THE EUROPEAN PERSPECTIVE (50) 8th of December – 12th of December 2014 th
* This version was published on the 8 of December 2014. 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
Climate Change Conference COP 20 in Lima. 1st to 12th of December. More information International Anti-Corruption Day, Worldwide 9th of December. More information Ciné-ONU, in partnership with BOZAR and the EU, film screening “Virunga” (directed by Orlando Von Einsiedel), followed by a Q&A with producer Joanna Natasegara and Scott Campbell, Head of the West and Central Africa Section at OHCHR. Brussels, 9th of December. More information Human Rights Day. Worldwide, 10th of December. More information President Juncker and Commission Members will be sworn in by the Court of Justice of the EU. Luxembourg, 10th of December. More information
Visits to Brussels
Visit of Ms. Cihan Sultanoğlu (Assistant Administrator and Director of the Regional UNDP Bureau for Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States). 8th to 10th of December. Visit of Mr. Neal Walker, UN Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative in Ukraine. 9th to the 10th of December. Visit of Mr. Claudio Providas, UNDP Resident Representative a.i. in Bolivia, and Mr. Luis Fernando Baudoin, Bolivian Deputy Minister for Internal Trade and Export. 9th to the 10th of December.
Visit of Ms. Amina Mohammed, Special Advisor of the Secretary-General on Post-2015 Development Planning) and/or Mr. Pio Smith (Special Assistant to the Special Advisor of the Secretary-General on Post-2015 Development Planning). 12th of December. Visit of Ms. Izumi Nakamitsu, Assistant Administrator, Director, Crisis Response Unit, UNDP. 12th of December.
Monday 8th of December Brussels
EESC conference on “Transformation is possible. Roadmaps for the future of transport in Europe”. More information European Parliament Committee Meetings. More information Eurogroup meeting.
More information Cape Town
The Global Food Safety Partnership (GFSP) 3rd annual conference. 8th to 12th of December. More information
Geneva
OHCHR – Human Rights Council: Organizational Session. More information Launch of the IPU statistics and trends on human rights abuses of parliamentarians – a year in review. Speaker: Rogier Huizenga, Head of IPU’s Human Rights Programme. At 10 a.m. More information WHO launch of the World Malaria Report 2014. At 11 a.m. More information More information Mission of Germany – press conference. At 12.30 p.m. More information OCHA/UNHCR launch of the Global Humanitarian Appel 2015 to support people affected by disaster and conflict. 2.10 p.m. More information
New York
13th session of the Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. 8th to 17th of December. More information
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Panel of External Auditors of the UN, the Specialized Agencies and the International Atomic Energy Agency, 55th meeting. 8th to 9th of December. More information More information Special joint meeting of the 2nd Committee of the General Assembly and the Economic and Social Council on access to credit-rating information. More information Security Council consultation on Sudan/South Sudan. More information Security Council consultation on the UN Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA). More information Security Council consultation on Liberia sanctions. More information Panel discussion on “Political participation of women, co-hosted by UN Women. At 1.15 p.m. More information
Paris
Conference on “Entrepreneurship, innovation and enterprise dynamics”. 8th to 9th of December. More information
Tokyo
World Bank Seminar on “A measured approach to ending poverty and boosting shared prosperity”. More information UNU, council, 62nd session. 8th to 9th of December. More information More information
Washington, D.C.
International Workshop on “Going beyond agricultural water productivity”. 8th to 9th of December. More information
Worldwide
2nd Global Webinar on Animal Welfare. More information
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Tuesday 9th of December International Anti-Corruption Day More information Bari, Italy
Blue Growth in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea: Developing sustainable aquaculture for food security. 9th to 11th of December. More information
Brussels
Ciné-ONU, in partnership with BOZAR and the EU, film screening “Virunga” (directed by Orlando Von Einsiedel), followed by a Q&A with producer Joanna Natasegara and Scott Campbell, Head of the West and Central Africa Section at OHCHR. More information Economic and Financial Affairs Council of the EU, Ecofin. More information Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Council of the EU, TTE. More information Friends of Europe event on “Balkan Revival: Kick-starting stalled policies”. More information
Geneva
ILO will launch its report on Social Welfare. More information
Ispra, Italy
Joint Research Centre workshop on “Reducing harmful use of alcohol using behavioural interventions”. More information
Lima
Secretary-General will address the opening of the high-level session of the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). More information
London
EBRD Public Presentation of the Almaty Ring Road Concession Project.
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EBRD 9th annual Ukrainian Investment Summit.
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New York
Security Council debate on the renewal of the UN Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) and the adoption on Liberia sanctions. More information Security Council briefing an consultations on the Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) and on CAR sanctions More information Security Council briefing on subsidiary bodies. More information Noon briefing with Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on the Prevention of Genocide Adama Dieng and ICC Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda, on the 60th anniversary of the Genocide Convention. More information Press conference by the Coalition for the ICC on the 13th session of the Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute. At 1.30 p.m. More information Deputy Secretary-General will attend the public reading of the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights on the occasion of Human Rights Day 2014 (10 December). At 1.30 p.m. More information WFP, FAO and others will participate in the ceremonial signing of the Presidents’ Commitment to Food and Nutrition Security. At 3 p.m. More information Commemorative event on the occasion of the 81st anniversary of the Holodomor of 1932-1933 in Ukraine. At 3 p.m. More information
Paris
International conference for digital innovation LeWeb. 9th to the 11th of December. More information
Rome
High-level conference on “The financing of the future Trans-Mediterranean Transport Network (TMN-T)”. More information
Wednesday 10th of December Human Rights Day More information
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Brussels
EESC plenary session. 10th to 11th of December. More information EESC conference on “2030 EU Energy Security, the role of the Eastern Mediterranean region”. More information Friends of Europe conference on “Rethinking urban mobility”. More information
Geneva
UNOG press conference and concert “Culture for Peace and Human Rights”. More information
Kiev
EBRD 7th annual International Ukrainian Pharmaceutical Forum. More information
Luxembourg
President Juncker and Commission Members will be sworn in by the Court of Justice of the EU. More information
New York
Security Council debate on the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR). More information Security Council TCC meeting on the UN Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF). More information Security Council briefing and consultations on the UN Regional Office for Central Africa (UNOCA). More information More information Briefing to preview the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) World Economic Situation and Prospects 2015 (WESP) report. At 10.30 a.m. More information Special event to commemorate Human Rights Day, co-organized by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). At 11 a.m. More information End-of-year press conference by the President of the General Assembly, Sam Kutesa. At 11.30 a.m. More information Press conference on the launch of the International Decade for People of African Descent. At 12.30 p.m. More information
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Commemorative event on the 20th anniversary of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR). At 1.15 p.m. More information
Rome
7th Conference of the European Strategic Energy Technology Plan. More information
Tokyo
Japan and World Bank disaster risk management public seminar series No.3 on “Protecting children and their families through safe schools”. More information
Washington, D.C.
World Bank conference on “Trade, poverty, and prosperity”. More information
Thursday 11th of December International Mountain Day More information Bangalore, India
IIMB-IMF conference on “Housing markets, financial stability and growth”. More information
Brussels
Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council of the EU, EPSCO. More information Plenary meeting of the EASO consultative forum. 11th to 12th of December. More information European high-level dialogue on Education in the digital era. More information European Parliament Committee Meetings. More information Friends of Europe conference: “On our plate today: healthy and sustainable food choices”. More information Friends of Europe conference: “The search for missile defense consensus”. More information
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Geneva UN Office in Geneva will host TEDx Place des Nations and the talks will focus on impact of the work of the international community. More information New York
Security Council briefing on “Peace and security in Africa: Sahel”. More information Security Council briefing and consultations on 2140 Committee. More information Security Council consultation on the Middle East (Yemen). More information UN Population Fund (UNFPA) will launch its report on Lessons from the First Cycle of the Universal Periodic Review: From Commitment to Action on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights. At 9.30 a.m. More information Event to launch the “Framework of analysis for atrocity crimes”, co-organized by the Office of the Special Adviser of the Secretary-General on the Prevention of Genocide. At 10 a.m. More information Event on “Mutual legal assistance and extradition for war crimes, crimes against humanity and crime of genocide: Initiative for a multilateral treaty”. At 1.15 p.m. More information
Paris
OECD Technology Foresight Forum 2014 on “The Internet of Things”. More information
The Hague
8th meeting of the Consultative forum of Prosecutors General and Directors of Public Prosecutions of the Member States of the EU on the “Freezing and Confiscation of the Proceeds of Crime”. 11th to 12th of December. More information
Tokyo
World Bank disaster risk management public seminar series No.4 on “Multilateral cooperation for disaster resilience in Latin America and the Caribbean”. More information
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Friday 12th of December Brussels
Foreign Affairs Council of the EU, FAC. 12th to 15th of December. More information Education, Youth, Culture and Sport Council of the EU, EYCS. More information Workshop on the “Coexistence challenges of the evolution in the use of the UHF band”. More information EESC conference on “Household over-indebtedness”. More information
Crete, Greece
EESC public hearing on “SMART ISLANDS – A model conductive to growth, employment and sustainable development”. More information
New York
Security Council briefing on Sudan ICC. More information Panel discussion on Perspectives on Mountains and Sustainable Development in a Post-2015 Agenda, co-organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). At 1.15 p.m. More information Panel discussion on Advancing Equality and Gender Justice: the Colombian case, co-organized by the UN Population Fund (UNFPA). At 1.15 p.m. More information
Sunday 14th of December Tbilisi, Georgia
EBRD 2015 annual meeting and business forum. More information
Monday 15th of December Brussels
Foreign Affairs Council of the EU, FAC. More information
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Agriculture and Fisheries Council of the EU, AGRIFISH. More information Industrial Economics Day, organized by the European Commission. More information
New York
Security briefing and consultations on the Middle East. More information
Strasbourg
European Parliament Committee Meetings. 15th to 18th of December. More information
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