THE EUROPEAN PERSPECTIVE 27 April – 01 May 2015 This version was published on 27 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
Brussels. Conference on Social Protection in the Post-2015 UN agenda. 27 April. More information Strasbourg. European Parliament Plenary Session. 27 to 30 April. Milan, Italy. Universal Exposition “EXPO Milano 2015”. 1 May to 30 October. More information
Visits to Brussels
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. Visit of Mr. Ahmad Alhendawi. United Nations Secretary-General's Envoy on Youth. On 30 April. Visit of Ms. Irina Georgieva Bokova. Director-General of UNESCO. On 3 May. Visit of Ms. Osnat Lubrani. UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative in Vanuatu. 4 May to 5 May. Visit of Mr. Zeid Ra'ad al-Hussein. UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. 7 May to 8 May.
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 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 How Corruption Breeds Global Instability. At 6:30 p.m. More information European Commission Event on “GROW your REGIOn: Delivering Smart Specialisation and Economic Transformation through Clusters”. 27 to 28 April. More information European Commission Event on “Workshop: How to identify complex substances in REACH”. 27 to 28 April. More information Geneva
Human Rights Council, Open-ended Working Group on the Right to Development, 16th Session. 27 April to 1 May. More information UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, 86th Session. 27 April to 15 May. More information Working Group on the regulatory framework of activities of private military and security companies, 4th Session. 27 April to 1 May. More information UNHCR Press Conference/ Update on the humanitarian situation in the Central African Republic (CAR) and the CAR refugees in the neighbouring countries. At 10 a.m. More information ILO Press Conference. Launch of the report “Global evidence on inequities in rural heath protection: New data on rural deficits in health coverage for 174 countries”. At 11 a.m. More information
Kiev
17th EU-Ukraine Summit. More information
Istanbul G20 - WAIPA Conference on Foreign Direct Investment. 27 to 28 April. More information
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Krakow, Poland European Commission DG for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship Conference on “Digital integration, energy and resource efficiency in the textile and clothing industry in the Euro-Mediterranean area”. 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 Security Council Consultations on the Middle east (Yemen). More information UN General Assembly’s Committee on Information, 37th Session. 28 April to 8 May. More information Independent Audit Advisory Committee, 30th Session. 27 to 29 April. More information UNDP Panel Discussion on the Post-2015 Sustainable Development Goals. At 10 a.m. More information UN Women Press Conference on the launch of the “Flagship Report Progress of the World’s Women 2015-2016: Transforming Economies, Realizing Rights” (LIVE). At 11 a.m. More information UN Press Briefing by the Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Victoria TauliCorpuz. At 12:30 p.m. More information World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Panel Discussion “Get up, Stand up for Music”. At 1:15 p.m. More information International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Press Conference, speaker :IAEA Director General, Yukiya Amano. At 2:30 p.m. More information Riga, Latvia 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 Strasbourg European Parliament Committee Meetings (LIVE). 27 to 30 April. More information European Parliament Plenary Session (LIVE). 27 to 30 April. More information Washington, D.C. World Bank Seminar on “Missing Girls in the South Caucasus: Exploring Policy Options”.
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More information World Bank Pensions Core Course. 27 April to 8 May. More information
Tuesday 28 April World Day for Safety and Health at Work More information Bruges Workshop on Research and Policy Methodologies of Poverty Reduction and Regional Integration, organised by UNU-CRIS and the Open University (UK). 28 to 30 April. More information Brussels Global Politics in the Age of Cyberwar. At 12:30 p.m. More information IMF Fiscal Monitor 2015 “Now is the Time: Fiscal Policies for Sustainable Growth”. At 1:15 p.m. More information Follow-up of the EU Youth Guarantee. At 6:30 p.m. More information Discussion on “Can Prime Ministers Do Foreign Policy?” At 6:30 p.m. More information European Commission to Adopt European Agenda on Security (LIVE). More information Istanbul, Turkey PPP Healthcare Summit. 28 to 29 April. More information Montreal ICAO-WHO Collaborative Arrangement for the Prevention and Management of Public Health Events in Civil Aviation (CAPSCA) Global Symposium. 28 to 30 April. More information New York Ad Hoc Committee on Sovereign Debt Restructuring Processes, 2nd Session. 28 April to 30 April. More information Security Council Adoption: MINUSCA. More information Security Council Adoption: MINURSO. More information Security Council Adoption of Ivory Coast Sanctions. More information Security Council Consultations of 1559 Report. More information
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Academic Symposium and High-level Panel Discussion on the Non-Proliferation Treaty. Speakers: UN Messenger of Peace, Michael Douglas, Netherland’s Foreign Minister Bert Koenders and High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, Angela Kane. At 9 a.m. More information UNFPA Briefing on “the Demographic Dividend - Pathway to Transformative Economies”. At 10 a.m. More information
Paris
UN Secretary General will visit of the OECD headquarters and attend the Steering Committee of the Secretary-General’s Global Education First Initiative at the UNESCO headquarters. More information
Riga, Latvia Council of the EU Conference on the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights. 28 to 29 April. More information Strasbourg Press Conference: The EPP Priorities on Migration: “One Continent One Set of Rules”. At 3 p.m. More information Press Conference on the EP Security Agenda. At 4:30 p.m. More information Vatican
UN Secretary-General will attend the opening of a Workshop organized by the Vatican entitled “Protect the Earth, Dignify Humanity”. More information
Washington 2015 WB/KOTI Workshop: ICT in Transport for Greener Growth and Smarter Development. More information World Bank’s Development Research Group Dime Seminar series with Marco Gonzalez-Navarro. At 12:30 p.m. More information
Wednesday 29 April Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare More information Brussels Talk on Potential Output and Private Investment in a Late-crisis World. At 1 p.m. More information Seminar on the Transition to a Low-carbon Economy and Industrial Relations: Case studies Germany, France, Poland, Sweden.At 2:30 p.m. More information
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What Drives Europeans to Syria, and to IS? Insights from the Belgian Case. At 6 p.m. More information IMF workshop on “The Future of Rules-Based Fiscal Policy”. More information
Geneva WHO Press Conference. Launch of a report capturing countries’ own assessments of their response to the threat of antimicrobial resistance. At 10:30 a.m. More information New York UNISDR Briefing on the Outcome of the Third UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (WCDRR). At 1:15 p.m. More information Press Conference by the National Coalition of Syrian Revolution and Opposition Forces. At 5:15 p.m. More information Paris
UN System Chief Executives Board for Coordination, First Regular Session. 29 to 30 April. More information UN Secretary General will attend the opening of the meeting of the Chief Executives Board (CEB) and is expected to address the Institut d'études politiques de Paris. More information
Riga, Latvia EU Directors General for Civil Protection, 34th Meeting. 29 to 30 April. More information EU 3rd ASEM Transport Ministers’ Meeting “Development of Euro-Asia Multimodal Transport Linkages – Status Quo and Blueprints for the Future”. 29 to 30 April. More information EU High-level Round Table Discussion on Healthcare Solutions to Improve Work Capacity. More information Santander, Spain CoR 3rd Meeting of the SEDEC Commission and Conference on: “Cultural Heritage and Sustainable Tourism as Key Contributors to Local and Regional Development”. More information Strasbourg EP Press Conference on Refugees in the mediterranean and the EU’s Duty. At 10:30 a.m. More information EP Press Conference: “From September 11 to the present day, the Guantanamo issue”. At 11 a.m. More information EP Press Conference on Failed EU Answer to Death in the Mediterranean. At 11:30 a.m. More information
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EP Press Conference on the Youth Employment Initiative. At 2:30 p.m. More information EP Press Conference: “One Year since the Odessa Massacre”. At 6 p.m. More information
Vienna Conference “Strengthening Peace and Security Cooperation towards Democracy and Development”, co-hosted by UNU-CRIS. 29 to 30 April. More information
Thursday 30 April International Jazz Day More information Brussels EPC Event on “The Better Regulation Package”. Speaker: First Vice-President, European Commission, Frans Timmemans. At 13:15 p.m. More information Paris
UN Secretary-General will attend an event at the UNESCO headquarters to mark International Jazz Day. More information
Washington World Bank presentation of recent research on “The Causal Effect of Environmental Catastrophe on Long-Run Economic Growth: Evidence From 6,700 Cyclones” by Amir Jina. At 12.30 p.m. More information World Bank LSMS Seminar Series on Cognitive, Non-Cognitive, and Technical Skills of Poor Rural Farmers: Measurement Challenges and Implications with Karen Macours. At 12:30 p.m. More information
Friday 01 May Lithuania will hold the Security Council Presidency in May. More information Milan, Italy Universal Exposition “EXPO Milano 2015”. 1 May to 30 October. More information
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Sunday 03 May World Press Freedom Day More information Brussels Difference Day. At 1.30 p.m. More information
Monday 04 May 3rd UN Global Road Safety Week 2015. 4 to 10 May. More information Brussels Europe’s Energy Union And The Road To Paris And Beyond. At 9 a.m. Only on invitation. More information The EU Emission Trading System (ETS): Reform Ahead. At 12:30 p.m. More information CoR 3rd ENVE Commission Meeting and Conference on “From Lima to Paris towards a Succesful Climate Agreement”. More information EESC Public Hearing: “For a democratic and social EMU within the framework of the community method”. More information Geneva Commission on Science and Technology for Development, 18th Session. 4 to 8 May. More information Human Rights Council, Working Group on the Issue of Human Rights and Transnational Corporations and other Business Enterprises, 11th Session. 4 to 8 May. More information Working Group on Discrimination against Women in Law and in Practice, 13th Session. More information Human Rights Council, Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review, 22nd Session. 4 to 15 May. More information International Law Commission, 67th Session. 4 May to 5 June. More information New York United Nations Forum on Forests, 11th Session. 4 to 15 May. More information General Assembly, 5th Committee, 2nd Resumed Session. 4 to 29 May. More information
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Paris
United Nations University Council, 62nd Session. 4 to 6 May. More information
Riga, Latvia EU Military Committee (EUMC) Away Day. 4 to 5 May. More information Strasbourg Conference on emerging technologies and human rights. 4 to 5 May. More information Quito, Ecuador World Bank’s CReCER 2015: Preserving Economic Gains and Investing in the Future. 4 to 8 May. More information Vienna International Narcotics Control Board, 113th Session. 4 to 15 May. More information International Atomic Energy Agency, Programme and Budget Committee. 4 to 8 May. More information Washington The Finance & Markets Global Practice and the Development Research Department of the World Bank’s 12th Overview Course of Financial Sector Issues on Building Financial Sectors that Support Development. 4 to 8 May. More information World Bank Annual Energy Sector Mission in cooperation with the PSLO network. 4 to 7 May. More information
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