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THE WEEK
AHEAD AT THE UNITED NATIONS:
VIP Visits
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Saturday, 21 November
World Television Day
Brussels: Biodiversity 2010 -Exhibition in the framework of the UN International Year. Venue Natural Sciences Museum (till 31 December 2009). http://www.naturalsciences.be/active/biodiv2010
Rome: FAO, Conference (till 23 November).
Monday, 23 November Launch of the WMO Annual Greenhouse Gases Bulletin
Bern: Signature of a Memorandum of Co-operation between the Council of Europe’s Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats, known as the “Bern Convention”, and the UN Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals, known as the “Bonn Convention”.
Brussels: -Environment EU Council.
-Press Briefing by UNFCCC Executive Secretary Yvo de Boer. Venue: Room Lipsius, EU Council building. 13:30 am. More information: John Hay, UNFCCC information officer, mobile: (+49-172) 258-6944; Jhay@unfccc.int or Onckelinx + 32 476 215 485
-Break gender stereotypes, give talent a chance! Organizers: EUROCHAMBRES Women Network, the European Commission and the ITC-ILO. Venue: Room JDE62, European Economic and Social Committee. 10.00 – 17.00.
New York: -Security Council-debate on Bosnia and Herzegovina.
-Briefing - Minister for Development Cooperation of Denmark, on the work of the Africa Commission in helping African countries reach the Millennium Development Goals.
Madrid: CIDOB Conference "Rethinking European Security. http://www.cidob.org/en/activities/
Strasbourg: European Parliament Plenary session (till 26 November). http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/expert/
-European parliament - Responding to violence against women in conflict and post-conflict situations - Exchange of views with Karel De Gucht, Commissioner for Development and Humanitarian Aid, and representatives of the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court and the Brussels Working Group on Violence Against Women in Conflict.
-European Parliament – Committee on Development: special committee meeting to vote on a report on the mid-term review of the financing instrument for development cooperation. http://www.europarl.europa.eu/activities/committees/homeCom.do?language=EN&body=DEVE
Tuesday, 24 November Launch of the UNAIDS OUTLOOK 2010 and the AIDS Epidemic Update.
Brussels: EU- Canada meeting. http://www.se2009.eu/en/meetings_news/2009/11/24/coest_troika_between_the_eu_and_canada
-COMAG/COMEM/COMEP troika EU-Russia. On the agenda: Middle East and North Africa, including the peace process in the Middle East. http://www.se2009.eu/en/meetings_news/2009/11/24/comag_comem_comep_troika_between_the_eu_and_russia
-Social justice and fairness within and outside the EU: A
new role for the ILO?
Venue:
International Trade Union House Time: 3:45 pm - 5.15 pm. New York: Launch of the “Network of Men Leaders” in support of his “UNiTE to end violence against women” Campaign, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., in the Trusteeship Council Chamber.
-Security Council - briefing and consultations on the situation in the Middle East Strasbourg: -European Parliament - EU-UN Working Group - Briefing by Michael von der Schulenburg, Executive Representative of the UN Secretary-General for the UN Integrated Peacebuilding Office in Sierra Leone. -European Parliament - Migration/Afghanistan: Debate on joint charter flights used to return migrants to Afghanistan and other countries. Wednesday, 25 November International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. http://www.unifem.org/campaigns/sayno/ Brussels: EU–Moldova troika.
Luanda:
18th Session of the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (till
3 December). New York: -Security Council - consultations on sanctions in the DR of the Congo. -Security Council - debate on the annual report of the Peacebuilding Commission. Strasbourg: European parliament – MEP special briefing on AIDS, combined with the launch of 2009 UNAIDS Epidemiological Update (8.30 - 10.00 a.m.). Thursday, 26 November Dubrovnik: Meeting of environment ministers in the framework of EU Mediterranean cooperation. Friday, 27 November Brussels: Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Sudan - briefings and consultations with the EU Port of Spain (Trinidad and Tobago): Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (till 29 November). http://www.chogm2009.org/home The UN Secretary-General will participate.
And beyond: Other dates to pin 28 November
Nanjing
(China): EU Ministerial Troika with China (till 29 November). 29 November International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People http://www.un.org/Depts/dhl/palestinian/index.html Brussels: Special event organized in solidarity with the Palestinian people. Conferences followed by a concert. Organizers: ABP. Venue: Théâtre Molière. 14.00- . 30 November Brussels: -Justice and Home Affairs EU Council (till 1 December). -Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumers Council (till 1 December).
Geneva:
WTO ministerial conference: (till 2 December).
Nanjing (China): 12th EU-China summit. 1 December Burkina Faso assumes the monthly rotating Presidency of the Security Council World AIDS Day http://www.un.org/Depts/dhl/aidsday/index.html Brussels: -European biodiversity: the private sector offer. Organizers: Countdown 2010 and the IUCN Regional Office for Pan-Europe (ROPE). Venue: European Parliament. Registration: coordination@elo.org -DPF Roundtable - Development and Security: Two sides of the same coin. Organizers: Friends of Europe. http://www.friendsofeurope.org/Events/tabid/ Lisbon: Commemoration ceremony of the Lisbon Treaty coming into force. http://ec.europa.eu/commission_barroso/president/index_en.htm Nairobi: High-level UN Conference on South-South Cooperation (till 3 December) http://southsouthconference.org Vienna: COARM troika meeting between the EU and Canada. The EU and Canada discuss export controls of military equipment. http://www.se2009.eu/en/meetings_news/2009/12/1/coarm_troika_meeting_between_the_eu_and_canada 2 December International Day for the Abolition of Slavery http://www.un.org/depts/dhl/slavery/ Brussels: -Economic and Financial Affairs EU Council. -CINE ONU - ‘Vents de Sable, Femmes de Roc’. To promote awareness of the Secretary-General's UNiTE to End Violence Against Women campaign. The film will be followed by a Q&A with the producer, Diana Elbaum. 3 December International Day of Persons with Disabilities “Making the MDGs Inclusive: Empowerment of persons with disabilities and their communities around the world” http://www.un.org/disabilities/default.asp?id=1484 30th anniversary of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW). 4 December Bruges: ‘A New Multilateralism: Challenge for the United Nations?’ Conference by Bruce Jenks, UN Assistant Secretary-General. Organizers: The United Nations University Programme on Comparative Regional Integration Studies (UNU-CRIS) and The EU International Relations and Diplomacy Studies Department of the College of Europe. Venue: College of Europe, Verversdijk 16, V. Aud.1. Registration: pvantorre@cris.unu.edu Kiev: EU–Ukraine Summit. http://ec.europa.eu/commission_barroso/president/index_en.htm New York: Security Council – Briefing by ICC Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo with regard to the Darfur situation. 5 December International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development 'Volunteering for our Planet' http://www.worldvolunteerweb.org/ Brussels: The climate express train departs on a 12 hour journey to Copenhagen. Midi Station at 9.10am http://www.traintocopenhagen.org/spip.php?article32 7 December International Civil Aviation Day [ICAO] http://www.icao.int/cgi/goto_m.pl?icao/en/aviation_day.htm Brussels: -Transport, Telecommunications and Energy EU Council. -General Affairs and External Relations EU Council (till 8 December). -Association Council between the EU and Morocco (troika). -Cooperation Council between the EU troika and Kyrgyzstan. Copenhagen: UN Climate Change Conference, COP 15. The overall goal for the meeting is to establish an ambitious global climate agreement for the period from 2012 when the first commitment period under the Kyoto Protocol expires (till 18 December). http://www.se2009.eu/en/meetings_news/ Geneva: Annual meeting of the States parties to the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of Bacteriological (Biological) and Toxin Weapons and on Their Destruction (till 11 December). Vienna: UNIDO, General Conference (till 11 December). 8 December Brussels: European Policy Summit A new era in the Balkans. Organizers: Friends of Europe. http://www.friendsofeurope.org/Events/ 9 December International Anti-Corruption Day http://www.unodc.org/yournocounts/ Brussels: Meeting of trade ministers within the framework of the Union for the Mediterranean (EU 27). http://trade.ec.europa.eu/doclib/press/index.cfm?id=472&serie=279&langId=en 10 December Human Rights Day "embrace diversity - end discrimination" http://www.ohchr.org/EN/AboutUs/Pages/HumanRightsDay2009.aspx Brussels: European Council (till 11 December). -EU/UN joint celebration of the Human Rights Day 2009. Film documentary "the Choir" followed by a debate. Venue: Bozar. For pricing/tickets: http://www.bozar.be/activity.php?id=9589&selectiondate=2009-12-10 More information on UN-EU events: www.un-eu.org 11 December International Mountain Day "Disaster Risk Management in Mountains" http://www.fao.org/mnts/intl_mountain_day_en.asp 13 December Amsterdam: Africa Finance and Investment Forum 2009 (till 15 December). http://www.emrc.be/index.php?option=com_conference&task=showprogram&type=conf&id=65&Itemid=67&Confid=38 14 December Brussels: -Agriculture and Fisheries EU Council -EU-Egypt Association Committee troika. 15 December Stockholm: EU-New Zealand ministerial troika meeting. Strasbourg: European Parliament Plenary Session. 16 December Brussels: EU–Russia PSC troika. http://www.se2009.eu/en/meetings_news/2009/12/16/eu_russia_psc_troika 18 December International Migrants Day http://www.un.org/depts/dhl/events/migrants/index.html 19 December United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation http://www.un.org/depts/dhl/events/south/index.html 20 December International Human Solidarity Day http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/social/solidarity.htm 22 December Brussels: Environment EU Council. ------------------------------------------ This document is for planning purposes only and is subject to change. Please check also our website for latest changes http://www.unric.org or call + 32 476 215 485 UN CAUSES
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