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* This version was published on the 6 of January 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 • •
UNOG Conference on “Education for Peace”. 14th of January. More information UNESCO Event on ‘Freedom of Press in Wake of the Attack on Charlie Hebdo’. 14th of January. More information
Monday 12th of January Brussels •
European Parliament Committee Meetings. 12th to 15th of January. More information
Geneva • •
Committee on the Rights of the Child, 68th session. 12th to 30th of January. More information Group of Governmental Experts on Development in the field of Information and Telecommunications in the context of International Security, 2nd session. More information
Riga, Latvia •
Workshop on “Needs of Persons with Disabilities throughout Disaster Management Cycle”. 12th to 13th of January. More information
Tuesday 13th of January Brussels •
Friends of Europe Internal Praesidium and Members meeting. More information
Geneva •
OHCHR: Human Rights Council – organizational meeting. More information
New York • •
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UNICEF, Executive Board, Election of Bureau. More information Security Council briefing and consultations on UNOCI and Côte d’Ivoire sanctions by Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Côte d’Ivoire Aïchatou Mindaoudou. More information Event on “The Aman Foundation: a Social Investment Portal to Transform Health and Education Delivery in Karachi and Pakistan”. At 1.15 p.m. More information
Tokyo •
World Bank Disaster Risk Management Public Seminar Series No. 5 on “The Role of the Private Sector in Building Resilience to Disasters”. More information Wednesday 14th of January
Brussels •
Committee of the Regions event on “Protecting the Marine Environment” – Stakeholder Consultation by Rapporteur Mr. Hermann Kuhn. More information
Geneva •
UNOG Conference on “Education for Peace”. More information
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New York • •
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Paris •
Security Council Meeting: adoption of CAR sanctions. More information Security Council Briefing on “Post-Conflict Peacebuilding”, with presentations anticipated by Under-Secretary-General Jan Eliasson and Antonio de Aguiar Patriota, Chair of the Peacebuilding Commission. Topic : the Secretary-General’s latest report on the topic. More information General Assembly: Briefing of the President on the main part of the session and the priorities for the resumed session. More information
UNESCO Event on Freedom of Press in Wake of the Attack on Charlie Hebdo. More information
Thursday 15th of January New York •
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Security Council Open Debate on the Middle East, presided by Chile’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, with presentations expected by Interim Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs Jens Toyberg-Frandzen. More information Panel Discussion on “Women, Peace and Security in the Context of Climate Change”. At 1.15 p.m. More information Press Conference by the President of the General Assembly, Sam Kutesa. At 12.15 p.m. More information High-level Event called “The Barbershop” which focuses on changing the discourse among men on gender equality. At 11 a.m. There will be a related press conference at 1.30 p.m. More information
Washington, D.C. •
World Bank Event on “Transforming Transportation 2015: Smart cities for Shared Prosperity”. 15th to 16th of January. More information
Zaragoza, Spain •
2015 UN-Water Annual International Zaragoza Conference on “Water and Sustainable Development: From Vision to Action”. 15th to 17th of January. More information
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Friday 16th of January Geneva •
WHO press conference: Update on the Health Situation in Ukraine and on WHO Activities. At 10 a.m. More information
New York • •
Panel Discussion on Migrants in Crisis Situations. More information General Assembly: Interactive dialogue with civil society. More information Sunday 18th of January
London •
The Education World Forum. 18th to 21st of January. More information
Monday 19th of January Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates •
World Future Energy Summit on “EU: Leading Global Technology and Innovation in the Renewable Sector”. More information
Brussels • • • • •
EU Conference on the Result of the Public Consultation on Geographical Indication Protection for Non-Agricultural Products. More information Foreign Affairs Council. More information European Parliament Committee Meetings. 19th to 22nd of January. More information Financial Instruments 2014-2020 under European Structural Investment Funds (ESIF). 19th to 20th of January. More information Committee of the Regions Lunchtime Briefing on “Jobs, Growth, Investments in Europe’s Regions and Cities”. More information
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Dublin, Ireland •
Conference on “Ireland – Lessons from its Recovery from the Bank-Sovereign Loop”, organized by the Central Bank of Ireland (CBI), Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) and IMF. More information
Geneva • •
Conference on Disarmament, First part. 19th of January to 27th of March. More information Human Rights Council, Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review, 21st session. 19th to 30th of January. More information
New York • • •
Disarmament Commission, Organizational session. More information Working Group on Discrimination against Women in Law and in Practice, 12th session. More information Security Council Open Debate on “The Maintenance of International Peace and Security: Inclusive Development for the Maintenance of International Peace and Security”. Peacebuilding Commission Chair Antonio de Aguiar Patriota and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Leymah Gbowee. More information
Riga, Latvia •
High-level Seminar on “Building Consensus towards the June 2015 European Council – Next Steps?” 19th to 20th of January. More information
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