THE WEEK AHEAD AT THE UNITED NATIONS THE EUROPEAN PERSPECTIVE (23/14) 2 – 6 June 2014
VIP visits in Brussels
STEINER, Achim, UNEP Executive Director, 3 June. KRÄHENBÜHL, Pierre, UNWRA Commissioner-General, 3-4 June. G7 Summit, 4-5 June.
Agenda Monday 2 June Athens: CEPOL Conference on combating illegal immigration More information Brussels: The European Commission will recommend budgetary, employment and other structural reforms that each Member State should carry out over the next 12-18 months to help them boost growth. More information Geneva: Launch of the ILO report: "World Social Protection Report 2014/15: Building economic recovery, inclusive development and social justice" More information New York: Youth forum organized by the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). 2-3 June More information Tuesday 3 June Brussels “Green Week Conference 2014: circular economy – saving resources, creating jobs”. The 2014 edition of the Green week will take place from 3 to 5 June at the Egg Conference Centre. The theme will be Circular Economy, Resource Efficiency and Waste. More information More information on the UNEP participation to this Green Week “New Environmentalism Summit”: This event will try to advance green economic models into the mainstream at a faster pace. More information
Geneva: Commemoration of the International Day of UN Peacekeepers: The commemoration will consist of a ceremony at the United Nations Memorial (Ariana Park), followed by a round table discussion in Palais des Nations. More information Prague: Launch of the State of the World’s Midwifery 2014 report: organized by UNFPA and WHO. More information Wednesday 4 June International day of Innocent Child Victims of Aggression More information Brussels: G7 Summit: On the agenda will be the situation in Ukraine and the relations with Russia as well as other foreign policy topics, the global economy, trade, energy security, climate change and development. 4 and 5 June. More information Release of the 2014 Convergence report by the EU Commission. The report examines whether any Member State with a derogation from adopting the euro satisfies the conditions for switching to the single currency. More information Meeting of the Permanent Representatives Committee, Coreper I and II. More information on COREPER I and COREPER II Plenary session of the European Economic and Social Committee. 4-5 June More information New York: Forum: ‘Sustainable Energy for All’: organized by the cabinet of the Secretary-General. 4-6 June More information Thursday 5 June World Environment Day More information Brussels: The Cost of UN Peacekeeping: lunch lecture (12:00-14:00) by Ambassador Peter Maddens. VVN in cooperation with Leuven Centre for Global Governance Studies. Venue: Rue de la loi 155, UN Regional Information Centre for Western Europe, 8th floor. Participation is free, please confirm your attendance by 2 June at conference@ggs.kuleuven.be Luxemburg: Meeting of the EU Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Council. 5-6 June More information
Meeting of the EU Justice and Home Affairs Council. 5-6 June More information
New York: International Treaties Seminar on Road Safety: organized by UNECE, the Office of Legal Affairs and the International Road Transport Union (IRU). More information Friday 6 June
New York: Plenary meeting of the UN General Assembly on the Implementation of the Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS and the Political Declarations on HIV/AIDS. More information
And beyond: other dates to pin 8 June World Oceans Day More information
10 June Brussels: “Let’s talk happiness – beyond GDP” Conference organized by the European Economic and Social Committee debating indicators on well-being and social progress as alternative modes of growth. More information Geneva: End of the 66th session of the International Law Commission. 5-6 June More information
11 June Brussels: Live Well for low impact food in Europe (LIFE) Third 2-day Stakeholder Workshop organized by Friend of Europe. More information Rome: Fourth Annual High-Level Anti-Corruption Conference for G20 Governments and Business organized by OECD. More information
12 June World Day against Child Labour: "Extend social protection: combat child labour!" More information 14 June World Blood Donor Day: "Safe blood for saving mothers" More information 15 June World Elder Abuse Awareness Day More information 16 June Day of the African Child More information Brussels: “From active inclusion to social investment”. This conference organized by the European Economic and Social Committee specifically aims at focusing on the measures taken at European level to step up active inclusion and social investment. More information
17 June World Day to Combat Desertification More information Brussels: The World Energy Investment Outlook: a debate organized by Friends of Europe on the occasion of the official Brussels launch of WEO Special Report “World Energy Investment Outlook” by the International Energy Agency More information 20 June World Refugee Day More information
23 June International Widow’s Day More information Brussels: “Mitigation the increase in energy prices”: conference organized by the European Economic and Social Committee which will look at economic and industrial consequences of high energy prices and at the social and environmental challenges. More information 25 June International Day of the Seafarer 2014: “Seafarers brought me...” More information Madrid “New attitudes towards consumption”: conference organized by the European Economic and Social Committee aims at proposing a concrete action plan with view to foster more ecologic, economic, environmental and user friendly consumption patterns among consumers. More information 26 June International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking More information United Nations International Day in Support of Victims of Torture More information
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