THE WEEK AHEAD AT THE UNITED NATIONS:

THE EUROPEAN PERSPECTIVE (37/09)

3-9 October 2009 (and beyond)

 

VIP Visits

• UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Copenhagen (3-4 October) and Geneva (5-6 October).  
• Githu Muigai, UN Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance: United Arab Emirates (4-8 October).
• Inga Klevby, Deputy Executive Director, UN-HABITAT: Brussels (5 October).
• Alain Le Roy, UN USG for Peacekeeping Operations: Pakistan (5-6 October); Bangladesh (8 October) and India (13-15 October).
• Kevin S. Kennedy, Director, Public Information Division MONUC: Brussels (5-6 October).
• Line Beauchamp, Environment Minister of Québec: Brussels (6-8 October).
• Xi Jinping, Vice President of China: Brussels (8 October).
• Asha-Rose Migiro, UN Deputy Secretary-General: Brussels (12-13 October).
• Karen AbuZayd, UNRWA General-Commissioner: Paris (12-15 October).
• Navi Pillay, High Commissioner for Human Rights: Brussels (13-14 October).

 

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Saturday, 3 October

 

Brussels: European Job day.

Istanbul: 2009 Annual Meetings of the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund (till 6 October). http://www.imf.org/external/am/2009/schedule.htm

 

Monday, 5 October

World Habitat Day http://www.unhabitat.org/categories.asp?catid=564

Launch the 2009 Global Report on Human Settlements: “Planning Sustainable Cities”. 

 

World Teachers’ Day http://www.unesco.org/en/teacher-education/advocacy/world-teachers-day

 

 

Launch of the 2009 Human Development Report: “Overcoming barriers: Human mobility and development”.

 

Addis Ababa: African and European meetings (till 13 October).

http://africa-eu-partnership.org/au-eu/pages/templates/home.jsp?subkey=1&locale=en

 

Brussels: -European Celebration of World Habitat Day. Venue: European Parliament.

Press conference: 14:15 - launch of the new UN-HABITAT Global Report.

 

-“The curse of resources and challenges for state capacity building in the conflict prone Great Lakes Region: What role international and national actors could and should play”. Organizers: Konrad Adenauer Foundation and Hanns Seidel Foundation.   

 

 

-Special meeting of EU farm ministers to discuss milk crisis. 

 

-European Parliament - Public hearings: Involving Non-State Actors in EC Development Cooperation.  http://www.europarl.europa.eu/document/activities/cont/200909/20090922ATT61050/20090922ATT61050EN.pdf

 

-European Parliament Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs: EU

Counter-Terrorism Strategy.

 

-Doing a decent job? IMF policies and decent work in times of crisis. Launch of a report by SOLIDAR, Eurodad and the Global Network The report examines the situation faced by those most vulnerable in El Salvador, Ethiopia and Latvia.

 

Cannes: MIPCOM. Both UN and EU will be represented for cross promoting, video productions and multimedia products on the UN Seal the Deal campaign and the EU climate action campaign on climate change. (Till 8 October) http://www.mipworld.com/MIPCOM  

 

Geneva: -ITU Telecom World 2009. http://www.itu.int/WORLD2009

 

-OHCHR: Consultation on Business and Human Rights (till 6 October).

 

OHCHR: Consultation on the Framework of the SRSG on Human Rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises (till 6 October).

 

-Human Rights Committee: Pre-sessional Working Group on Communications (till 9 October).

 

-Committee on the Rights of the Child (till 9 October).

 

-Human Rights Council: Working Group on Durban Declaration and Programme of Action (till 9 October).

 

New York: Security Council - open debate on women and peace and security.

 

Paris: Presentation of ‘Cinéma Vérité’ Film Festival on the MDGs (till 10 October). http://www.unric.org/html/french/pdf/2009/invitation_paris_10oct2009.pdf

Tuesday, 6 October

Brussels: European Parliament - Committee on Foreign Affairs: Exchange of views with Ettore Francesco Sequi, EU Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan.

 

Paris: UNESCO - General Conference (till 23 October).

 

Stockholm: EU-Brazil Summit. http://www.se2009.eu/sv/moten_nyheter/2009/10/6/toppmote_eu-brasilien

 

 

 

 

Wednesday, 7 October

Brussels: -European Parliament – Plenary Session (till 8 October).

 

-Second World Day for Decent Work! The Decent Work Alliance will handover signatures gathered for the campaign to representatives from the European Parliament, Asia Development Bank, African Union, Organisation of American States, International Monetary Fund/World Bank and World Trade Organisation.  The Alliance will also be holding a Decent Work game in the European Parliament, 10.00-11.00, ASP building Ground Floor.

 

Oslo: "The Global Water Crisis and the Coming Battle for the Right to water.  http://blaoktober.no

 

Thursday, 8 October

 

World Sight Day [WHO] http://www.who.int/mediacentre/events/annual/world_sight_day/en/index.html

 

Brussels: -“Dialogue and Mediation as European Union Tools to Address and Prevent Conflict”. Organizers:  The Madariaga - College of Europe Foundation and the Folke Bernadotte Academy. Venue:  Council of the European Union . www.madariaga.org/programmes/preventing-conflict/conflict-prevention-in-practise or www.folkebernadotteacademy.org

 

-The World Bank is organizing two consultation events on its new Environment Strategy: The first is targeting NGOs and the private sector (10.00 am WB Office Avenue Marnix); The second is targeting MEPs, their staff and lobbyists (13.00-15.00 at the European Parliament). Registration: Rtaylor3@worldbank.org . More information: www.worldbank.org/environmentconsultations

 

New York: -Security Council - briefing on Somalia.

 

-Security Council - expected to adopt a resolution on ISAF authorization.

 

Turin: CinemAmbiente Film Festival (till 13 October) www.cinemambiente.it  

 

 

Friday, 9 October

 

World Post Day http://www.upu.int/world_post_day/en/index.shtml  

 

Brussels: -EU – Mediterranean - Gulf Renewable Energy Conference. 

http://ec.europa.eu/external_relations/energy/events/renewable_energy_conference_2009/index_en.htm

 

Copenhagen:  Project Syndicate’s 7th Global Editors' Forum, From Kyoto to Copenhagen.

http://www.project-syndicate.org/conference

 

Luxembourg: Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Council.

 

Oslo: "Sports for Peace and Development? – The 2010 FIFA World Cup as a Tool for Peace and Development. http://english.nupi.no/virksomheten/nyheter/konferanse_om_sport_for_fred_og_utvikling

 

 

 

And beyond: Other dates to pin

 

10 October

 

World Mental Health Day
http://www.who.int/mediacentre/events/annual/world_mental_health_day/en/index.html

 

Marseille: ‘Journées du Handicap’ and ‘Course de l’intégration’ organized by Agernon Association, for World Mental Health Day (till 11 October).

 

12 October

Brussels: -Roundtable ‘Towards Basel III? Regulating the banking sector after the crisis’. Organizers: Friends of Europe, Foundation for European Progressive Studies (FEPS), the Initiative for Policy Dialogue, the Financial Times and Europe's World.  http://www.friendsofeurope.org/Events/

-„Europe’s Role in the World“– debate with Benita Ferrero-Waldner,  Commissioner for External relations and European Neighbourhood Policy and Christian F. Trippe, Deutsche Welle. Organizer: Hanns-Seidel-Stiftung. Venue: Representation of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia to the EU Rue Montoyer 47. Conference languages are English and German. Registration by email to  registration@hss.de

 

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-Western Sahara. Organizer: Centre for international law in collaboration with Oxfam Solidarity.  Venue: ULB. Registration: cdi@ulb.ac.be

 

Paris: ‘The MDGs and the crisis’. Organizer: ‘Action mondiale contre la pauvreté France’. l.boniface@crid.asso.fr

 

13 October

 

Brussels: Human mobility, rights and development. Navanethem Pillay, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights will take the floor. Organizers: European Policy Centre, UNDP and European Commission.

 

-Presentation of the World Development Report 2010: Development and Climate change. Panel Discussion on ‘Is a Climate Smart World within Reach’. Venue: World Bank Brussels Office, Avenue Marnix. Please confirm your participation by sending an email to Jhogan@worldbank.org by October 9 2009.

 

14 October

 

International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction http://www.un.org/depts/dhl/disaster/index.html

 

Addis Ababa: Ministerial meeting between the EU troika and the African Union (AU). Meeting between the EU and the AU to discuss current issues and global challenges. (http://www.se2009.eu/en/meetings_news/2009/10/14/ministerial_meeting_between_the_eu_troika_and_the_african_union_au#

 

Brussels: International Workshop on Poverty Eradication and Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights. Organizers: European Commission, ACP Group of States, International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) and the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) (till 15 October).

 

-'Strengthening EU-UN co-operation in the struggle against all forms of discrimination'.  Venue: Charlemagne Building. The event aims at raising awareness of the European Public, policy-makers, European media and other stakeholders more specifically on the topics of racial discrimination, gender-based discrimination and discrimination based on disability. The recommendations made by each of the three panels would be considered as possible avenues to further co-operation between the UN and the EU in the fight against all forms of discrimination.

 

-The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) is opening its new Regional Office.

 

-Raising Biopreparedness Levels in Europe - SDA Roundtable. Speakers: Susanne Weber-Mosdorf, WHO ASG and Dr. Robert Kadlec, former Senior Adviser to the White House  Registration: info@securitydefenceagenda.org  More information:
 http://www.securitydefenceagenda.org/Portals/7/2009/Events/BiopreparednessProgramme_with_speakers.pdf

 

 

15 October

 

International Day of Rural Women http://www.un.org/womenwatch/feature/idrw/index.html

 

Malmö: Labour Migration and its Development Potential in the Age of Mobility. (http://www.se2009.eu/en/meetings_news/2009/10/15/labour_migration_and_its_development_potential_in_the_age_of_mobility#

 

Paris: Press Conference of Karen AbuZayd, UNRWA General-Commissioner, at the CAPE (Centre d’accueil de la Presse étrangère) at 5:00pm .

 

Rome: WFP, Annual NGO Consultation (till 14 October) - Discussion on policy and operational issues of common interests.

 

Stockholm: Round Table on Poverty and Social Exclusion - Social inclusion in times of recession - New challenges for the Active inclusion strategy (till 16 October). (http://www.se2009.eu/en/meetings_news/2009/10/15/8th_round_table_on_poverty_and_social_exclusion#

 

16 October

 

World Food Day: "Achieving Food Security in Times of Crisis"

http://www.fao.org/getinvolved/worldfoodday/en/

 

UN Campaign: Stand up and take action against poverty (till 18 October)

http://www.standagainstpoverty.org

 

Caen: Nuclear Disarmament Days. Organisers: “Mouvement pour la paix’, Caen Congrès Centre (till 18 October).

 

Paris:  Signing of a partnership with Paris City and Barcelona, Milano and Muncih, for the award ‘Paris, MDGs partner City’.  ‘Stand up’ event at City Hall entrance.

 

 

17 October

 

International Day for the Eradication of Poverty: "Children and families speak out against poverty"
http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/social/intldays/IntlDay/2009intlday.html

 

Paris: International Day for the Eradication of Poverty. Oraganizer: ‘ATD Quart Monde’.

19 October

 

EU Anti Trafficking Day

 

Brussels: - “Towards Global EU Action Against Trafficking in Human Beings”: EU Ministerial Conference. Venue: Palais d’Egmont. Contact: counter-trafficking-vienna@iom.int

 

Göteborg: International workshop on climate and air - how reducing air pollution can help counteract global warming. Organisers: European Commission, UN Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution (CLRTAP), European Environment Agency (EEA) and the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) (till 21 October). (http://www.se2009.eu/en/meetings_news/2009/10/19/international_workshop_on_climate_and_air#)

 

Paris: Roller Parade for the MDGs.  Organisers: Millennium Campaign, UNRIC and ‘Rollers & Coquillages’. 

 

Strasbourg: European Parliament – Plenary session (till 22 October).

 

20 October

 

Luxembourg: EU ECOFIN Council

 

21 October

 

Brussels: 5th Annual Brussels Climate Change Conference.
http://guest.cvent.com/EVENTS/Info/Summary.aspx?e=81433847-06c4-4050-aa01-da3d35abee18

 

Stockholm: European Development Days (EDD) (till 24 October) http://www.eudevdays.eu

 

23 October

 

Launch of the Information Economy UNCTAD Report 2009

 

Athens:  Launch of a book entitled “The Right to Food – Global Food Crisis and Environment” organized by the Panteion University & UNESCO Greece with the participation of UNRIC. (19:00 - «Ionia hall of Voula Municipality – K. Karamanli 48)

 

24 October

 

United Nations Day

 

World Development Information Day

 

Disarmament Week http://www.un.org/Depts/dhl/disarmament/index.html

26 October

 

Luxembourg: General Affairs and External Relations Council

 

27 October

 

World Day for Audiovisual Heritage [UNESCO]

 

29 October

 

Brussels: European Council (till 30 October).

 

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/2009/10/29/seminar_on_practical_cooperation_on_asylum_and_protection_issues#)

 

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