THE WEEK AHEAD AT THE UNITED NATIONS: THE EUROPEAN PERSPECTIVE (25/13) 17 June - 23 June 2013 (and beyond) 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 Frank La Rue, UN Special Rapporteur on the right to freedom of expression: Montenegro (till 17 June). Anotonio Tajani, EU Commissioner for Industry and Entrepreneurship: Russia (till 18 June) Navi Pillay, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Serbia (till 17 June);Kosovo (1920 June) Catherine Ashton, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy: Middle East (till 20 June). Kandeh Yumkella, UNIDO Director-General: Brussels (17 June). Luc Gnacadja, Executive Secretary, UN Convention to Combat Desertification: Ghent (17 June) Kristalina Georgieva, EU Commissioner for International Cooperation, Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Response: Chad (17-18 June).
Joy Ngozi Ezeilo, UN Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially women and children: Morocco and Dakhla, Western Sahara (17-21 June).
Gyan Acharya, UN USG for Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Countries and Small Island Developing Countries: Rome (18-19 June); Paris (21 June)
Andris Piebalgs, EU Commissioner for Development and Cooperation: Lusaka (18-20 June).
Lakhsmi Puri, Acting Head, UN Women: Brussels (18 June). Pascal Lamy, WTO, Director-General: Brussels (19 June). Ilham Aliyev, President of Azerbaijan: Brussels (21 June). Jordan Ryan, UNDPAssistant Administrator, Director of the Bureau for Crisis Prevention and Recovery: Brussels (25 June) Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, UN Resident Coordinator, Humanitarian Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative, Yemen: Brussels (26 June) ----------------------------------------------
Monday 17 June World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought http://www.unccd.int/en/programmes/Eventand-campaigns/WDCD/Pages/default.aspx
Antwerp: International Conference on Radionuclide Metrology and its Applications (till 21 June) http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/jrc/index.cfm?id=2470&obj_id=4460&dt_code=EVN&lang=en Brussels: European Parliament – Committees. http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/pressroom/agenda/2013-W25/
- ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (till 19 June). http://www.europarl.europa.eu/intcoop/acp/2013_brussels/pdf/acp_eu_jpa_brussels_draft_agenda_en.pdf
- 4th AEBIOM Bioenergy Conference (till 19 June). http://www.aebiom.org/conference/ Geneva: -ILO, General Conference (till 21 June). EU Commissioner for Employment, Social Protection and Inclusion László Andor will take the floor on 18 June. -ITU Council (till 21 June). - UNCTAD, Trade and Development Commission (till 21 June). -Prevention of Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (till 21 June). - Conference on Disarmament (till 28 June). Ghent: Desertification and Drought - conference, organized by the University to showcase actions and projects undertaken since the 1992. http://www.unccd.int/en/mediacenter/MediaNews/Pages/highlightdetail.aspx?HighlightID=200
Lough Erne (UK): G8 summit of world leaders (till 18 June). The European Union will be represented by the President of the European Commission, José Manuel Barroso, and the President of the European Council, Herman Van Rompuy. Read also: The G8 summit: the European Union's role and actions http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_MEMO-13-551_en.htm?locale=en
Montreal: -ICAO, Council (till 21 June). New York: -Security Council - debate on children and armed conflict. - Open Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals. http://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/index.php?menu=1636
-Special Committee on Decolonization (till 21 June). http://www.un.org/en/decolonization/specialcommittee.shtml -International conference on the Global Implementation Programme for the System of Environmental-Economic Accounting (till 19 June). http://unstats.un.org/unsd/envaccounting/workshops/SEEA_Conf_2013/main.htm
Rome: -FAO, Conference (till 22 June). Vienna: OSCE Security Days (till 18 June)
http://www.osce.org/event/securitydays2013
Tuesday 18 June Beijing: UN International Meeting in Support of Israeli-Palestinian Peace (till 19 June). Brussels: -Exhibition: “Landmines: Treacherous Weapons” (till 28 June). http://www.klm-mra.be/klm-new/engels/main01.php?id=../danger-mines/mines-en
-12th EU meeting of People Experiencing Poverty: an event organised by EAPN with the support of the Commission, the Parliament and the European Anti-Poverty Network (EAPN) Fund, in association with the Irish Presidency till 20 June). http://www.eu2013.ie/media/eupresidency/content/documents/EU-Poverty-Agenda.pdf http://www.eapn.eu/en
- European Parliament - Presentation of studies on "The involvement of Salafism/Wahhabism in the support and supply of arms to rebel groups around the world" and "Salafist/Wahhabite financial support to educational, social and religious institutions". - European Parliament: Public hearing: Practical experience in the fight against organised crime and political perspectives - High level conference on Indonesia “Indonesia matters: The role and ambitions of a rising power’, Friends of Europe Luxembourg: EU Environment Council. The Council will: - endorse conclusions on the overarching post-2015 agenda; - have an exchange of views on the links between the report of the UN Secretary-General's high-level panel on the post-2015 development agenda and the elaboration of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). New York: -Security Council - briefing and consultations on the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) and Libya sanctions. -Security Council - Consultation on the UN Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF). Wednesday 19 June Ankara: Foreign Affairs Committee delegation to Turkey (till 20 June) Berlin: High-level Dialogue on Implementing Rio+20 Decisions on Sustainable Cities and Urban Transport (till 21 June). http://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/index.php?page=view&type=13&nr=412&menu=1041
Brussels: Commission adopts Communication on youth unemployment. - European Parliament: Press conference: Food versus fuel. MEPs and UN food experts debate the EU biofuels policy . - European Parliament -Discussion with the US Special Envoy for North Korea. - Brussels Economic Forum 2013 http://ec.europa.eu/economy_finance/bef2013/index_en.htm
- Conference on a 2030 framework for climate and energy policies http://ec.europa.eu/energy/events/20130619_climate_energy_2030_en.htm
New York: Security Council- open debate on the maintenance of international peace and security. St.Petersburg: Business 20 Summit (till 20 June). Vienna: OSCE Annual Security Review Conference (till 20 June). Thursday 20 June World Refugee Day http://www.unhcr.org/do1thing/index.php Bruges: Conference 'Cooperation, Integration and Alliances: Regional and Global Perspectives, Challenges and Solutions'. (till 20 June). http://www.cris.unu.edu/UpcomingEvents.23.0.html?&tx_ttnews[tt_news]=1322&cHash=14a94a25ee5d590c25058966addec6b0
Brussels: European Parliament: Subcommittee on Human Rights: - Discussion on torture on the occasion of the International Day in support of Torture Victims. - Corruption in the public and private sectors: the impact on human rights in third countries. Luxembourg: Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs EU Council (till 21 June). New York: Security Council -debate on the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan. -Security Council -consultations on Sudan and South Sudan. -Briefing on “The activities of the Global Counterterrorism Forum” organized by the Counter-Terrorism Implementation Task Force (CTITF) Office. Friday 21 June First anniversary of the Zero Hunger Challenge. Brussels: The United States of Europe… An illusion or a necessity? http://www.efc.be/news_events/Pages/events_-The-United-States-of-Europe----An-illusion-or-anecessity.aspx
Luxembourg: Economic and Financial Affairs EU Council (ECOFIN). Saturday 22 June Rome: Concluding ceremony FAO conference Thirty-eighth session Rome (from 15 to 22 June) Rome Sunday 23 June International Widow’s Day http://www.un.org/en/events/widowsday/
And beyond: Other dates to pin
24 June EU Sustainable Energy Week (till 28 June) http://eusew.eu/ Brussels: First Citizens’ Summit, hosted by the Civil Society Contact Group (till 25 June) Luxembourg: -Agriculture and Fisheries EU Council (till 25 June). -General and Foreign Affairs EU Councils (till 25 June). New York: Security Council - Open Debate on Women and peace and security: sexual violence in conflict 25 June Day of the Seafarer [IMO]
http://www.imo.org/About/Events/Pages/Day-of-the-Seafarer.aspx
20th anniversary of the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action Launch of the Education at a Glance 2013: OECD Indicators Brussels: -Presentation, under embargo, of UNCTAD’s World Investment Report 2013: "Global Value Chains – Investment and Trade for Development”, UNRIC 8th floor meeting room 10.30 am. Registration benelux@unric.org Further information Alexa Froger, tel. +32 (0) 2 788 8461 or mobile + 32 (0) 476. 215. 485 -“Africa’s economic transformation: the role of natural resources” - Friends of Europe Development Policy Forum (DPF). Speakers include Pedro Conceicao (Chief Economist and Head of the Strategic Advisory Unit Regional Bureau for Africa, UNDP). http://www.friendsofeurope.org/Contentnavigation/Events/Eventsoverview/tabid/1187/EventType/EventView /EventId/1213/EventDateID/1217/PageID/6427/AfricaseconomictransformationTheroleofnaturalresources.a spx
-European Parliament Hearing to mark the one year anniversary of the EU human rights strategy “The EU Human Rights Strategy: A Success or Business as usual” - Conference on Conflict, Violence and Disaster, and the Post-2015 Development New York: -Security Council – Briefing and Consultations on MINUSMA. -Security Council – Briefing and Consultations on the Middle East. Vienna: NGO Forum Preceding the High-Level Expert Conference on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the World Conference on Human Rights (till 26 June)
26 June International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking http://www.unodc.org/drugs/june-26/index.html United Nations International Day in Support of Victims of Torture http://www.un.org/en/events/torturevictimsday/ Global launch of UNCTAD’s World Investment Report Brussels: -The European Commission will present its latest progress report on Roma integration within the Member States. - Mutual Learning Programme: Thematic event on pathways to green jobs
http://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?langId=en&catId=88&eventsId=893&furtherEvents=yes
- Strategic Export Control Conference
http://trade.ec.europa.eu/doclib/events/index.cfm?id=893
- Visibility event on Floods in Pakistan (IFS/EEAS). Speakers include Marc-André Franche, Country Director, UNDP Pakistan. Istanbul: International Media Seminar on Peace in the Middle East, organized by the UN Department of Public Information in cooperation with the Government of Turkey, represented by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. (till 27 June) New York: -Security Council – res on UNDOF (tbc). -Security Council – Briefing on UN Peacekeeping. -Security Council – Briefing and consultations on Peace and Security in Africa. São Paulo: Latin American Forum of Climate Change Adaptation. http://www.gvces.com.br/index.php?r=site/conteudo&id=447
27 June Brussels:-European Council (till 28 June). -High level conference on Sustainable Energy in Africa. africa.org/index.php/en/
http://www.sustainable-energy-
-Redrawing the Security map – International conference. http://www.secdef.eu/ - High-level Conference on Justice for Children In Europe and Central Asia (till 28 June) http://www.unicef.org/ceecis/ConceptNote_MinisterialConference.pdf
- Official launch of the Guidebook entitled, “Sustainable Tourism for Development”, (UNWTO). Vienna: High-Level Expert Conference on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the World Conference on Human Rights (till 28 June) http://viennaplus20.wordpress.com/ Saint Petersburg: IAEA Ministerial Conference -Nuclear Power in the 21st Century (till 29 June). The conference aims to provide a forum for policy-makers and experts to discuss and take stock of the role and viability of nuclear power in sustainable development, including climate change mitigation, and in meeting the growing global requirements for electricity.
http://www-pub.iaea.org/iaeameetings/43049/International-Ministerial-Conference-on-Nuclear-Power-in-the21st-Century
-------------------------------------------UN Campaigns, Competitions, Apps and Games
Nordic-Baltic Ad Competition – “Think.Eat.Save: Reduce your Footprint” http://thinkeatsave.strutta.com/ On the occasion of World Environment Day, the UN and the Nordic Council of Ministers launched a Nordic-Baltic Ad Competition to support the fight against food waste. The Ad Competition calls on designers to create an advertisement to increase public awareness of the increasing scale of food waste in our modern day society and to draw attention to the problem of increasing food waste. Submission deadline: 11 August 2013.
PLURAL+ 2013 Youth Video Festival http://www.unric.org/en/competitions The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) are once again inviting the world’s youth and to share their vision with the world by submitting original and creative videos focusing on the themes of migration, diversity and social inclusion. Now in its 5th year, the PLURAL+ youth video festival is an empowering tool and platform for young people from the ages of 9 to 25 to speak out. Submission deadline: 30 June,2013. 3rd ITU Green ICT Application Challenge http://www.unric.org/en/competitions In support of the “World Environment Day” (WED) and to follow up on the Paris Call to Action on “Smart Sustainable Cities”, ITU and Telefónica have announced a 3rd Green ICT Application Challenge to uncover innovative ICT approaches and applications towards addressing global environmental issues in cities and urban areas. The Challenge is open to individuals from ITU Member States. Submission deadline: 30 June,2013
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