THE EUROPEAN PERSPECTIVE 21 December 2015 – 11 January 2016 This version was published on 21 December 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
Launch of the Sustainable Development Goals. 1 January 2016
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Monday 21 December 50th anniversary of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination More information
Brussels
Press conference: data protection package. From 2:00 to 2:30 p.m. at the European Parliament. More information
New York
The Security Council will meet on the 1988 Committee and the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA). More information
Tuesday 22 December Brussels Competition in international aviation. From 10:00 to 12:30 a.m.
More information Geneva
UNOG press conference with Michael Møller, Director United Nations Office at Geneva: 2015 Geneva Highlights, at 10:30 a.m. More information
New York The Security Council will meet on the UN Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF), the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY), the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) as well as Yemen. More information Wednesday 23 December No events. Thursday 24 December No events. Friday 25 December UN Official holiday Saturday 26 December to Thursday 31 December No events. Friday 1 January 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 Saturday 2 January to Monday 11 January No events.
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