):  
Liya A. Ivanova

On the round table “Life without Drugs”, held on December 12, 2012 at the Center for Documents of International Organizations of the Public State and Regulatory Publications Department of the Russian State Library.


Author(s):  
Galina V. Shandurenko

On the first official visit to the Russian Federation of Ms. Farida Shaheed, the UN Special rapporteur in the field of cultural rights, held in April 2012.


Author(s):  
O. K. Goncharenko ◽  
A. O. Akhmetzyanov

The article addresses issues related to the development of international cooperation as one of the key areas of activity of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in the Russian Federation. The special features regulating the activities of the High Commissioner, including the novelty in the national legislation and international standards in this area have been presented. Special attention has been given to the directions and forms of cooperation of the High Commissioner with national human rights institutions of foreign states, universal and regional international organizations, integration associations of ombudsmen. Examples of the interaction of the High Commissioner with the United Nations and the Council of Europe at the present stage have been provided. The efforts of the High Commissioner to protect the rights of the Russian citizens and compatriots living abroad have been highlighted. The article presents the development and strengthening of such concept as “human rights diplomacy”. The aspects of the establishment and promotion of the Eurasian Ombudsman Alliance have been reflected.In conclusion, the authors make recommendations on the extension of the competence of the High Commissioner.


Author(s):  
Galina V. Shandurenko

On the meeting with representatives of the UN which has taken place on October 24, 2012 in the Center of the international organizations documents of the official publications department of the Russian state library.


Author(s):  
Anna V. Krukova

About "a round table" "Library Resources for Education in Favor of Sustainable Development", taken place in the Russian state library in June 2010.


Author(s):  
Alexander Yu. Samarin

On the International scientific conference The Rumyantsev Readings, taken place in the Russian state library on April, 20-22th, 2010.


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Article Editorial

Head of the Federal Agency for Press and Mass Media Communications of the Russian Federation M. Seslavinsky (Rospechat) presented albums and collection of books to the Russian State Library on February, 4, 2009. These interesting examples of bookbinding and series of ex-librises were created by known artists for his private library.


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