THE WEEK AHEAD AT THE UNITED NATIONS THE EUROPEAN PERSPECTIVE (28/14) 7th - 11th of July 2014
VIP visits in Brussels
Visit of Ms. Cihan Sultanoğlu to Brussels, Assistant Administrator and Director of the Regional Bureau for Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States and Mr. Jens Toyberg-Frandzen (UN resident Coordinator a.i./UNDP Representative a.i. in Ukraine), on the occasion of the International Donor Conference on Ukraine. 8 July. More information Mr. Stephen O’Malley (UN Resident Coordinator, UNDP Resident Representative, Barbados and the OECS). 10 and 11 July.
Agenda Monday 7th July Brussels “Food donation: Fighting food poverty and addressing food waste”. Conference organized by the European Economic and Social Committee. Focus on: different practices and legislations on food donation in the EU member states. More information Eurogroup (informal meetings) organized by the Italian Presidency of the EU. More information 22nd European Social Services Conference. Focus on: "Investing in people and communities - Social inclusion and social development". More information European Parliament Committee meeting. More information Geneva “Seventh session of the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples” organized by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights. From the 7th to the 11th of July. More information Human Rights Committee: 111th session of CCPR – International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights organized by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights. From the 7th to the 25th of July. More information 50th session of the International Law Seminar organized by the United Nations office at Geneva will take place at the Palais des Nations. From the 7th to the 25th of July. More information
66th session of the International Law Commission (2nd part). From the 7th of July to the 8th of August. More information Briefing on the First Session of the Preparatory Committee for the United Nations World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction organized by UNISDR. More information New York: Press conference on the release of the 2014 Millennium development Goals (MDG). Presided by its main author, Keiko Osaki-Tomita. 11:00 local time. More information ECOSOC High-level Segment. 7th to the 11th of July. More information Security Council consultations on the Middle East. More information Rome, Italy: 22nd European conference on social services. Presidency of the Council of the EU. 7th to the 9th of July. More information
Tuesday 8th July Brussels “Strategic Options for the EU’s Future: The Place of Regions and cities” conference organized by the Committee of the Regions. More information ECOFIN Meeting of the Economics and Finance Ministers organized by the Italian Presidency of the EU. More information Political and Security Committee meeting organized by the Italian Presidency of the EU. More information Milan Informal meeting of Justice and Home Affair Ministers. 8 to 9 July. More information New York Special Event on the 100th Anniversary of the Beginning of WWI: “Learning from War to Build Peace”. Organized by the Permanent Missions of France and Germany. Venice Digital Venice organized by the Italian Presidency of the EU. More information
Wednesday 9th July Brussels 500th Plenary session of the European Economic and Social Committee. The 9th and 10th of July) More information COREPER I organized by the Italian Presidency of the EU. More information COREPER II organized by the Italian Presidency of the EU. More information Technical Seminar on the Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security. More information Horizon 2020: Public-private innovation partnerships launch calls. More information New York: Release of the UNESCO report on World Trends in Freedom of Expression and Media Development. 15:00 local time. More information Worldwide: World Bank Webinar: Transformation of Food Supply Chains—What Every Agricultural Banker Should Know. More information
Thursday 10th July Brussels 23rd Meeting of the COTER Commission and conference on “EUSAIR – The Adriatic – Ionian macro-region” organized by the Committee of the Regions. More information Political and Security Committee meeting organized by the Italian Presidency of the EU. More information “Policy package on organic production” – Stakeholder consultation by Rapporteur Ms. Hester MAIJ: conference organized by the Committee of the Regions. More information Ciné-ONU Brussels (The Goethe Institute): To mark World Population Day, the United Nations, in partnership with the Goethe Institute and the Austrian Cultural Forum, presents: Population Boom. A film by Werner Boote. More information European Commission publishes its annual Erasmus statistics (2012-2013). More information New York: Security Council consultations on Somalia and Eritrea. More information
Friday 11th July World population day More information
And beyond: other dates to pin Monday 14th of July Brussels “European film in the digital era” – stakeholder consultation organized by the Committee of the Regions. More information AGRIFISH Meeting of Agriculture and Fisheries Ministers in Brussels organized by the Italian Presidency of the EU. More information Informal meeting of Development Ministers organized by the Italian Presidency of the EU. The 14th and 15th of July. More information European Parliament Plenary Session organized by the Italian Presidency of the EU. From the 14th to the 17th of July. More information Quito, Ecuador Third Doctoral School on Latin American, European and Comparative Regionalism. 14th to the 18th of July. More information Tuesday 15th of July Brussels 24th ECOS Commission meeting organized by the Committee of the Regions. More information Political and Security Committee meeting organized by the Italian Presidency of the EU. More information
Wednesday 16th July Brussels COREPER I meeting organized by the Italian Presidency of the EU. More information COREPER II meeting organized by the Italian Presidency of the EU. More information Informal meeting of the Environment Ministers organized by the Italian Presidency of the EU. More information
Thursday 17th July Brussels Informal Meeting of Ministers for Employment and Environment organized by the Italian Presidency of the EU. More information Friday 18th July International Nelson Mandela day More information Monday 21st of July Milan COMPET – Industry Informal meeting organized by the Italian Presidency of the EU. Until 22 July. More information Tuesday 22nd of July Brussels Council Meeting of Foreign Affairs. More information Wednesday 23rd of July Brussels Council of General Affairs organized by the Italian Presidency of the EU. More information Meeting of the Permanent Representatives (COREPER I) More information
Thursday 24th of July Brussels COREPER II meeting organized by the Italian Presidency of the EU. More information
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