THE WEEK AHEAD AT THE UNITED NATIONS: THE EUROPEAN PERSPECTIVE (03/13) 14-20 January 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 + 32 476 215 485
VIP Visits
Kristalina Georgieva, EU commissioner for International Cooperation, Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Response: Haiti (till 14 Jan.).
Maina Kiai, UN Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association: London (14-23 Jan.).
Herman Van Rompuy, President of the European Council: Cairo and Alexandria (till 15 January); Tunisia (15 Jan.).
Antonio Tajani, Vice-President of the EU Commission, responsible for Industry and Entrepreneurship: Tunisia (15 Jan.).
Connie Hedegaard, EU Commissioner for Climate Action: Abu Dhabi (15-16 Jan.).
Agnès Marcaillou , UNMAS Director: Brussels (16-18 Jan.).
Lynn Hastings, UNOCHA Country Director for Pakistan: Brussels (17-18 Jan).
Dioncounda Traoré, President of Mali: Brussels (17 Jan.).
Habib Ben Yahia, Secretary General of the Arab Maghreb Union: Brussels (17 Jan.).
Lakshmi Puri: UN Assistant Secretary General and UN Women Deputy Executive Director, Brussels (18 Jan.)
Rebeca Grynspan, UN USG and UNDP Associate Administrator: Brussels (22 Jan.).
David Nabarro, UN SRSG, Food Security and Nutrition, Coordinator of the Movement for Scaling Up Nutrition, UN System Influenza Coordinator, Coordinator, High Level Task Force on Global Food Security: Brussels (22 Jan.). ----------------------------------------------
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Monday, 14 January Dublin: Informal Climate Workshop (till 15 Jan.). Geneva: -Committee on the Rights of Child (till 1 Feb.). -Working Group on Discrimination against Women in Law and Practice (till 18 Jan.). -IPU Committee on Human Rights of Parliamentarians in session.( till 18 Jan.). New York: “UNDG consultations on the post-2015 development agenda” - briefing to Member States and Permanent Observers. Co-organized by UNDP and UN-Women. Sälen: High level security conference (till 15 Jan.). Strasbourg: European Parliament plenary session (till 17 Jan.). Tuesday, 15 January WHO launch of the Second Report on Neglected Tropical Diseases Abu Dhabi:- International Water Summit (till 17 Jan.). http://www.reedexpo.com/en/Events/2828/International-Water-Summit
-World Future Energy Summit (till 17 Jan.). http://www.worldfutureenergysummit.com Brussels: -Press briefing by Szabolcs Fazakas, Member of the EU Court of Auditors (ECA) on the special report regarding “The European Development Fund (EDF) contribution to a sustainable road network in sub-Saharan Africa”. 10:30, International Press Centre. -Cine-ONU screening of Last days of the Arctic followed by a debate. http://www.unbrussels.org/events/559-invitation-to-the-screening-of-last-days-of-the-arctic.html
Dublin: Feeding the World in 2050 Conference (till 16 Jan).
http://www.eu2013.ie/events/event-items/feedingtheworldin2050conference-20130115
New York: Security Council - Open Debate on a Comprehensive approach to counterterrorism. Rotterdam: Countering Hatred - Supporting Tolerance in Europe.
http://www.efc.be/news_events/Pages/Countering-hatred.aspx
Oslo: Seminar on Syria: Status Quo and the Consequences for Neighboring Countries. Venue: Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI) http://www.nupi.no/Arrangementer/Kommende-arrangement/Syria-naa-status-quo-og-konsekvenser-for-nabolandene
Strasbourg: EU Commission's weekly College meeting - European Parliament - EU strategy for the Horn of Africa.
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Wednesday, 16 January Brussels: -European Economic and Social Committee plenary session (till 17 Jan.)
http://www.eesc.europa.eu/?i=portal.en.home
-NATO Chiefs of Defence meeting (till 17 Jan.). Geneva: OCHA briefing on Syrian refugees in Turkey by Ertharin Cousin, Executive Director, World Food Programme. Moscow: International conference “Russia and the World: Challenges of Integration” as a part of Gaidar Forum and will focus on Russia’s integration in the global trade (till 19 Jan.) http://www.gaidarforum.ru/en/aboutforum.php
New York: -Security Council- meeting of troop-contributing countries on the UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP). -Briefing to Member States and Permanent Observers on “Activities of the UN CounterTerrorism Center (UNCCT)/Counter-Terrorism Implementation Task Force (CTITF) Office”. Paris: OECD Aid for Trade Dialogue. http://www.oecd.org/sti/industryandglobalisation/measuringtradeinvalue-addedanoecd-wtojointinitiative.htm
Strasbourg: -European Parliament - Situation in Syria - Statement by the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy followed by debate. Escalating violence in Syria and UN and Arab League joint efforts to secure its transition to democracy will be debated by political group leaders and EU foreign policy representatives - European Parliament: EU-Iraq partnership and cooperation agreement. - European Parliament - Recommendations of the Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference regarding the establishment of a Middle East free of weapons of mass destruction - Statement by the EU High Representative followed by debate. - European Parliament - Implementation of IEPA between the European Community and Eastern and Southern Africa States in light of the current situation in Zimbabwe Commission statement Thursday, 17 January Regional Launches of World Economic Situation and Prospects 2012 (and 18 Jan.). Berlin: Global Forum for Food and Agriculture 2013. AU, FAO, OECD will hold public working meetings whose outcome will be incorporated into the subsequent Agriculture Ministers’ Summit, the International GFFA panel and the International Business Panel Discussion. http://www.gffa-berlin.de/images/stories/GFFA2013/PDFs/programm_en.pdf
Brussels: Catherine Ashton holds the fourth meeting in the framework of the EUfacilitated dialogue for normalisation of relations between Belgrade and Pristina.
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Dublin: Informal Meeting of Ministers for Justice and Home Affairs (till 18 Jan.). Helsinki: Regional Conference on the Istanbul Convention: From signature to ratification and implementation - Exchange of experience and practices (till 18 Jan.). http://www.coe.int/t/dghl/standardsetting/convention-violence/Seminars/Helsinki2013/default_en.asp
New York: -Security Council – Consultations on Cyprus. - Security Council – Briefing and Consultations on the UN Operation in Côte d'Ivoire (UNOCI). Oslo: Open Seminar on Children and Armed Conflict.
http://www.nupi.no/Arrangementer/Kommende-arrangement/Children-and-armed-conflict-key-issues-and-challenges
Friday, 18 January Berlin: High-level panel on private investment in the food and agriculture sectors organised by the OECD as part of the 2013 Global Forum for Food and Agriculture. Sunday, 20 January Dublin: Informal Meeting of Minister for European Affairs (till 21 Jan.). Košice: Košice - 2013 European Capital of Culture.
And beyond: Other dates to pin
21 January Addis Ababa: Summit of the African Union (till 28 Jan). Brussels: -Eurogroup Meeting - The Asia Europe Economic Forum (till 22 Jan.).
http://www.bruegel.org/nc/events/event-
detail/event/344-european-troubles-asian-worries/
Geneva: -Conference on disarmament (till 28 March). -Annual WHO Executive Board meeting New York: Security Council - Open Debate on “UN Peacekeeping: a multidimensional Approach”. Riyadh: Arab League Economic Summit (till 22 Jan.).
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22 January Launch of food waste campaign under Save Food Initiative Brussels: -Meeting of Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN). -European Parliament, Development Committee: Hearings on MDGs post-2015 Two panel discussions: on MDGs - lessons learned and limitations and a changing landscape; and on the potential shape and scope of a post-2015 development framework - a strong EU engagement. Speakers include: Rebeca Grynspan, UNDP Associate Administrator, and David Nabarro, UN SG Special Representative on Food Security and Nutrition http://www.europarl.europa.eu/document/activities/cont/201301/20130110ATT58825/20130110ATT58825EN.pdf
-European Parliament - Presentation of the EU High Level Group Report on Literacy. Organizers: MEP Marietje Schaake in collaboration with the UNESCO Liaison Office Brussels. Participants include HRH Princess Laurentien of the Netherlands, Special Envoy for UNESCO on Literacy for Development and Chair of the EU High Level Group and EU Commissioners Vassiliou and Piebalgs. 15h-17h Room ASP 6 D 128, Registration: Brussels@unesco.org before 16 Jan. New York: Security Council - Consultations on Sudan/South Sudan and MINUSTAH. 23 January Brussels: -European Parliament - ‘EU-NATO relations: lessons learnt and future opportunities. -European Parliament Film screening and debate: Living under Occupation: Daily Life in Occupied Palestine. http://www.greens-efa.eu/living-under-occupation-8905.html Davos: World Economic Forum (till 27 Jan.) http://www.weforum.org/events/world-economic-forumannual-meeting-2013
London: Press conference by the UN Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association to share his findings and recommendations after his visit to the UK. Location: Strand Bridge House, 138-142 Strand, 1st Floor London, WC2R 1HH, at 11:00 am. Karen Davies: Davies@unric.org or Mobile +32 473 26 22 55 New York: Security Council - Open debate on Middle East. 24 January Addis Ababa: AU Summit: “Pan Africanism and African Renaissance” (till 31 Jan.). Frankfurt: Governing Council meeting of the ECB. New York: -Security Council – Resolutions on BINUCA and UNFICYP (tbc). -Security Council – Briefings and Consultations on BNUB; UNAMID.
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25 January New York: Security Council Briefing and Consultations on UNOWA. 27 January International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust "Rescue during the Holocaust: the Courage to Care" http://www.un.org/en/holocaustremembrance 28 January Council Of Europe: Data Protection Day
http://hub.coe.int/web/coe-portal/event-files/our-events/28-january-data-protectionday?dynLink=true&layoutId=389&dlgroupId=10227&fromArticleId=
Brussels: -Meeting of Agriculture and Fisheries Council (till 29 Jan). - High-level conference on "Smart Grid Standardization Achievements".
http://ec.europa.eu/energy/gas_electricity/events/20130128_smartgrids_standardization_en.htm
Dublin: Strategic Committee on Immigration, Frontiers and Asylum Informal (till 29 Jan.). Tokyo: UNU Conference on Earth System Governance (till 31 Jan.). 29 January: Brussels: European Parliament -Hearing on the recognition of the Palestinian State
http://www.guengl.eu/showPage.php?ID=11203&ROOTPAGE=&LANG=1&GLANG=1
30 January: Kuwait City: Humanitarian Pledging Conference for Syria. 31 January Brussels: -Meeting of Foreign Affairs Council (FAC). -“Bringing Divided Communities Together – sharing the experience of the EU PEACE programme" - to highlight one of the EU interventions in peace-building - the EU PEACE Programme in Northern Ireland and the Border Region of Ireland. --------------------------------------------
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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
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-a-lifetime 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. Volvo Adventure Competition, 2013 (UNEP) http://www.volvoadventure.org/home.aspx The Volvo Adventure - in partnership with the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) - is an educational programme that seeks to reward environmental activities and the decisionmakers of the future. To enter, you form a team of 2 to 5 members aged 13 to 16 (at competition opening - July 1st 2013). Perform an environmental project in your local community & submit the project The submission deadline is 31 January, 2013 "Bob the Bunny's Cartoon Competition" - Volvo Adventure (UNEP) http://www.volvoadventure.org/home.aspx If you are too young to enter the Volvo Adventure Competition, 'Bob the Bunny's competition' is aimed at young adventurers aged between 10 to 12 years old (at the competition opening - July 1st 2012). To enter, you form a team of 1 to 3 members, identify a local environmental issue and create an A4 cartoon strip illustrating the issue and actions that you might take to solve it. You can view winning entries from past competition on the website. Deadline is 28 February, 2013
22nd 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 (6 14) in over 150 countries. The theme of the 22nd painting competition will be “Water: The Source of Life”. The submission deadline is 28 February, 2013
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