THE EUROPEAN PERSPECTIVE 6 April – 10 April 2015 This version was published on 6 April 2015. For more recently updated information, please consult the online version. * All the times listed below are local times for the region in which they are listed.
Highlights of the Week
New York. UNESCO Panel Discussion on the Launch of the 2015 Global Monitoring Report (GMR): “Education For All 2000-2015: Achievements and Challenges”. 9 April at 10 a.m. More information Day of Remembrance of the Victims of the Rwanda Genocide More information Ciné-ONU : Screening of the documentary « 7 jours à Kigali », from Mehdi Ba and Jeremy Frey. Centre Wallonie-Bruxelles, Paris. 10 April at 7:30 p.m. More information Doha, Qatar. United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice, 13th Session. 12 to 19 April. More information
Monday 6 April International Day of Sport Development and Peace More information Paris
Council of Europe “Dosta! Campaign” Events on the Occasion of International Roma Day (8 April). 7 to 17 April. More information (FR)
New York Open-Ended Informal Consultative Process on Oceans and the Law of the Sea, 16th Meeting: “Oceans and Sustainable Development”. 6 to 10 April. More information
UN Disarmament Commission. 6 to 24 April. More information Security Council Retreat. 6 to 7 April. More information
Vietnam European Parliament. Trade Committee Delegation visit to Vietnam on the Ongoing EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement. Chaired by Mr. Bernd Lange. 6 to 10 April. More information
Tuesday 7 April Day of Remembrance of the Victims of the Rwanda Genocide More information World Health Day (WHO) More information Brussels ACP 21st Anniversary of the Rwanda Genocide. At 3 p.m. More information Geneva
Meeting of Experts of the States parties to Protocol V to the Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons which may be Deemed to be Excessively Injurious or to Have Indiscriminate Effects. 7 to 8 April. More information Human Rights Council, Intergovernmental Working Group on Effective Implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action, 13th Session. 7 to 17 April. More information
New York 21st Commemoration of the Rwanda Genocide Memorial Ceremony. At 6 p.m. More information Tunisia
15th EU-Tunesia Interparliamentary meeting in the wake of the Bardo terrorist attack. Chaired by Pier Antonio Panzeri. 7 to 8 April. More information
Turkey
Council of Europe. PACE President, Anne Brasseur, Official Visit to Ankara, Gaziantep and Istanbul. 7 to 10 April. More information
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Wednesday 8 April Ankara
G20-B20 Workshop on Inclusive Business. More information
Brussels ACP Working Group on Fisheries. At 10 a.m. More information ACP Sub-Committee on Development Finance Cooperation. At 10 a.m. More information CEPS Roundtable Discussion with Congressman Jim Sensenbrenner: Balancing Surveillance and Privacy. At 12:30 p.m. More information EESC. 34th meeting of the EU-Turkey Joint Consultative Committee. 8 to 9 April. More information Geneva
UNCTAD Press Conference on “Trade in Commodities: Challenges and Opportunities - 6th Global Commodities Forum” with Samuel Gayi, UNCTAD - Chief of the Special Unit on Commodities. At 2.30 p.m More information
Montenegro 10th meeting of the EU-Montenegro Stabilisation and Association Parliamentary Committee. 8 to 9 April. More information Nairobi
UN-Habitat, Committee of Permanent Representatives, 56th Regular Meeting. More information
New York ECOSOC Substantive Session, Coordination and Management Meeting. 8 to 10 April. More information Security Council holds a meeting with troop contributing countries for MINUSCA. More information OCHA Panel Discussion on “the Post-2015 Era: New Opportunities for Closer Humanitarian and Development Cooperation”. At 10:30 a.m. More information UN Panel Discussion on Cyber Information and Communications Technology Security. At 1 p.m. More information Paris
UNESCO Executive Board, 196th session. 8 to 23 April. More information OECD & Istitute for New Economic Thinking: 6h Annual Conference “New Economic Thinking: Liberté, Egalité, Fragilité”. 8 to 11 April.
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More information Riga, Latvia Council of the EU International Seminars on “Today’s Education for Development of Future Society”. 8 to 10 April More information Strasbourg European Court of Human Rights’ Delivery of Grand Chamber Judgments in the Cases of M.E. v. Sweden and W.H. v. Sweden. More information European Court of Human Rights’ Grand Chamber Hearing in the Case Avotiņš v. Latvia. More information The Belgian Chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers and the Council of Europe Events to Mark the International Roma Day.
More information 1st International Debate Competition for the European Prize for Eloquence. More information (FR) 30th Annual René Cassin Competition. 8 to 10 April.. More information (FR)
Worldwide OECD Launch of Annual Official Development Assistance (ODA) Statistics. More information
Thursday 9 April Ankara
G20 Development Working Group Meeting #2. 9 to 10 April. More information
Brussels ACP-EU Dialogue on Migration & Development. At 10 a.m. More information Geneva
Group of Experts of the High Contracting parties to Amended Protocol II to the Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons which may be Deemed to be Excessively Injurious or to Have Indiscriminate Effects. 9 to 10 April. More information
Istanbul EU Civil Liberties Committee delegation to Istanbul on the Visa Package. 9 to 10 April. More information
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New York Security Council MINUSMA Briefing and Consultations. More information UNESCO Panel Discussion on the Launch of the 2015 Global Monitoring Report (GMR): “Education For All 2000-2015: Achievements and Challenges”. At 10 a.m. More information
Friday 10 April Brussels ACP Bureau of the Committee of Ambassadors. At 3 p.m. More information Istanbul G20/OECD Corporate Governance Forum. More information London
Digital Economy Conference on “MIT and the Digital Economy: The Second Age Machine”. More information
New York Global Taskforce Event on “Mobilizing Local Finance to Implement the Post-2015 Development Agenda”. At 10 a.m. More information Paris
Ciné-ONU : Screening of the documentary « 7 jours à Kigali », from Mehdi Ba and Jeremy Frey. Centre Wallonie-Bruxelles, Paris. At 7:30 p.m. More information
Strasbourg The South Programme II Launch with a Conference on “Democratic Governance in the Southern Mediterranean. Time for a New Start?” More information
Sunday 12 April International Day of Human Space Flight More information Daegu & Gyeongbuk, Rep. of Korea 7th World Water Forum. 12 to 17 April. More information
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Doha, Qatar United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice, 13th Session. 12 to 19 April. More information Washington D.C. World Bank & IMF: Global Parliamentary Conference. 12 to 13 April. More information Monday 13 April Ankara
EBRD Capacity Building Workshops for Enviromental Consultancies in Eastern and Central Europe. More information
Brussels Carnegie Europe hosts a special event to mark the European Launch of the Oil-Climate Index on “the New Age of Oil: Climate Impact and Policy Responses”. At 11 a.m. More information EESC Event on “European Citizens’ Initiative Day 2015: Review-Renew-Reset!”. More information The Long Term Investment and Reindustrialisation Intergroup of the European Parliament 1st Inaugural Conference on “The Juncker Plan”. More information Geneva
Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families, 22nd Session. 13 to 24 April. More information UNCTAD 6th Global Commodities Forum 2015 on “Trade in Commodities: Challenges and Opportunities” . 13 to 14 April. More information
New York Commission on Population and Development, 48th Session. 13 to 17 April. More information Group of Governmental Experts on Development in the Field of Information and Telecommunications in the Context of International Security, Third Session. 13 to 17 April. More information UNCITRAL, Working Group I, 24th Session. 13 to 17 April. More information Vienna
Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space, Legal Subcommittee, 54th Session. 13 to 24 April. More information
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Washington, D.C.  Inaugural Caribbean Region Dialogue with the G20. More information  World Bank: Education for All 2000-2015: Achievements and Challenges. 11:30 am. More information
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