THE EUROPEAN PERSPECTIVE 13 July – 17 July 2015 This version was published on 13 July 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.
ThisNext week’s edition will be the last one before the summer break. The week ahead will resume on 17 August.
Highlights of the Week
UN: “Financing for Development ‘Third International Conference’.” 13 to 16 July. The Secretary-General will address the opening of the Conference. More information
World Youth Skills Day. 15 July. More information UNESCO: “Special Event ‘Youth Skills in the Post-2015 Development Agenda’.” 15 July. More information Nelson Mandela International Day. 18 July. More information
Visits to Brussels
Mr. Haoliang Xu (Assistant Secretary General and UNDP Regional Director for Asia and Pacific). 13-14 July.
UN-EU Steering Committee on Crisis Management: Ms. Izumi Nakamitsu (Assistant Secretary-General, Assistant Administrator and Director Crisis Response Unit); Mr. Hervé Ladsous (Under-Secretary-General; Head of the Department of Peacekeeping Operations); Mr. Edmond Mulet (Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations at the United Nations. ); Mr. Marco Bianchini (Chief of the Front Office of the Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations)
Mr. Yuri Fedotov (USG, Director-General of United Nations Office at Vienna and Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime) 16 July.
Ongoing Meetings
Human Rights Committee / 114th session. 29 June-24 July. More information OHCHR - Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women / 61st session (Periodic report of the situation in Croatia and Spain). 6 July-27 July. More information International Law Commission / 67th session (2nd part). 6 July-7 August. More information Monday 13 July
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia UN: “Financing for Development ‘Third International Conference’.” 13 to 16 July. More information UNDP & OECD: “Panel discussion ‘Tax Inspectors Without Borders’.” 6.15 p.m. More information G20: “Side Event ‘Priorities of the Turkish G20 Presidency with particular focus on Development’.” 3.30 p.m. More information Brussels EU: “Agriculture and Fisheries Council.” 11 a.m. More information Eurogroup. At 3 p.m. More information Geneva Ad Hoc Committee of the Human Rights Council on the Elaboration of Complementary Standards in the Field of Racism, 7th session. 13 to 24 July. More information Tuesday 14 July
Addis Ababa G20: “Side Event ‘Inclusive Business as contributor to the SDGs implementation’.” 10 a.m. More information
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Brussels Committee of the Regions: “Seminar ‘Monitoring polycentric territorial development in Europe with novel indicators: beyond GDP and NUTS2’.” 9.15 a.m. More information EPC, Funding energy efficiency: what role for the Juncker plan?. At 9 am. More information Economic and Financial Affairs Council. More information Geneva
WHO: “Press Conference ‘Mental Health Atlas 2014’.” 10 a.m. More information WHO: “Press Briefing by UNAIDS ‘report on AIDS and MDG 6’.” 11.30 a.m. More information
Milan EU: “Conference on climate change and food security: challenges for plant health, plant breeding and genetic resources’.” More information New York Security Council: “Meeting on UNISFA (Abeyi Area) and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.” More information
Yeghegnadzor, Armenia Council of Europe: “Regional Seminars on ‘Promoting Citizen Participation’.” More information Wednesday 15 July
World Youth Skills Day More information Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Worldbank: “Program-for-Results ‘Innovative Financing: The leveraging of public expenditures for better development results’.” 3.30 p.m. More information Brussels
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European Centre for International Political Economy: “Seminar ‘How to Accelerate the Expansion of the Digital Economy?’” 9 a.m. More information Committee of the Regions: “4th ECON Commission Meeting” More information Confrontations Europe: Challenges of the digital transition and training of the workforce: role of the social dialogue. At 10 am. More information Egmont, IES: Milestone or Maelstrom? European Defence and the 2015 Summit. 2.45 pm. More information EU: “EU-Japan Free Trade Agreement ‘an ambitious deal to boost both growth and jobs’.” 9 a.m. More information
New York Security Council: “Meeting on UNSMIL” More information ECOSOC: “Panel Discussion on ‘Human Rights Council elections’.” 10 a.m.
More information UNESCO: “Special Event ‘Youth Skills in the Post-2015 Development Agenda’.” 10 a.m. More information Thursday 16 July
Brussels EPC: The Commission's priorities for health. At 8.30 am. More information Luxembourg Informal meeting of Ministers of Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities. 16 to 17 July. More information New York
Security Council: “Meeting on UNFICYP (Cyprus) and UNSOM (Somalia).” More information UNDP: “Partners’ Conference ‘Upcoming Haiti Elections’.” 10 a.m. More information Friday 17 July
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National Youth Council of Russia and CoE: “7th International Youth Camp ‘Dialogue’.” 17 to 21 July. More information
Saturday 18 July
Nelson Mandela International Day More information Luxembourg Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate. 18 to 19 July. More information The Hague MUN 2015 At The Hague Palace More information Monday 20 July
Brussels Foreign Affairs Council. More information Colmar, France 12th International Joint conference on e-Business and Telecomunications. 20 to 22 July. More information Geneva Human Rights Council, Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, 8th session. 20 to 24 July. More information New York Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf, 38th session. 20 July to 4 September. More information Human Rights Council, Working Group on the use of mercenaries as a means of violating human rights and impeding the exercise of the right of peoples to self-determination. 20 to 24 July. More information Intergovernmental negotiations on the post-2015 development agenda: intergovernmental negotiations on the outcome document. 20 to 31 July. More information 5
Trento, Italy OECD: “International Summer School ‘ for cooperation and local development’.” 20 to 31 July. More information
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