THE WEEK AHEAD AT THE UNITED NATIONS: THE EUROPEAN PERSPECTIVE (39/13) 28 October – 3 November 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 2 788 84 84 / + 32 476 215 485
VIP Visits
Suliman Baldo, UN Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in Mali: Mali (till 3 Nov.).
José Manuel Durão Barroso, President of the EU Commission: Geneva (28 Oct).
Catherine Ashton, EU High Representative: Japan (28 Oct.).
Androulla Vassiliou, EU Commissioner for Education, Culture, Multilingualism, Sport, Media and Youth: Qatar (28-29 Oct.).
Viviane Reding: EU Commissioner for Justice, Fundamental Rights and Citizenship: Washington (28-29 Oct.).
Olli Rehn: EU Commissioner for Economic and Monetary Affairs: San Francisco (28-29 Oct.).
Mikheil Saakashvili, President of Georgia: Brussels (29 Oct.).
Kadré Désiré Ouédraogo, President of the Commission of the Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS); Cheikh Hadjibou Soumaré, President of the Commission of the West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA): Brussels (30-31 Oct.).
Luiz Loures, UNAIDS Deputy Executive Director: Brussels (6 Nov.).
Antonio Tajani, EU Commissioner for Industry and Entrepreneurship: Brazil (09-11 Nov.).
Flavia Pansieri, UN Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights: Brussels (26-27 Nov.).
John Hendra, Deputy Executive Director, UN Women: Brussels (26-27 Nov.).
Ibrahim Thiaw, Deputy Executive Director, UNEP: Brussels (26-27 Nov.).
Aisa Kirabo Kacyira, Deputy Executive Director, UN-HABITAT (26-27 Nov.). Gyan Acharya, UN High Representative for Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States: Brussels (26-27 Nov.). Arancha Gonzales, Executive Director, International Trade Centre: Brussels (26-27 Nov). Alicia Barcena, Executive Secretary, Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean: Brussels (26-27 Nov.). Marc Bichler, Executive Secretary, UNCDF: Brussels (26-27 Nov.). Luc Gnacadja, Former Executive Director (till 30 Sept. 2013), UN Convention to Combat Desertification: Brussels (26-27 Nov.). Jan Eliasson, UN Deputy Secretary-General, Brussels (27 Nov.) ----------------------------------------------
Monday 28 October Abidjan: The Role of Parliament in Conflict Prevention and Management in West Africa. Regional Conference organized jointly by the Inter-parliamentary Union (IPU) and the National Assembly of Ivory Coast (till 30 Oct). Algiers: 13th EU-Algerian Interparliamentary meeting (till 1 Nov.). Beijing: European Parliament Delegation to China (till 31 Oct.). Belgrade: European Parliament Delegation to Serbia (till 29 Oct). Brasilia and Recife (Brazil): European Parliament Working group from the Delegation for relations with the Mercosur countries (till 31 Oct.). Brussels: European Green Growth Summit, Bibliothèque Solvay http://lowcarbonfacts.eu/2013/10/28/green-growth-summit/
Bucharest: 2nd Annual Forum on Danube Strategy (till 29 Oct). Delhi, Pune, Mumbai (India): European Parliament Delegation to India (till 1 Nov.). Geneva: Human Rights Committee (till 1 Nov.). - ILO, Governing Body and its committees (till 31 Oct.). th
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- UN Committee against Torture (CAT) begins its 51 session (till 22 Nov.). http://tbinternet.ohchr.org/_layouts/treatybodyexternal/SessionDetails1.aspx?SessionID=809&Lang=en:
Managua (Nicaragua); San Salvador: European Parliament Delegation for relations with Central America Working Group (till 1 Nov.). Moscow: EU-Russia PCC Working Group on energy and climate change (till 29 Oct.). Nantes: 2013 NEM Summit (30 Oct.). http://nem-summit.eu/ New York: -Security Council - Briefing on the Cooperation between the UN and regional and subregional organizations (OIC). -Security Council Private meeting on the International Court of Justice (ICJ). San Francisco: World Affairs Council – EU Commissioner Olli Rehn will discuss the difficulties the EU has faced over the past few years and how it can forge a path to a strong recovery. http://www.worldaffairs.org/events/2013/european-recovery-and-revival.html
Thimphu, Paro (Bhutan); Kathmandu (Nepal): European Parliament Delegation (till 2 Nov.). Tirana (Albania): 6th EU - Albania Stabilisation and Association Parliamentary Committee (till 29 Oct.). Vientiane (Laos), Hanoi, Hue, Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam): European Parliament Delegation to Laos and Vietnam for Interparliamentary Meetings (till 1 Nov.). Washington: European Parliament (Constitutional Affairs + Civil Liberties + Foreign Affairs) delegation (till 30/31 Oct).
Tuesday 29 October: Brussels: Panel discusses 150 years of ICRC and the challenges to humanitarian action organized by the Swiss mission to the EU and the ICRC delegation, with Commissioner Kristalina Georgieva http://www.icrc.org/eng/resources/documents/event/2013/20-10-panel-discusses-challenges-humanitarian-action.htm
Doha: World Innovation Summit for Education 2013 (WISE). http://www.wise-qatar.org/content/wise-summit New York: Security Council Open Debate on the Implementation of the Note S/2010/507 (Working methods). Wednesday 30 October UNFPA - Launch of the State of the World Population Report 2013: “Motherhood in Childhood – Facing the challenge of adolescent pregnancy” http://www.unfpa.org/swp (Worldwide) Brussels: - Launch of the State of the World Population Report 2013. Maelbeek Room, Residence Palace, 10 am, registration Beckmann@unfpa.org http://www.unric.org/en/events/28789-state-of-world-population-2013
New York: -Security Council - Adoption of its Annual report. -Security Council Briefing and Consultations on Somalia. -Security Council Consultations on Western Sahara. -Eight MEPs from the Foreign Affairs Committee and the Human Rights Sub-committee will take part in the UN General Assembly and meet UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and UN General Assembly President John Ashe. The role of the EU at the UN and cooperation with the UN in fields such as peace, security, and human rights, are among the issues to be discussed. Pristina (Kosovo): 6th European Parliament - Kosovo Inter-parliamentary meetings (till 31 Oct.). Thursday 31 October London: Connie Hedegaard, EU Commissioner on Climate change delivers a keynote speech at a panel debate entitled "A strong 2030 EU Climate and Energy Package", at Prince Philip House.
NOVEMBER
China assumes the monthly rotating Presidency of the Security Council Friday 1 November Kiev (Ukraine): European Parliament delegation to the Euronest Parliamentary assembly to meet their counterparts from Eastern partnership countries (till 2 Nov.).
And beyond: Other dates to pin
4 November Brussels: European Parliament- Commission for Development: MDGs and a future global framework for development after 2015: Exchange of views on the basis of the Report of the DEVE Delegation to the Special Event on MDGs (68th UNGA). - VOICE event ‘Impact of donor counter-terrorism measures on principled humanitarian action: What can the EU do?’ 18.00 – 20.00 Hotel Renaissance (Mariott), Rue du Parnasse 19. Geneva: -Human Rights Council, WG on Enforced and Involuntary Disappearances (till 13 Nov.). -Committee on Enforced Disappearances (till 15 Nov.). -Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (till 29 Nov.). Leuven: Evening conference: The Broken Mirror: Lasting Fragmentation in the Landscape of International Environmental Governance Post-Rio, by Mr Pieter Leenknegt, at 7 pm – registration conference@ggs.kuleuven.be Paris: UNESCO, General Conference (till 19 Nov.). Rome: WFP, Executive Board (till 8 Nov.). San Francisco: World Affairs Council-UNRWA Commissioner-General, Filippo Grandi, will discuss UNRWA’s efforts in the region, the displacement caused by the Syrian civil war and long-term issues and instability in the region. http://www.worldaffairs.org/events/2013/seeking-refuge.html 5 November Brussels: -the EU Commission will publish its annual autumn economic forecast covering the period 2013-2015. -Joint EU meeting with philosophical and non-confessional organizations. -European Parliament - Public Hearing The opportunities for SMEs in an integrated European defence industry: the European Council on Defence and beyond, 16:00-18:00 Room: JAN 4Q2. Paris: UNESCO, General Conference (till 20 Nov.). 6 November International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict http://www.un.org/en/events/environmentconflictday/
International Week of Science and Peace (till 12 Nov.). http://www.un.org/en/events/scienceday/week.shtml Brussels: -European Parliament Plenary Session (till 7 Nov.). -European Parliament: Parliamentary Hearing: "Achieving the right to health of LGBTI people - How can we reverse the HIV, health and human rights crisis affecting LGBTI people in Europe?" with Luiz Loures Deputy Executive Director of UNAIDS, 15.30. Registration by 30 October: Michael.cashman@ep.europa.eu
7 November Brussels: Friends of Europe's annual Energy Policy Summit - “Europe's energy outlook: Heading in the right direction?” http://www.friendsofeurope.org/Contentnavigation/Events/Eventsoverview/tabid/1187/EventType/EventView/EventId/1226/Euro pesenergyoutlookHeadingintherightdirection.aspx
- ILO International Conference: "The social Dimensions of Free Trade Agreements". In cooperation with the French government. At the conference, the ILO Institute for Labour Studies will launch a study providing a detailed analysis of how labour provisions are included in trade agreements and on which effects these provisions may produce in terms of labour laws or the conditions under which companies operate when engaged in international trade. Participation is free, but prior registration is required. Please register online before 1 November: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1ceJ9j7dV6e6xmEZXo0UTuBT7jQas-6HarCn_v_PA6xo/viewform
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8 November Brussels: EU-Republic of Korea Summit. 10 November World Science Day for Peace and Development [UNESCO] http://www.un.org/en/events/scienceday/ 11 November Brussels: Economic and Financial Affairs EU Council (Budget). Johannesburg: DEEEP Global Conference: Building a Global Citizens Movement http://www.concordeurope.org/events/details/44-deeep-global-conference-building-a-global-citizens-movement
New York: United Nations Pledging Conference for Development Activities. Vilnius: Fundamental Rights Conference 2013 (till 13 Nov.) http://fra.europa.eu/en/event/2013/fundamental-rights-conference-2013?tab=programme
Warsaw:-UN Climate Change Conference - COP19 (till 22 Nov.). https://unfccc.int/meetings/warsaw_nov_2013/meeting/7649.php
12 November World Pneumonia Day [WHO] Launch of the World Energy Outlook 2013 http://www.iea.org/newsroomandevents/events/event/name,38060,en.html Addis Ababa: UNECA Committee on Women and Development (till 13 Nov.). http://www.uneca.org/cwd8 New York: Election of the Human Rights Council members. http://www.un.org/en/ga/68/meetings/elections/hrc.shtml
Vilnius: Fundamental Rights Conference "Combating hate crime in the EU" (till 13 Nov.). http://fra.europa.eu/en/event/2013/fundamental-rights-conference-2013?tab=programme
13 November Brussels: The ‘Energy–Climate–Industry’ Working Group. http://www.friendsofeurope.org/Contentnavigation/Events/Eventsoverview/tabid/1187/EventType/EventView/EventId/1231/TheE nergyClimateIndustryWorkingGroup.aspx
- Concord conference: EU development aid to 2020 http://www.concordeurope.org/events/details/47-concordconference-eu-development-aid-to-2020
-Aidex 2013, The Global Humanitarian & Development Aid event (till 14 Nov.) www.aid-expo.com
14 November World Diabetes Day [WHO] Brussels: Eurogroup meeting. 15 November Brussels: -Economic and Financial Affairs EU Council. -European Parliament: International Leadership Symposium on Ethics in Business. http://www.wfeb.org/registration_form.php.
16 November World Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Day [WHO] – 17 November World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims [WHO] http://www.who.int/roadsafety/projects/world_day/en/index.html
Moscow: G20- Financial Stability Board, Plenary Meeting (till 18 Nov.). 18 November European Antibiotic Awareness Day Brussels: -EU Foreign and General Affairs Council (till 19 Nov.). - Agriculture and Fisheries EU Council (till 19 Nov.). Dubai: World Energy Forum (till 22 Nov.). http://wef21.org/en/world-energy-forum-2013.html Strasbourg: European Parliament Plenary Session (till 21 Nov.). 19 November World Toilet Day Geneva: Security Council, Governing Council of the UN Compensation Commission established pursuant to Security Council resolution 692 (1991) (till 21 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: Global Justice through global citizenship conference (till 21 Nov.) http://www.concordeurope.org/events/details/43-global-justice-through-global-citizenship-conference
Paris: Security in 2020: Meeting the challenge (till 21 Nov.) http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/newsroom/cf/itemdetail.cfm?item_id=6871&lang=en&title=Security-in-2020%3A-Meeting-thechallenge
The Hague: Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute of the Int. Criminal Court (till 28 Nov.).
21 November World Philosophy Day [UNESCO] http://www.unesco.org/new/en/unesco/events/social-and-human-sciencesevents/?tx_browser_pi1[showUid]=27213&cHash=152a82979b
World Television Day http://www.un.org/en/events/televisionday 25 November International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women http://www.un.org/en/events/endviolenceday Addis Ababa: ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (till 27 Nov.). Brussels: Education, Youth, Culture and Sport EU Council (till 26 Nov.). 26 November Brussels: Tackling cyber-crime: protecting citizens from digital threats. www.europeanvoice.com/cyber-crime -European development Days (till 27 Nov.) http://eudevdays.eu/ Geneva: UN Forum on Minority Issues, on the theme "Beyond freedom of religion or belief: Guaranteeing the rights of religious minorities." More information: http://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/HRC/Minority/Pages/Session6.aspx (till 27 November) 28 November Vilnius: Eastern Partnership Summit (till 29 Nov.). 29 November International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People http://www.un.org/en/events/palestinianday/index.shtml Brussels: The Changing energy map: its implications for economic competitiveness. http://www.friendsofeurope.org/Contentnavigation/Events/Eventsoverview/tabid/1187/EventType/EventView/EventId/1235/Thec hangingenergymapItsimplicationsforeconomiccompetitiveness.aspx
30 November Brussels: Conference and debates on the occasion of the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People Association Belgo-Palestinienne, Centre Culturel Jacques Franck (ChaussĂŠe de Waterloo 94). -----------------------------------------------
UN Campaigns, Competitions, Apps and Games
“Young voices against poverty� Video Contest http://www.unric.org/en/competitions In the run-up to European Development Days 2013 - Europe's premier forum on development, poverty eradication and sustainable development - we want you to have your say! The challenge:All you have to do is make a short video (no more than 120 seconds) answering the following question: If you could have your say, how would you fight poverty? The submission deadline is 1 November, 2013
Many Languages, One World - Student Essay Contest http://www.unric.org/en/competitions Part of the UN Academic Impact's commitment to multilingual education, ELS Educational services and the United Nations Academic Impact (UNAI) have launched a global essay contest for university and college students on global citizenship and understanding Submit an essay (2000 words or less) exploring how multilingual ability advances global citizenship and understanding. Your essay should reflect your academic, cultural, and national context. The submission deadline is 21 February, 2014
23rd 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 in over 150 countries. The submission deadline is 15 March, 2014
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