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Wiener Ferienspiel eventat the Vienna International Centre:come along and paint your own postcards, then mail them withUnited Nations stamps!The Wiener Ferienspiel (Vienna holiday games) will takeplace from 5 July to 3 September 2010 and, alongside manyother activities, will once again bring young visitors to theVienna International Centre (VIC). The topic for this year’s Ferienspielat the VIC is “Biodiversity”. The theme “Species diversityand protection” will be explained to children throughinteractive games and tasks. The entire visit will last aroundone and a half hours.Following a 20-minute guided tour of the VIC, childrenwill be able to take part in a multi-activity game called “Savethe Planet” and make their own postcards with images ofendangered and protected animal species. United Nationsstamps will provide the finishing touch!Children will learn through play, at different activity stations,which animal and plant species are endangered, whythis is a problem for the whole planet, what steps the UnitedNations is taking and what every one of us — children too— can do to preserve biodiversity.The United Nations General Assembly has declared2010 the International Year of Biodiversity. Numerousevents and initiatives on the theme “Species diversityand protection” are taking place around the globe, inorder to raise awareness of the issues and call the internationalcommunity to action. For more information, go to:http://www.cbd.int/2010/welcome/.Starting times for the event at the VIC are as follows:- For 6- to 10-year-olds: 9.30 a.m., Monday to Friday- For 10- to 13-year-olds: 3 p.m., Tuesdays and ThursdaysAdditional times are possible Monday to Friday for daycamp and other groups with pre-registration.Meet at the Visitor Centre by the main entrance.To obtain further information about the Wiener Ferienspielat the VIC, call Tel. No. + 43 1 26060-3328 or e-mailtours@unvienna.org.Unique offer: United Nations stamp albumsfor children at beginners’ prices!The United Nations Postal Administration (UNPA) is offering two stamp albums for novice collectors at bargain prices.Both albums have the United Nations logo embossed in gold on the front cover; inside pages are white.Small album (12 x 17 cm), dark green, 8 pages — € 1.95Large album (18 x 23 cm), red, 12 pages — € 3.95Both albums may be purchased using the enclosed order form, bytelephone or directly from the UNPA sales counter at the VIC.Code: 727.2006 Code: 727.200718