THE WEEK AHEAD AT THE UNITED NATIONS THE EUROPEAN PERSPECTIVE (25/14) 16 – 20 June 2014
VIP visits in Brussels •
Michel Forst, Special Rapporteur on the situation of Human Rights Defenders. 17 June.
Agenda Monday 16 June Day of the African Child More information Aalborg, Denmark • INSPIRE Conference 2014: INSPIRE is the Infrastructure for Spatial Information in the European Community. 16 to 20 June. More information Athens • Conference "Occupational safety and health (OSH)". Focus on: Future OSH policy, in view of the announcement of the European Commission’s Strategic Framework. 16 and 17 June. More information • Meeting of National Coordinators for Drugs. Focus on: Economic Crisis and its Impact on the Policy against Drugs. More information Brussels: • European International Product Safety Week. More information • Conference: “From active inclusion to social investment”. European Economic and Social Committee. Focus on: Measures taken at European level to step up active inclusion and social investment. More information • “Radicalization Awareness Network (RAN) Plenary Meeting”. Committee of the Regions. More information • 24th meeting of the CIVEX Commission. Committee of the Regions More information • European Commission presents its 2014 Taxation Trends report. 12:30 local time. More information Kirchberg, Luxemburg: • Meeting of the Agriculture and Fisheries Council (AGRIFISH).
More information New York: • Security Council meeting: Focus on: UN operations in Côte d’Ivoire (ONUCI); sanctions concerning Liberia. More information • Twelfth session of the Open Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals. More information • Fifth Biennial Meeting of States to Consider the Implementation of the Program of Action on small arms. More information • Presentation of small arms survey 2014: Women and Guns. 11:00 am local time. Conference room C. More information
Tuesday 17 June World Day to Combat Desertification More information Athens: • Informal Meeting of Senior Officials of Ministries of Culture and Foreign Affairs responsible for culture. More information • Think tank on Common Security & Defense Policy (CSDP). Focus on: evolving developments in the EU’s strategic periphery. 17 to 19 June. More information Brussels: • Debate: The World Energy Investment Outlook. Friends of Europe. Official Brussels launch of WEO Special Report “World Energy Investment Outlook” by the International Energy Agency. More information • Conference on Smart Products. Committee of the Regions More information • Meeting of the Committee of Permanent representatives, COREPER II. 17 and 18 June. More information • Meeting of the Political and Security Committee (PSC) 17 and 18 June. More information Ferol, Galicia, Spain: • 5th European Conference of Industrial Tourism: "Identity, Industry and Culture". European Commission. 17 and 18 June More information Helsinki: • 19th Council of Europe Conference of Directors of Prison and Probation Services: “Shared goals, shared values in prison and probation.” More information
Rabat, Morocco: • 3rd International Conference of the North-South Process for the Empowerment of Women. Euro-Med Women Network. More information New York: • Security Council consultation on Soudan and South Soudan. More information • Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator, Kyung-wha Kang, will hold a press meeting on Myanmar. More information • Annual session 2014 of UN-Women Executive Board, 17 to 19 June. More information Wednesday 18 June Athens: • Conference on Trade Marks and Measures against Counterfeiting More information Brussels: • Meeting of the Committee of Permanent representatives, COREPER I More information • Press Round Table on the launch of the EU Strategy for the Adriatic and Ionian Region. Press conference with Commissioner Johannes Hahn and Commissioner Maria Damanaki. More information • Conference on Smart Specialization Strategies: Implementing European Partnerships. More information • Second international conference on Frailty in Old Age. European Commission. More information Mexico City: • Second International Conference on Governance, Crime and Justice Statistics Program. 18 to 21 June. More information New York: • Security Council meeting. Focus on Mali (MINUSMA), UNDOF (United Nations Disengagement Observer Force). More information
Thursday 19 June Athens • Meeting of the European Public Administration Network (EUPAN) and Trade Unions’ National and European Administration Delegation (TUNED). 19-20 June. More information Brussels:
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Ciné-ONU Brussels (Goethe Institute): To mark World Refugee Day, The UN and the IOM present: “Who is Dayani Cristal?” by Marc Silver with Gael Garcia Bernal. 18.30 pm local time. More information “Investing in institutional capacity and public administrations for effective and efficient”. Committee of the Regions. More information “24th ENVE Commission Meeting”. Committee of the Regions. More information Conference: “Land as a resource”. Hosted by the European Commission. More information
Izmir: • 33rd meeting of the EU-Turkey Join Consultative Committee (on the 19 th and 20th of June). Questions on the role of the Ombudsman, the rule of law, a visa-free zone and the TTIP will be raised. More information Kirchberg, Luxemburg: • Meeting of the Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council. 19 and 20 June. More information • Meeting of the Euro group. More information New York: • Security Council: Briefing on peace and security in Africa. More information • Lunchtime dialogue: “Civil society perspectives on the Post-2015 agenda”. European Economic and Social Committee and the EU Delegation to the UN. More information Skopje, Macedonia: • Regional Conference: “Medicrime Convention, a key tool against organized crime”. 19 and 20 June. More information Friday 20 June World Refugee Day More information Athens: • “Raw Materials High Level Conference”. European Economic and Social Committee. More information • Conference: "Social Inequalities in Europe". Debate on: social and political implications of rising inequalities. More information Brussels: • “CARLE 2014 2nd Standing Committee” a conference on “Common Immigration Policy for Europe”. Committee of the Regions.
More information • Conference: “Mobilizing Europe's Universities for Smart Specialisation”. More information Kirchberg, Luxemburg: • Meeting of the Council for Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs (EPSCO) (Health). More information • Meeting of the Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN) More information New York: • The Security Council will hold consultations on Yemen. More information • A press conference will be held to launch the Global Peace Index 2014. More information
And beyond: other dates to pin 23 June International Widow’s Day More information Brussels: • Conference: “Mitigation the increase in energy prices” European Economic and Social Committee. Economic and industrial consequences of high energy prices and at the social and environmental challenges. More information Paris: • The first Annual Bank Conference on Africa (ABCA). World Bank. Focus on: measurement and understanding of poverty in sub-Saharan Africa. 23 and 24 June. More information
24 June Brussels: • Conference: Launch of EESC study on the Liberal Professions”. The Various Interests Group of the European Economic and Social Committee. More information New York: • The UNCTAD will launch the report on investment in the world in 2014. More information
25 June
International Day of the Seafarer 2014: “Seafarers brought me...” More information Madrid • Conference: “New attitudes towards consumption”. European Economic and Social Committee. 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 Brussels: • Second Replenishment Pledging Conference of the Global Partnership for Education. European Commission and the Global Partnership for Education. More information London: • James Gow, Professor of International Peace and Security at King’s College London, will deliver the annual Chris Cviić Memorial Lecture at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. The lecture will look at "Following Chris Cviić: Ethics and Reconstruction from 'the Balkans' to Ukraine". More information 27 June Aberdeen: • Conference: “A business perspective for 2030 on Europe’s Energy Policy”. Aberdeen City Council, Aberdeen & Grampian Chamber of Commerce and the Employer’s Group of the European Economic and Social Committee. More information United Nations Regional Information Centre Residence Palace Bloc C 7th floor Rue de la loi, 155, 104 Brussels http://www.unric.org/en/ Visit us at Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ONU.VN.Benelux?ref=hl.