THE EUROPEAN PERSPECTIVE (38/14) 15th September – 19th of September 2014 *This version was published on the 15th of September 2014. For more recently updated information, please consult the online version.
VIP visits to Brussels •
Visit of Mr. David Nabarro, coordinator of the Scale Up Nutrition Movement and appointed UN system Senior Coordinator for the response to Ebola Virus Disease, will speak at the High level EU coordination meeting “A European wide response to the Ebola epidemic”. 15th of September. More information
Agenda Monday 15th of September International Day of Democracy More information Brussels • •
EESC Public Hearing: The future of organic production in Europe More information Carnegie Europe event: In conversation with NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen to mark the end of this mandate. More information
Geneva • OHCHR: Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities / 12th session. 15th September to the 3rd of October. The CRPD will engage in a dialogue with the Belgian government delegation on the 18th and 19th of September. More information • OHCHR: Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances / 104th session. 15th to the 19th of September. More information • OHCHR: Committee on Enforced Disappearances / 7th session. 15th to the 26th of September. More information
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Press Conference OHCHR “Disappearances continue being a worldwide challenge - UN Working Group provides an update”. Press Room I at 9.30 a.m. More information
New York • • • • •
Security Council consultation and briefing on Liberian sanctions (UNMIL). And on Libya (MANUL). More information Security Council briefing by the 1737 Committee on Iran. More information UNICEF, World Bank and WHO press release of the report: “Levels and trends in Child Mortality 2014”. More information Briefing on the Climate Summit by Selwin Hart, Director of the Secretary-General’s Climate Change Support Team. More information. Press conference by John Ashe on the Post-2015 Development Agenda. More information.
Rome, Italy •
European Commission research event ‘Let’s embrace space’. 15th to the 17th of September. More information
Rotherham, United Kingdom •
25th ECOS Commission Meeting and Conference on ''Industrial Innovation in the 21st century''. 15th to the 16th of September. More information
Strasbourg, France •
First plenary Session of the European Parliament. 15th to the 18th of September. More information
Washington DC, United States •
Worldbank conference “Economic Mobility and Shared Prosperity: Insights from Middle-Income Countries” More information Tuesday 16th of September
International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone layer More information
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Brussels • • •
Political and Security Committee meeting. More information Workshop on the safe use of chemicals by SMEs More information Friends of Europe conference: “Public-private partnership programme for infrastructure projects in the Republic of the Philippines”. More information
Geneva •
OCHA Press Conference by Valerie Amos and David Nabarro and a Representative from WHO on the situation of the Ebola outbreak and ongoing response in the region, following a briefing to Member States. Press Room III at 12.35 p.m. More information
New York • • • •
Secretary-General press conference in preview of the General Assembly. More information Opening of the 69th session of the United Nations General Assembly. More information Security Council consultation and briefing on the Middle East More information Briefing by the former President of Mexico, Felipe Calderón, on the launch of a new Climate Economy Commission report. More information
Paris •
50th Anniversary of the OECD War on Hunger Group More information
Rome •
FAO Press conference to present new UN hunger report. More information Wednesday 17th of September
Brussels • •
COREPER I meeting. More information COREPER II meeting. More information
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EESC conference “Changing the future of energy – Civil society as a main player in energy generation”. More information
London •
Open Symposium on the Practice of Independent Accountability Mechanisms (IAMs) More information
Nairobi •
UN-Habitat, Committee of Permanent Representatives, 54th meeting. More information
New York •
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Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson and Norwegian Refugee Council Secretary-General Jan Egeland will brief reporters on the findings of the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre's new report called Global Estimates 2014: People Displaced by Disasters. At 11 a.m., Press Briefing Room. More information The guest at the noon briefing will be Paul Ladd, Head of Team and Lead Adviser on Post-2015 Bureau for Development Policy of UNDP. More information
Rome •
IFAD and executive board meeting (112th session). 17th to the 18th of September. More information
Thursday 18th of September Brussels • • •
High Level EU Conference on “Labour economics after the crisis: what theoretical lessons to draw from policy experience?” 18th to the 19th of September. More information Ciné-ONU: “Cartoonists, foot soldiers of democracy”. More information European Commission DG Translation Forum and Workshops ‘Translating Europe’. 18th to the 19th of September. More information
Cairns, Australia •
G 20 Finance and Central Bank Deputies meeting. 18th to the 20th of September. More information
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Iasi, Romania •
Committee of the Regions Seminar "Interconnecting Europe's regions: the territorial perspective" More information
New York • • •
Security Council debate on United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) More information Security Council consultation on United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) More information Ms Catherine Ashton leads the negotiations between the E3+3 (France, Germany and the UK + China, Russia and the US) and Iran on the Iranian nuclear programme. More information
Rome, Italy •
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Copernicus Conference on the potential contribution of the Copernicus Programme to EU policies and actions in the areas of environment, preservation of cultural heritage, border control, maritime surveillance, and external actions. More information Meeting of DEBR – Directors and Experts of Better Regulation. 18th to the 19th of September. More information
Washington DC, United States •
Food Price Volatility, Food Security and Trade Policy Conference. 18th to the 19th of September. More information
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IMF Workshop on Macroeconomic Policy and Income Inequality. 18th to the 19th of September. More information Friday 19th of September
Brussels •
COREPER I meeting. More information
Florence, Italy •
18th Annual Competition Conference. 19th to the 20th of September. More information
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Geneva • Geneva Peace Talks (2nd edition). Room XVII from 4.30 to 7.30 p.m. More information New York • Security Council will hold a debate on the UN Assistance Mission in Iraq (UNAMI). At 2 op.m. More information The Hague, the Netherlands •
First Annual Just Peace Weekend. 19th to the 21st of September. More information Saturday 20th of September
Paris, France •
European Heritage Days. 20th to the 21st of September. More information Sunday 21st of September
International Day of Peace More information The Hague, the Netherlands •
Photography exhibition: UNEARTH. The UN tells about its own history and shows important global events in a compilation of almost 70 years of archive material. This exhibition will be on display in The Hague Museum of Photography (GEM) until 7 November 2014. More information
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And beyond: other dates to pin Monday 22nd of September Amsterdam, the Netherlands •
Photovoltaics conference. 22nd to the 26th of September. More information
Brussels • • •
European Parliament Committee Meetings. 22nd to the 25th of September. More information EESC Public Hearing “Towards a Circular Economy – a zero waste programme for Europe”. More information European Commission publishes findings from the Erasmus Impact Study. More information
Copenhagen, Denmark •
Meeting of the OECD Network on E-Government (E-Leaders 2014): “Improving Governance for Better Digital Strategies”. 22nd to the 23rd of September. More information
Geneva • •
Committee on the Rights of the Child, pre-sessional working group. 22nd to the 26th of September. More information World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), Assemblies of the Member States meeting. 22nd to the 30th of September. More information
Ispra, Italy •
Training course ‘Monitoring and evaluating the health risks from air pollution in buildings including emissions from building materials and consumer products’. 22nd to the 24th of September. More information
New York •
World Conference on Indigenous People. 22nd to the 23rd of September More information
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Rome, Italy •
Meeting of the experts group on abuse of prescription drugs by women. More information
Vienna •
IAEA, General Conference. 22nd to the 26th of September. More information
Tuesday 23rd of September Brussels • • • • •
Political and Security Committee meeting. More information ECIPE Seminar: China, Europe and the World Economy: Imbalances and Reform More information European Business Forum on Vocational Training. 23rd to the 24th of September. More information Workshop ‘Moving forward the EU policy agenda on cluster excellence’. More information Internal Audit Service (IAS) conference 2014. More information
Landshut-Munich, Germany •
Fourth International Conference on Lignocellulosic Ethanol (4ICLE). 23rd to the 25th of September. More information
New York • •
UN Climate Summit More information Treaty Event: towards universal participation and implementation. 23rd to the 25th of September. More information
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Wednesday 24th of September Brussels • • • • •
ETUI-ETUC Conference “Europe at a Crossroads. Which way to quality jobs and prosperity?” 24th to the 26tth of September More information COREPER II meeting. More information EESC “Aligning regional investment to digital enablers for future growth”. More information EESC “Towards a better work-life balance”. More information Friends of Europe conference “A holistic approach to Europe’s social problems”. More information
New York •
Security Council briefing on the threats to international peace and security caused by terrorist acts. More information Thursday 25th of September
Antalya, Turkey •
Agricultural Trade and Food Security in the Euro-Med Area. 25th to the 26th of September. More information
Brussels • • • • • • •
Competitiveness Council of the EU, COMPET. 25th to the 26th of September. More information Ciné-ONU screening ‘The captain and his pirate’ by Andy Wolff More information ILO lunch lecture: “Growing Inequalities and Social Unrest in the World”. More information International Organization for Migration (IOM) Event on the Contribution of Migrants to the Society More information Cooperatives and Sustainable Development: Challenges for the Post-2015. More information 2nd EU-Norway Energy Conference: Norway and the EU Power and Gas Market. More information European Commission adopts its monthly infringements package. More information
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Geneva •
The United Nations Dispute Tribunal hearing Courtroom S-6 More information
New York •
Security Council briefing on Threats to international peace and security caused by terrorist acts More information
Friday 26th of September International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons More information World Maritime Day More information Saturday 27th of September World Tourism Day More information Sunday 28th of September Istanbul, Turkey •
World Economic Forum on ‘Unlocking Resources for Regional Development’. 28th to the 29th of September. More information
Milan, Italy •
Informal Meeting of the Agriculture and Fisheries Ministers. 28th to the 30th of September. More information Monday 29th of September
Bologna, Italy •
Leading Enabling Technologies for Societal Challenges 2014 Conference. 29th of September to the 1st of October. More information
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Brussels • • • •
EESC Public Hearing: Community Led Local Development (CLLD), Partnership - Transparency Effectiveness - Anti-corruption More information General Affairs Council of the EU, GAC More information European Parliament Committee Meetings. 29th September to the 1st of October. More information A Participatory Model for Energy Efficiency in the Building sector. More information
Geneva • • •
Meetings of the special rapporteurs, special representatives, independent experts and chairs of the working groups of the Human Rights Council. 29th of September to the 3rd of October. More information UNHCR, Executive Committee meeting. 29th of September to the 3rd of October. More information UN Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture meeting. 29th of September to the 3rd of October. More information
Paris, France •
EESC Conference “A Participatory Model for Energy Efficiency in the Building sector”. More information
Vienna •
IAEA, Board of Governors meeting. More information Tuesday 30th of September
Brussels • • •
Political and Security Committee meeting. More information 3rd Forum of the Outermost Regions: “9 Regions at the heart of the Europe of today and tomorrow”. 30th of September to the 1st of October. More information EESC Public Hearing “Airport Capacity in the EU”. More information
Cape Town, South Africa •
Addressing Tuberculosis in the Mining Sector in Southern Africa: A Capacity-Building Workshop More information 11
New York •
Security Council briefing and consultation on the Middle East (Syria) More information
Washington DC, United States •
Human Resources for Health Policies for Universal Health Coverage: Satellite Session at the Third Global Symposium on Health System Research. More information
Worldwide •
Statistics release: Consumer Price Indices More information
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