THE EUROPEAN PERSPECTIVE 25 January 2016 – 1 February 2016 This version was published on 25 January 2016. 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
International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust. 27 January More information For more info about UN events in New York, please visit The New York Week Ahead
Visits to Brussels
[TBC] Mr. Mitchell Toomey, Global Director of the UN Millennium Campaign. 27 January
Ongoing events
OHCHR: Committee on the Rights of Child / 71st session. 11-29 January More information OHCHR: Universal Periodic Review / 24th session. 18-29 January More information
Monday 25 January Brdo, Slovenia Launch conference of the EU strategy for the Alpine Region. At 11 a.m. More information Brussels CIRCULAR ECONOMY – Silver bullet for the EU’s competitiveness and sustainability? At 8:30 a.m. More information Public sector goes circular. At 9:30 a.m. More information Business Innovation Observatory conference: Disrupting the future. 25-26 January More information Marine sustainability in an age of changing oceans and seas: JRC-EASAC report launch. At 12 p.m. More information Public Hearing on the implementation of the EU Urban Agenda. At 3 p.m. More information Geneva
Conference on Disarmament, First Part. 25 January - 1 April [Cancelled] More information OHCHR: Working Group on the issue of discrimination against women in law and practice / 15th session, 25-29 January. More information Briefing by UN Special Envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura, on the Intra-Syrian Talks. At 3 p.m. More information WHO press conference on Childhood Obesity. At 10:30 p.m. More information Press conference on the Intra-Syrian Talks with Mr. Staffan de Mistura, U.N. Special Envoy for Syria. At 3 p.m. More information
New York UNAMID Briefing (a.m.) More information Exhibit opening ‘Holocaust by Bullets’, to mark Holocaust Remembrance Week. At 6 p.m. More information
Tuesday 26 January Brussels HUMANITARIAN FINANCING – Keeping up with a world in crisis. At 9 a.m. More information European Innovation Ecosystems: Good governance and effective support for smart specialization. At 9:30 a.m. (web streaming) More information 2
EPC: Energy poverty - What role for the EU? At 10 a.m. More information CEPS: Over-indebtedness of European Households: Myths and realities. At 10 a.m. More information Designing the path: a strategic approach to EU agricultural research and innovation. 26-28 February More information EU Trade Enforcement as if binding pacts mattered. At 5 p.m. More information
Essen, Germany The Community Plant Variety Office and four examination offices in a joint stand at IPM 2016. 26-29 January More information Geneva
Press conference: Launch of UNICEF’s global appeal for children in emergencies Humanitarian Action for Children. At 11:30 a.m. More information
Ispra, Italy Mapping and assessment of ecosystem services in enlargement countries. 26-28 January More information London
EBRD Innovation Day. At 10 a.m. More information
New York Security Council open debate on Middle East (a.m.) More information Press briefing by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Pavlo Klimkin. At 9:15 a.m. More information Towards Nature-based Solutions: Harnessing Finance for our World’s Ecosystems. At 3 p.m. More information Exhibit opening: ‘Life after Survival’, to mark Holocaust Remembrance Week. At 6 p.m. More information
Wednesday 27 January International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust More information Brussels [Y]Factor: Think Smart, Think Regional... Let's Innovate! At 9:30 a.m. More information EPC: Russia’s role in the Middle East. At 10:30 a.m. More information 3
Bruegel: Improving Healthcare Systems in Europe. At 12 p.m. More information Will we reach a new safe harbor? At 1 p.m. More information
Geneva
Special event for the International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust. At 5 p.m. More information
Mechelen, Belgium Screening ‘Woman in Gold’, Kazerne Dossin. At 8 p.m. More information Mexico City Conference on Reconciling Trade and Local Content Development, 27-28 January. More information New York The Secretary-General will speak at the annual UN Holocaust Memorial Ceremony. At 11 a.m. More information Noon briefing: Nickolay Mladenov, the Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process (UNSCO) and Personal Representative of the Secretary-General to the Palestine Liberation Organization and the Palestinian Authority. More information 2016 Investor Summit on Climate Risk. At 8 a.m. More information Press briefing on the 2016 Investor Summit on Climate Risk. At 1 p.m. More information
Thursday 28 January Amsterdam Presidency Conference on the Multiannual Financial Framework More information Brussels Managing and promoting sustainable and accessible tourism destinations. At 9 a.m. More information China’s 13th five-year plan – Priorities, goals and opportunities. At 9 a.m. More information L’UE et ses voisinages : entre intérêts et valeurs. At 9 a.m. More information What Brexit might mean for the UK financial services sector. At 5 p.m. More information Making the circular economy happen. At 2:30 p.m. More information 4
Geneva
Press conference: Dr. Robert Glasser, Special Representative of the UN Secretary General for disaster risk reduction (UNISDR Science and Technology Conference). At 11:30 a.m. More information
London
EBRD/Emerging Europe: Outlook on Croatia. At 4 p.m. More information Film screening: Fishermen's conversations. At 6 p.m. More information
New York Briefing: the Future of Holocaust Education, Holocaust Remembrance Week. At 11 a.m. More information The UN Outreach Programme will hold a film screening of ‘Woman in Gold’ and a discussion on Nazi looted art during the Holocaust. At 6:30 p.m. More information Paris
OECD and UNHCR press conference on refugee crisis and integration. More information
Friday 29 January New York Morning briefing on the recent Security Council mission and the implementation of the Note S/2010/507. More information Press briefing: Janos Pasztor, the Assistant Secretary-General on Climate Change. At 11 a.m. More information Event - Human Rights and the Security Council: An Evolving Role. At 1:15 p.m. More information
Saturday 30 January No events.
Sunday 31 January No events.
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Monday 1 February Venezuala will hold the Security Council Presidency in February Washington, DC  3rd Urbanization and Poverty Reduction Research Conference. 8:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. More information  Joint trade mission focusing on transportation sector, 1 - 4 February. More information
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