THE WEEK AHEAD AT THE UNITED NATIONS: THE EUROPEAN PERSPECTIVE (42/12) 10-16 November 2012 (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 + 32 476 215 485
VIP Visits
Navi Pillay, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights; Bali (till 13 Nov.).
Rashida Manjoo, UN Special Rapporteur on Violence against Women: Croatia (till 16 Nov.).
Pablo de Greiff, UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion of truth, justice, reparation, and guarantees of non-recurrence: Tunisia (10-16 Nov.).
Karel De Gucht, EU Commissioner for Trade: Mexico and Lima (10-17 Nov).
Ahmed Shaheed, UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran: Germany, Sweden and Norway (11-22 Nov.).
Nasser Judeh, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Jordan: Brussels (12 Nov.).
Fathallah Sijilmassi, SG of the Union for the Mediterranean: Brussels (12 Nov.).
Maria Damanaki, EU Commissioner for Maritime affairs and fisheries: Dubai (12-13 Nov.).
Radhouane Nouicer, UN Regional humanitarian coordinator in Syria: Brussels (12-13 Nov.).
Panos Moumtzis, UNHCR Regional Refugee Coordinator for Syria – Brussels (12-13 Nov.).
Catherine Ashton, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (12-15 Nov.); Antonio Tajani, EU Commissioner for Industry and Entrepreneurship (13-14 Nov.); Štefan Füle, EU Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy (1315 Nov.): Cairo.
Mikheil Saakashvili, President of Georgia: Brussels (14 Nov.).
Sebastián Piñera, President of Chile: Brussels (14-15 Nov.).
Catherine Ashton: Djibouti (15 Nov.).
William Lacy Swing, Director General of IOM: Brussels (15-16 Nov.).
Andris Piebalgs, EU Commissioner for Development: Ethiopia (15-16 Nov.).
Leila Zerrougui, UN SRSG for Children and Armed Conflict: London (15 - 16 Nov.).
Bert Koenders, UN SRSG/Head, UN Operation in Côte d’Ivoire: Amsterdam (17 Nov.).
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Saturday, 10 November World Science Day for Peace and Development [UNESCO] http://www.un.org/en/events/scienceday/ Monday, 12 November Launch of the World Energy Outlook 2012 (IEA). World Pneumonia Day http://www.who.int/mediacentre/events/annual/world_pneumonia_day/en/ Abu Dhabi: Council of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) (till 13 Nov.). Addis Ababa: "All-Africa Energy Week" (till 16 Nov.) http://new.uneca.org/Portals/[africaenergy2012]/Documents/Jointevent-CEMA-PAIF-2012_ConceptNote_English-v1.pdf EU Commissioner Piebalgs will participate on 15-16 Nov. Brussels: Press briefing on Syria by Radhouane Nouicer and Panos Moumtzis. UNRIC, RĂŠsidence Palace, Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 155, 8th floor. 10.00-11.00 am. -Addressing the development challenges in the Sahel - Seminar for journalists. Organizers: European Journalism Centre/ DG for Development and Cooperation. Venue: IPC (till 13 Nov.). -Eurogroup. - European Parliament-Committee and political group meetings. http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/pressroom/agenda/2012-W46
-Meeting of the bureau of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union for the Mediterranean. -European parliament- hearing on Money Laundering: Key elements for preventing and combating organised crime. http://www.europarl.europa.eu/document/activities/cont/201210/20121025ATT54594/20121025ATT54594EN.pdf Cairo: EU-League of Arab States (LAS) Ministerial meeting and EU-Egypt Task Force meeting (till 15 November). Dubai: World Economic Forum Summit on the Global Agenda (till 14 Nov.). The UN Deputy Secretary-General will address the meeting. Geneva: – Human Rights Council Universal Periodic Review (till 15 Nov.). -Trade and Development Commission (UNCTAD) (till 16 Nov.). -Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol (till 16 Nov.). -ILO, Governing Body and its committees (till 16 Nov.). -Committee against Torture (till 16 Nov.). -Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (Conference of High Contracting Parties to Protocol V: 6th conference (till 13 November); 14th Annual Conference of High Contracting Parties (14 November); Meeting of the State Parties / High Contracting Parties (15-16 November) -Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (till 30 Nov.)
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Larnaca: High level seminar on the fight against piracy mainly in the Horn of Africa. http://www.cy2012.eu/index.php/en/file/wmSD13de9P32nxXo9+AUZw
New York: Human Rights Council elections (till 16 Nov.). The General Assembly is slated to elect 18 members of the Human Rights Council. Candidates include Argentina, Brazil, Cote d'Ivoire, Estonia, Ethiopia, Gabon, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Montenegro, Pakistan, the Republic of Korea, Sierra Leone, Sweden, the United Arab Emirates, the United States, and Venezuela. More information: http://www.un.org/en/ga/67/meetings/elections/hrc.shtml Nicosia: EU-Russia Permanent Partnership Council on Energy. Tuesday, 13 November Brussels: -Economic and Financial Affairs EU Council (ECOFIN). - EU Commissioner Andris Piebalgs receives H.R.H. Princess Mรกxima, UN SG's Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development (UNSGSA) to discuss financial inclusion -European Parliament- workshop "The Agenda for Change and the post-2013 ACP-EU development cooperation". -7th European Forum of the Rights of the Child. -Friends of Europe's Annual Summit on Africa entitled 'Ascending Africa'. Doha: World Innovation Summit for Education (till 15 Nov.). Geneva: A delegation of 7 MEPs from the Employment and Social Affairs Committee will meet Guy Ryder, ILO Director-General, discuss ILO recommendations on responding to the financial, social and employment crisis in the EU and the Eurozone and the implementation of ILO new recommendation as regards social protection (access to essential health care and basic income). New York: -Security Council - resolution on the UN Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA). -Security Council - debate on Bosnia and Herzegovina. Paris: Niger Donors Round Table.
Wednesday, 14 November World Diabetes Day :"Diabetes: protect our future" http://www.who.int/mediacentre/events/annual/world_diabetes_day/en/ Launch of State of World Population Report 2012 Brussels: The Commission will present a legal instrument aimed at increasing gender balance on company boards in the EU. Geneva: Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (till 23 Nov.).
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New York: -Security Council - resolution on the European Union Force (EUFOR) in Bosnia and Herzegovina. -Security Council - debates on the 1267/1989 Committee (Al Qaeda sanctions), the 1373 Committee (counter-terrorism) and the 1540 Committee (non-proliferation of nuclear weapons). -UN Pledging Conference for Development Activities and the 2012 United Nations/Food and Agriculture Organization Pledging Conference for the World Food Programme. -Briefing on the Secretary-General’s Oceans Compact. Thursday, 15 November World Philosophy Day
http://www.unesco.org/new/en/social-and-human-sciences/themes/philosophy/philosophy-day-at-unesco/
Brussels: -The Commission presents its Communication on the internal energy market. -"Corporate Social Responsibility and Solvay’s views on the UN Global Compact”: A Conferencedebate with Professor Philippe de Woot (« Globally Responsible Leadership Initiative ») and Michel Bande, Senior Executive Vice President of SOLVAY. Venue: IPC, Residence Palace », Polak room, 17:30-19:30. Registration : registrationCSR@unric.org More on: http://www.unric.org/en/events/28011-qcorporate-social-responsibility-and-solvays-views-on-the-un-global-compactconferencedebate-with-philippe-de-woot-a-michel-bande
- Red Cross public event "Social care in times of crisis. http://socialcareintimesofcrisis.eventbrite.com Djibouti: Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) - Council of Foreign Ministers (till 17 Nov.). EU High Representative Catherine Ashton will participate on 16 Nov. Geneva: A delegation of 15 MEPs will participate in the annual session of the Parliamentary Conference on the WTO 2012. Around 300 parliamentarians from all over the world will attend. The Parliamentary Conference on the WTO is a joint undertaking of the European Parliament and the Inter-Parliamentary Union which aims to enhance the external transparency of the WTO and make it accountable to elected representatives of the people. Freetown: A delegation of four MEPs will travel to Sierra Leone (till 19 Nov.) to observe the presidential, parliamentary and local council elections. Larnaca: 7th Framework Programme (FP7) Space Conference (till 16 Nov.). Friday, 16 November Int. Day for Tolerance http://www.un.org/en/events/toleranceday/ World Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Day [WHO]
http://www.who.int/mediacentre/events/annual/world_copd_day/en/index.html
Bruges: High-level Symposium on “Fundamental rights in the EU; three years after Lisbon”. http://www.cy2012.eu/index.php/en/political-calendar/event-809
Cadiz: Ibero-American Summit (till 17 Nov.).
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And beyond: Other dates to pin 17 November Amsterdam: Africaday 2012. The programme includes Bert Koenders UN SRSG.
https://www.afrikadag.nl/english/tickets
18 November 2012 World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims [WHO] http://www.who.int/roadsafety/remembrance_day/en/
Phnom Penh (Cambodia): 21st ASEAN Summit and 7th East Asia Summit (till 20 Nov.). Vienna: EU Commissioner Johannes Hahn (Regional Policy) attends the “Economic Forum”. http://www.vienna-economic-forum.com/fileadmin/uploads/galerie/9th_VEF/9th_VEF_final.pdf
19 November Abidjan: World Cocoa Conference (till 23 Nov.). Brussels: Foreign Affairs Council. Ministers for defence will first meet in the composition of the European Defence Agency (EDA) steering board, under the chairmanship of Catherine Ashton as the Head of the Agency. They will be invited to give guidance for further work on the operations in the Horn of Africa (Operation Atalanta, EU training mission in Somalia) and the Western Balkans (Operation Althea). In addition, the Council will discuss the work of the Commission's taskforce on the defence industry. Over lunch, EU foreign and defence ministers will debate the situation in Mali and preparations for a possible EU military operation for the training of the Malian army. The Council will also discuss the latest developments in the EU's southern neighbourhood, focusing on Syria and will debate the situation in Ukraine, following the elections. The Council will exchange views on the EU's relations with Cuba and the situation in the DRC. -EU - Tunisia Association Council. - European Parliament - World Day of Prayer and Action for Children Water Campaign, event. 10:00-13:00. Registration amjgourdin@yahoo.fr by 15 November 2012 Strasbourg: European Parliament Plenary Session (till 22 Nov.). 20 November Universal Children’s Day
http://www.un.org/en/events/childrenday/
Africa Industrialization Day
http://www.un.org/en/events/africaday/
Brussels: -General Affairs Council. -The European Commission will publish its strategy on how to modernise and finance education and training systems in Europe in the future. -“Angola: post-election challenges of a rising middle power”. Organizers: The European Union Institute for Security Studies (EUISS), in partnership with Open Society Foundations (OSF), in the framework of the Observatoire de l'Afrique. http://library.constantcontact.com/download/get/file/1105336033885-36/AB+Angola+Programme+EN.pdf
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21 November World Television Day
http://www.un.org/en/events/televisionday/
Launch of the UNEP’s 3rd Emissions Gap Report Brussels: 20 years « Avocats Sans Frontières ». Exhibition: ‘Let There Be Justice’ Paramaribo: ACP Parliamentary Assembly; Joint ACP-EU Parliamentary Assembly (till 28 Nov.). 22 November Brussels: -EU Extraordinary Summit to discuss long term budget for 2014-2020 (till 23 Nov.). Nicosia: Equality Summit. This year's theme is "Equality for Growth" (till 23 Nov.). Vienna: UN Inter-Agency Meeting on the Safety of Journalists and the Issue of Impunity. 23 November Brussels: Foreign Affairs Council (Trade). 25 November Int. Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women: 16 Days of Activism (till 10 Dec.) Amsterdam: 8th World Conference on Sport, Education and Culture (till 27 Nov.). 26 November Launch of the Least Developed Countries UNCTAD Report 2012. Brussels: General Affairs Council (GAC). Doha: Climate Change Conference – COP 18 (till 7 Dec.). The Hague: States Parties to the Conv. on the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (till 30 Nov.). 27 November Budapest: Council of Europe - Conference on hate speech (till 28 Nov.). Geneva: Forum on Minorities Issues (till 28 Nov.). Rome: International Rice Commission (till 28 Nov.). 28 November Brussels: Agriculture and Fisheries Council (till 29 Nov.). Strasbourg: Prevention of chemical precursors diversion. http://www.coe.int/T/DG3/Pompidou/default_en.asp 29 November Int. Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People http://www.un.org/en/events/palestinianday/index.shtml
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UN Campaigns For a more complete list of Competitions, Mobile Apps, Campaigns and Games visit: http://www.unric.org/en/competitions-campaigns-mobile-apps-a-games
Slogan Contest: International Year of Water Cooperation and World Water Day 2013 http://www.unric.org/en/competitions Create a slogan for the UN International Year of Water Cooperation and win an invitation to the kick-off meeting in Paris in January 2013. Want to contribute towards the campaign for the UN Year of Water Cooperation 2013? Here is your chance. Enter the contest and your proposal could be chosen as the official slogan for the campaign! To enter, simply head over to the website, fill in the form <http://www.unwater.org/watercooperation2013/slogan.html#form> and submit your entry. The submission deadline is 15 November, 2012.
'60 over 60': A Call for Nominations of Outstanding Older People http://www.unric.org/en/competitions Not a competition as such, but an inspirational call to nominate your outstanding over 60's. To complement the release of a new report, 'Ageing in the 21st Century: A Celebration and a Challenge', UNFPA and HelpAge International are creating a list of 60 inspiring and influential older people over 60, and need your help.
The submission deadline is 26 November, 2012.
Global Good Challenge http://www.unric.org/en/competitions The United Nations Foundation’s “Global Good Challenge” is an innovative new way for individuals to help tackle some of the world’s biggest challenges while earning the chance to win once-in-alifetime experiences. It encourages individuals to use technology and social media to take action and help create a better world. In return, participants will earn points that can be used to win prizes.
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