THE EUROPEAN PERSPECTIVE 26th of January – 30th of January 2015 th
* This version was published on the 26 of January 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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European Migration Forum - First Meeting: Safe Routes, Safe Futures. How to Manage the Mixed Flows of Migrants across the Mediterranean? 26th to the 27th of January. More information International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust. 27th of January. More information European Parliament Plenary Session. 28th of January. More information Visit of Mr. Jan Eliasson, Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations, and Delegation. 1st to the 3rd of February.
Visits to Europe • • • •
Visit of Mr. Robert H. Serry, United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process. 26th of January. Visit of Mr. Miroslav Jenča, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General, Head of the UN Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia – UNRCCA. 29th to the 30th of January. Visit of Mr. Jan Eliasson, Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations, and Delegation. 1st to the 3rd of February. Visit of Mr. François Crepeau, United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Migrants. 1st week of February.
Monday 26th of January Brussels • • • •
European Parliament Committee Meetings. 26th to 27th of January. More information Eurogroup. More information Agriculture and Fisheries Council. More information European Migration Forum - First Meeting: Safe Routes, Safe Futures. How to Manage the Mixed Flows of Migrants Across the Mediterranean? 26th to 27th of January. More information
Geneva •
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Human Rights Council, Working Group on Situations, 15th session. 26th to 30th of January. More information More information WHO, Executive Board, 136th session. 26th of January to 3rd of February. More information United Nations Voluntary Fund for Indigenous Populations, Board of Trustees, 28th session. 26th to 30th of January. More information
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Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations, Regular session. 26th of January to 4th of February. More information Executive Board of UNDP/UNFPA/UNOPS, First regular session. 26th to 30th of January. More information Security Council Consultation on the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus. More information Department of Public Information (DPI) will co-host a briefing on sustainable development and inclusive growth. At 9.30 a.m. More information High-level panel on Staying Together: Dialogue in the Face of Violent Extremism. At 12.30 p.m. At 2:45 p.m.there will be related press conference by Swedish Foreign Minister Margot Wallström. More information Event called Effecting Change: Women’s Participation and Leadership in Somalia. At 1.15 p.m. More information Press briefing by UN-Habitat on the UN Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development known as Habitat III (Ecuador, October 2016). At 2 p.m. More information
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Tuesday 27th of January International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust More information Brussels • • • •
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Economic and Financial Affairs Council. More information Scientific Support to Europe’s Photovoltaic Manufacturing Industry. More information 7th Annual Conference on European Space Policy. 27th to 28th of January. More information EESC Public Hearing on “Self-regulation and Co-regulation in the Community Legislative Framework”. More information EESC Conference on “Basic European Rights to Free Movement under Threat”. More information Friends of Europe Dinner Debate on “Reflections on the Post-2015 Agenda”. More information
Istanbul, Turkey •
World Bank Workshop on “Impact Evaluation in Governance”. 27th to 30th of January. More information
New York •
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Security Council Open Debate on the “Protection of Civilians” in which Mr. Ban and a Red Cross Representative are expected to participate. More information International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust: Memorial Ceremony in the General Assembly Hall. At 11 a.m. More information UN Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) will co-host a presentation ceremony of the Third World Forum on Intercultural Dialogue. At 11.30 a.m. More information Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) will co-host a panel discussion on the transformative development agenda. At 4 p.m. More information
Paris •
Ceremony to mark the International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust. More information
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Washington, D.C. •
World Bank Policy Research Talk on “Managing Food Price Volatility – Risk Management and Vulnerability”. More information Wednesday 28th of January
Brussels • • • • • •
EU round table on “Digital Privacy: Citizen Rights in the Light of New Technologies, Commercial needs”. More information European Parliament Plenary Session. More information EESC Conference on “Civil Society in Research and Innovation”. More information EESC Public Hearing on “Vocational Education and Training in Rural and Remote Areas”. More information Committee of the Regions Final Conference on “The Social Entrepreneurship Network (SEN)”. More information 5th Annual Brussels Think Tank Dialogue (BTTD) on “A New Departure for the EU”. More information
Geneva •
UN Secretary-General’s Advisory Board on Disarmament Matters, 63rd session. More information
New York • • • •
Security Council Briefing and Consultation on the Middle East (Syria). More information Security Council Briefing and Consultation on the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus. More information Security Council Briefing and Consultation on the Democratic Republic of the Congo. More information Briefing on the report of the Intergovernmental Committee of Experts on Sustainable Development Financing. At 1.15 p.m. More information Thursday 29th of January
Brussels •
European Parliament Committee Meetings. More information
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EESC Meeting of the Section for External Relations (REX) – Debate on Social Economy. More information Committee of the Regions “The CAP Communication Networking Event”. More information Extraordinary Foreign Affairs Council meeting. More information
Edinburgh •
European Conference on “Regional Cooperation on Energy and Maritime Spatial Planning in the North Sea”. More information
Geneva •
UNICEF Press Conference: Launch of the 2015 Humanitarian Action for Children and Update on the Situation of Children in Syria and in Ebola Affected Countries. More information
Milan •
European Conference on “Intellectual Property Infrastructure for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises: The Business’ Perspective”. More information
New York • • •
Security Council Briefing on the Implementation of the Note S/2010/507. More information Security Council Briefing on its mission to Haiti (23-25 January). More information DPI will co-host a briefing on the Holocaust, Homosexuals and Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Rights. At 11 a.m. More information
Venice, Italy •
OECD 3rd Annual Green Growth Knowledge Platform on the Theme of “Fiscal Policies and the Green Economy Transition: Generating Knowledge – Creating Impact”. 29th to 30th of January. More information
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Friday 30th of January New York •
Today is UN Social Media Day. Starting at 9:30 a.m. DPI and partners will hold day-long events on social media. More information Monday 2nd of February
Brussels • •
Smart, Green and Integrated Transport Information Day organized by the European Commission. More information European Parliament Committee Meetings. More information
Geneva • • •
Committee on Enforced Disappearances, 8th session. 2nd to 13th of February. More information Committee on the Rights of the Child, pre-sessional working group, 70th session. More information Human Rights Council, open-ended intergovernmental working group on the rights of peasants and other people working in rural areas, 2nd session. 2nd to 6th of February. More information
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Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf, 37th session. 2nd of February to 20th of March. More information Economic and Social Council, Youth Forum. 2nd to 3rd of February. More information Investments Committee, 224th meeting. 2nd to 3rd of February. More information Joint Meeting of the Executive Boards of UNDP/UNFPA/UNOPS, UNICEF, WFP and UN-Women. More information UNCITRAL, Working Group II (Arbitration and Conciliation), 62nd session. 2nd to 6th of February. More information
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Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space, Scientific and Technical Subcommittee, 52nd session. 2nd to 13th of February. More information International Narcotics Control Board, 112th session. 2nd to 6th of February. More information
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