THE EUROPEAN PERSPECTIVE 11 January 2016 – 18 January 2016 This version was published on 11 January 2016. 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
International Year of Pulses More information Launch of the Sustainable Development Goals More information Ciné ONU. 21 January [registration: info@cineonu.org] More information For more info about UN events in New York, please visit The New York Week Ahead
Visits to Brussels
Mr. Jorge Villanueva (Chief a.i. Security and Safety Service, UNOG Security and Safety Section), Mr. Rodrigo Victor Da Paixao (Chief of Physical Security), and Ms. Yuqin Zhang (Security Coordination Officer, Europe & Americas Desk, UN Department of Safety and Security). 11-15 January Dr. Clos (Executive Director of UN-Habitat, the United Nations Human Settlements Programme and Secretary General of the United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development (Habitat III)). 13 January (available for interviews)
2016 International Year of Pulses More information Launch of the Sustainable Development Goals More information The Netherlands will hold the EU presidency from January to June 2016 More information Uruguay will hold the Security Council Presidency in January 2016 More information
Monday 11 January New York Commemorative General Assembly session: The General Assembly will mark the 70 anniversary of its first session. More information Security Council: MINUSMA Briefing (p.m.) More information
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Tuesday 12 January Amsterdam Promote the multidisciplinary approach in addressing migrant smuggling. 12-13 January. More information Brussels The Potential of the Waste Sector to a Low Carbon Economy. At 2 p.m. More information New York Press briefing to present Trends in International Migrant Stock: The 2015 Revision. Speakers will include the Deputy Secretary-General, Jan Eliasson, and Bela Hovy from the Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA). At 11 a.m. More information Noon briefing: UN Special Envoy for Global Education, Gordon Brown, who will brief reporters ahead of the Syria Pledging Conference in London (February 4) on new developments and pledges for educating children in conflict zones. (video conference) More information Opening of the exhibition: “International Decade for People of African Descent.” At 6 p.m. More information
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Wednesday 13 January Beijing
G20 Sherpa Meeting #1. 13-15 January More information
Brussels Lunchtime briefing: The European Investment Project portal and the European Investment Advisory Hub: what's in it for regions and cities? At 1 p.m. More information New York Security Council: UNOCI Briefing (a.m.) More information Special event on Culture of Peace: Dialogue, Compromise and Inclusiveness in the Political Process with the Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet. At 3 p.m. (webcast) More information
Thursday 14 January Berlin
Global Forum for Food and Agriculture, 14-16 January. More information
Brussels RRI shaping new horizons: Responsible research and innovation in Europe and across the world. 14-15 January. (Registration closed on Monday 11 January, at 5 p.m.) More information New York Briefing by videoconference by the co-chair of the High-level Panel on Humanitarian Financing, Kristalina Georgieva. 10 a.m. More information The Secretary-General will brief the General Assembly, during an informal meeting of the plenary, on his priorities for 2016. At 11 a.m. More information Security Council: MONUSCO Briefing (a.m.) More information Washington D.C. World Bank: Transforming Transportation 2016. 14-15 January. More information
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Friday 15 January New York The Secretary-General will present the Plan of Action to Prevent Violent Extremism to the General Assembly at an informal meeting of the plenary. At 10 a.m. More information Press briefing by the President of the General Assembly, Mogens Lykketoft, on upcoming activities of the General Assembly in 2016. At 12:30 p.m. More information
Saturday 16 January Wrocław, Poland Wrocław: European capital of culture in 2016 (opening). 16-17 January. More information
Sunday 17 January No events.
Monday 18 January Abu Dhabi World Future Energy Summit More information Amsterdam TeamWork! Strengthening multidisciplinary cooperation against trafficking in human beings for labour exploitation. 18-19 January. More information Brussels Digital Values: Advancing Technology, Preserving Fundamental Rights. At 12:30 p.m. More information
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