THE EUROPEAN PERSPECTIVE 20 April – 24 April 2015 This version was published on 20 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
Worldwide. World Bank New MOOC on Climate Change. 20 April to 20 May. More information New York. Security Council Open Debate on the Middle East. 21 April. More information New York. High-level thematic debate on tolerance and countering violent extremism. 21 and 22 April More information Geneva. WHO Press Conference on Immunization. At 10:30 p.m. 22 April. More information Brussels. UNRWA Press conference on “Why Europe Should Not Forget Gaza”, with speaker: Robert Turner, Director of UNRWA Operations in Gaza. 23 April, at 8:45 a.m. More information Registration Brussels. Conference on Social Protection in the Post-2015 UN agenda. 27 April. More information
Visits to Brussels
Visit of Mr. Johannes van der Klaauw, Humanitarian Coordinator in Yemen, and Mr. Paolo Lembo, UN Resident and UNDP Resident Representative in Yemen. On 23 April 2015. Visit of Mr. Patrick Keuleers, Director/Chief of Profession, Governance and Peacebuilding, Bureau for Policy and Programme Support, UNDP Headquarters. 23 to 24 April. High-Level Policy Dialogue with participation of Ms. Helen Clark, Administrator, UNDP and Chair of the UNDG; Mr. Magdy Martinez-Soliman, Assistant Administrator and Director of the Bureau for Policy and Programme Support, UNDP; Mr. Abdoulaye Mar Dieye, Assistant Administrator
and Director of the Regional Bureau for Africa, UNDP; Lebogang Motlana and Mohamed Yahya. On 27 April. Visit of Mr. Achim Steiner, UNEP Executive Director and Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations. On 27 April.
Monday 20 April Algiers
1st Euro-Mediterranean seminar on opiate substitution treatment within the framework of a risk reduction strategy. 20 to 21 April. More information
Brussels European Commission's DG Justice’s Forum on Future of Gender Equality. More information EU Foreign Affairs Council on EU-Latin America and Caribbean relations and the latest developments in Yemen and Libya. More information World Malaria Day Panel Discussion & Lunch. At 12 p.m. More information Event on Political Parties and Citizen Movements in Asia and Europe.At 1 p.m. More information Event on “Seize the Opportunity for Reform on Jobs & Growth”. At 2 p.m. More information Post Election Briefing: “New faces of change? The consequences of the Finnish parliamentary elections”. At 2.30 p.m. More information EP Public Hearing on “The Internal Energy Market as a Pillar for Energy Union”. At 3 p.m. More information Geneva
OHCHR Committee against Torture, 54th Session. 20 April to 15 May. More information UN Human Rights Council, Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, 72nd Session. 20 to 29 April. More information UN Human Rights Council, Working Group on the Right to Peace, 3rd Session. 20 to 24 April. More information UNCTAD, Investment, Enterprise and Development Commission, 7h Session. 20 to 24 April. More information
Katowice, Poland European Economic Congress. 20 to 22 April. More information Luxembourg Council of the EU, Foreign Affairs Council. More information 2
Council of the EU, Agriculture and Fisheries Council. More information
Madrid
Madrid Forum. 20 to 21 April. More information
New York Security Council Consultations on the Middle East (Syria). At 11 a.m. More information UN Committee of Experts on Public Administration (CEPA), 14th session (LIVE). 20 to 24 April. More information Intergovernmental Negotiations on the Post-2015 Development Agenda: Means of Implementation and Global Partnership for Sustainable Development. 20 to 24 April. More informa tion UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII), Fourteenth session. 20 April to 1 May. More information Press Briefing on UNPFII by the Chairperson of UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Peoples, and other officials. At 12:30 p.m. More information ECOSOC Special High-Level Meetings with the World Bank, IMF, WTO and UNCTD. 20 to 21 April. More information Press Conference on ECOSOC Meetings by the Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs, Wu Hongbo. At 1:00 p.m. More information UNCITRAL, Working Group VI (Security Interests), 27th Session. 20 to 24 April. More information UN Dialogue on Multi-Stakeholder Partnerships. At 1:15 p.m. More information UN Event on “the Evolution and Future Direction of the UN Human Rights Council’s (HRC) Resolution System”. At 1:15 p.m. More information Paris
UNESCO "Aspazija/Rainis: rebel/humanist" exhibition in Paris. 20 April to 24 April. More information
Riga, Latvia EU Meeting of the Directors General for Vocational Education and Training. 20 to 21 April. More information EU Informal Meeting of the Ministers for Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs. 20 to 22 April. More information Strasbourg PACE Spring Session on mass surveillance, drones, situation in Ukraine. 20 to 24 April. More information
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Worldwide World Bank New MOOC on Climate Change. 20 April to 20 May. More information Tuesday 21 April Brussels General Affairs Council on its priorities for a future EU Commission proposal on an interinstitutional agreement on better law making. More information Jūrmala, Latvia Road Safety Seminar organised by the European Traffic Police Network (TISPOL). More information New York High-level thematic debate on tolerance and countering violent extremism. 21 and 22 April More information Security Council Open Debate on the Middle East. More information UN Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) High-Level Thematic Debate on “Promoting Tolerance and Reconciliation, Fostering Peaceful, Inclusive Societies and Countering Violent Extremism”. 21 to 22 April. More information UN University (UNU) Panel Discussion on “Identifying Common Ground on Public Health” for the Special Session of the UN General Assembly on the World Drug Problem 2016. At 10 a.m. More information UNDP and Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) Special Event on “the Role of Philanthropy and Social Investors in Financing for Development”. At 1 p.m. More information International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Special Event on “the Role of Information and Communications Technologies”. At 1:15 p.m. More information Riga, Latvia EU Informal Meeting of the Working Party on Public Health. 21 to 22 April. More information EU Informal Meeting of the Working Party on Human Rights (COHOM). 21 to 22 April. More information Meeting of the Network of European Environmental Lawyers (NEEL). More information Strasbourg Launch of first human rights education manual for young people to combat antigypsyism. At 1 p.m. More information
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Washington, D.C. World Bank Event on “Agglomeration and (the Lack of) Competition”. At 10 a.m. More information World Bank Development Impact Evaluation (DIME) Seminar on “Deliberate Disengagement: How Education Reduces Political Participation under Electoral Authoritarianism”. At 12:30 p.m. More information
Wednesday 22 April International Mother Earth Day. More information Brussels Meeting of the African Union and European Commission Colleges. More information EESC. 507th Plenary Session, with debates on the Energy Union, Trade policy and the TTIP, and a Presentation of the EU's economic priorities in the coming years. 22 to 23 April. More information ECIPE Lunch Seminar on “Russia’s Counter-Sanctions – Are They Hurting the European Economy?”. At 12:45 p.m. More information EP Press Conference on “the Protection of Traditional Minorities in the EU”. At 6:30 p.m. More information Dubai, UAE World Green Economy Summit 2015. 22 to 23 April. More information Geneva
WHO Press Conference on Immunization. At 10:30 p.m. More information
Jūrmala, Latvia Meeting of the European Traffic Police Network (TISPOL) Operational Working Group. More information European Traffic Police Network (TISPOL) Council meeting. 22 to 23 April. More information New York ECOSOC Special Meeting of the Council on International Cooperation in Tax Matters. More information UN Press Conference on “the Impact of Climate Change on Indigenous Peoples” with a Focus on the Pacific region. At 12:30 p.m. More information Security Council Consultations on MINURSO. More information
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Security Council Briefing and Consultations on Ivory Coast’s sanctions. More information
Riga, Latvia EU Expert Group of Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Uses (AFOLU). More information EU Meeting of the Working Party on Social Questions. More information Meeting of BUSINESSEUROPE Council of Presidents. 22 to 24 April. More information Strasbourg The European Academic Network on Romani Studies joint programme (RAN) final event on “Policies for Roma Inclusion: The Contribution of Academic Research”. More information Washington D.C. World Bank Event on “Why Disability Inclusive Development Matters: The Promise of Social Inclusion”. At 11 p.m. More information World Bank Poverty and Applied Microeconomics Seminar on “When Incentives Backfire: Spillover Effects on Food Choice”. At 12:30 p.m. More information Thursday 23 April World Book and Copyright Day. More information English Language Day. More information UN Global Road Safety Week. 23 to 29 April. More information Brussels EESC Conference “Your Europe, Your Say 2015!”. 23 to 25 April. More information EESC Spring of Optimism. More information European Energy Union - are we getting closer to connecting the grid? At noon. More information ECIPE Seminar on “China-Europe Relations – Do They Have a Strategic Direction?”. At 3 p.m. More information UNRWA Press conference on “Why Europe Should Not Forget Gaza”, with speaker: Robert Turner, Director of UNRWA Operations in Gaza. Registration. At 8:45 a.m. More information EPC Policy Dialogue on “Curtailed Media Freedom - The Achilles Heel in Balkan Democracies?” At 3 p.m. More information 6
EU CoR’s SME Initiative Workshop. At 9 a.m. More information EU CoR Stakeholders Consultations on the Commission's Green Paper "Building a Capital Markets Union", by Rapporteur Tadeusz Truskolaski. At 11 a.m. More information EU CoR Stakeholders Consultations on “The Future of European Aquaculture”. At 2:30 p.m. More information Conference of the Regional and Local Authorities for the Eastern Partnership (CORLEAP), 5th Annual Meeting . More information EP Public Hearing on “The Situation of the Roma Minority in Third Countries”. At 6 p.m. More information
Geneva
WHO Press Conference on “Gaps in the Prevention, Diagnosis and Treatment of Malaria. At 10:30 a.m. More information
Jūrmala, Latvia Conference on "Insolvency law in Europe: current trends and future perspectives". 23 to 24 April. More information Kiev
EU JRC workshop on ‘How to increase tax compliance: new tools from behavioural economics’. 23 to 24 April. More information
Namur, Belgium Council of Europe Conference of European Ministers responsible for Heritage. 23 to 24 April. More information New York UN Committee for Programme and Coordination, Organizational Session. More information UN Mine Action Service (UNMAS) Seminar on “the South-South Cooperation in Mine Action”. At 10 a.m. More information Press Briefing by DESA on the 14th Session of the Committee of Experts on Public Administration. At 1:15 p.m. More information UN Remember Slavery Programme Screening of the Award-Winning Film “Selma”, followed by a Q&A Session with the Film’s Director, Ava DuVernay. At 6:30 p.m. More information Security Council Open Debate on the Maintenance of International Peace and Security: the role of youth in countering violent extremism and promoting peace. More information
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Riga, Latvia EU Meeting of the Commission Group of Environmental Impact Assessment and Strategic Environmental Impact Assesment National Experts. 23 to 24 April. More information European Consumer Protection Conference. 23 to 24 April. More information 5th Riga International Textile and Fibre Art Triennial “Diversity&Unity”. 23 April-June 3. More information Stockholm ODIHR international seminar on “Educating about the Roma and Sinti genocide - Learning from the past to challenge present discrimination and promote equality”. More information Strasbourg Council Committee on Equality and Non-discrimination Parliamentary Network "Women Free from Violence". More information Vienna
World Bank Financial Sector Advisory Center (FinSAC) Workshop on “Recovery and Resolution Planning: From Experts to Experts”. 23 to 24 April. More information Friday 24 April
World Immunization Week. 24 to 30 April. More information Brussels EU Commission ITS Conference 2015 on ‘A Digital Strategy for Mobility: from capacity to connectivity’. At 9 a.m. More information Commission for Citizenship, Governance, Institutional and External Affairs (CIVEX), 3rd Meeting. More information New York Conference of State Parties and Signatories of Treaties that Establish Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zones and Mongolia, 3rd Conference. More information Security Council Briefing and Consultations on the Middle East (Syria). More information Riga, Latvia Informal Meeting of EU Security Policy Directors. More information
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Informal Meeting of Ministers for Economic and Financial Affairs (ECOFIN). 24 to 25 April. More information
Saturday 25 April World Malaria Day. More information
Sunday 26 April Riga, Latvia
2nd Senior Officials' Meeting for the 5th ASEM Education Ministers' Meeting (ASEM ME5). More information
Worldwide World Intellectual Property Day. More information
Monday 27 April Brussels Conference on Social Protection in the Post-2015 UN agenda. More information 2nd European Convention on Youth Work. 27 to 30 April. More information French Embassy’s Conference on “Preparation for the COP21” (in French). Registration. At 6 p.m. More information The EU and the Emerging Powers 2015: Cooperation and Competition in Knowledge and Technology. 27 to 28 April. More information Mobilizing Capital towards a Low-carbon Economy. At 12.30 p.m. More information Geneva
Human Rights Council, Open-ended Working Group on the Right to Development, 16th Session. 27 A to 1 May. More information UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, 86th Session. 27 April to 15 May. More information
Kiev
17th EU-Ukraine summit. More information
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Istanbul G20 - WAIPA Conference on Foreign Direct Investment. 27 to 28 April. More information New York 2015 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nucear Weapons. 27 April to 22 May. More information Riga, Latvia ATHENA Special Committee Away Day. 27 to 28 April. More information Riga Summit 2015 on the Multilingual Digital Single Market. 27 to 29 April. More information Presidency Conference on Occupational Safety and Health. 27 to 28 April. More information 5th ASEM Education Ministers' Meeting (ASEM ME5). 27 to 28 April. More information Washington D.C. World Bank Seminar on “Missing Girls in the South Caucasus: Exploring Policy Options” More information
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