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THE WEEK AHEAD AT THE UNITED NATIONS: THE EUROPEAN PERSPECTIVE (35/09) 19-25 September 2009 (and beyond)
VIP Visits
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Sign the petition for a fair climate agreement at the Copenhagen
conference if you have not done so yet! You can find it on the first
page of
http://www.sealthedeal2009.org
Brussels: Millennium Film Festival (19-29 September).
http://www.festivalmillenium.org/index_eng.html Sunday, 20 September
Aubagne (France): "La Colombe d'Aubagne", a race for Peace. http://lacolombedaubagne.monsite.orange.fr
Paris: Peace - Cruise on the Seine with debates, round-tables. More info: marysebenech@wanadoo.fr . www.mvtpaix.org
Monday, 21 September
Global Climate Week The Film “The Age of Stupid” will be launched internationally. http://www.ageofstupid.net/global_premiere International Day of Peace 2009
The UN is raising awareness of the dangers and costs of nuclear weapons with the "WMD – We Must Disarm" campaign. http://www.un.org/en/events/peaceday/2009/
Brussels: -EU Justice and Home Affairs Council (till 22 September).
-New Millennium Learners Conference: International conference on 21st century competencies (till 23 September). Organisers: OECD’s Centre for Educational Research and Innovation (CERI) and the Flemish Ministry of Education in Belgium. Venue: Conscience building. http://www.nml-conference.be
-Global Climate Week at Central Station every afternoon from 14.00-18.00 (till 25 September)
Buenos Aires: UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), COP 9 (till 2 October).
Lisbon: International Day Peace organised by Pro Dignitate Foundation and UNRIC.
Marseille: Night for Peace events, with a concert by Sapho. www.mvtpaix.org
New York: -Summit of the Association of Small Island States (OASIS) on Climate Change. The UN Secretary-General will attend the opening.
-President José Manuel Durão Barroso – address to the Council Foreign Relation.
Paris: UNESCO, Executive Board (till 23 September). Rome: Concert for Peace.
Stockholm: Peace day celebrations.
Tuesday, 22 September
Geneva: -UNCTAD, Trade and Development Board (till 25 September). The board will begin with a high-level discussion on the global economic crisis and the necessary policy response.
-Press briefing UNCTAD: Palestinian State Building Efforts.
-Human Rights Council (till 2 October).
-Committee on the Rights of the Child (till 2 October).
WIPO, Assemblies of Member States (till 1 October).
Liège (Belgium): Intergovernmental conference on Biodiversity in Europe (till 24 September). http://www.countdown2010.net/2010/wp-content/uploads/Agenda-Light-6-July-2009.pdf
New York: High-level Event on Climate Change. The Secretary-General will host the event on climate change for Heads of State and Government, one day before the opening of the general debate of the sixty-fourth session of the General Assembly. http://www.un.org/wcm/content/site/climatechange/lang/en/pages/2009summit Vienna: IAEA: Board of Governors
Wednesday, 23 September
Brussels: -The European Commission is expected to adopt the Action Plan on urban mobility, a follow-up of the Green Paper on urban mobility that was adopted in September 2007.
-The European Commission will adopt a legislative package that will set up for the first time a truly European system of supervision for the financial sector.
Copenhagen: Financing and Investing in Climate Change Renewable Energy, Environmental Resource Management and Energy Efficiency (till 24 September) http://www.euroconvention.com/events.php?action=details&event_id=18
New York: -General Debate of the General Assembly. The UN Secretary-General will address the opening session. http://www.un.org/ga/64/meetings/index.shtml
-Sweden will address the debate in the name of EU 27 Members States.
-Innovative International Financing for Health event, hosted by the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
-Meeting on Global Health organized by Mrs. Carla Bruni-Sarkozi.
-UN-REDD (United Nations Collaborative Programme on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Developing Countries) event, hosted by the Government of Norway.
-High-level meeting of the Group of Friends on Myanmar.
Rotterdam: Signing Ceremony for the UN Convention on Contracts for the International Carriage of Goods (till 23 September).
Thursday, 24 September
World Maritime Day http://www.imo.org/About/mainframe.asp?topic_id=320
Bolzano: international fair for commercial and public use of renewable energy. http://www.fierabolzano.it/klimaenergy2009
Brussels: Inauguration of the new European Research Council Executive Agency.
Lisbon: EU-Level Consultation on Migration Health – “Better Health for All” (hosted by the Portuguese Assistant Health Minister and the High Commissioner for Health) http://www.migrant-health-europe.org
New York: -High-level Summit of the Security Council on non-proliferation (chaired by US President Barack Obama).
- High-level meeting to commemorate the sixtieth anniversary of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA). For more information: el-ansarys@un.org
-Conference on Facilitating the Entry into Force of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (till 25 September). http://www.ctbto.org/the-treaty/article-xiv-conferences/2009-conference-on-facilitating-the-entry-into-force-of-the-comprehensive-nuclear-test-ban-treatyunited-nations-new-york-usa/updates-archive/conference-to-rally-support-for-ctbts-entry-into-force
-High level meeting of the Group of Friends of Democratic Pakistan.
-Middle East Quartet meeting.
-EU Commissioner Neelie Kroes will attend the Annual Conference on International Antitrust Law and Policy. Venue: Fordham University.
Pittsburg: - G20 summit (till 25 September). http://www.pittsburghsummit.gov/about/index.htm The UN Secretary-General will attend the meeting on 25 September.
Friday, 25 September
Geneva: Press briefing OCHA -Humanitarian situation in Pakistan. Maillé (France): ‘Cartooning for Peace Exhibit’ (till 31 December). www.maille.com
Milan: International Environment Festival 2009: Energy for life! http://milano.festivaldellambiente.com/public/it/milano_home.php
Marrakech: International Conference on eCommerce, ePayments and Applications (till 27 September). http://www.icep.educasphere.com
New York: -Press conference by Dimitris Christofias, President of Cyprus.
-Press conference by Amre Moussa, Secretary-General of the League of Arab States.
-Press conference by Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, President of Iran.
Oslo: "60 Years of Humanity" - An international seminar to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions.
And beyond: Other dates to pin 26 September
Copenhagen: “Word Wide Views on Global Warming”, a global citizen consultation on climate policy supported by the UNDP. http://www.wwviews.org/
The Hague: Dutch celebrities in action for development. http://www.ontwikkelingssamenwerking.nu/programma/?a_cid=3
27 September
World Tourism Day [WTO] http://www.world-tourism.org/wtd/
World Heart Day [WHO] http://www.who.int/mediacentre/events/annual/world_heart_day/en/index.html
28 September
World Rabies Day [WHO] http://www.worldrabiesday.org/
Brussels: -17th Session of the ACP Parliamentary Assembly and Inter-Sessional Meetings of the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (till 1 October).
-Improving the quality of education for Roma. http://ec.europa.eu/roma
Geneva: UNHCR, Executive Committee (till 2 October).
Göteborg: Informal Meeting of EU Defence Ministers (till 29 November).
Lund: EU as Global Actor – Knowledge and Education for Sustainable development.
Nairobi: EU-Africa Business Forum. Commissioner De Gucht will attend the Forum (till 29 September). http://acpbusinessclimate.org/eu-africa/doc/EU-Africa%20Business%20Forum%20-%20Concept%20Paper.pdf
Vienna: Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention against Transnational Organized Crime (till 30 September).
30 September
Brussels: -EU Commission Communication - EU-Latin America: Global Players in Partnership. http://ec.europa.eu/external_relations/la/index_en.htm
-European Parliament - Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety: COP15 - United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen.
-European Parliament - Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality: Exchange of views with Osnat Lubrani, Director UNIFEM Brussels Office.
Strasbourg: Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.
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