THE WEEK AHEAD AT THE UNITED NATIONS:
THE EUROPEAN PERSPECTIVE (07/08)
17– 22 February 2008 (and beyond)
VIP Visits
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UNASG Mike Smith, Executive
Director of the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED) in Brussels (18-19 February)
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UNHCR Representative in Burundi – Bo Schack – in Brussels (19 February);
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Secretary-General’s Personal Envoy for Greece and The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia , Matthew
Nimetz, in Athens (19 February)
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General Assembly President, Srgjan Kerim, visit to Latin America, including Argentina ,
Uruguay , Chile and Peru (20 February- )
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Hans-Gert Pöttering to travel to Cairo (24 February);
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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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