THE EUROPEAN PERSPECTIVE 30 November – 7 December 2015 This version was published on 30 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.
Highlights of the Week
UNFCCC COP21 Paris. 30 November - 11 December More information World AIDS Day. 1 December More information International Day for the Abolition of Slavery. 2 December More information International Day of Persons with Disabilities. 3 December More information World Soil Day. 5 December More information
For more info about UN events in New York, please visit The New York Week Ahead
Visits to Brussels
Mr. Taleb D. Rifai (Secretary-General of the World Tourism Organization - UNWTO). 2-3 December Ms. Najat Rochdi (Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator, UNDP Resident Representative for Cameroon). 7-8 December Mr. Gyan Acharya (USG and High Representative, UN-OHRLLS). 7-8 December
Ongoing events
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 25 November – 10 December 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence More information 30 November – 11 December UNFCCC COP21 – Climate Conference in Paris More information
Monday 30 November Brussels FAO Exhibition: “We depend on Soils – It is time to work on it”. 30 November - 4 December More information Water matters – Could the EU do more to manage the water challenge within and beyond its borders? At 3 p.m. More information Opportunities for industrial modernization in the European investment plan. At 12:30 p.m. More information Euromed Summit of Economic and Social Councils and Similar Institutions 2015. 30 November - 1 December More information Geneva
Fourteenth Meeting of the States Parties to the Mine Ban Convention More information ITU Press conference: Launch of the Measuring the Information Society report. At 11 a.m. More information
New York World AIDS Day Briefing by Director of the Joint UN Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) Office in New York, Simin Bland. More information Panel discussion and screening of the documentary It’s Not Over (World AIDS Day). At 4 p.m. More information Paris
UNFCCC COP21. 30 November - 11 December More information / Newsroom
Washington DC Measuring Global Poverty: Past, Present, and Future. At 12:30 p.m. More information
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Tuesday 1 December The United States will hold the Security Council Presidency in December World AIDS Day More information Brussels Opening of FAO exhibition: “We depend on Soils – It is time to work on it”. At 12:30 p.m. More information Local skills matter: Entrepreneurial communities and Smart territories, 1-2 December. At the Committee of the Regions, Room JDE 52. More information “Can Decentralization Lead to Peace in Ukraine?” At 12 p.m. More information EU agricultural outlook conference, 1-2 December More information Development and Security, particularly in the Sahel region, European Parliament. At 4 p.m. More information Lobbying transparency in the EU institutions: overcoming the gaps. At 11 a.m. Press conference, European Parliament New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition. At 10 a.m. Brussels, Paul-Henri Spaak, 5B001 New Techniques for Plant Breeding. At 3 p.m. Brussels, Jòzsef Antall, 6Q2 Trade and economic relations with Australia and New Zealand: from reflections to negotiations. At 4:30 p.m. More information Workshop on adoption: cross-border legal issues. At 3 p.m. More information The new energy market design: Fit for the future? At 9:30 a.m. More information Luxembourg European eGovernment Conference, 1-2 December. More information . New York From Goals to Implementation: Growth, Inclusiveness, and Trajectories. At 10 a.m. More information Event on achieving Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 7 and presentation of the World Energy Outlook 2015. At 1:15 p.m. More information Vienna
E-Procurement Forum: Enhancing Public Spending, 1-3 December More information
Washington DC Lessons from Peacebuilding in Northern Ireland and the Middle East. At 2 p.m. More information 3
Wednesday 2 December International Day for the Abolition of Slavery More information Brussels Connecting Europe's regions and cities, at the Committee of the Regions. At 9:30 a.m. More information Conference on the digital transformation of industries and enterprises [POSTPONED] More information Dealing with excessive corporate indebtedness. At 9 a.m. More information Latest developments in tobacco control. At 11 a.m. Press conference, Brussels, Paul-Henri Spaak, 0A050 Geneva
WHO Press conference: Global Burden of Foodborne Diseases. At 10:30 a.m. More information
London
The future of multilateral development banks. At 4:30 p.m. More information
Thursday 3 December International Day of Persons with Disabilities More information Brussels Exchange of views with FAO Representatives on the occasion of the World Soil Day At the European Parliament, Altiero Spinelli Building - Room ASP 3E2, 9:30 a.m. Launch of the UNFPA State of world population 2014 At 10 a.m. – 11 a.m. at Residence Palace. RSVP (name & affiliation): beckmann@unfpa.org Looking into the Europe’s future – the perspective of the UK’s referendum. At 12 p.m. More information The use of private security companies in the context of European security and defence. At 10:45 a.m. More information Member States' active labour market policies. At 2 p.m. More information The situation of women refugees and asylum seekers in the EU. At 3 p.m. More information Geneva
UNFPA Press conference: Launch of the State of World Population Report 2015. At 10 a.m. More information
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Luxembourg Conference "Boosting Social Enterprises in Europe", 3-4 December. More information Invitation to opening panel of 13th OLAF-OAFCN Training Seminar: How best to communicate to deter fraud More information Sevilla, Spain Towards a model of sustainable construction and energy efficient buildings More information
Friday 4 December Brussels Workshop: Software & Productivity: DIGITALEUROPE, SIIA & ECIPE. At 3 p.m. More information Geneva
Press conference: GAVI, the Vaccine Alliance. At 9 a.m. More information
New York Special event: World Soil Day and the International Year of the Soils 2015. At 1:15 p.m. More information
Saturday 5 December International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development More information World Soil Day More information Paris
2015 Global Landscapes Forum, 5 - 6 December. Palais des congrès de Paris. More information
Sunday 6 December No events
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Monday 7 December International Civil Aviation Day More information Brussels CEPS: Is Russia ready for an economic adjustment and transformation? At 3 p.m. More information CEPS: The 2015 ENP review: how different is the policy now? At 1:15 p.m. More information London
B20 Coalition: ‘A Sustainable Food Future’. 7-8 December More information Ukrainian Investment Summit. 7-8 December More information
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