THE WEEK AHEAD AT THE UNITED NATIONS: THE EUROPEAN PERSPECTIVE (04/13) 21-27 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
Maina Kiai, UN Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association: London (till 23 Jan.).
Yoka Brandt, UNICEF Deputy Executive Director: Brussels (21 Jan.).
• Toby Lanzer, Deputy SRSG, Resident Development & Humanitarian Coordinator, UNDP Resident Representative for South Sudan: Brussels (21 Jan)
Mutuma Ruteere, UN Special Rapporteur on racism: Spain (21-28 Jan.).
Rebeca Grynspan, UN USG, 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.).
José Manuel Barroso, President of the EU Commission: Brazil (22-25 Jan.); Santiago de Chile (26-27 Jan.).
Tarja Halonen, Co-Chair of the UN High Level Task Force on International Conference on Development and Population: Brussels (23 Jan.).
Catherine Ashton, EU High Representative: Peru (22 Jan.); Santiago de Chile (23-26 Jan.). Herman Van Rompuy, President of the European Council: Brasilia (24 Jan.); Santiago de Chile (26-27 Jan.).
Jacqueline Badcock, Deputy SRSG, UN Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator, UN Assistance Mission in Iraq: Brussels (28 Jan.).
Thomas Gurtner, Humanitarian Coordinator and UN Resident Coordinator, UNDP Resident Representative, Republic of Chad: Brussels (31 Jan – 1 Feb.).
General Oki Mahamat Dagache, Special representative of the President of the Republic of Chad for Humanitarian Affairs: Brussels (31 Jan – 1 Feb.).
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Monday, 21 January Launch of the ILO study "Global Employment Trends" 2013 (embargo till 23:01 GMT). Addis Ababa: Summit of the African Union (till 28 Jan). Amman: Election Observation Delegation from the European Parliament will be in Jordan (till 25 Jan.). Brussels: -Eurogroup Meeting. - The Asia Europe Economic Forum (till 22 Jan.). http://www.bruegel.org/nc/events/eventdetail/event/344-european-troubles-asian-worries/ Dublin: Informal Meeting of Minister for European Affairs (till 21 Jan.). Geneva: -Committee on the Rights of Child (till 1 Feb.). - OHCHR - Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review: 15th session (till 1 Feb.). -Conference on disarmament (till 28 March). -Annual WHO Executive Board meeting (till 29 Jan.). New York: -Security Council - Open Debate on “UN Peacekeeping: a multidimensional Approach”. - Committee on NGOs (till 30 Jan.). Riyadh: Arab League Economic Summit (till 22 Jan.). Santiago (Chile): EU-Chile Joint Parliamentary Committee (till 22 Jan.). Tuesday, 22 January The UN Secretary-General will hold his first press conference of the year. “Think, Eat, Save”: UNEP, FAO and Partners Launch Global Campaign to Change Culture of Food Waste. Brussels: -Economic and Financial Affairs EU 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 and David Nabarro.
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 Press briefing at 16h.45 in the same room. Contact j.debisschop@unesco.org tel. + 32 2 290 89 63 -European Parliament - Ceremony marking Holocaust Remembrance Day and the inauguration of the Raoul Wallenberg room. -European Parliament- Public Hearing on "Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights". - European Parliament: Development Committee Priorities of the Irish presidency of the Council in the area of Humanitarian Aid - discussion with Joe Costello, Irish Minister for Development - “CommentVisions “Building a bridge to a new climate deal: The EU and the carbon market Challenge? http://www.commentvisions.com/event/9224/building-a-bridge-to-a-new-climate-deal-the-eu-andthe-carbon-market-challenge#EventDetails
New York: Security Council - Consultations on Sudan/South Sudan and MINUSTAH. Wednesday, 23 January Launch - UNCTAD's Latest Global Investment Trends and Prospects (embargo till 17:00 GMT). 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 - European Parliament - Hearing on "Criminal law, transnational investigation and prosecution in the fight against organised crime, corruption and money laundering" (till 24 Jan.) - Friends of Europe. Greening Europe - Café Crossfire: Streamlining key EU industries: In search of the optimal balance between innovation and the precautionary principle.
http://www.friendsofeurope.org/Contentnavigation/Events/Eventsoverview/tabid/1187/EventType/EventView/Eve ntId/1190/StreamliningkeyEUindustriesInsearchoftheoptimalbalancebetweeninnovationandtheprecautionaryprincip le.aspx
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. Santiago (Chile): Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly (till 25 Jan.).
Thursday, 24 January Addis Ababa: AU Summit: “Pan Africanism and African Renaissance” (till 31 Jan.). Brasilia: EU-Brazil Summit. Brussels:-European Parliament -Fight against trafficking in human being. -European Parliament - Situation in Mali and EU Training Mission Mali. -European Economic and Social Committee - Maritime piracy: strengthening the EU response Frankfurt: Governing Council meeting of the ECB. New York: -Security Council – Resolutions on BINUCA and UNFICYP (tbc). -Security Council – Briefings and Consultations on BNUB and UNAMID. Paris: OECD-Global Forum on Public Debt Management (till 25 Jan.).
http://www.oecd.org/daf/financialmarketsinsuranceandpensions/publicdebtmanagement/oecdglobalforumonpublicd ebtmanagement.htm
Friday, 25 January New York: -Security Council Briefing and Consultations on UNOWA. -Economic and Social Council - meeting to elect the President and other members of its Bureau for 2013. Santiago (Chile): The EU/CELAC Summit (see below) will be prepared by a Meeting of Foreign Ministers, co-chaired by Catherine Ashton, EU Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security and Chilean Foreign Minister Alfredo Moreno. Foreign Ministers will discuss the theme "working towards for growth and stability
Saturday 26 January Santiago (Chile): first Summit between the European Union and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States. It will bring together European, Latin American and Caribbean Heads of State and Government. The central theme is “Alliance for Sustainable Development: Promoting Social and Environmental Quality Investments” (till 27 Jan.). The EU will be represented by European Council President Herman Van Rompuy and European Commission President José Manuel Barroso. A high level of participation is also expected from EU member states and virtually all leaders from Latin America and the Caribbean are expected to attend the Summit, hosted by President Piñera of Chile, which currently holds the CELAC Presidency. http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-13-23_en.htm?locale=en and http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_MEMO-13-15_en.htm?locale=en
Sunday, 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
And beyond: Other dates to pin 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
-Women, Peace and Security: EU and NATO priorities. 19:00-20:30. Permanent Representation of the Republic of Poland to the EU. New York: Security Council – Briefing and Consultations on UNSMIL. Consultations on UNRCCA and the Middle East (Syria).
30 January: Kuwait City: Humanitarian Pledging Conference for Syria. New York: Security Council – Briefing and Consultations on the Rule of Law. 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. --------------------------------------------
UN Campaigns, Competitions, Apps and Games For a more complete list of Competitions, Mobile Apps, Campaigns and Games visit: http://www.unric.org/en/competitions-campaigns-mobile-apps-a-games
Volvo Adventure Competition, 2013 (UNEP)
http://www.unric.org/en/competitions
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 Forests for People: UN International Short Film Contest
http://www.unric.org/en/competitions
Forests for People is a short film contest that invites everyone, in every part of the world, to create and share a personal film about their own relationship to the forest. How it inspires you. Shelters you. Nurtures you. Contributes to your life, or even makes life possible. The submission deadline is 1 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 ITF International Poster Competition 2013 – 2014
http://www.unric.org/en/competitions
Students of art and design from participating countries will be invited to submit original posters on the theme “Keeping the Memory Alive – Journeys through the Holocaust” in keeping with the 2014 designated theme of the United Nations Holocaust and Outreach Programme. The 12 highest ranking posters will enjoy high-profile display around the world. Prizes will be awarded for winning designs and the posters will be exhibited extensively. The submission deadline is 30 April, 2013 --------------------------------------------