THE WEEK AHEAD AT THE UNITED NATIONS THE EUROPEAN PERSPECTIVE (31/14) 28th of July – 3rd of August 2014 N.B. : The next version of the Week Ahead will appear after the 25th of August. If you would like to stay up-to-date, make sure to check our regularly updated online version.
Agenda And beyond: other dates to pin Monday 28th of July World Hepatitis Day: ‘Hepatitis – think again’ More information Geneva: • Conference on Disarmament (3rd part) More information • OHCHR Press Conference: Launch of the new OHCHR report on the human rights situation in Ukraine. With Gianni Magazzeni, Chief of the Americas, Europe, and Central Asia Branch. 10:00 local time. More information New York: • Security Council open high-level debate on UN Peacekeeping: regional partnership and its evolution. More information Tuesday 29th of July UN holiday, Eid al-Fitr. Wednesday 30th of July International day of Friendship More information World Day against Trafficking in Persons More information
Global: • World Bank Webinar: International Trends in Carbon Pricing. More information Krakow, Poland: • Roma Genocide Remembrance Initiative, organized by the Council of Europe. 30 th of July to the 4th of August. More information New York: • In the morning, the Security Council will meet on the UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus and the UN Assistance Mission in Iraq. It will also hold consultations on Syria. More information Friday 1st of August World Breastfeeding Week, 1st to the 7th of August. More information United Kingdom: • United Kingdom takes on the rotating presidency of the UN Security Council. More information Saturday 9th of August International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples: ‘Bridging the gap: implementing the rights of indigenous peoples’. More information Sunday 10th of August Halle/Saale Germany • International Conference on Robust Statistics (ICORS) 2014. More information Tuesday 12th of August International Youth Day: ‘Youth Migration, Moving Development Forward’. More information Tuesday 19th of August World Humanitarian Day: ‘The world needs more…’ More information Saturday 23rd of August
International Day for the Remembrance of slavery and Its Abolition. More information Sunday 24th of August Prague, Czech Republic: • 9th World Congress on Alternatives and Animal Use in the Life Sciences. 24 th to the 28th of August. More information Friday 29th of August International Day against Nuclear Tests. More information Saturday 30th of August International Day for the Victims of Enforced Disappearances. More information Brussels: • Special Meeting of the European Council. More information United Nations Regional Information Centre Residence Palace Bloc C 7th floor Rue de la loi, 155, 104 Brussels http://www.unric.org/en/ Visit us on Facebook