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THE
WEEK AHEAD AT THE UNITED NATIONS:
THE
EUROPEAN PERSPECTIVE (40/09)
26-30 October 2009 (and beyond)
VIP Visits
-
OHCHR mission
to Honduras (till 7 November).
-
Manfred Nowak,
Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or
degrading treatment or punishment: Zimbabwe (28 October- 4
November).
-
Michael von der Schulenburg,
Executive Representative of the UN Secretary-General for the
UN Integrated Peacebuilding Office in Sierra Leone: Brussels
(28 October).
-
Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke,
Somali Prime Minister: Brussels (29 October).
-
Antonio Maria Costa,
UNODC Executive Director: Argentina (1-2 November).
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Surya P. Subedi Obe,
UN Special Rapporteur for Human Rights in Cambodia: Brussels
(5 November).
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Alain Le Roy,
UN USG for Peace Keeping Operations: Brussels (6 November).
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Monday, 26 October
Disarmament Week
http://www.un.org/Depts/dhl/disarmament/index.html
Launch
of the World Survey on the Role of Women in Development
Brussels: -Poverty
in Medium and Small Cities of Developing Countries.
Organizers: Royal Academy for Overseas Sciences of Belgium and
UN-HABITAT. Venue:
Palais des Académies – Paleis der Academiën (till 28 October).
-High-Level Group on Asylum and Migration.
(Till 27 October)
http://www.se2009.eu/en/meetings_news/2009/10/26/high-level_group_on_asylum_and_migration#
Geneva:
-Human
Rights Committee (till 30 October).
-Human Rights Council - Ad Hoc Committee on Standards:
2nd Session (till 30 October).
Luxembourg: -General
Affairs and External Relations Council.
-Cooperation Council between the EU troika and
Armenia.
-Cooperation Council between the EU troika and
Azerbaijan.
-Cooperation Council between the EU troika and Georgia.
New York:
President of ECOSOC to convene informal consultations on the
note by the UN Secretary-General on enhancing collaboration and
cooperation between the UN and the Bretton Woods
institutions
http://www.un.org/esa/ffd/ECOSOC_UN-BWI_Relationship17092009.pdf
-Security Council - open debate on Peace and Security in
Africa.
UN
USG
for Peacekeeping Operations is expected to present the
Secretary-General’s report on support to AU peacekeeping
operations authorised by the UN.
Paris:
Conference of States Parties to the International Convention
against Doping in Sport. Venue: UNESCO Headquarters (till 28
October).
Stockholm:
High Level Conference on Labour Market Inclusion.
-
6th EU-China Round Table (EESC/REX) (Till 28 October)
Washington:
Ministerial meeting of the Transatlantic Economic Council
between the EU and the USA (till 27 October).
http://www.se2009.eu/en/meetings_news/2009/
-European Parliament / United States: Climate and Energy.
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/expert/infopress_page/008-63071-296-10-43-901-20091023IPR63069-23-10-2009-2009-false/default_en.htm
Tuesday, 27 October
World Day for
Audiovisual Heritage [UNESCO]
http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/ev.php-URL_ID=25563&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html
Addis Ababa:
International Parliamentarians’
Conference on the Implementation of the ICPD Programme of Action
(till 28 October).
http://www.unfpa.org/public/site/global/lang/en/pid/2098
Brussels:
Special edition of CINE-ONU to mark UN Day – 6.30pm Polak
Room, Residence Palace.
- Informal meeting of EU Defence Policy Directors to
discuss current crisis management operations, capacity
development and partnerships.
http://www.se2009.eu/en/meetings_news/2009/10/27/informal_meeting_of_eu_defence_policy_directors#
Geneva:
ILO Meeting of Experts on the Revision of the List of
Occupational Diseases Recommendation (till 30 October).
Luxembourg:
EU-Council of Europe quadripartite meeting.
New York:
-Security
Council - consultations on the 1559 report (situation in the
Middle East).
-Security Council - consultations on Cote d’Ivoire
sanctions.
Wednesday, 28 October
Launch
of the 2010 European Year for combating poverty and social
exclusion.
Brussels:
-European Commission's Joint Research Centre -
Annual Lecture: "Europe and the United States: a crucial
moment for Science Cooperation". Venue:
Renaissance
Hotel. 18.00-19.30.
-Business
Europe Conference - "Between
Economic & Climate Crisis.
Can Copenhagen
show a Way Out?" The
conference will bring together senior policy-makers and business
representatives from the EU as well as from international
players like the US and China.
http://www.businesseurope.eu/Content/Default.asp?PageID=558
-“Chaos in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Should the
West send more troops?” by
Ahmed Rashid journalist: MO*lecture
at 7 pm. Venue: Kaaitheater, please register: 02.536 19 77 or
jan.buelinckx@mo.be
www.MO.be/molezing
-“Security,
diversity and human rights”. Organizers: Institute for
European Studies (VUB).
New York:
-The
UN Secretary-General: monthly press conference
-Security Council - consultations on the UN Mission in Sudan
(UNMIS).
Ouagadougou: - 4th
regional meeting of the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly
(till 30 October).
Thursday, 29 October
Brussels:
European Council (till 30 October).
-UNAIDS
Roundtable: UNITAID HIV Patent Pool, at the occasion of the
launch of the related MSF campaign: "Time for action: Making
HIV medicines accessible for patient from developing
countries”. Venue: UN House, Rue Montoyer/Montoyerstraat, 14.
12:00-14:00. Registration before 27 October:
haveauxd@unaids.org. Sandwiches will be offered from 11.30.
Stockholm:
Seminar on practical cooperation on asylum and protection
issues. The Swedish Migration Board in cooperation with the
Academy of European Law (ERA) will be holding a seminar on
practical cooperation on asylum issues focusing on future
challenges. Keynote speakers include Minister for Migration and
Asylum Policy Tobias Billström and representatives of the
European Commission, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), the
International Organisation for Migration (IOM) and the European
Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE), an umbrella organisation
of NGOs in the field of asylum and migration.
(http://www.se2009.eu/en/meetings_news/2009/
New York:
-Security Council - briefing on the International Court of
Justice.
-Security Council - expected to adopt a resolution on Côte
d’Ivoire sanctions.
Friday, 30 October
Geneva:
Human Rights
Council - UN Voluntary Fund for Technical Cooperation in the
Field
of
Human Rights / Board of Trustees.
New York:
Special session of UN Forum on Forests.
http://www.un.org/esa/forests
And beyond: Other dates to pin
31 October
Kazan
(Tatarstan, Russia): Enlarged G8 Ministerial Conference
on Science and Technology.
1 November
Austria assumes the monthly rotating Presidency of the Security
Council
2 November
Athens:
Third Global Forum on Migration and Development- GFMD,
the annual meeting of which will take place in Athens from 2 to
5 November 2009 under the overarching theme “Integrating
Migration Policies into Development Strategies for the Benefit
of All”. This meeting will consist of two parts: the Civil
Society Days on 2 and 3 November, and the Government Meeting on
4 and 5 November.
http://www.gfmdathens2009.org/index.php?id=9&L=0
Geneva:
Committee against Torture (till 20 November).
3 November
Washington:
EU-USA Summit.
4 November
Egypt:
Montreal Protocol,
MOP21 (till 8 November)
5 November
Bruges:
International Workshop on 'South-South and North-South Trade
Agreements: Compatibility Issues'. Organizers: UNU-CRIS and
UNU-WIDER (till 6 November).
Brussels:
The role of UN Human Rights Special rapporteurs in
promoting and protecting Human Rights. Address by Professor
Surya P. Subedi Obe, UN Special Rapporteur for Human Rights in
Cambodia and Professor of Law, University of Leeds. Organizers:
Belgian Branch of the International Law Association and UN
Association Flanders Belgium (VVN).
Venue: Koninklijke Vlaamse Academie van België voor
Wetenschappen en Kunst (Paleis der
Academiën - Hertogsstraat 1). 18.00-20.00.
Brussels:
DPF Roundtable -
Innovative financial techniques
for the developing world. Organizer: Friends of Europe. http://www.friendsofeurope.org/Events/tabid/
6 November
International Day
for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and
Armed Conflict
New Delhi:
10th EU-India Summit.
St. Andrews
(UK): G-20
Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting (till 7
November).
7 November
Doha:
Global Forum on Fighting Corruption and Safeguarding
Integrity, sponsored by International Organising Committee
(including OECD, UNODC, Transparency International, several
national governments), with OECD participation (till 8
November).
9 November
Brussels:
-Eurogroup
-European Parliament - Developments in the UN Human Rights
Council.
Exchange of views with the
President of the UN Human Rights Council, Alex Van Meeuwen
(Item postponed from 15 October).
Chamonix:
Mont Blanc conference - Feeding the planet: What role can
the social economy play? (Till 10 November).
http://www.rencontres-montblanc.coop/
Doha:
Conference of the States Parties to the United Nations
Convention against Corruption (till 13 November).
10 November
Brussels:
EU Economic and Financial Affairs Council.
11 November
Addis Ababa:
4th African Economic Conference (till 13 November).
Brussels:
European Parliament Plenary session (till 12 November).
Marrakech:
Meeting of ministers for gender equality in the framework
of EU Mediterranean cooperation (Till 12 November)
http://www.se2009.eu/en/meetings_news
12 November
Abuja:
Meeting between the EU and Nigeria.
http://www.se2009.eu/en/meetings_news/2009/11/12/meeting_between_the_eu_troika_and_nigeria
Brussels:
SOLIDAR Silver Rose Award Ceremony. Venue: European Parliament.
14 November
World Diabetes Day
16 November
World Day of
Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims
International Day
for Tolerance
Brussels:
EU General Affairs and External Relations Council
including defence and development ministers (till 17 November).
Rome:
World Summit on Food Security (till 18 November).
http://www.fao.org/wsfs/world-summit/en
Stockholm:
Third Equality Summit (till 17 November).
18 November
Brussels: -EU
Economic and Financial Affairs Council (Budget).
-Conference: “EU Smart Power: Towards a better integration of
civil and military dimensions”. Organisers: Security and
Defence Agenda (SDA) and the European Company for Strategic
Intelligence (CEIS) with the support of the EU Swedish
Presidency. Venue: European Parliament.
www.secdef09.eu
Malmö:
5th Ministerial eGovernment Meeting and Conference (till
20 November).
Rome:
FAO, Conference, thirty-sixth session (till 23 November).
19 November
Brussels:
EU Agriculture and Fisheries Council (till 20 November).
20 November
Africa Industrialization Day
Universal Children’s Day
21 November
World Television Day
23 November
New York:
High-level Dialogue on Financing for Development (till 24
November).
http://www.un.org/esa/ffd
Strasbourg:
European Parliament Plenary session (till 26 November).
25 November
International
Day
for the Elimination of Violence against Women.
29 November
International
Day
of Solidarity with the Palestinian People
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