THE EUROPEAN PERSPECTIVE 23 November – 30 November 2015
This version was published on 23 November 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.
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International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. 25 November More information Press Conference: Launch of the UNCTAD Least Developed Countries Report 2015 “Transforming rural economies”. 25 November Press conference at UNRIC, Brussels. Mail to: benelux@unric.org. International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People. 29 November More information COP21: Climate Conference Paris. 30 November – 11 December More information
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Visits to Brussels Due to the current security situation in Brussels, no visits can be confirmed
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9 November – 9 December OHCHR: Committee against Torture / 56th session More information 23 November – 11 December OHCHR: Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination / 88th session More information
Monday 23 November Brussels • Annual research conference 2015: Fiscal policy after the crisis More information • The economic integration of migrants and refugees More information -‐ CANCELLED • Transport SME innovation day More information • UNRWA Archive Photo Exhibition Opening Event. At 12:30 p.m. Attendance confirmation should be sent to Ms. Amelie Drevet-‐Smethurst, Communications and Events Officer, a.drevet@unrwa.org • UNRWA: The Long Journey exhibition. 23 November -‐ 21 December More information Edinburgh, Scotland • Second World Forum on Natural Capital. 23-‐24 November More information Geneva •
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OHCHR: Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination / 88th session. 23 November -‐ 11 December More information OHCHR: Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent / 17th session. 23–27 November More information OHCHR: Board of Trustees of the United Nations Voluntary Trust Fund on Contemporary Forms of Slavery / 20th session. 23–27 November More information OHCHR: CEDAW -‐ Pre-‐sessional Working Group / 64th session. 23–27 November More information UNISDR Press conference: From COP1 to COP21: Weather-‐related disasters 1995-‐2015. At 11 a.m. More information UNCTAD Press conference: The Least Developed Countries Report 2015: Transforming Rural Economies. At 3:30 p.m. More information
Luxembourg • Hate crime event of the Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA). 23-‐24 November More information • Manufuture 2015. 23-‐24 November More information Paris •
OECD Eurasia Week 2015. 23-‐26 November More information
New York • Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People, Special Meeting in Observance of the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People More information
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Tuesday 24 November Brussels • State-‐owned enterprises reform: lessons learnt from the crisis and way forward More information • The role of city-‐regions in the achievement of low-‐carbon economy More information Cape Town, South Africa • AFIF 2015: Africa Finance & Investment Forum. 24-‐26 November More information Geneva • •
OHCHR: Forum on Minority Issues / 8th session. 24-‐25 November More information UNAIDS Press conference: Focus on location and population: on the Fast-‐Track to end AIDS by 2030. At 11:30 a.m. More information
Kiev, Ukraine • 2015 Ukrainian Pharmaceutical Forum. 24-‐25 November More information London, UK • bne IntelliNews debate, Turkey: Which Way Now? More information
New York • Press briefing: UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-‐Ngcuka, launch 16 Days of Activism. At 12:20 p.m. in Room S-‐237. More information • UN Development Operations Coordination Office (UNDOCO) will present the recently launched UN Development Group (UNDG) report called Results Delivered: Sharing Successes in 2014. At 1:15 p.m. in Conference Room 4 More information • UN Security Council committee on foreign terrorist fighters. From 10 a.m to 13 p.m in conference room 4 More information
Thessaloniki, Greece • 21st MARS conference: Feedback of the first year of implementation of the new CAP reform. 24-‐25 November More information Tokyo, Japan • World Bank Seminar “Pandemic Emergency Financing Facility (PEF): A New Financing Mechanism for Responding to the Next Global Epidemic” More information
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Wednesday 25 November International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women More information
Brussels • Press Conference: Launch of the UNCTAD Least Developed Countries Report 2015 “Transforming rural economies”, with David Woodward (Senior Adviser at UNCTAD). Press conference at UNRIC, Brussels (8th floor, Entrance block C2). At 11 a.m. Please confirm your participation and/or interview requests to benelux@unric.org • Dynamics of ICTs: Industries, R&D, markets. PREDICT Conference 2015 More information -‐ CANCELLED • Confrontations Europe – Energy and digital mutations: the impact on employment and the role of economic and social actors in Europe More information Geneva • Press conference: WMO provisional statement on the status of the global climate in 2015, and release of five-‐year report on the climate from 2011-‐2015. At 11 a.m. More information Strasbourg • Roundtable to prevent the violation of women’s rights, 2 p.m. -‐ 3 p.m. More information
Thursday 26 November Brussels • What to expect from COP21? At 12 p.m. More information Geneva • UNIDIR Press conference: Landmine Monitor 2015 Report Launch. At 10 a.m. More information Jeju, Korea • 2015 APEC E-‐Commerce Forum: New Paradigm for Cross-‐Border E-‐Commerce and Online Shopping Luxembourg • Communication European Development policy -‐ Civil Society Media Seminar 2015. 26-‐27 November More information
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Friday 27 November Brussels • 3rd EU-‐Norway energy conference. At 9:30 a.m. More information Malta • Press conference with Secretary-‐General Ban Ki-‐moon following the Special Session on Climate Change held during the Commonwealth Heads of Governments’ meeting. More information
Saturday 28 November Paris •
COP21 Opening, with Secretary-‐General Ban Ki-‐moon
New Delhi, India • India Economic Summit. 28-‐30 November More information
Sunday 29 November International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People More information
Monday 30 November Brussels • FAO Exhibition: “We depend on Soils – It is time to work on it”. 30 November -‐ 4 December At the European Parliament • Water matters – Could the EU do more to manage the water challenge within and beyond its borders? More information Paris •
UNFCCC COP21. 30 November -‐ 11 December More information
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