The week ahead at the United Nations : The European perspective (07/08), 17-22 February and beyond.

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THE WEEK AHEAD AT THE UNITED NATIONS:

THE EUROPEAN PERSPECTIVE (07/08)

17– 22 February 2008 (and beyond)

VIP Visits

UNASG Mike Smith, Executive Director of the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED) in Brussels (18-19 February)
UNHCR Representative in Burundi – Bo Schack – in Brussels (19 February);
Secretary-General’s Personal Envoy for Greece and The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia , Matthew Nimetz, in Athens (19 February)
General Assembly President, Srgjan Kerim, visit to Latin America, including Argentina , Uruguay , Chile and Peru (20 February- )
Hans-Gert Pöttering to travel to Cairo (24 February);
Joanne Sandler, UNIFEM Executive Director a.i., in Brussels (5-7 March)

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Sunday, 17 February

Brdo: Conference on the Challenges of EU27 Development Policy - with a Technical Seminar on the European Development Fund. The conference will be devoted to an in-depth discussion by senior representatives of the Member States and European institutions on future cooperation between different European players in the field of development cooperation. The conference will include a seminar for representatives of the non-government sector on the subject of operation of the European Development Fund (EDF) and the possibility of non-governmental organizations, the private sector and local communities participating in projects financed from EDF funds. (Till 18 February)

Monday, 18 February

Brussels: General Affairs and External Relations Council (Till 19 February)

- EU-Montenegro Troika

Geneva: -Conference on Disarmament (Till 28 March)

-Ad Hoc Committee of the HR Council on the Elaboration of Complementary Standards to the International Convention on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (Till 22 February)

- Committee Elimination of Racial Discrimination (Till 7 March)

New York: U.N. Headquarters is closed for an official holiday (President’s Day).

Strasbourg: European parliament plenary session (till 21 February). Key points on the agenda include debates on Kosovo and economic policy.

http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/expert/briefing_page/19898-049-02-08-20080129BRI19893-18-02-2008-2008/default_en.htm

Tuesday, 19 February

Bonn: KyotoPlus - The Greenhouse Development Rights Framework. Venue Großer Saal DIE, Tulpenfeld 6. E-Mail: imme.scholz@die-gdi.de

Brussels: EU – Lebanon Association Council

New York: -Security Council - resolution on the African Union Mission in Somalia ;

-Security Council - consultations on the U.N. Mission in Sudan .

Paris: Centre for Diplomatic and Strategic Studies – Conference on ‘The UN, actions and priorities’. More on http://www.ceds-fr.com

Vienna: NATO Conference: Women in Armed Conflicts - The Implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1325. More information: enachescu.loredana@hq.nato.int

Wednesday, 20 February

Today is the World Day of Social Justice

http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/social/intldays/IntlJustice/index.html

Évora (Portugal): Conference on MDGs. Organizers: Évora University, Institute for Development Studies and UNRIC.

Minsk ( Belarus): The role of health systems in chemical safety for EECCA countries

Organizer: WHO Regional Office for Europe (Till 22 February)

Monaco: Tenth special session of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Governing Council / Global Ministerial Environment Forum. The theme for the meeting is Mobilizing Finance for the Climate Challenge. (Till 22 February)

Thursday, 21 February

Today is the International Mother Language Day

Brdo: -Informal Meeting of EU Defense Ministers (Till 22 February)

-EU Troika – Afghanistan

Brussels: European Business Summit (EBS) - "Greening the Economy: new Energy for Business". Venue: TOUR & TAXIS (till 22 February) More on www.ebsummit.eu

Copenhagen: Debate on minority languages and language rights from a political, cultural and legal point of view. 19.00 Venue: Danish UNA, Store Kongensgade 36.

Frankfurt am Main: Conference on the responsible management of finances in developing countries, emerging markets as well as developed countries. Organizer: KfW-Development Bank, Frankfurt School of Finance & Management. Contact: a.werner@frankfurt-school.de (Till 22 February)

New York: Security Council - debate and consultations on Timor-Leste.

Paris: UNESCO – Launch of the International Year of Languages

http://portal.unesco.org/culture/en/ev.php-URL_ID=36310&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html

Friday, 22 February

Berlin: Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change. Organizer: Berlin Conference Steering Committee ( Oldenburg Centre for Sustainability Economics and Management, CENTOS, Oldenburg University , and the Environmental Policy Research Centre (FFU) of the Freie Universität Berlin ). Contact: bc2008@zedat.fu-berlin.de

New York: Interactive panel on “Just and favourable: Decent work as a human right

in the age of globalization”.

And beyond: Other dates to pin

25 February

Brussels: International conference on "Urbanization and Sustainable Development". More Information www.platformpopdev.be

Oslo: “Our Most Burning Challenges: Climate Change and Energy Security - Why and How the EU and Norway Care”. ParticipantsJosé Manuel Barroso, Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre. Venue: Hotel Bristol, 14.30 More on www.regjeringen.no

26 February

Brussels: Launch of the EU radio network by Vice-president Margot Wallström and presidents of Deutche Welle and Radio France International. The EU radio network is a consortium of 16 international, national and regional radio stations from 13 European Union Member states who responded to a Commission call for tender to produce and share programmes with a European perspective.

New York: Nordic seminar on violence against women and human trafficking. More on http://www.norden.org/webb/news/news.asp?id=7634&lang=6

27 February

Brussels: Cine ONU - “Why Kofi Annan isn’t a woman?” Organizer: UNRIC. Venue: Pollack Room, Residence Palace , 6.00 pm.

Grenoble:UN Model Simulations on Human Rights and Peace Keeping – A Partnership UNRIC/AMEDIE. (Till 28 February) More on http://www.g-mun.com.

29 February

Brussels: European Parliament - Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality (FEMM) - Conference on gender equality in Kosovo, in context of the transition from UNMIK to a EU-led mission.

1 March

Russia assumes the rotating Presidency of the Security Council

3 March

Brussels: European Parliament - International Knowledge Network of Women in Politics(iKNOW Politics) - European launch15:00 -18:00.

Five institutions, IIDEA, IPU, NDI, UNDP and UNIFEM, have combined their resources and expertise to create iKNOW Politics. iKNOW Politics is a virtual forum for those committed to the promotion of gender-sensitive governance and women’s full political participation. The website provides elected officials, candidates, political parties, practitioners, activists, and other stakeholders with access to resources and expertise, the means to generate new knowledge, and a space to share and apply information on women in politics. Registration: brusselslaunch@iknowpolitics.org

4 March

Launch of the INCB report. More to follow

5 March

Brussels: European Commission Communication on the Western Balkans - Accelerating the progress on the EU road. The Communication will outline the next steps for promoting the European course of the region. It will also take stock of developments in the implementation of previous EU commitments, included in the Thessaloniki Agenda and in the Commission's January 2006 Communication.

Ljubljana: ESDP Military Seminar: »Comprehensive Approach to Peace Support Operations in the Balkans – Kosovo (till 6 March)

8 March

UN Day for Women’s Rights and International Peace http://www.un.org/womenwatch/feature/iwd/

21 March

International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination http://www.un.org/Depts/dhl/racial/index.html

22 March

World Day for Water

http://www.worldwaterday.org

http://www.un.org/Depts/dhl/water/index.html

23 March

World Meteorological Day

http://www.wmo.int/wmd/

24 March

World TB Day

http://www.stoptb.org/events/world_tb_day/

25 March

International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade

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