THE WEEK AHEAD AT THE UNITED NATIONS:  THE EUROPEAN PERSPECTIVE (30/13)

Special issue: 26 August-1 September 2013:Overview till the end of the Year

VIP Visits 

The UN Secretary General : The Hague (27-28 August); Vienna & Alpbach (28 – 31 August).

José Manuel Barroso , President of the EU Commission: Alpbach (30 – 31 August).

Bert Koenders , Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Mali: Brussels (2-3 Sept.).

Robert Piper (Regional Humanitarian Coordinator for the Sahel): Brussels (11-13 Sept.).

Sima Sami Bahous (UN Assistant Secretary General and UNDP Assistant Administrator and Director of RBAS) : Brussels (16-18 Sept.) tbc

Amina Mohammed (Special Advisor of the Secretary-General on Post-2015 Development Planning): Brussels (16-18 Sept.)

Margareta Wahlström (Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction): Brussels (16 Sept.)

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Monday 26 August

Alpbach (Austria): European Forum Alpbach 2013(till 31 August). http://issuu.com/forumalpbach/docs/efa13_programme

Geneva: -Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (till 30 August).

-Human Rights Council – Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (till 30 August).

-Conference on Disarmament (till 13 September).

Islamabad and Lahore: EP Delegation from the Subcommittee on Human Rights. Meetings with parliamentary and political parties representatives, with civil society, activists, stakeholders and UN representatives to review and discuss human rights issues (till 29 August).

New York: -UN Security Council - meeting of troop-contributing countries on the UN Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH).

-Model UN Workshops (till 29 August).  

Tuesday 27 August

Brussels: Catherine Ashton, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, meets Ivica DAČIĆ, Prime Minister of Serbia and Prime Minister THAÇI of Kosovo in the framework of the EU-facilitated dialogue.

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Wednesday 28 August

Brussels: European Parliament - Development and humanitarian assistance: situations in Syria, Central Africa Republic and Chad.

New York: -UN Security Council – Debate on MINUSTAH.

- The Intergovernmental Committee of Experts on Sustainable Development Financing will hold its first session (till 30 August). http://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/index.php?page=view&nr=468&type=13&menu=199

The Hague: Ministerial Conference on peaceful settlement of disputes. http://100jaar.vredespaleis.nl/agenda/agenda-items/381/ministeriele-conferentie-over-vreedzame-geschillenbeslechting.html#.Uhcyh9I0xLc

Thursday 29 August

International Day against Nuclear Tests http://www.un.org/en/events/againstnucleartestsday/

Alpbach: EU Commissioner Kristalina Georgieva attends the Forum (till 30 August). She will take part in the panel discussion "New Ideas for a Fair Globalization" with Valerie Amos, UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator.

New York: -UN Security Council – Res. on UNIFIL (tbc).

-UN Security Council Debate on UNMIK

The Hague: Achieving Sustainable Peacebuilding: Retrospect and Prospect http://thehagueinstituteforglobaljustice.org/index.php?page=Events-Events-Upcoming_events-Achieving_Sustainable_Peacebuilding:__Retrospect_and_Prospect&pid=123&id=121#.Uhc7UdI0xLc

Vilnius: Informal meeting of Ministers and State Secretaries for European Affairs.

Friday 30 August

International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances http://www.un.org/en/events/disappearancesday/

Alpbach: José Manuel Barroso attends the European Forum (30-31 August). Today EU Commission President and Ban Ki-moon, UN Secretary-General, co-host an informal retreat with the participation of Jakaya Kikwete, President of the United Republic of Tanzania, and selected global leaders. Commissioner Georgieva also participates.

Brussels: Conference: The Post-2015 Sustainable Development Agenda: Global, Asian and European Perspectiveshttp://www.unric.org/en/events/28652-the-post-2015-sustainable-development-agenda-global-asian-and-european-perspectives

Saturday 31 August

Alpbach: : European Forum Alpbach 2013: Plenary panel discussion: New Ideas for a Fair Globalization: The Role of Politics, with participation of inter alia UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and José Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission http://www.alpbach.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/2013_Programme_CLS.pdf

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SEPTEMBER

Australia assumes the monthly rotating Presidency of the Security Council

Launch of MDG Gap Task Force Report, early September http://www.un.org/depts/dhl/deplib/looking-ahead-2013.htm NOTE The MDG Gap Task Force Report 2013 entitled, “The Global Partnership for Development: The Challenge We Face,” will be launched during the week of 16 September at a press conference at UN Headquarters, New York. The press conference will be webcast live. The report tracks delivery on commitments listed under MDG Goal 8—the global partnership for development— including aid, trade, debt relief, access to essential medicines and to technologies.

Monday 1 September

Stockholm: World Water Week http://www.worldwaterweek.org/

And beyond: Other dates to pin

3 September

New York / Geneva: Reham Al-Farra (RAF) Memorial Journalists Fellowship Programme (till 27 September in New York – 4 October in Geneva). http://outreach.un.org/raf

5 September

International Day of Charity

Saint Petersburg: G20 Leaders Summit (till 6 September). The President of the EU Commission and the President of the EU Council will participate. http://www.g20.org/docs/summit/summit_2013.html

Vilnius: Informal meeting of EU Ministers for Defense (till 6 Sept.).

6 September

Vilnius: Informal Meeting of Ministers for Foreign Affairs (till 7 Sept.).

8 September

International Literacy Day [UNESCO]http://www.unesco.org/new/en/unesco/events/prizes-and-celebrations/celebrations/international-days/literacy-day/

Vinius: Informal meeting of EU Ministers for Agriculture (till 10 Sept.).

9 September

Launch of the UNDG report, synthesising the global and national consultations for the post-2015 development agenda.

Strasbourg: European Parliament plenary session (till 12 Sept.). http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=AGENDA&reference=20130909&secondRef=SIT&language=en

10 September

World Suicide Prevention Day [WHO]

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11 September

Riga: Baltic Dynamics 2013: Compentence building for smart growth: Challenges and opportunities (till 13 Sept.). http://www.balticdynamics.com/default.htm

12 September

United Nations Day for South-South Cooperationhttp://www.un.org/en/events/southcooperationday/

OECD Statistics news release: G20 GDP Growth Q2, 2013 http://www.oecd.org/newsroom/upcomingevents/

Launch of UNICEF's "A Promise Renewed" report, with new child mortality data.

Tampere: The 2013 International Metropolis Conference. http://www.metropolis2013.fi

13 September

Vilnius: Informal Meeting of EU Ministers for Economic and Financial Affairs.

15 September

International Day of Democracyhttp://www.un.org/en/events/democracyday/

Europe: European Heritage Days (till 16 September) http://ec.europa.eu/culture/our-programmes-and-actions/heritage-days/european-heritage-days_en.htm

Vilnius: Informal meeting of EU Ministers for Transport.

16 September

International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layerhttp://www.unep.org/ozonaction/Events/OzoneDay/tabid/6257/Default.aspx

European Mobility Week 2013 (till 22 September)http://www.mobilityweek.eu/home/

- European Parliament (Development Committee) - Exchange of Views - on  "Reducing Risks in Post-2015: EU perspectives on Building Resilience of Communities to Disasters" featuring the EU Commissioner for International Cooperation, Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Response, Ms. Kristalina Georgieva and the Special Representative of the Secretary General for Disaster Risk Reduction, Ms. Margareta Wahlström.

17 September

New York: Opening 68th Session of the UN General Assembly.

18 September

Brussels: Policy Coherence for Development 2013 Report Launch. http://www.concordeurope.org/events/details/42-policy-coherence-for-development-report-launch

19 September

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New York: UN Global Compact Leaders’ Summit 2013 (till 20 September) http://www.leaderssummit2013.org/home Queen Mathilde of Belgium will attend.

Vilnius: Informal meeting of EU Ministers for Energy.

20 September

New York: Commission on Sustainable Developmenthttp://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/index.php?menu=1211

21 September

International Day of Peacehttp://www.un.org/en/events/peaceday/

The Hague: Peace One Day presents: The Peace One Day Celebration concert 2013 “Who will you make peace with?” http://100jaar.vredespaleis.nl/agenda/agenda-items/306/peace-one-day-celebration-concert.html#.UhcyxtI0xLc

22 September

New York: -Dialogue with CSOs, Member States on Post-2015 Development Agenda http://www.worldwewant2015.org/NGLSconsultation

-Social Good Summit (till 24 Sept.). http://mashable.com/sgs/

23 September

Brussels: Agriculture and Fisheries EU Council

New York: High-level meetings of the 68th Session of the General Assembly:

-First Session of the High Level Political Forum http://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/index.php?menu=1556

-High-Level Meeting on Disability and Development http://www.un.org/disabilities/default.asp?id=1590

-"The way forward: a disability inclusive development agenda towards 2015 and beyond" http://www.un.org/en/ga/68/meetings/disability.shtml

Paris: UNESCO, Executive Board (till 10 Oct.).

24 September

New York: -Opening date of the general debate, General Assembly (till 4 Oct.).

-High-level Political Forum on sustainable development http://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/index.php?menu=1556

25 September

Kampala: International Conference: Children and youth affected by armed conflict: where to go from here? (till 27 Sept.).http://www.kampala2013.ugent.be/Theme.php

New York: Special Event to Follow up Efforts Made Towards Achieving the MDGs, http://www.un.org/millenniumgoals/specialevent.shtml

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26 September

World Maritime Day [IMO] “Sustainable Development: IMO's contribution beyond Rio+20” http://www.imo.org/About/Events/WorldMaritimeDay/Pages/WMD.aspx

Brussels: Competitiveness Council (till 27 Sept). http://europa.eu/newsroom/calendar/event/444082/competitiveness-council

New York: High-level meeting of the General Assembly on nuclear disarmament http://www.un.org/en/ga/info/meetings/67schedule.shtml

27 September

World Tourism Day [UNWTO] “Tourism & Water” http://wtd.unwto.org/

28 September

World Rabies Day [WHO]

World Heart Day [WHO] New York: Global Citizen Festival and the MDGs http://festival.globalcitizen.org

30 September

Brussels: General Affairs EU Council.

Conference on Plastic Waste: the role of plastic and plastic waste in a circular economyhttp://www.euconf.eu/plasticwaste2013/en/registration/programme.pdf

OCTOBER

Azerbaijan assumes the monthly rotating Presidency of the Security Council

1 October

International Day of Older Personshttp://social.un.org/index/Ageing/InternationalDayofOlderPersons.aspx

Vilnius: -Informal Meeting of EU Ministers for Sport.

-Informal Meeting of EU Ministers for Culture and Audiovisual Affairs

2 October

International Day of Non-Violencehttp://www.un.org/en/events/nonviolenceday/index.shtml

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Brussels: The state of Europe: Policy options for a troubled Europe http://www.friendsofeurope.org/Contentnavigation/Events/Eventsoverview/tabid/1187/EventType/EventView/EventId/1222/EventDateID/1228/PageID/6505/TheStateofEuropePolicyoptionsforatroubledEurope.aspx

3 October

Aarhus: Science for the environment Conference (till 4 October)http://dce-conference.au.dk/

New York: High-Level Dialogue on International Migration and Development (till 4 October) http://www.un.org/esa/population/meetings/HLD2013/mainhld2013.html

4 October

World Space Week (till 10 October) http://www.unoosa.org/oosa/wsw/index.html

5 October

World Teachers’ Day [UNESCO]http://www.unesco.org/new/en/unesco/events/prizes-and-celebrations/celebrations/international-days/world-teachersday/

7 October

World Habitat Dayhttp://www.un.org/en/events/habitatday/

Brussels: 11th European Week of Regions and Cities http://www.efc.be/news_events/Pages/11th-European-Week-of-Regions-and-Cities.aspx

Luxembourg: Justice and Home Affairs Council (till 8 October) http://europa.eu/newsroom/calendar/event/444096/justice-and-home-affairs-council

9 October

World Post Day http://www.upu.int/en/the-upu/world-post-day/about-wpd.html

Bandar Seri Begawan (Brunei): ASEAN Summit and Related Meetings (till 10 Oct.).

Strasbourg: EP Plenary session (till 12 Oct.). http://www.europarl.europa.eu/plenary/en/home.html

10 October

World Mental Health Day [WHO]

World Sight Day [WHO]

European Day against the Death Penaltyhttp://hub.coe.int/web/coe-portal/event-files/our-events/european-day-against-death-penalty

Luxembourg: Transport, Telecommunications & Energy EU Council

11 October

International Day of the Girl Child http://www.un.org/en/events/girlchild/

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Washington D.C.: Annual meetings of the Boards of Governors of the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund (till13 Oct.).

13 October

International Day for Disaster Reduction “Living with disability & disaster”http://www.unisdr.org/2013/iddr/

14 October

Geneva: Human Rights Committee (till 1 Nov.).

Luxemburg: EU Environment Council

15 October

International Day of Rural Womenhttp://www.un.org/en/events/ruralwomenday/

Luxembourg: -Economic and Financial Affairs EU Council

-Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council

16 October

World Food Day [FAO] “Sustainable Food Systems for Food Security and Nutrition”http://www.fao.org/getinvolved/worldfoodday/en/

17 October

International Day for the Eradication of Poverty http://social.un.org/index/Poverty/InternationalDayfortheEradicationofPoverty.aspx

Luxembourg: Agriculture and Fisheries Council (till 18 Oct.)

18 October

Luxembourg: Foreign Affairs Council http://europa.eu/newsroom/calendar/event/442200/foreign-affairs-council

21 October

European Week for safety and health at work (till 25 Oct.).https://osha.europa.eu/en/events/european-week-for-safety-and-health-at-work

Brussels: Conference on EU Labour Law.http://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?langId=en&catId=88&eventsId=898&furtherEvents=yes

Luxembourg: Foreign Affairs Council http://europa.eu/newsroom/calendar/event/442171/foreign-affairs-council

Strasbourg: European Parliament Plenary (till 24 October).

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22 October

Brussels: Concerto Conference: Energy Solutions for Smart Cities and Communities (till 23 October)http://www.amiando.com/concerto_conference.html;jsessionid=3FDA3A7E88FF9ACBD4F6F2AF30E992EF.amiando?page=983930

Luxembourg: General affairs Council http://europa.eu/newsroom/calendar/event/442195/general-affairs-council

24 October

United Nations Dayhttp://www.un.org/en/events/unday/

World Development Information Dayhttp://www.un.org/en/events/devinfoday/

Disarmament Week (till 30 October)http://www.un.org/en/events/disarmamentweek/

Brussels: European Council (till 25 October)

25 October

European Day of Civil Justice

27 October

World Day for Audiovisual Heritage http://www.unesco.org/new/en/communication-and-information/access-to-knowledge/archives/world-day-for-audiovisual-heritage/

NOVEMBER

China assumes the monthly rotating Presidency of the Security Council

4 November

Brussels: 2013 European Cultural Forum http://www.efc.be/news_events/Pages/events_2013-European- Cultural-Forum.aspx

Paris: UNESCO, General Conference (till 19 Nov.).

6 November

International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict http://www.un.org/en/events/environmentconflictday/

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International Week of Science and Peace (till 12 Nov.).http://www.un.org/en/events/scienceday/week.shtml

Vilnius: Information and Communications Technology 2013 conference (till 8 Nov.). http://europa.eu/newsroom/calendar/event/433100/information-and-communications-technology-2013-conference

10 November

World Science Day for Peace and Development [UNESCO] http://www.un.org/en/events/scienceday/

11 November

Brussels: Economic and Financial Affairs EU Council (Budget)

New York: United Nations Pledging Conference for Development Activities.

Warsaw: UN Climate Change Conference - COP19 (till 22 Nov.).

12 November

World Pneumonia Day [WHO]

Launch of the World Energy Outlook 2013 http://www.iea.org/newsroomandevents/events/event/name,38060,en.html

Addis Ababa: UNECA Committee on Women and Development (till 13 Nov.). http://www.uneca.org/cwd8

New York: Election of the Human Rights Council.http://www.un.org/en/ga/68/meetings/elections/hrc.shtml

Vilnius: Fundamental Rights Conference "Combating hate crime in the EU" (till 13 November)http://fra.europa.eu/en/event/2013/fundamental-rights-conference-2013?tab=programme

14 November

World Diabetes Day [WHO]

15 November

Brussels: Economic and Financial Affairs EU Council .

16 November

International Day for Tolerancehttp://www.un.org/en/events/toleranceday/

World Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Day [WHO]

17 November

World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims [WHO]http://www.who.int/roadsafety/projects/world_day/en/index.html

18 November

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European Antibiotic Awareness Dayhttp://ecdc.europa.eu/en/EAAD/Pages/AboutTheDay.aspx

Brussels: -Agriculture and Fisheries EU Council (till 19 November)

-Foreign Affairs EU Council (till 19 November)

Strasbourg: European Parliament plenary session (till 21 November) 19 November

Brussels: General affairs EU Council

20 November

Universal Children’s Day http://www.un.org/en/events/childrenday/

Africa Industrialization Day http://www.un.org/en/events/africaday/

The Hague: Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (till 28 Nov.).

21 November

World Philosophy Day [UNESCO] http://www.unesco.org/new/en/social-and-human-sciences/themes/philosophy/philosophy-day-at-unesco/

World Television Day http://www.un.org/en/events/televisionday/

25   November

International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women http://www.un.org/en/events/endviolenceday/

European Robotics Week 2013 (till 1 Dec.).http://www.eurobotics-project.eu/eurobotics-week/eurobotics-week-.html

Brussels: Education, Youth, Culture and Sport EU Council (till 26 Nov.).

Ivory Coast: Sahel and West Africa Week http://www.oecd.org/swac/events/

26 November

Brussels: European Development Days (till 27 Nov.). http://eudevdays.eu/

28 November

Vilnius: Eastern Partnership Summit (till 29 Nov.).

29 November

International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian Peoplehttp://www.un.org/en/events/palestinianday/index.shtml

DECEMBER

France assumes the monthly rotating Presidency of the Security Council

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1 December

World AIDS Dayhttp://www.who.int/campaigns/aids-day/2013/event/en/index.html

2 December

International Day for the Abolition of Slaveryhttp://www.un.org/en/events/slaveryabolitionday/

Brussels: Competitiveness EU Council (till 3 Dec.).

3 December

International Day of Persons with Disabilities http://www.un.org/en/events/disabilitiesday/

Bali: FAC (trade) on the margin of WTO Ministerial Conference.

4 December

Marseille: Better Cities for Better Lives: Bridging national and local policies to deliver growth and well-being, Fifth OECD Roundtable of Mayors and Ministers, organised by the OECD Urban Round Table and the French authorities  (till 5 Dec.). http://www.oecd.org/urban/roundtable/

5 December

International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Developmenthttp://www.unv.org/what-we-do/intl-volunteer-day.html

Brussels: -Justice and Home Affairs EU Council (till 6 Dec.).

-Transport, Telecommunications & Energy Council (till 6 Dec.).

Marseille: Regions and Cities: where people and policies meet, ministerial meeting of the  OECD Territorial Development Policy Committee (till 6 December) http://www.oecd.org/regional/ministerial/

7 December

International Civil Aviation Day [ICAO]

9 December

International Anti-Corruption Dayhttp://www.un.org/en/events/anticorruptionday/

Brussels: -Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council (till 10 Dec.).

Strasbourg: European Parliament plenary session (till 12 Dec.).

10 December

Human Rights Day http://www.un.org/en/events/humanrightsday/

Brussels: Economic and Financial Affairs EU Council

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11 December

International Mountain Day http://www.un.org/en/events/mountainday/

12 December

Brussels: Transport, Telecommunications & Energy EU Council

13 December

Brussels: Environment EU Council

16 December

Brussels: -Agriculture and Fisheries EU Council (till 17 Dec.).

-Foreign Affairs EU Council

17 December

Brussels: General affairs EU Council

18 December

International Migrants Day "Mountains - Key to a Sustainable Future" http://www.fao.org/forestry/internationalmountainday/en/

19 December

Brussels: European Council (till 20 December)

20 December

International Human Solidarity Dayhttp://social.un.org/index/InternationalDays/InternationalHumanSolidarityDay.aspx

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UN Campaigns

For a more complete list of Campaigns, Competitions, and Games visit: http://www.unric.org/en/competitions-campaigns-a-games

Photo contest: “a day in the life of a health worker"http://www.unric.org/en/competitions Professional and non-professional photographers worldwide are invited to participate in a photo contest under the theme "a day in the life of a health worker." The contest aims to raise awareness of the importance of all cadres of health workers, who save lives every day, despite difficult conditions and inadequate resources.

The submission deadline is 30 August, 2013

World Tourism Day Photo Competitionhttp://www.unric.org/en/competitions World Tourism Day 2013 wants to shine a spotlight on the tremendous importance of water to the tourism sector, and tourism's role in achieving a more sustainable water future. They are looking for pictures that capture one or several of the following aspects

The submission deadline is 31 August, 2013

 @Do One Thing for Diversity and Inclusion video contesthttp://www.unric.org/en/competitions Take part in the @Do One Thing for Diversity and Inclusion campaign by making a one-minute video expressing what Diversity and Inclusion means to you. The winning videos will also be included within the UNAOC Plural+ Youth Video Festival DVD.

Be as creative as possible! Videos may be of any type, style or genre from a documentary, music video or animation.

The submission deadline is 27 September, 2013

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