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THE WEEK AHEAD AT THE UNITED NATIONS: THE EUROPEAN PERSPECTIVE (35/10) 25 September-1 October 2010 (and beyond)
VIP Visits
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Saturday, 25 September
New York: 65th session of the General Assembly. General debate: 25 and 27 - 30 September 2010. http://www.un.org/en/ga/ -General Assembly - High-level review to assess progress made in addressing the vulnerabilities of Small Island developing States through implementation of the Mauritius Strategy (till 25 September). http://www.sidsnet.org/msi_5 “Security Council Resolution 1325- A Call to Action”. The Secretary-General will participate in the Ministerial event.
Sunday, 26 September
World Heart Day [WHO] http://www.who.int/mediacentre/events/annual/world_heart_day/en/index.html
Monday, 27 September
World Tourism Day [WTO] http://www.unwto.org/worldtourismday/index.php?lang=E
Brussels: -Agriculture and Fisheries Council.
- ICT Conference 2010.
- Sixth Asia-Europe Parliamentary Partnership Meeting.
-European Parliament - Committee meetings. http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/expert/event_by_week/40-2010/default_en.htm
- “Partnership Africa: New horizons for EU- and inter-African cooperation” - International Policy Summit. Organizer: Friends of Europe. Venue: Bibliothèque Solvay. http://www.friendsofeurope.org/Portals/6/download/EPS_Africa_2010/FoE_Africa_2010_Prog-RegForm_EN_FR_2010-09-27.pdf
Geneva: - UNCTAD, Trade and Development Board (till 28 September).
- WIPO, Assemblies of Member States (till 29 September).
-Committee on the Rights of the Child (till 1 October).
-Human Rights Council (till 1 October).
-UN Committee of Independent Experts monitoring and assessing investigations into serious violations of International Humanitarian and Human Rights Laws during the Gaza conflict (December 2008 to January 2009): Presentation of its report to the UN Human Rights Council on investigations undertaken by Israel and the Palestinian side.
New York: -Ministerial Follow-up Forum on the Paris Commitments to protect children from recruitment or use by armed conflicts or armed groups (co-organized by the Permanent Mission of France, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary General for Children and Armed Conflict).
- Security Council - Briefing on Counter-terrorism.
Oslo: Africa Day Seminar: Democracy, Governance and Conflict - Future Trends 2011-2013. Organizer: Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI). http://www.nupi.no/Arrangementer/Kommende-arrangement/Africa-Day-Seminar
Tuesday, 28 September
World Rabies Day [WHO] http://www.worldrabiesday.org
Launch of the report "Towards Universal Access - Scaling up priority HIV/AIDS interventions in the health sector - Progress Report 2010".
Brussels: - Parliamentary ACP-EU Assembly (till 30 September).
-EU-South Africa summit.
-European Parliament - public hearing on Combating sexual abuse, sexual exploitation of children and child pornography (till 29 September). Najat M’jid Maalla, UN Special Rapporteur, will participate.
-“Roundtable discussion on civil society and gender equality in Central and Eastern Europe and the CIS”. Organizer: UNDP Venue: UN House, 14 rue Montoyer/Montoyerstraat. 10h30 – 12h00. Geneva: Press conference by the three members of the independent international Fact-Finding Mission appointed by the President of the Human Rights Council to inquire into the Gaza flotilla incident on 31 May 2010.
New York: Security Council –Briefing and Consultations on the UN Integrated Peacebuilding Mission in Sierra Leone (UNIPSIL).
Paris: Expert group meeting on gender, science and technology (till 1 October). Organizers: DAW/DESA and UNESCO. http://www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/egm/gst_2010/index.html
Wednesday, 29 September
Brussels: -Illegal Trade in Natural Resources: What can Brussels do? Organizer: Institute for Environmental Security. Venue: European Economic and Social Committee. By invitation only: rbalakrishnan@envirosecurity.org (till 30 September).
--Science, the Future of Climate, and Governance: Conference by Jean-Pascal van Ypersele, Vice-Chair, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Organizer: Club of Rome EU-Chapter. Registration: secretary.cor.eu@clubofrome.be
Mexico: Joint UN-EU workshop on climate change (till 30 September)
New York: Security Council – Debate on the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA). It is also expect to adopt a resolution on the UNIPSIL.
Thursday, 30 September
Launch of the ILO report “World of Work 2010”.
Brussels: - Informal meetings of economic and financial affairs ministers and of ministers in charge of the internal market (till 1 October).
-Press conference on the new ILO report “World of Work 2010”. Venue: Crowne Plaza Hotel, Rue de la loi/Wetstraat 107. 10.15-12.00.
-"The external dimension of EU police co-operation in West African countries" – Symposium. Organizers: ICPO-INTERPOL and the Belgian EU Presidency. Venue: Bibliothèque Solvay.
- European Parliament: Hearing on Human Rights in Myanmar.
- European Parliament- Exchange of views with the Regional Commission for Truth Seeking and Truth Telling about War Crimes and Other Serious Violations of Human Rights in the former Yugoslavia (RECOM Initiative).
-«The Motherland Tour: A Journey of African Women »: Documentary by Yvonne Chaka Chaka, UN Special Envoy for Africa and RBM/UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador followed by a panel discussion on the outcomes of the UN MDGs Summit and the way forward to reach the health MDGs. Opening remarks by Her Royal Highness Princess Astrid of Belgium, Roll Back Malaria Special Representative. Venue: International Press Centre, Polak room. 06.00pm-20.45 (including reception). http://www.unric.org/en/latest-news/26306-brussels-30-september-the-motherland-tour-a-journey-of-african-women-r-with-yvonne-chaka-chaka
Copenhagen: Seminar on the International Response to Darfur. http://www.diis.dk/sw98980.asp?csref=RSS
Geneva: High-Level Committee on Programmes (till 1 October) http://www.unsceb.org/ceb/brochure/overview/ceb/hlcp
Vienna: UNODC - Press briefing with Executive Director Yury Fedotov on the launch of the Afghan Opium Survey 2010.
Friday, 1 October
Uganda assumes the monthly rotating Presidency of the Security Council
International Day of Older Persons Berlin: International Human Rights Congress (BIHRC) - "Human Rights and Democracy in a Globalized World - Moving Towards an International Consensus" (till 4 October).
And beyond: Other dates to pin 2 October
International Day of Non-Violence
Leuven (Belgium): EU Youth conference and DG meeting (till 4 October).
4 October
World Habitat Day
Brussels: -ASEM 8 Summit (till 5 October). www.asem8.be
- “Better City, Better Life”: European Celebration of World Habitat Day. Venue: UN-House, 14 rue Montoyer/straat. 15.30 – 18.30.
- European Parliament - Development Committee: Financial Management in International Organisations: Exchange of views with World Bank Integrity vice-President, Leonard McCarthy.
New York: Pledging Conference for the third Replenishment of the Global Fund to fight Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria, chaired by the UN SG (till 5 October). EU Commissioner Piebalgs will attend the Pledging Conference. http://ec.europa.eu/development/policies/9interventionareas/humandev/humandevhealth3_en.cfm
5 October
World Teachers’ Day
6 October
Brussels: - EU-China summit.
-EU-South Korea summit.
-European Parliament Session (till 7 October).
- SOLIDAR Round Table on 'Decent Work & Social Protection: Transforming people's lives'. Venue: European Parliament.
7 October
Brussels: EU-Russia political dialogue. http://europa.eu/eucalendar/event/id/2569-eurussia-political-dialogue/mode/window
Luxembourg: Justice and Home Affairs Council (till 8 October).
8 October
Washington: Annual meetings of the IMF and the World Bank Group.
9 October
World Post Day
10 October
World Mental Health Day
Marseille: 6th National running of integration, organized by the Association Algernon for mentally disabled teenagers and in the benefit of an adapted sport. www.algernon.fr
11 October
Brussels: “Strengthening Cooperation between Europe and Africa on Democratic Reform” Château Val Duchesse a.bouvy@egmontinstitute.be (till 12 October).
12 October
Brussels: Human security and Hard Security. Venue: Campus Renaissance.
13 October
International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction
Brussels: Green IT for Green Policies (till October 14) http://www.eutrio.be/green-it-green-policies
14 October
World Sight Day
“Information and communication technologies (ICTs), enterprises and poverty alleviation” Launch of the UNCTAD Information Economy Report 2010
Brussels: NATO Foreign Affairs and Defence Ministerial Meetings.
Luxembourg: Environment Council.
The Hague: European network for genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes. (Till 15 October) http://www.eutrio.be/european-network-genocide-crimes-against-humanity-and-war-crimes
15 October
International Day of Rural Women
Brussels: Prevention of violent radicalisation: the role of civil society. http://www.eutrio.be/prevention-violent-radicalisation-role-civil-society
Luxembourg: Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Council.
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