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UAE Central Bank To Put In Circulation An Amended AED 500 Currency Note
The Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates announced today that it has decided to put in circulation an amended AED 500 currency note, reprinted with new security features as follows. The optically variable stripe feature is replaced by a window in see-through on the front right side of the note.
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World Habitat Day - 3 October 2011
The United Nations has designated the first Monday of October every year as World Habitat Day. This year, World Habitat Day will be celebrated on 3 October 2011 and the Global Celebration will be hosted by the Government of Mexico.
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World Ozone Day - 16 September 2011
Since 1995, on 16 September each year, the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer is celebrated. This date has been designated by the United Nations General Assembly in its resolution 49/114, to commemorate the signing of the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer.
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