THE WEEK AHEAD AT THE UNITED NATIONS: THE EUROPEAN PERSPECTIVE (02/14) 13 – 19 January 2014 This document is for planning purposes only and is subject to change. Please check also our website for latest changes http://www.unric.org or call + 32 2 788 84 84 / + 32 476 215 485
VIP Visits
Surya P. Subedi, UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Cambodia: Phnom Penh (till 17 Jan.).
Catherine Ashton, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy: United Arab Emirates; Kuwait; Saudi Arabia; Oman; Qatar (13-16 Jan.).
The UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon: Kuwait (15 Jan.).
Olli Rehn, EU Commissioner for Economic and Monetary Affairs and the Euro: Beijing (15 Jan.)
Kristalina Georgieva, EU Commissioner for International Cooperation, Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Response: Kuwait (15 Jan.); New York (17 Jan.).
Günther Oettinger, EU Commissioner for Energy and Cecilia Malmström, EU Commissioner for Home Affairs: Moscow (17 Jan.).
Štefan Füle, EU Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy: Sarajevo (17 Jan.).
Valerie Amos, UN Emergency Relief Coordinator, Brussels (20 Jan.).
Jennifer Welsh, Special Adviser of the Secretary-General: Brussels (23-24 Jan.) -----------------------------------------
Monday, 13 January Brussels: - Launch of the new McKinsey report on Education to Employment: Getting Europe's Youth into Work. http://www.bruegel.org/nc/events/event-detail/event/407-education-to-employment-thegrowing-skill-and-job-gaps-in-europe/ Geneva: - Committee on the Rights of the Child (till 31 Jan.). http://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=14158&LangID=E -Conference on Disarmament (till 28 March). -Meeting of Syrian women. UN Women together with the Government of the Netherlands organized a two-day meeting that started on Sunday. The meeting is part of the UN’s longer-term efforts to support Syrian women and civil society’s contribution to peace efforts. A press conference will be held at the end of the meeting. http://www.unwomen.org/en/news/stories/2014/1/syrian-women-meet-in-geneva Montreal: ICAO Council (till 31 Jan.). New York: Security Council - Briefing and Consultations on MONUSCO/Great Lakes.
Phnom Penh: The UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Cambodia, is carrying out his first post-election fact-finding visit to the country (till 17 Jan.). http://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=14153&LangID=E Strasbourg: -European Parliament Plenary (Legislative Action) (till 16 Jan.). http://www.europarl.europa.eu/pdfs/news/expert/agenda_week_by_day/04-2014/04-2014_en.pdf Tbilisi: High-level visits by Council of Europe officials PACE Monitoring Co-Rapporteurs, Michael Aastrup and Boriss Cilevics in the country (till 15 Jan.). Zaragoza: 2014 UN-Water International Conference organized by the Water for Life Decade Office. (till 16 Jan.) http://www.un.org/waterforlifedecade/water_and_energy_2014/index.shtml Wednesday, 15 January Brussels: The European Commission will present a Communication encompassing a wide spectrum of measures in order to prevent and counter radicalisation to terrorism and violent extremism within the EU. Kuwait City: Second International Humanitarian Pledging Conference for Syria. The UN SecretaryGeneral will chair the meeting. http://www.unocha.org/syria-humanitarian-pledging-conference Moscow: Gaidar Forum: Russia and the World: Sustainable Development (till 18 Jan.). http://www.gaidarforum.ru/en/ New York: -United Nations Investor Summit on Climate Risk. Strasbourg: -European Parliament - presentation of the programme of activities of the Greek Presidency of the Council. -European Parliament: 17th EU-Republic of Korea Interparliamentary meeting (till 16 Jan.). -European Parliament - Strasbourg, State of play of EU-Russia relations in the light of the upcoming EU-Russia Summit. Debate with 11 members of the Russian State Duma and Federation Council (till 16 Jan.). Thursday, 16 January Berlin: Opening Ceremony of the International Green Week Brussels: - Online citizens’ dialogue. http://europa.eu/newsroom/calendar/event/465054/online-citizens%E2%80%99-dialogue - Ciné-ONU: “State Builder”, followed by a debate. http://www.unric.org/en/next-screening - Meeting on EU 2030 Climate and Energy policy framework http://ec.europa.eu/clima/policies/2030/index_en.htm New York: UN Security Council Briefing and Consultations MINUSMA. Strasbourg: The 1st European Award for Social Entrepreneurship and Disability. http://www.csrd.eu/social-entrepreneurship-and-disability-award/ Washington DC: World Bank Forum: Transforming Transportation 2014: Better Cities, Better Business (till 17 Jan.) http://www.worldbank.org/en/events/2014/01/03/transforming-transportation2014.
Friday, 17 January Berlin: International Summit of Agriculture Ministers http://www.romio.diplo.de/Vertretung/romio/en/07/Agrarministergipfel-Seite.html Geneva: "Group on Earth Observations" (GEO) Ministerial Summit. Milan: Launch ROMACT programme (joint initiative of the Council of Europe, the European Commission & the European Alliance of Cities and Regions for Roma Inclusion). Moscow: EU Russian Permanent Partnership Council. New York: Meeting of the OECD’s International Network on Conflict and Fragility http://www.oecd.org/dac/incaf/theinternationalnetworkonconflictandfragility.htm Riga: Official opening ceremony of the European Capital of Culture 2014. Strasbourg: Award ceremony First Council of Europe Raoul Wallenberg Prize to Elmas Arus, a young Roma film director from Turkey. https://wcd.coe.int/ViewDoc.jsp?Ref=DCPR152(2013)&Language=lanEnglish&Ver=original&BackColorInternet=F5CA75&BackColorIntranet=F 5CA75&BackColorLogged=A9BACE And beyond: Other dates to pin Monday, 20 January Global launch of World Economic Situation and Prospects 2014 http://www.un.org/en/development/desa/policy/wesp/index.shtml Berlin: 'Cross-border crime and corruption in Europe: What next after the Stockholm Programme?' organised by Friends of Europe and the European Commission Directorate General for Home Affairs, in cooperation with the Security & Defence Agenda. http://www.friendsofeurope.org/Contentnavigation/Events/Eventsoverview/tabid/1187/EventType/Even tView/EventId/1244/EventDateID/1257/PageID/6892/CrossbordercrimeandcorruptioninEuropeWhatne xtaftertheStockholmProgramme.aspx Brussels: - EU Foreign Affairs Council. http://www.consilium.europa.eu/uedocs/cms_data/docs/pressdata/en/fc/135443.pdf - Conference on the Central African Republic. Valerie Amos, UN Emergency Relief Coordinator, will participate. http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_MEMO-13-1196_en.htm -The Commission will present a new action plan to help push forward the potential of ocean energy. - The European Parliamentary Week 2014 (till Jan. 22). Will bring together parliamentarians from all over the European Union to discuss economic, budgetary and social matters. http://www.europarl.europa.eu/webnp/cms/pid/1975;jsessionid=FE6C6D7036820FDEE79BAEF8FE5F 447B - European Parliament - Committee on Development. Terms for the agenda include a hearing on the place of humanitarian aid in EU external relations and the respect of humanitarian principles; The humanitarian crisis in South Sudan and the Central African Republic, birth registration and recent elections in Madagascar will further be on the agenda (till 21 Jan.) http://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/deve/all-announcements.html Geneva: Conference on Disarmament (till 28 March). New York: Security Council - Open Debate on the Middle East.
Tuesday, 21 January Addis Ababa: African Union Summit (till 31 Jan.). http://summits.au.int/fr/22ndsummit/events/mediaannouncement-22nd-au-summit-21st-31st-january-2014-online-accreditation-ourn Brussels: - EU-1st accession conference with Serbia.
- European Parliament: Foreign Affairs Committee: - Public hearing on “EU strategy towards Iran after Geneva”; Exchange of views with Massoud Barzani, President of the Kurdish Regional Government of Iraq, on the situation in Iraq. New York: -Security Council – Troops Contributing Countries meeting on UNFICYP. -Security Council – Consultations on UNRCCA. Wednesday, 22 January Davos: World Economic Forum Annual Meeting (till 25 Jan.). http://www.weforum.org/events/world-economic-forum-annual-meeting-2014 Montreux/Geneva: International Conference on Syria. The Conference will convene under the chairmanship of the UN Secretary-General, first in an international high-level format at Montreux, on 22 January. Negotiations between the two Syrian parties, facilitated by Joint Special Representative Lakhdar Brahimi, will start at the Palais des Nations in Geneva on 24 January 2014.
http://is.gd/S74Lyf New York: Security Council – Consultations on Cyprus. Thursday, 23 January Athens: Informal EU Justice and Home Affairs Council (till 24 Jan.). Brussels: 'Addressing health inequalities 2014 and beyond: building cohesion and strengthening health for growth'. http://europa.eu/newsroom/calendar/event/465092/conference-addressing-health-inequalities-2014and-beyond-building-cohesion-and-strengthening-health-for-growth New York: -Security Council – Resolution on BINUCA (tbc). - Security Council - Briefing and Consultations on UNAMID. - Security Council -Consultations on the DRC sanctions. The Hague: The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBDR) presents the key findings from the 2013 Transition Report: Stuck in Transition?
http://www.ebrd.com/pages/news/events/tr-2013-hague.shtml Sunday, 26 January Vilnius: - Meeting of the Secretaries General of EU Parliaments (till Jan. 27).
Monday, 27 January International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust Theme for 2014: "Journeys through the Holocaust" http://www.un.org/en/holocaustremembrance/ Athens: Meeting of High Officials of the Union for the Mediterranean (till 28 Jan.). Geneva: Human Rights Council - Universal Periodic Review (till 7 Feb.). http://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/UPR/Pages/UPRMain.aspx New York: -Security Council – Briefing and Consultations on UNOCI. Paris: Conference “The impact of education on the Holocaust: how to evaluate the politics and practices?” Strasbourg: Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe. Tuesday, 28 January Brussels: - Economic and Financial Affairs Council. - Friends of Europe: The EU's new leaders: Key post-elections challenges.
http://www.friendsofeurope.org/Contentnavigation/Events/Eventsoverview/tabid/1187/EventT ype/EventView/EventId/1246/TheEUsnewleadersKeypostelectionschallenges.aspx New York: -Security Council – Resolutions on UNFICYP and DRC Sanctions (tbc). -Security Council – Briefing and Consultations on BNUB. -Security Council - Consultations on the Middle East (Yemen). Wednesday 29 January Addis Ababa: Launch of the EFA Global Monitoring report 2013/2014 – Teaching and learning: Achieving quality for all (29 January) New York: -Security Council - Open Debate on the Maintenance of International Peace and Security: War, its lessons, and the search for a permanent peace. ---------------------------------------------
UN Campaigns, Competitions, Apps and Games Many Languages, One World - Student Essay Contest http://www.unric.org/en/competitions Part of the UN Academic Impact's commitment to multilingual education, ELS Educational services and the United Nations Academic Impact (UNAI) have launched a global essay contest for university and college students on global citizenship and understanding Submit an essay (2000 words or less) exploring how multilingual ability advances global citizenship and understanding. Your essay should reflect your academic, cultural, and national context. The submission deadline is 21 February, 2014 23rd International Children's Painting Competition http://www.unric.org/en/competitions The International Children's Painting Competition on the Environment is organized every year by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the Japan-based Foundation for Global Peace and Environment (FGPE), Bayer and Nikon Corporation. It has been held since 1991 and has received more than 3 million entries from children in over 150 countries. The submission deadline is 15 March, 2014 UPU - 2014 International letter-writing competition for young people
http://www.unric.org/en/competitions The theme selected for the 2014 competition is: "Write a letter describing how music can touch lives." The communication supports include a poster and a flyer, which are being updated to reflect the 2014 theme. They will be made available to member countries shortly. The best letter from each country must be submitted to the International Bureau no later than 30 April 2014. The submission deadline is 30 April, 2014
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