week ahead 16 to 20 march

12
THE EUROPEAN PERSPECTIVE 16 March – 20 March 2015 * This version was published on 16 March 2015. For more recently updated information, please consult the online version. * All the times listed below are local times for the region in which they are listed. Highlights of the Week New York. Beijing+20 Event – Commission on the Status of Women, 59 th session. 9 to 20 March. More information Sendai, Japan. UN Third World Conference on Disaster Reduction and its Preparatory Committee. 14 to 18 March. More information UN Secretary-General Official Visit to Italy. 18 to 19 March. More information International Day of Happiness. 20 March. More information International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. 21 March More information World Down Syndrome Day. 21 March More information World Water Day. 22 March. More information Visits to Brussels Ms Ninette Kelley, UNHCR Representative in Lebanon. Press conference on 17 March. More information Mr. Peter de Clercq (Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary General, Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator, UNDP Resident Representative for Haiti). 17 March.

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Page 1: Week Ahead 16 to 20 March

THE EUROPEAN PERSPECTIVE

16 March ndash 20 March 2015

This version was published on 16 March 2015 For more recently updated information please consult

the online version

All the times listed below are local times for the region in which they are listed

Highlights of the Week

New York Beijing+20 Event ndash Commission on the Status of Women 59th session 9 to 20 March

More information

Sendai Japan UN Third World Conference on Disaster Reduction and its Preparatory

Committee 14 to 18 March

More information

UN Secretary-General Official Visit to Italy 18 to 19 March

More information

International Day of Happiness 20 March

More information

International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination 21 March

More information

World Down Syndrome Day 21 March

More information

World Water Day 22 March

More information

Visits to Brussels Ms Ninette Kelley UNHCR Representative in Lebanon Press conference on 17 March

More information Mr Peter de Clercq (Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary General Resident and

Humanitarian Coordinator UNDP Resident Representative for Haiti) 17 March

2

Ms Ruby Sandhu-Rojon (Deputy Assistant Administrator and Deputy Regional Director of the Regional Bureau for Africa) 22 to 26 March

Ms Maria do Valle Ribeiro (Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary General in

Guinea-Bissau) 23 to 24 March

Mr Zeid Raad al-Hussein (UN High Commissioner for Human Rights) 23 to 24 March

Monday 16 March

Ankara Turkey

G20 Regional Conference on the G-20 Data Gaps Initiative (DGI) 16 to 17 March

More information

Beijing

Third Joint Conference by the PBC and the IMF on ldquoFinancial Liberalization Innovation and

Stability International Experience and Relevance for Chinardquo

More information

Brussels

UNICEF and Club de Madrid are co-hosting a high-level Symposium on New Paradigms for

Peacebuilding Sustainable Peace through Shared Societies and Social Services for Children 16

to 17 March

More information

Energy Info Day Connecting Europe Facility

More information

European Parliament Committee Meetings 16 to 20 March

More information

European Platform for Roma inclusion - The way forward 16 to 17 March

More information

ldquoGermany Looking Beyond its Bordersrdquo Carnegie Europe hosts German Foreign Minister

Steinmeier for a Speech and QampA At 5 pm

More information

European Consumer Day

More information

EPC Eastern Promises Policy Dialogue ldquoPreserving peace and security searching for assertive

answers to hybrid challengesrdquo At 3 pm

More information

3

Friends of Europe Debate about the Commissionrsquos Leadership and the Governance of Europe At

430 pm

More information

Council of the EU Agriculture and Fisheries Council 16 March

More information

EU Foreign Affairs Council

More information

Geneva

113th Session of the Human Rights Committee (CCPR) ndash International Covenant on Civil and

Political Rights 16 March to 2 April

More information

UNOG in Collaboration with International Trade Center (ITC) Screening of the film ldquoA Small

Section of the Worldrdquo At 3 pm

More information

OHCHR Press Conference on the Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human

rights in the Democratic Peoplersquos Republic of Korea (DPRK) At 3 pm

More information

Standing Committee on the Law of Trademarks Industrial Designs and Geographical Indications

33rd Session

More information

New York

International Civil Service Commission80th Session 16 to 27 March

More information

Security Council Debate on UNAMA

More information

Security Council TCC Meeting on MINUSTAH

More information

Security Council Consultations on UNMIL

More information

Opening of the Exhibit entitled ldquoPeople Book Land ndash The 3500 Year Relationship of the Jewish

People with the Holy Landrdquo At 630 pm

More information

Panama City

Eurolat Parliamentary Assembly committee meetings 16 to 19 March

More information

4

Paris

OECD Conference on Investment Treaties Policy Goals and Public Support

More information

Sendai Japan

Third UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction Public Forum ldquoResilience Dialoguerdquo co-

hosted by World Bank At 10 am

More information

OECD Event ldquoRisk Governance and Resilient Citiesrdquo at the Un World Conference on Disaster Risk

Reduction

More information

Serbia

Visit of the COE Commissioner for Human Rights Nils Muižnieks 16 to 20 March

More information

Zagreb Croatia

EBRD Municipal Investment amp Development Arena 2015

More information

Tuesday 17 March

Brussels

European Commission Conference Innovation in a European Digital Single Market ndash The Role of

Patents

More information

Council of the EU General Affairs Council

More information

EU CoR Lunchtime Briefing ldquoSmart Specialisation Strategies State of Implementationrdquo At 1 pm

More information

High-Level Conference on Renewable Energy launched by EU Commissioner for Climate Action

and Energy Miguel Arias Cantildeete At 9 am

More information

Workshop ldquoA European Roadmap for Climate Servicesrdquo launched by the EU Directorate-General

for Research and Innovation

More information

CoR Football Research in Enlarged Europe (FREE) Final Conference

More information

5

Carnegie Europe will host a Conversation with Thomas de Waal Author of the recently launched

book ldquoGreat Catastrophe Armenians and Turks in the Shadow of Genociderdquo At 630 pm

More information

ACP Bureau of the ACP Parliamentary Assembly and Preparatory Meetings

More information

EP Committee on Transport and Tourism Public Hearing on ldquoWhite Paper on Transport taking

stock and the way forward towards sustainable mobilityrdquo

More information

Frederikstad Norway

44th Meeting of the EEA Joint Parliamentary Committee

More information

Kiev

Working Visit of COE Secretary General Thorbjoslashrn Jagland Together with Foreign Minister Pavlo

Klimkin he will launch the Council of Europe Action Plan for Ukraine 2015-2017

More information

New York

Security Council Briefing and Consultations on UNAMID

More information

Security Council TCC Meeting on MONUSCO

More information

Economic and Social Council Chamber Briefing with 2014 Nobel Laureate kailash Satyarthi At 10

am

More information

Riga Latvia

EU Extraordinary CoR Bureau Meetings 17 to 18 March

More information

Europeana Strategy Meeting 17 to 18 March

More information

Strasbourg

The European Court of Human Rights will notify in writing 16 judgments concerning Bulgaria

Hungary Romania and Turkey

More information

6

The Committee of Experts of the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages (ECRML)

will hold its 50th Meeting at the CoE 17-20 March

More information

The Hague

Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons Executive Council 78th Session 17 to 20

March

More information

Washington DC amp Worldwide

World Bank Event ldquoDoes Microfinance Still Hold Promise for Reaching the Poor Facts and (A

Little) Speculationrdquo At 1230 pm

More information

Wednesday 18 March

Berlin

European Investment Bank Conference on Financing Investment in Partner and Neighbouring

Countries

More information

Brussels

CEPS Event ldquoImplementing the EU 2030 Climate and Energy Framework a Closer Look at

Renewablesrdquo At 930 am

More information

EPC Policy Dialogue ldquoTTIP and Emerging Market Economies - Launching the Debaterdquo At 2 pm

More information

ECIPE Afternoon Seminar Trade Policy 20 - Upgrading from National Trade Surpluses to Firm-

Level Performance At 3 pm

More information

EESC Plenary Session on lsquoBetter Regulationrsquo and lsquoInvestment Plan for Europersquo with Mr Frans

Timmermans 1st Vice-President of the European Commission and Mr Jyrki Katainen Vice-

President of the European Commission in Charge of Jobs Growth Investment and

Competitivenessrdquo 18 to 19 March

More information

ACP Parliamentary Assembly 37th Session At 9 am

More information

7

Bureau of the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly 18 to 19 March

More information

EP Committee on International Trade Public Hearing on ldquoTTIP whats in it for the Europeansrdquo

At 415 pm

More information

Bucharest Romania

EU amp World Bank Event on ldquoFrom Awareness to Activism An emancipation dialogue on equal

opportunitiesrdquo At 4 pm

More information

Geneva

OHCHR Press Conference Ms Yanghee Lee Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human

Rights in Myanmar will present her first Report At 1030 am

More information

New York

Security Council Briefing on the Security Council Mission to the Central African Republic (CAR)

Ethiopia and Burundi

More information

Security Council Debate on MINUSTAH

More information

Un Noon Briefing with Guest Gordon Brown UN Special Envoy for Global Education

More information

Paris

Meeting of PACE Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights At 930 am

More information

Riga Latvia

EU COREPER I

More information

Visit of the Committee on Constitutional Affairs (AFCO) of the European Parliament

18 to 20 March

More information

Rome

UN Secretary-General Official Visit to Italy

More information

8

Strasbourg

8th CoE Conference on the European Landscape Convention 18 to 20 March

More information

Washington DC

World Bank Event on ldquoHousing Collateral Credit Constraints and Entrepreneurship Evidence

from a Mortgage Reformrdquo At 1230 pm

More information

Thursday 19 March

Brussels

European Council 19 to 20 March

More information

EPC Policy Briefing on ldquoThe Status Quo in Cyprus and the Way Forwardrdquo At 4 pm

More information

IRSD Conference on ldquoAfghanistan after ISAF Lessons learned and Ways Aheadrdquo At 5 pm

More information

Friends of Europe conversation with Cecilia Malmstroumlm on ldquoTrade in the 21st Century The

Challenge of Regulatory Convergencerdquo At 9 am

More information

Committee Meetings of the ACP ndash EU Parliamentary Assembly 19 to 20 March

More information

Cineacute-ONU European Screening The Supreme Price At 630 pm

More information

Bishkek Kyrgyz Republic

World Bank Fourth IFC International Food Safety Forum

More information

Geneva

Press Conference with Francis Gurry Director General of WIPO on ldquoInternational Patent

SystemTrademark amp Design Systems Domain Names and Cybersquatting Trends in 2014rdquo At 11

am

More information

9

New York

Security Council Briefing and Consultations on MONUSCO

More information

UN Briefing on ldquoThe Paradox of Income and Happinessrdquo At 11 am

More information

UN Noon Briefing with John Ging Director of Operations at OCHA on the Mission in Ukraine and

Nigeria

More information

Paris

Meeting of PACE No Hate Parliamentary Alliance At 930 am

More information

Riga Latvia

European Migration Network (EMN) Annual Conference 19 to 20 March

More information

International Conference ldquoChronic Diseases Pose a Challenge to 21st Century Europe Patientrsquos

Perspective and Economic Activityrdquo 19 to 20 March

More information

Strasbourg

The European Court of Human Rights will notify in writing 33 judgments andor decisions

concerning Belgium France Hungary Malta the Netherlands Romania Serbia Turkey and

Ukraine

More information

Colloquy on the ldquoCommon focus and autonomy of international administrative tribunalsrdquo to

mark the 50th anniversary of the Administrative Tribunal of CoE 19 to 20 March

More information

Tokyo

World Bank Event on ldquoEvolving Sources of Value-added Good-jobs Bad-jobsrdquo At 2 pm

More information

Turin

The UN Secretary-General is in Turin for the Annual Retreat with his Senior Advisors

More information

10

Washington DC

World Bank Seminar on ldquoPrecautionary Saving and Aggregate Demandrdquo At 1230 pm

More information

Friday 20 March

International Day of Happiness

More information

Brussels

EESC Conference on ldquoPromoting the involvement of economic and social actors in development

cooperationrdquo

More information

The German Marshall Fundrsquos Brussels Forum 20 to 22 March

More information

Event Interactive talk with Jimmy Nelson at Bozar to mark International Day of Happiness From

1800 to 1900

More information

Millenium Film Festival 2015 20 to 28 March More information

New York

UN Educational Event in Support of Climate Action with Pharrell Williams Philippe Cousteau and

Sylvia Earle At 5 pm

More information

Paris

Meeting of PACE Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination At 930 am

More information

Saturday 21 March

International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

More information

International Day of Forests and the Tree

More information

11

International Day of Nowruz

More information

World Down Syndrome Day

More information

World Poetry Day

More information

Week of Solidarity with the Peoples Struggling against Racism and Racial Discrimination 21 to 27

March

More information

Sunday 22 March

World Water Day

More information

Beijing

China Development Forum 2015 ldquoTo Comprehensively Deepen Reformrdquo 22 to 24 March

More information

Monday 23 March

World Meteorological Day

More information

Brazzaville Congo

Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) Regional Conference on ldquoFinance for all

Promoting Financial Inclusion in Central Africardquo

More information

Geneva

UN Group of governmental experts for a treaty to ban the production of fissile materials for

nuclear weapons or other nuclear explosive devices 4th Session 23 March to 2 April

More information

12

New York

UN Committee for Development Policy (CDP) 17th Session 23 to 27 March

More information

UN Intergovernmental Negotiations on the Post-2015 Development Agenda Sustainable

Development Goals and Targets 23 to 27 March

More information

Riga Latvia

EU institutions and the World Animal Health Organization Seminar on Biosecurity ndash Fundament for Animal Health 23 to 24 March More information

EU Youth Conference 23 to 26 March More information

Rome

FAO Council 151st Session 23 to 27 March More information

Washington DC

World Bank Event on ldquoGrowth and Inclusion The Path to Shared Prosperityrdquo At 12 pm

More information

Annual World Bank Conference on ldquoLand and Poverty 2015 Linking Land Tenure and Use for

Shared Prosperityrdquo 23 to 27 March

More information

United Nations Regional Information Centre

Residence Palace Bloc C 7th floor - Rue de la Loi 155 104 Brussels

httpwwwunricorgen Visit us on Facebook

Page 2: Week Ahead 16 to 20 March

2

Ms Ruby Sandhu-Rojon (Deputy Assistant Administrator and Deputy Regional Director of the Regional Bureau for Africa) 22 to 26 March

Ms Maria do Valle Ribeiro (Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary General in

Guinea-Bissau) 23 to 24 March

Mr Zeid Raad al-Hussein (UN High Commissioner for Human Rights) 23 to 24 March

Monday 16 March

Ankara Turkey

G20 Regional Conference on the G-20 Data Gaps Initiative (DGI) 16 to 17 March

More information

Beijing

Third Joint Conference by the PBC and the IMF on ldquoFinancial Liberalization Innovation and

Stability International Experience and Relevance for Chinardquo

More information

Brussels

UNICEF and Club de Madrid are co-hosting a high-level Symposium on New Paradigms for

Peacebuilding Sustainable Peace through Shared Societies and Social Services for Children 16

to 17 March

More information

Energy Info Day Connecting Europe Facility

More information

European Parliament Committee Meetings 16 to 20 March

More information

European Platform for Roma inclusion - The way forward 16 to 17 March

More information

ldquoGermany Looking Beyond its Bordersrdquo Carnegie Europe hosts German Foreign Minister

Steinmeier for a Speech and QampA At 5 pm

More information

European Consumer Day

More information

EPC Eastern Promises Policy Dialogue ldquoPreserving peace and security searching for assertive

answers to hybrid challengesrdquo At 3 pm

More information

3

Friends of Europe Debate about the Commissionrsquos Leadership and the Governance of Europe At

430 pm

More information

Council of the EU Agriculture and Fisheries Council 16 March

More information

EU Foreign Affairs Council

More information

Geneva

113th Session of the Human Rights Committee (CCPR) ndash International Covenant on Civil and

Political Rights 16 March to 2 April

More information

UNOG in Collaboration with International Trade Center (ITC) Screening of the film ldquoA Small

Section of the Worldrdquo At 3 pm

More information

OHCHR Press Conference on the Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human

rights in the Democratic Peoplersquos Republic of Korea (DPRK) At 3 pm

More information

Standing Committee on the Law of Trademarks Industrial Designs and Geographical Indications

33rd Session

More information

New York

International Civil Service Commission80th Session 16 to 27 March

More information

Security Council Debate on UNAMA

More information

Security Council TCC Meeting on MINUSTAH

More information

Security Council Consultations on UNMIL

More information

Opening of the Exhibit entitled ldquoPeople Book Land ndash The 3500 Year Relationship of the Jewish

People with the Holy Landrdquo At 630 pm

More information

Panama City

Eurolat Parliamentary Assembly committee meetings 16 to 19 March

More information

4

Paris

OECD Conference on Investment Treaties Policy Goals and Public Support

More information

Sendai Japan

Third UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction Public Forum ldquoResilience Dialoguerdquo co-

hosted by World Bank At 10 am

More information

OECD Event ldquoRisk Governance and Resilient Citiesrdquo at the Un World Conference on Disaster Risk

Reduction

More information

Serbia

Visit of the COE Commissioner for Human Rights Nils Muižnieks 16 to 20 March

More information

Zagreb Croatia

EBRD Municipal Investment amp Development Arena 2015

More information

Tuesday 17 March

Brussels

European Commission Conference Innovation in a European Digital Single Market ndash The Role of

Patents

More information

Council of the EU General Affairs Council

More information

EU CoR Lunchtime Briefing ldquoSmart Specialisation Strategies State of Implementationrdquo At 1 pm

More information

High-Level Conference on Renewable Energy launched by EU Commissioner for Climate Action

and Energy Miguel Arias Cantildeete At 9 am

More information

Workshop ldquoA European Roadmap for Climate Servicesrdquo launched by the EU Directorate-General

for Research and Innovation

More information

CoR Football Research in Enlarged Europe (FREE) Final Conference

More information

5

Carnegie Europe will host a Conversation with Thomas de Waal Author of the recently launched

book ldquoGreat Catastrophe Armenians and Turks in the Shadow of Genociderdquo At 630 pm

More information

ACP Bureau of the ACP Parliamentary Assembly and Preparatory Meetings

More information

EP Committee on Transport and Tourism Public Hearing on ldquoWhite Paper on Transport taking

stock and the way forward towards sustainable mobilityrdquo

More information

Frederikstad Norway

44th Meeting of the EEA Joint Parliamentary Committee

More information

Kiev

Working Visit of COE Secretary General Thorbjoslashrn Jagland Together with Foreign Minister Pavlo

Klimkin he will launch the Council of Europe Action Plan for Ukraine 2015-2017

More information

New York

Security Council Briefing and Consultations on UNAMID

More information

Security Council TCC Meeting on MONUSCO

More information

Economic and Social Council Chamber Briefing with 2014 Nobel Laureate kailash Satyarthi At 10

am

More information

Riga Latvia

EU Extraordinary CoR Bureau Meetings 17 to 18 March

More information

Europeana Strategy Meeting 17 to 18 March

More information

Strasbourg

The European Court of Human Rights will notify in writing 16 judgments concerning Bulgaria

Hungary Romania and Turkey

More information

6

The Committee of Experts of the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages (ECRML)

will hold its 50th Meeting at the CoE 17-20 March

More information

The Hague

Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons Executive Council 78th Session 17 to 20

March

More information

Washington DC amp Worldwide

World Bank Event ldquoDoes Microfinance Still Hold Promise for Reaching the Poor Facts and (A

Little) Speculationrdquo At 1230 pm

More information

Wednesday 18 March

Berlin

European Investment Bank Conference on Financing Investment in Partner and Neighbouring

Countries

More information

Brussels

CEPS Event ldquoImplementing the EU 2030 Climate and Energy Framework a Closer Look at

Renewablesrdquo At 930 am

More information

EPC Policy Dialogue ldquoTTIP and Emerging Market Economies - Launching the Debaterdquo At 2 pm

More information

ECIPE Afternoon Seminar Trade Policy 20 - Upgrading from National Trade Surpluses to Firm-

Level Performance At 3 pm

More information

EESC Plenary Session on lsquoBetter Regulationrsquo and lsquoInvestment Plan for Europersquo with Mr Frans

Timmermans 1st Vice-President of the European Commission and Mr Jyrki Katainen Vice-

President of the European Commission in Charge of Jobs Growth Investment and

Competitivenessrdquo 18 to 19 March

More information

ACP Parliamentary Assembly 37th Session At 9 am

More information

7

Bureau of the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly 18 to 19 March

More information

EP Committee on International Trade Public Hearing on ldquoTTIP whats in it for the Europeansrdquo

At 415 pm

More information

Bucharest Romania

EU amp World Bank Event on ldquoFrom Awareness to Activism An emancipation dialogue on equal

opportunitiesrdquo At 4 pm

More information

Geneva

OHCHR Press Conference Ms Yanghee Lee Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human

Rights in Myanmar will present her first Report At 1030 am

More information

New York

Security Council Briefing on the Security Council Mission to the Central African Republic (CAR)

Ethiopia and Burundi

More information

Security Council Debate on MINUSTAH

More information

Un Noon Briefing with Guest Gordon Brown UN Special Envoy for Global Education

More information

Paris

Meeting of PACE Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights At 930 am

More information

Riga Latvia

EU COREPER I

More information

Visit of the Committee on Constitutional Affairs (AFCO) of the European Parliament

18 to 20 March

More information

Rome

UN Secretary-General Official Visit to Italy

More information

8

Strasbourg

8th CoE Conference on the European Landscape Convention 18 to 20 March

More information

Washington DC

World Bank Event on ldquoHousing Collateral Credit Constraints and Entrepreneurship Evidence

from a Mortgage Reformrdquo At 1230 pm

More information

Thursday 19 March

Brussels

European Council 19 to 20 March

More information

EPC Policy Briefing on ldquoThe Status Quo in Cyprus and the Way Forwardrdquo At 4 pm

More information

IRSD Conference on ldquoAfghanistan after ISAF Lessons learned and Ways Aheadrdquo At 5 pm

More information

Friends of Europe conversation with Cecilia Malmstroumlm on ldquoTrade in the 21st Century The

Challenge of Regulatory Convergencerdquo At 9 am

More information

Committee Meetings of the ACP ndash EU Parliamentary Assembly 19 to 20 March

More information

Cineacute-ONU European Screening The Supreme Price At 630 pm

More information

Bishkek Kyrgyz Republic

World Bank Fourth IFC International Food Safety Forum

More information

Geneva

Press Conference with Francis Gurry Director General of WIPO on ldquoInternational Patent

SystemTrademark amp Design Systems Domain Names and Cybersquatting Trends in 2014rdquo At 11

am

More information

9

New York

Security Council Briefing and Consultations on MONUSCO

More information

UN Briefing on ldquoThe Paradox of Income and Happinessrdquo At 11 am

More information

UN Noon Briefing with John Ging Director of Operations at OCHA on the Mission in Ukraine and

Nigeria

More information

Paris

Meeting of PACE No Hate Parliamentary Alliance At 930 am

More information

Riga Latvia

European Migration Network (EMN) Annual Conference 19 to 20 March

More information

International Conference ldquoChronic Diseases Pose a Challenge to 21st Century Europe Patientrsquos

Perspective and Economic Activityrdquo 19 to 20 March

More information

Strasbourg

The European Court of Human Rights will notify in writing 33 judgments andor decisions

concerning Belgium France Hungary Malta the Netherlands Romania Serbia Turkey and

Ukraine

More information

Colloquy on the ldquoCommon focus and autonomy of international administrative tribunalsrdquo to

mark the 50th anniversary of the Administrative Tribunal of CoE 19 to 20 March

More information

Tokyo

World Bank Event on ldquoEvolving Sources of Value-added Good-jobs Bad-jobsrdquo At 2 pm

More information

Turin

The UN Secretary-General is in Turin for the Annual Retreat with his Senior Advisors

More information

10

Washington DC

World Bank Seminar on ldquoPrecautionary Saving and Aggregate Demandrdquo At 1230 pm

More information

Friday 20 March

International Day of Happiness

More information

Brussels

EESC Conference on ldquoPromoting the involvement of economic and social actors in development

cooperationrdquo

More information

The German Marshall Fundrsquos Brussels Forum 20 to 22 March

More information

Event Interactive talk with Jimmy Nelson at Bozar to mark International Day of Happiness From

1800 to 1900

More information

Millenium Film Festival 2015 20 to 28 March More information

New York

UN Educational Event in Support of Climate Action with Pharrell Williams Philippe Cousteau and

Sylvia Earle At 5 pm

More information

Paris

Meeting of PACE Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination At 930 am

More information

Saturday 21 March

International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

More information

International Day of Forests and the Tree

More information

11

International Day of Nowruz

More information

World Down Syndrome Day

More information

World Poetry Day

More information

Week of Solidarity with the Peoples Struggling against Racism and Racial Discrimination 21 to 27

March

More information

Sunday 22 March

World Water Day

More information

Beijing

China Development Forum 2015 ldquoTo Comprehensively Deepen Reformrdquo 22 to 24 March

More information

Monday 23 March

World Meteorological Day

More information

Brazzaville Congo

Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) Regional Conference on ldquoFinance for all

Promoting Financial Inclusion in Central Africardquo

More information

Geneva

UN Group of governmental experts for a treaty to ban the production of fissile materials for

nuclear weapons or other nuclear explosive devices 4th Session 23 March to 2 April

More information

12

New York

UN Committee for Development Policy (CDP) 17th Session 23 to 27 March

More information

UN Intergovernmental Negotiations on the Post-2015 Development Agenda Sustainable

Development Goals and Targets 23 to 27 March

More information

Riga Latvia

EU institutions and the World Animal Health Organization Seminar on Biosecurity ndash Fundament for Animal Health 23 to 24 March More information

EU Youth Conference 23 to 26 March More information

Rome

FAO Council 151st Session 23 to 27 March More information

Washington DC

World Bank Event on ldquoGrowth and Inclusion The Path to Shared Prosperityrdquo At 12 pm

More information

Annual World Bank Conference on ldquoLand and Poverty 2015 Linking Land Tenure and Use for

Shared Prosperityrdquo 23 to 27 March

More information

United Nations Regional Information Centre

Residence Palace Bloc C 7th floor - Rue de la Loi 155 104 Brussels

httpwwwunricorgen Visit us on Facebook

Page 3: Week Ahead 16 to 20 March

3

Friends of Europe Debate about the Commissionrsquos Leadership and the Governance of Europe At

430 pm

More information

Council of the EU Agriculture and Fisheries Council 16 March

More information

EU Foreign Affairs Council

More information

Geneva

113th Session of the Human Rights Committee (CCPR) ndash International Covenant on Civil and

Political Rights 16 March to 2 April

More information

UNOG in Collaboration with International Trade Center (ITC) Screening of the film ldquoA Small

Section of the Worldrdquo At 3 pm

More information

OHCHR Press Conference on the Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human

rights in the Democratic Peoplersquos Republic of Korea (DPRK) At 3 pm

More information

Standing Committee on the Law of Trademarks Industrial Designs and Geographical Indications

33rd Session

More information

New York

International Civil Service Commission80th Session 16 to 27 March

More information

Security Council Debate on UNAMA

More information

Security Council TCC Meeting on MINUSTAH

More information

Security Council Consultations on UNMIL

More information

Opening of the Exhibit entitled ldquoPeople Book Land ndash The 3500 Year Relationship of the Jewish

People with the Holy Landrdquo At 630 pm

More information

Panama City

Eurolat Parliamentary Assembly committee meetings 16 to 19 March

More information

4

Paris

OECD Conference on Investment Treaties Policy Goals and Public Support

More information

Sendai Japan

Third UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction Public Forum ldquoResilience Dialoguerdquo co-

hosted by World Bank At 10 am

More information

OECD Event ldquoRisk Governance and Resilient Citiesrdquo at the Un World Conference on Disaster Risk

Reduction

More information

Serbia

Visit of the COE Commissioner for Human Rights Nils Muižnieks 16 to 20 March

More information

Zagreb Croatia

EBRD Municipal Investment amp Development Arena 2015

More information

Tuesday 17 March

Brussels

European Commission Conference Innovation in a European Digital Single Market ndash The Role of

Patents

More information

Council of the EU General Affairs Council

More information

EU CoR Lunchtime Briefing ldquoSmart Specialisation Strategies State of Implementationrdquo At 1 pm

More information

High-Level Conference on Renewable Energy launched by EU Commissioner for Climate Action

and Energy Miguel Arias Cantildeete At 9 am

More information

Workshop ldquoA European Roadmap for Climate Servicesrdquo launched by the EU Directorate-General

for Research and Innovation

More information

CoR Football Research in Enlarged Europe (FREE) Final Conference

More information

5

Carnegie Europe will host a Conversation with Thomas de Waal Author of the recently launched

book ldquoGreat Catastrophe Armenians and Turks in the Shadow of Genociderdquo At 630 pm

More information

ACP Bureau of the ACP Parliamentary Assembly and Preparatory Meetings

More information

EP Committee on Transport and Tourism Public Hearing on ldquoWhite Paper on Transport taking

stock and the way forward towards sustainable mobilityrdquo

More information

Frederikstad Norway

44th Meeting of the EEA Joint Parliamentary Committee

More information

Kiev

Working Visit of COE Secretary General Thorbjoslashrn Jagland Together with Foreign Minister Pavlo

Klimkin he will launch the Council of Europe Action Plan for Ukraine 2015-2017

More information

New York

Security Council Briefing and Consultations on UNAMID

More information

Security Council TCC Meeting on MONUSCO

More information

Economic and Social Council Chamber Briefing with 2014 Nobel Laureate kailash Satyarthi At 10

am

More information

Riga Latvia

EU Extraordinary CoR Bureau Meetings 17 to 18 March

More information

Europeana Strategy Meeting 17 to 18 March

More information

Strasbourg

The European Court of Human Rights will notify in writing 16 judgments concerning Bulgaria

Hungary Romania and Turkey

More information

6

The Committee of Experts of the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages (ECRML)

will hold its 50th Meeting at the CoE 17-20 March

More information

The Hague

Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons Executive Council 78th Session 17 to 20

March

More information

Washington DC amp Worldwide

World Bank Event ldquoDoes Microfinance Still Hold Promise for Reaching the Poor Facts and (A

Little) Speculationrdquo At 1230 pm

More information

Wednesday 18 March

Berlin

European Investment Bank Conference on Financing Investment in Partner and Neighbouring

Countries

More information

Brussels

CEPS Event ldquoImplementing the EU 2030 Climate and Energy Framework a Closer Look at

Renewablesrdquo At 930 am

More information

EPC Policy Dialogue ldquoTTIP and Emerging Market Economies - Launching the Debaterdquo At 2 pm

More information

ECIPE Afternoon Seminar Trade Policy 20 - Upgrading from National Trade Surpluses to Firm-

Level Performance At 3 pm

More information

EESC Plenary Session on lsquoBetter Regulationrsquo and lsquoInvestment Plan for Europersquo with Mr Frans

Timmermans 1st Vice-President of the European Commission and Mr Jyrki Katainen Vice-

President of the European Commission in Charge of Jobs Growth Investment and

Competitivenessrdquo 18 to 19 March

More information

ACP Parliamentary Assembly 37th Session At 9 am

More information

7

Bureau of the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly 18 to 19 March

More information

EP Committee on International Trade Public Hearing on ldquoTTIP whats in it for the Europeansrdquo

At 415 pm

More information

Bucharest Romania

EU amp World Bank Event on ldquoFrom Awareness to Activism An emancipation dialogue on equal

opportunitiesrdquo At 4 pm

More information

Geneva

OHCHR Press Conference Ms Yanghee Lee Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human

Rights in Myanmar will present her first Report At 1030 am

More information

New York

Security Council Briefing on the Security Council Mission to the Central African Republic (CAR)

Ethiopia and Burundi

More information

Security Council Debate on MINUSTAH

More information

Un Noon Briefing with Guest Gordon Brown UN Special Envoy for Global Education

More information

Paris

Meeting of PACE Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights At 930 am

More information

Riga Latvia

EU COREPER I

More information

Visit of the Committee on Constitutional Affairs (AFCO) of the European Parliament

18 to 20 March

More information

Rome

UN Secretary-General Official Visit to Italy

More information

8

Strasbourg

8th CoE Conference on the European Landscape Convention 18 to 20 March

More information

Washington DC

World Bank Event on ldquoHousing Collateral Credit Constraints and Entrepreneurship Evidence

from a Mortgage Reformrdquo At 1230 pm

More information

Thursday 19 March

Brussels

European Council 19 to 20 March

More information

EPC Policy Briefing on ldquoThe Status Quo in Cyprus and the Way Forwardrdquo At 4 pm

More information

IRSD Conference on ldquoAfghanistan after ISAF Lessons learned and Ways Aheadrdquo At 5 pm

More information

Friends of Europe conversation with Cecilia Malmstroumlm on ldquoTrade in the 21st Century The

Challenge of Regulatory Convergencerdquo At 9 am

More information

Committee Meetings of the ACP ndash EU Parliamentary Assembly 19 to 20 March

More information

Cineacute-ONU European Screening The Supreme Price At 630 pm

More information

Bishkek Kyrgyz Republic

World Bank Fourth IFC International Food Safety Forum

More information

Geneva

Press Conference with Francis Gurry Director General of WIPO on ldquoInternational Patent

SystemTrademark amp Design Systems Domain Names and Cybersquatting Trends in 2014rdquo At 11

am

More information

9

New York

Security Council Briefing and Consultations on MONUSCO

More information

UN Briefing on ldquoThe Paradox of Income and Happinessrdquo At 11 am

More information

UN Noon Briefing with John Ging Director of Operations at OCHA on the Mission in Ukraine and

Nigeria

More information

Paris

Meeting of PACE No Hate Parliamentary Alliance At 930 am

More information

Riga Latvia

European Migration Network (EMN) Annual Conference 19 to 20 March

More information

International Conference ldquoChronic Diseases Pose a Challenge to 21st Century Europe Patientrsquos

Perspective and Economic Activityrdquo 19 to 20 March

More information

Strasbourg

The European Court of Human Rights will notify in writing 33 judgments andor decisions

concerning Belgium France Hungary Malta the Netherlands Romania Serbia Turkey and

Ukraine

More information

Colloquy on the ldquoCommon focus and autonomy of international administrative tribunalsrdquo to

mark the 50th anniversary of the Administrative Tribunal of CoE 19 to 20 March

More information

Tokyo

World Bank Event on ldquoEvolving Sources of Value-added Good-jobs Bad-jobsrdquo At 2 pm

More information

Turin

The UN Secretary-General is in Turin for the Annual Retreat with his Senior Advisors

More information

10

Washington DC

World Bank Seminar on ldquoPrecautionary Saving and Aggregate Demandrdquo At 1230 pm

More information

Friday 20 March

International Day of Happiness

More information

Brussels

EESC Conference on ldquoPromoting the involvement of economic and social actors in development

cooperationrdquo

More information

The German Marshall Fundrsquos Brussels Forum 20 to 22 March

More information

Event Interactive talk with Jimmy Nelson at Bozar to mark International Day of Happiness From

1800 to 1900

More information

Millenium Film Festival 2015 20 to 28 March More information

New York

UN Educational Event in Support of Climate Action with Pharrell Williams Philippe Cousteau and

Sylvia Earle At 5 pm

More information

Paris

Meeting of PACE Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination At 930 am

More information

Saturday 21 March

International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

More information

International Day of Forests and the Tree

More information

11

International Day of Nowruz

More information

World Down Syndrome Day

More information

World Poetry Day

More information

Week of Solidarity with the Peoples Struggling against Racism and Racial Discrimination 21 to 27

March

More information

Sunday 22 March

World Water Day

More information

Beijing

China Development Forum 2015 ldquoTo Comprehensively Deepen Reformrdquo 22 to 24 March

More information

Monday 23 March

World Meteorological Day

More information

Brazzaville Congo

Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) Regional Conference on ldquoFinance for all

Promoting Financial Inclusion in Central Africardquo

More information

Geneva

UN Group of governmental experts for a treaty to ban the production of fissile materials for

nuclear weapons or other nuclear explosive devices 4th Session 23 March to 2 April

More information

12

New York

UN Committee for Development Policy (CDP) 17th Session 23 to 27 March

More information

UN Intergovernmental Negotiations on the Post-2015 Development Agenda Sustainable

Development Goals and Targets 23 to 27 March

More information

Riga Latvia

EU institutions and the World Animal Health Organization Seminar on Biosecurity ndash Fundament for Animal Health 23 to 24 March More information

EU Youth Conference 23 to 26 March More information

Rome

FAO Council 151st Session 23 to 27 March More information

Washington DC

World Bank Event on ldquoGrowth and Inclusion The Path to Shared Prosperityrdquo At 12 pm

More information

Annual World Bank Conference on ldquoLand and Poverty 2015 Linking Land Tenure and Use for

Shared Prosperityrdquo 23 to 27 March

More information

United Nations Regional Information Centre

Residence Palace Bloc C 7th floor - Rue de la Loi 155 104 Brussels

httpwwwunricorgen Visit us on Facebook

Page 4: Week Ahead 16 to 20 March

4

Paris

OECD Conference on Investment Treaties Policy Goals and Public Support

More information

Sendai Japan

Third UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction Public Forum ldquoResilience Dialoguerdquo co-

hosted by World Bank At 10 am

More information

OECD Event ldquoRisk Governance and Resilient Citiesrdquo at the Un World Conference on Disaster Risk

Reduction

More information

Serbia

Visit of the COE Commissioner for Human Rights Nils Muižnieks 16 to 20 March

More information

Zagreb Croatia

EBRD Municipal Investment amp Development Arena 2015

More information

Tuesday 17 March

Brussels

European Commission Conference Innovation in a European Digital Single Market ndash The Role of

Patents

More information

Council of the EU General Affairs Council

More information

EU CoR Lunchtime Briefing ldquoSmart Specialisation Strategies State of Implementationrdquo At 1 pm

More information

High-Level Conference on Renewable Energy launched by EU Commissioner for Climate Action

and Energy Miguel Arias Cantildeete At 9 am

More information

Workshop ldquoA European Roadmap for Climate Servicesrdquo launched by the EU Directorate-General

for Research and Innovation

More information

CoR Football Research in Enlarged Europe (FREE) Final Conference

More information

5

Carnegie Europe will host a Conversation with Thomas de Waal Author of the recently launched

book ldquoGreat Catastrophe Armenians and Turks in the Shadow of Genociderdquo At 630 pm

More information

ACP Bureau of the ACP Parliamentary Assembly and Preparatory Meetings

More information

EP Committee on Transport and Tourism Public Hearing on ldquoWhite Paper on Transport taking

stock and the way forward towards sustainable mobilityrdquo

More information

Frederikstad Norway

44th Meeting of the EEA Joint Parliamentary Committee

More information

Kiev

Working Visit of COE Secretary General Thorbjoslashrn Jagland Together with Foreign Minister Pavlo

Klimkin he will launch the Council of Europe Action Plan for Ukraine 2015-2017

More information

New York

Security Council Briefing and Consultations on UNAMID

More information

Security Council TCC Meeting on MONUSCO

More information

Economic and Social Council Chamber Briefing with 2014 Nobel Laureate kailash Satyarthi At 10

am

More information

Riga Latvia

EU Extraordinary CoR Bureau Meetings 17 to 18 March

More information

Europeana Strategy Meeting 17 to 18 March

More information

Strasbourg

The European Court of Human Rights will notify in writing 16 judgments concerning Bulgaria

Hungary Romania and Turkey

More information

6

The Committee of Experts of the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages (ECRML)

will hold its 50th Meeting at the CoE 17-20 March

More information

The Hague

Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons Executive Council 78th Session 17 to 20

March

More information

Washington DC amp Worldwide

World Bank Event ldquoDoes Microfinance Still Hold Promise for Reaching the Poor Facts and (A

Little) Speculationrdquo At 1230 pm

More information

Wednesday 18 March

Berlin

European Investment Bank Conference on Financing Investment in Partner and Neighbouring

Countries

More information

Brussels

CEPS Event ldquoImplementing the EU 2030 Climate and Energy Framework a Closer Look at

Renewablesrdquo At 930 am

More information

EPC Policy Dialogue ldquoTTIP and Emerging Market Economies - Launching the Debaterdquo At 2 pm

More information

ECIPE Afternoon Seminar Trade Policy 20 - Upgrading from National Trade Surpluses to Firm-

Level Performance At 3 pm

More information

EESC Plenary Session on lsquoBetter Regulationrsquo and lsquoInvestment Plan for Europersquo with Mr Frans

Timmermans 1st Vice-President of the European Commission and Mr Jyrki Katainen Vice-

President of the European Commission in Charge of Jobs Growth Investment and

Competitivenessrdquo 18 to 19 March

More information

ACP Parliamentary Assembly 37th Session At 9 am

More information

7

Bureau of the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly 18 to 19 March

More information

EP Committee on International Trade Public Hearing on ldquoTTIP whats in it for the Europeansrdquo

At 415 pm

More information

Bucharest Romania

EU amp World Bank Event on ldquoFrom Awareness to Activism An emancipation dialogue on equal

opportunitiesrdquo At 4 pm

More information

Geneva

OHCHR Press Conference Ms Yanghee Lee Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human

Rights in Myanmar will present her first Report At 1030 am

More information

New York

Security Council Briefing on the Security Council Mission to the Central African Republic (CAR)

Ethiopia and Burundi

More information

Security Council Debate on MINUSTAH

More information

Un Noon Briefing with Guest Gordon Brown UN Special Envoy for Global Education

More information

Paris

Meeting of PACE Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights At 930 am

More information

Riga Latvia

EU COREPER I

More information

Visit of the Committee on Constitutional Affairs (AFCO) of the European Parliament

18 to 20 March

More information

Rome

UN Secretary-General Official Visit to Italy

More information

8

Strasbourg

8th CoE Conference on the European Landscape Convention 18 to 20 March

More information

Washington DC

World Bank Event on ldquoHousing Collateral Credit Constraints and Entrepreneurship Evidence

from a Mortgage Reformrdquo At 1230 pm

More information

Thursday 19 March

Brussels

European Council 19 to 20 March

More information

EPC Policy Briefing on ldquoThe Status Quo in Cyprus and the Way Forwardrdquo At 4 pm

More information

IRSD Conference on ldquoAfghanistan after ISAF Lessons learned and Ways Aheadrdquo At 5 pm

More information

Friends of Europe conversation with Cecilia Malmstroumlm on ldquoTrade in the 21st Century The

Challenge of Regulatory Convergencerdquo At 9 am

More information

Committee Meetings of the ACP ndash EU Parliamentary Assembly 19 to 20 March

More information

Cineacute-ONU European Screening The Supreme Price At 630 pm

More information

Bishkek Kyrgyz Republic

World Bank Fourth IFC International Food Safety Forum

More information

Geneva

Press Conference with Francis Gurry Director General of WIPO on ldquoInternational Patent

SystemTrademark amp Design Systems Domain Names and Cybersquatting Trends in 2014rdquo At 11

am

More information

9

New York

Security Council Briefing and Consultations on MONUSCO

More information

UN Briefing on ldquoThe Paradox of Income and Happinessrdquo At 11 am

More information

UN Noon Briefing with John Ging Director of Operations at OCHA on the Mission in Ukraine and

Nigeria

More information

Paris

Meeting of PACE No Hate Parliamentary Alliance At 930 am

More information

Riga Latvia

European Migration Network (EMN) Annual Conference 19 to 20 March

More information

International Conference ldquoChronic Diseases Pose a Challenge to 21st Century Europe Patientrsquos

Perspective and Economic Activityrdquo 19 to 20 March

More information

Strasbourg

The European Court of Human Rights will notify in writing 33 judgments andor decisions

concerning Belgium France Hungary Malta the Netherlands Romania Serbia Turkey and

Ukraine

More information

Colloquy on the ldquoCommon focus and autonomy of international administrative tribunalsrdquo to

mark the 50th anniversary of the Administrative Tribunal of CoE 19 to 20 March

More information

Tokyo

World Bank Event on ldquoEvolving Sources of Value-added Good-jobs Bad-jobsrdquo At 2 pm

More information

Turin

The UN Secretary-General is in Turin for the Annual Retreat with his Senior Advisors

More information

10

Washington DC

World Bank Seminar on ldquoPrecautionary Saving and Aggregate Demandrdquo At 1230 pm

More information

Friday 20 March

International Day of Happiness

More information

Brussels

EESC Conference on ldquoPromoting the involvement of economic and social actors in development

cooperationrdquo

More information

The German Marshall Fundrsquos Brussels Forum 20 to 22 March

More information

Event Interactive talk with Jimmy Nelson at Bozar to mark International Day of Happiness From

1800 to 1900

More information

Millenium Film Festival 2015 20 to 28 March More information

New York

UN Educational Event in Support of Climate Action with Pharrell Williams Philippe Cousteau and

Sylvia Earle At 5 pm

More information

Paris

Meeting of PACE Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination At 930 am

More information

Saturday 21 March

International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

More information

International Day of Forests and the Tree

More information

11

International Day of Nowruz

More information

World Down Syndrome Day

More information

World Poetry Day

More information

Week of Solidarity with the Peoples Struggling against Racism and Racial Discrimination 21 to 27

March

More information

Sunday 22 March

World Water Day

More information

Beijing

China Development Forum 2015 ldquoTo Comprehensively Deepen Reformrdquo 22 to 24 March

More information

Monday 23 March

World Meteorological Day

More information

Brazzaville Congo

Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) Regional Conference on ldquoFinance for all

Promoting Financial Inclusion in Central Africardquo

More information

Geneva

UN Group of governmental experts for a treaty to ban the production of fissile materials for

nuclear weapons or other nuclear explosive devices 4th Session 23 March to 2 April

More information

12

New York

UN Committee for Development Policy (CDP) 17th Session 23 to 27 March

More information

UN Intergovernmental Negotiations on the Post-2015 Development Agenda Sustainable

Development Goals and Targets 23 to 27 March

More information

Riga Latvia

EU institutions and the World Animal Health Organization Seminar on Biosecurity ndash Fundament for Animal Health 23 to 24 March More information

EU Youth Conference 23 to 26 March More information

Rome

FAO Council 151st Session 23 to 27 March More information

Washington DC

World Bank Event on ldquoGrowth and Inclusion The Path to Shared Prosperityrdquo At 12 pm

More information

Annual World Bank Conference on ldquoLand and Poverty 2015 Linking Land Tenure and Use for

Shared Prosperityrdquo 23 to 27 March

More information

United Nations Regional Information Centre

Residence Palace Bloc C 7th floor - Rue de la Loi 155 104 Brussels

httpwwwunricorgen Visit us on Facebook

Page 5: Week Ahead 16 to 20 March

5

Carnegie Europe will host a Conversation with Thomas de Waal Author of the recently launched

book ldquoGreat Catastrophe Armenians and Turks in the Shadow of Genociderdquo At 630 pm

More information

ACP Bureau of the ACP Parliamentary Assembly and Preparatory Meetings

More information

EP Committee on Transport and Tourism Public Hearing on ldquoWhite Paper on Transport taking

stock and the way forward towards sustainable mobilityrdquo

More information

Frederikstad Norway

44th Meeting of the EEA Joint Parliamentary Committee

More information

Kiev

Working Visit of COE Secretary General Thorbjoslashrn Jagland Together with Foreign Minister Pavlo

Klimkin he will launch the Council of Europe Action Plan for Ukraine 2015-2017

More information

New York

Security Council Briefing and Consultations on UNAMID

More information

Security Council TCC Meeting on MONUSCO

More information

Economic and Social Council Chamber Briefing with 2014 Nobel Laureate kailash Satyarthi At 10

am

More information

Riga Latvia

EU Extraordinary CoR Bureau Meetings 17 to 18 March

More information

Europeana Strategy Meeting 17 to 18 March

More information

Strasbourg

The European Court of Human Rights will notify in writing 16 judgments concerning Bulgaria

Hungary Romania and Turkey

More information

6

The Committee of Experts of the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages (ECRML)

will hold its 50th Meeting at the CoE 17-20 March

More information

The Hague

Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons Executive Council 78th Session 17 to 20

March

More information

Washington DC amp Worldwide

World Bank Event ldquoDoes Microfinance Still Hold Promise for Reaching the Poor Facts and (A

Little) Speculationrdquo At 1230 pm

More information

Wednesday 18 March

Berlin

European Investment Bank Conference on Financing Investment in Partner and Neighbouring

Countries

More information

Brussels

CEPS Event ldquoImplementing the EU 2030 Climate and Energy Framework a Closer Look at

Renewablesrdquo At 930 am

More information

EPC Policy Dialogue ldquoTTIP and Emerging Market Economies - Launching the Debaterdquo At 2 pm

More information

ECIPE Afternoon Seminar Trade Policy 20 - Upgrading from National Trade Surpluses to Firm-

Level Performance At 3 pm

More information

EESC Plenary Session on lsquoBetter Regulationrsquo and lsquoInvestment Plan for Europersquo with Mr Frans

Timmermans 1st Vice-President of the European Commission and Mr Jyrki Katainen Vice-

President of the European Commission in Charge of Jobs Growth Investment and

Competitivenessrdquo 18 to 19 March

More information

ACP Parliamentary Assembly 37th Session At 9 am

More information

7

Bureau of the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly 18 to 19 March

More information

EP Committee on International Trade Public Hearing on ldquoTTIP whats in it for the Europeansrdquo

At 415 pm

More information

Bucharest Romania

EU amp World Bank Event on ldquoFrom Awareness to Activism An emancipation dialogue on equal

opportunitiesrdquo At 4 pm

More information

Geneva

OHCHR Press Conference Ms Yanghee Lee Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human

Rights in Myanmar will present her first Report At 1030 am

More information

New York

Security Council Briefing on the Security Council Mission to the Central African Republic (CAR)

Ethiopia and Burundi

More information

Security Council Debate on MINUSTAH

More information

Un Noon Briefing with Guest Gordon Brown UN Special Envoy for Global Education

More information

Paris

Meeting of PACE Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights At 930 am

More information

Riga Latvia

EU COREPER I

More information

Visit of the Committee on Constitutional Affairs (AFCO) of the European Parliament

18 to 20 March

More information

Rome

UN Secretary-General Official Visit to Italy

More information

8

Strasbourg

8th CoE Conference on the European Landscape Convention 18 to 20 March

More information

Washington DC

World Bank Event on ldquoHousing Collateral Credit Constraints and Entrepreneurship Evidence

from a Mortgage Reformrdquo At 1230 pm

More information

Thursday 19 March

Brussels

European Council 19 to 20 March

More information

EPC Policy Briefing on ldquoThe Status Quo in Cyprus and the Way Forwardrdquo At 4 pm

More information

IRSD Conference on ldquoAfghanistan after ISAF Lessons learned and Ways Aheadrdquo At 5 pm

More information

Friends of Europe conversation with Cecilia Malmstroumlm on ldquoTrade in the 21st Century The

Challenge of Regulatory Convergencerdquo At 9 am

More information

Committee Meetings of the ACP ndash EU Parliamentary Assembly 19 to 20 March

More information

Cineacute-ONU European Screening The Supreme Price At 630 pm

More information

Bishkek Kyrgyz Republic

World Bank Fourth IFC International Food Safety Forum

More information

Geneva

Press Conference with Francis Gurry Director General of WIPO on ldquoInternational Patent

SystemTrademark amp Design Systems Domain Names and Cybersquatting Trends in 2014rdquo At 11

am

More information

9

New York

Security Council Briefing and Consultations on MONUSCO

More information

UN Briefing on ldquoThe Paradox of Income and Happinessrdquo At 11 am

More information

UN Noon Briefing with John Ging Director of Operations at OCHA on the Mission in Ukraine and

Nigeria

More information

Paris

Meeting of PACE No Hate Parliamentary Alliance At 930 am

More information

Riga Latvia

European Migration Network (EMN) Annual Conference 19 to 20 March

More information

International Conference ldquoChronic Diseases Pose a Challenge to 21st Century Europe Patientrsquos

Perspective and Economic Activityrdquo 19 to 20 March

More information

Strasbourg

The European Court of Human Rights will notify in writing 33 judgments andor decisions

concerning Belgium France Hungary Malta the Netherlands Romania Serbia Turkey and

Ukraine

More information

Colloquy on the ldquoCommon focus and autonomy of international administrative tribunalsrdquo to

mark the 50th anniversary of the Administrative Tribunal of CoE 19 to 20 March

More information

Tokyo

World Bank Event on ldquoEvolving Sources of Value-added Good-jobs Bad-jobsrdquo At 2 pm

More information

Turin

The UN Secretary-General is in Turin for the Annual Retreat with his Senior Advisors

More information

10

Washington DC

World Bank Seminar on ldquoPrecautionary Saving and Aggregate Demandrdquo At 1230 pm

More information

Friday 20 March

International Day of Happiness

More information

Brussels

EESC Conference on ldquoPromoting the involvement of economic and social actors in development

cooperationrdquo

More information

The German Marshall Fundrsquos Brussels Forum 20 to 22 March

More information

Event Interactive talk with Jimmy Nelson at Bozar to mark International Day of Happiness From

1800 to 1900

More information

Millenium Film Festival 2015 20 to 28 March More information

New York

UN Educational Event in Support of Climate Action with Pharrell Williams Philippe Cousteau and

Sylvia Earle At 5 pm

More information

Paris

Meeting of PACE Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination At 930 am

More information

Saturday 21 March

International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

More information

International Day of Forests and the Tree

More information

11

International Day of Nowruz

More information

World Down Syndrome Day

More information

World Poetry Day

More information

Week of Solidarity with the Peoples Struggling against Racism and Racial Discrimination 21 to 27

March

More information

Sunday 22 March

World Water Day

More information

Beijing

China Development Forum 2015 ldquoTo Comprehensively Deepen Reformrdquo 22 to 24 March

More information

Monday 23 March

World Meteorological Day

More information

Brazzaville Congo

Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) Regional Conference on ldquoFinance for all

Promoting Financial Inclusion in Central Africardquo

More information

Geneva

UN Group of governmental experts for a treaty to ban the production of fissile materials for

nuclear weapons or other nuclear explosive devices 4th Session 23 March to 2 April

More information

12

New York

UN Committee for Development Policy (CDP) 17th Session 23 to 27 March

More information

UN Intergovernmental Negotiations on the Post-2015 Development Agenda Sustainable

Development Goals and Targets 23 to 27 March

More information

Riga Latvia

EU institutions and the World Animal Health Organization Seminar on Biosecurity ndash Fundament for Animal Health 23 to 24 March More information

EU Youth Conference 23 to 26 March More information

Rome

FAO Council 151st Session 23 to 27 March More information

Washington DC

World Bank Event on ldquoGrowth and Inclusion The Path to Shared Prosperityrdquo At 12 pm

More information

Annual World Bank Conference on ldquoLand and Poverty 2015 Linking Land Tenure and Use for

Shared Prosperityrdquo 23 to 27 March

More information

United Nations Regional Information Centre

Residence Palace Bloc C 7th floor - Rue de la Loi 155 104 Brussels

httpwwwunricorgen Visit us on Facebook

Page 6: Week Ahead 16 to 20 March

6

The Committee of Experts of the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages (ECRML)

will hold its 50th Meeting at the CoE 17-20 March

More information

The Hague

Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons Executive Council 78th Session 17 to 20

March

More information

Washington DC amp Worldwide

World Bank Event ldquoDoes Microfinance Still Hold Promise for Reaching the Poor Facts and (A

Little) Speculationrdquo At 1230 pm

More information

Wednesday 18 March

Berlin

European Investment Bank Conference on Financing Investment in Partner and Neighbouring

Countries

More information

Brussels

CEPS Event ldquoImplementing the EU 2030 Climate and Energy Framework a Closer Look at

Renewablesrdquo At 930 am

More information

EPC Policy Dialogue ldquoTTIP and Emerging Market Economies - Launching the Debaterdquo At 2 pm

More information

ECIPE Afternoon Seminar Trade Policy 20 - Upgrading from National Trade Surpluses to Firm-

Level Performance At 3 pm

More information

EESC Plenary Session on lsquoBetter Regulationrsquo and lsquoInvestment Plan for Europersquo with Mr Frans

Timmermans 1st Vice-President of the European Commission and Mr Jyrki Katainen Vice-

President of the European Commission in Charge of Jobs Growth Investment and

Competitivenessrdquo 18 to 19 March

More information

ACP Parliamentary Assembly 37th Session At 9 am

More information

7

Bureau of the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly 18 to 19 March

More information

EP Committee on International Trade Public Hearing on ldquoTTIP whats in it for the Europeansrdquo

At 415 pm

More information

Bucharest Romania

EU amp World Bank Event on ldquoFrom Awareness to Activism An emancipation dialogue on equal

opportunitiesrdquo At 4 pm

More information

Geneva

OHCHR Press Conference Ms Yanghee Lee Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human

Rights in Myanmar will present her first Report At 1030 am

More information

New York

Security Council Briefing on the Security Council Mission to the Central African Republic (CAR)

Ethiopia and Burundi

More information

Security Council Debate on MINUSTAH

More information

Un Noon Briefing with Guest Gordon Brown UN Special Envoy for Global Education

More information

Paris

Meeting of PACE Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights At 930 am

More information

Riga Latvia

EU COREPER I

More information

Visit of the Committee on Constitutional Affairs (AFCO) of the European Parliament

18 to 20 March

More information

Rome

UN Secretary-General Official Visit to Italy

More information

8

Strasbourg

8th CoE Conference on the European Landscape Convention 18 to 20 March

More information

Washington DC

World Bank Event on ldquoHousing Collateral Credit Constraints and Entrepreneurship Evidence

from a Mortgage Reformrdquo At 1230 pm

More information

Thursday 19 March

Brussels

European Council 19 to 20 March

More information

EPC Policy Briefing on ldquoThe Status Quo in Cyprus and the Way Forwardrdquo At 4 pm

More information

IRSD Conference on ldquoAfghanistan after ISAF Lessons learned and Ways Aheadrdquo At 5 pm

More information

Friends of Europe conversation with Cecilia Malmstroumlm on ldquoTrade in the 21st Century The

Challenge of Regulatory Convergencerdquo At 9 am

More information

Committee Meetings of the ACP ndash EU Parliamentary Assembly 19 to 20 March

More information

Cineacute-ONU European Screening The Supreme Price At 630 pm

More information

Bishkek Kyrgyz Republic

World Bank Fourth IFC International Food Safety Forum

More information

Geneva

Press Conference with Francis Gurry Director General of WIPO on ldquoInternational Patent

SystemTrademark amp Design Systems Domain Names and Cybersquatting Trends in 2014rdquo At 11

am

More information

9

New York

Security Council Briefing and Consultations on MONUSCO

More information

UN Briefing on ldquoThe Paradox of Income and Happinessrdquo At 11 am

More information

UN Noon Briefing with John Ging Director of Operations at OCHA on the Mission in Ukraine and

Nigeria

More information

Paris

Meeting of PACE No Hate Parliamentary Alliance At 930 am

More information

Riga Latvia

European Migration Network (EMN) Annual Conference 19 to 20 March

More information

International Conference ldquoChronic Diseases Pose a Challenge to 21st Century Europe Patientrsquos

Perspective and Economic Activityrdquo 19 to 20 March

More information

Strasbourg

The European Court of Human Rights will notify in writing 33 judgments andor decisions

concerning Belgium France Hungary Malta the Netherlands Romania Serbia Turkey and

Ukraine

More information

Colloquy on the ldquoCommon focus and autonomy of international administrative tribunalsrdquo to

mark the 50th anniversary of the Administrative Tribunal of CoE 19 to 20 March

More information

Tokyo

World Bank Event on ldquoEvolving Sources of Value-added Good-jobs Bad-jobsrdquo At 2 pm

More information

Turin

The UN Secretary-General is in Turin for the Annual Retreat with his Senior Advisors

More information

10

Washington DC

World Bank Seminar on ldquoPrecautionary Saving and Aggregate Demandrdquo At 1230 pm

More information

Friday 20 March

International Day of Happiness

More information

Brussels

EESC Conference on ldquoPromoting the involvement of economic and social actors in development

cooperationrdquo

More information

The German Marshall Fundrsquos Brussels Forum 20 to 22 March

More information

Event Interactive talk with Jimmy Nelson at Bozar to mark International Day of Happiness From

1800 to 1900

More information

Millenium Film Festival 2015 20 to 28 March More information

New York

UN Educational Event in Support of Climate Action with Pharrell Williams Philippe Cousteau and

Sylvia Earle At 5 pm

More information

Paris

Meeting of PACE Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination At 930 am

More information

Saturday 21 March

International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

More information

International Day of Forests and the Tree

More information

11

International Day of Nowruz

More information

World Down Syndrome Day

More information

World Poetry Day

More information

Week of Solidarity with the Peoples Struggling against Racism and Racial Discrimination 21 to 27

March

More information

Sunday 22 March

World Water Day

More information

Beijing

China Development Forum 2015 ldquoTo Comprehensively Deepen Reformrdquo 22 to 24 March

More information

Monday 23 March

World Meteorological Day

More information

Brazzaville Congo

Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) Regional Conference on ldquoFinance for all

Promoting Financial Inclusion in Central Africardquo

More information

Geneva

UN Group of governmental experts for a treaty to ban the production of fissile materials for

nuclear weapons or other nuclear explosive devices 4th Session 23 March to 2 April

More information

12

New York

UN Committee for Development Policy (CDP) 17th Session 23 to 27 March

More information

UN Intergovernmental Negotiations on the Post-2015 Development Agenda Sustainable

Development Goals and Targets 23 to 27 March

More information

Riga Latvia

EU institutions and the World Animal Health Organization Seminar on Biosecurity ndash Fundament for Animal Health 23 to 24 March More information

EU Youth Conference 23 to 26 March More information

Rome

FAO Council 151st Session 23 to 27 March More information

Washington DC

World Bank Event on ldquoGrowth and Inclusion The Path to Shared Prosperityrdquo At 12 pm

More information

Annual World Bank Conference on ldquoLand and Poverty 2015 Linking Land Tenure and Use for

Shared Prosperityrdquo 23 to 27 March

More information

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Residence Palace Bloc C 7th floor - Rue de la Loi 155 104 Brussels

httpwwwunricorgen Visit us on Facebook

Page 7: Week Ahead 16 to 20 March

7

Bureau of the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly 18 to 19 March

More information

EP Committee on International Trade Public Hearing on ldquoTTIP whats in it for the Europeansrdquo

At 415 pm

More information

Bucharest Romania

EU amp World Bank Event on ldquoFrom Awareness to Activism An emancipation dialogue on equal

opportunitiesrdquo At 4 pm

More information

Geneva

OHCHR Press Conference Ms Yanghee Lee Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human

Rights in Myanmar will present her first Report At 1030 am

More information

New York

Security Council Briefing on the Security Council Mission to the Central African Republic (CAR)

Ethiopia and Burundi

More information

Security Council Debate on MINUSTAH

More information

Un Noon Briefing with Guest Gordon Brown UN Special Envoy for Global Education

More information

Paris

Meeting of PACE Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights At 930 am

More information

Riga Latvia

EU COREPER I

More information

Visit of the Committee on Constitutional Affairs (AFCO) of the European Parliament

18 to 20 March

More information

Rome

UN Secretary-General Official Visit to Italy

More information

8

Strasbourg

8th CoE Conference on the European Landscape Convention 18 to 20 March

More information

Washington DC

World Bank Event on ldquoHousing Collateral Credit Constraints and Entrepreneurship Evidence

from a Mortgage Reformrdquo At 1230 pm

More information

Thursday 19 March

Brussels

European Council 19 to 20 March

More information

EPC Policy Briefing on ldquoThe Status Quo in Cyprus and the Way Forwardrdquo At 4 pm

More information

IRSD Conference on ldquoAfghanistan after ISAF Lessons learned and Ways Aheadrdquo At 5 pm

More information

Friends of Europe conversation with Cecilia Malmstroumlm on ldquoTrade in the 21st Century The

Challenge of Regulatory Convergencerdquo At 9 am

More information

Committee Meetings of the ACP ndash EU Parliamentary Assembly 19 to 20 March

More information

Cineacute-ONU European Screening The Supreme Price At 630 pm

More information

Bishkek Kyrgyz Republic

World Bank Fourth IFC International Food Safety Forum

More information

Geneva

Press Conference with Francis Gurry Director General of WIPO on ldquoInternational Patent

SystemTrademark amp Design Systems Domain Names and Cybersquatting Trends in 2014rdquo At 11

am

More information

9

New York

Security Council Briefing and Consultations on MONUSCO

More information

UN Briefing on ldquoThe Paradox of Income and Happinessrdquo At 11 am

More information

UN Noon Briefing with John Ging Director of Operations at OCHA on the Mission in Ukraine and

Nigeria

More information

Paris

Meeting of PACE No Hate Parliamentary Alliance At 930 am

More information

Riga Latvia

European Migration Network (EMN) Annual Conference 19 to 20 March

More information

International Conference ldquoChronic Diseases Pose a Challenge to 21st Century Europe Patientrsquos

Perspective and Economic Activityrdquo 19 to 20 March

More information

Strasbourg

The European Court of Human Rights will notify in writing 33 judgments andor decisions

concerning Belgium France Hungary Malta the Netherlands Romania Serbia Turkey and

Ukraine

More information

Colloquy on the ldquoCommon focus and autonomy of international administrative tribunalsrdquo to

mark the 50th anniversary of the Administrative Tribunal of CoE 19 to 20 March

More information

Tokyo

World Bank Event on ldquoEvolving Sources of Value-added Good-jobs Bad-jobsrdquo At 2 pm

More information

Turin

The UN Secretary-General is in Turin for the Annual Retreat with his Senior Advisors

More information

10

Washington DC

World Bank Seminar on ldquoPrecautionary Saving and Aggregate Demandrdquo At 1230 pm

More information

Friday 20 March

International Day of Happiness

More information

Brussels

EESC Conference on ldquoPromoting the involvement of economic and social actors in development

cooperationrdquo

More information

The German Marshall Fundrsquos Brussels Forum 20 to 22 March

More information

Event Interactive talk with Jimmy Nelson at Bozar to mark International Day of Happiness From

1800 to 1900

More information

Millenium Film Festival 2015 20 to 28 March More information

New York

UN Educational Event in Support of Climate Action with Pharrell Williams Philippe Cousteau and

Sylvia Earle At 5 pm

More information

Paris

Meeting of PACE Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination At 930 am

More information

Saturday 21 March

International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

More information

International Day of Forests and the Tree

More information

11

International Day of Nowruz

More information

World Down Syndrome Day

More information

World Poetry Day

More information

Week of Solidarity with the Peoples Struggling against Racism and Racial Discrimination 21 to 27

March

More information

Sunday 22 March

World Water Day

More information

Beijing

China Development Forum 2015 ldquoTo Comprehensively Deepen Reformrdquo 22 to 24 March

More information

Monday 23 March

World Meteorological Day

More information

Brazzaville Congo

Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) Regional Conference on ldquoFinance for all

Promoting Financial Inclusion in Central Africardquo

More information

Geneva

UN Group of governmental experts for a treaty to ban the production of fissile materials for

nuclear weapons or other nuclear explosive devices 4th Session 23 March to 2 April

More information

12

New York

UN Committee for Development Policy (CDP) 17th Session 23 to 27 March

More information

UN Intergovernmental Negotiations on the Post-2015 Development Agenda Sustainable

Development Goals and Targets 23 to 27 March

More information

Riga Latvia

EU institutions and the World Animal Health Organization Seminar on Biosecurity ndash Fundament for Animal Health 23 to 24 March More information

EU Youth Conference 23 to 26 March More information

Rome

FAO Council 151st Session 23 to 27 March More information

Washington DC

World Bank Event on ldquoGrowth and Inclusion The Path to Shared Prosperityrdquo At 12 pm

More information

Annual World Bank Conference on ldquoLand and Poverty 2015 Linking Land Tenure and Use for

Shared Prosperityrdquo 23 to 27 March

More information

United Nations Regional Information Centre

Residence Palace Bloc C 7th floor - Rue de la Loi 155 104 Brussels

httpwwwunricorgen Visit us on Facebook

Page 8: Week Ahead 16 to 20 March

8

Strasbourg

8th CoE Conference on the European Landscape Convention 18 to 20 March

More information

Washington DC

World Bank Event on ldquoHousing Collateral Credit Constraints and Entrepreneurship Evidence

from a Mortgage Reformrdquo At 1230 pm

More information

Thursday 19 March

Brussels

European Council 19 to 20 March

More information

EPC Policy Briefing on ldquoThe Status Quo in Cyprus and the Way Forwardrdquo At 4 pm

More information

IRSD Conference on ldquoAfghanistan after ISAF Lessons learned and Ways Aheadrdquo At 5 pm

More information

Friends of Europe conversation with Cecilia Malmstroumlm on ldquoTrade in the 21st Century The

Challenge of Regulatory Convergencerdquo At 9 am

More information

Committee Meetings of the ACP ndash EU Parliamentary Assembly 19 to 20 March

More information

Cineacute-ONU European Screening The Supreme Price At 630 pm

More information

Bishkek Kyrgyz Republic

World Bank Fourth IFC International Food Safety Forum

More information

Geneva

Press Conference with Francis Gurry Director General of WIPO on ldquoInternational Patent

SystemTrademark amp Design Systems Domain Names and Cybersquatting Trends in 2014rdquo At 11

am

More information

9

New York

Security Council Briefing and Consultations on MONUSCO

More information

UN Briefing on ldquoThe Paradox of Income and Happinessrdquo At 11 am

More information

UN Noon Briefing with John Ging Director of Operations at OCHA on the Mission in Ukraine and

Nigeria

More information

Paris

Meeting of PACE No Hate Parliamentary Alliance At 930 am

More information

Riga Latvia

European Migration Network (EMN) Annual Conference 19 to 20 March

More information

International Conference ldquoChronic Diseases Pose a Challenge to 21st Century Europe Patientrsquos

Perspective and Economic Activityrdquo 19 to 20 March

More information

Strasbourg

The European Court of Human Rights will notify in writing 33 judgments andor decisions

concerning Belgium France Hungary Malta the Netherlands Romania Serbia Turkey and

Ukraine

More information

Colloquy on the ldquoCommon focus and autonomy of international administrative tribunalsrdquo to

mark the 50th anniversary of the Administrative Tribunal of CoE 19 to 20 March

More information

Tokyo

World Bank Event on ldquoEvolving Sources of Value-added Good-jobs Bad-jobsrdquo At 2 pm

More information

Turin

The UN Secretary-General is in Turin for the Annual Retreat with his Senior Advisors

More information

10

Washington DC

World Bank Seminar on ldquoPrecautionary Saving and Aggregate Demandrdquo At 1230 pm

More information

Friday 20 March

International Day of Happiness

More information

Brussels

EESC Conference on ldquoPromoting the involvement of economic and social actors in development

cooperationrdquo

More information

The German Marshall Fundrsquos Brussels Forum 20 to 22 March

More information

Event Interactive talk with Jimmy Nelson at Bozar to mark International Day of Happiness From

1800 to 1900

More information

Millenium Film Festival 2015 20 to 28 March More information

New York

UN Educational Event in Support of Climate Action with Pharrell Williams Philippe Cousteau and

Sylvia Earle At 5 pm

More information

Paris

Meeting of PACE Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination At 930 am

More information

Saturday 21 March

International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

More information

International Day of Forests and the Tree

More information

11

International Day of Nowruz

More information

World Down Syndrome Day

More information

World Poetry Day

More information

Week of Solidarity with the Peoples Struggling against Racism and Racial Discrimination 21 to 27

March

More information

Sunday 22 March

World Water Day

More information

Beijing

China Development Forum 2015 ldquoTo Comprehensively Deepen Reformrdquo 22 to 24 March

More information

Monday 23 March

World Meteorological Day

More information

Brazzaville Congo

Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) Regional Conference on ldquoFinance for all

Promoting Financial Inclusion in Central Africardquo

More information

Geneva

UN Group of governmental experts for a treaty to ban the production of fissile materials for

nuclear weapons or other nuclear explosive devices 4th Session 23 March to 2 April

More information

12

New York

UN Committee for Development Policy (CDP) 17th Session 23 to 27 March

More information

UN Intergovernmental Negotiations on the Post-2015 Development Agenda Sustainable

Development Goals and Targets 23 to 27 March

More information

Riga Latvia

EU institutions and the World Animal Health Organization Seminar on Biosecurity ndash Fundament for Animal Health 23 to 24 March More information

EU Youth Conference 23 to 26 March More information

Rome

FAO Council 151st Session 23 to 27 March More information

Washington DC

World Bank Event on ldquoGrowth and Inclusion The Path to Shared Prosperityrdquo At 12 pm

More information

Annual World Bank Conference on ldquoLand and Poverty 2015 Linking Land Tenure and Use for

Shared Prosperityrdquo 23 to 27 March

More information

United Nations Regional Information Centre

Residence Palace Bloc C 7th floor - Rue de la Loi 155 104 Brussels

httpwwwunricorgen Visit us on Facebook

Page 9: Week Ahead 16 to 20 March

9

New York

Security Council Briefing and Consultations on MONUSCO

More information

UN Briefing on ldquoThe Paradox of Income and Happinessrdquo At 11 am

More information

UN Noon Briefing with John Ging Director of Operations at OCHA on the Mission in Ukraine and

Nigeria

More information

Paris

Meeting of PACE No Hate Parliamentary Alliance At 930 am

More information

Riga Latvia

European Migration Network (EMN) Annual Conference 19 to 20 March

More information

International Conference ldquoChronic Diseases Pose a Challenge to 21st Century Europe Patientrsquos

Perspective and Economic Activityrdquo 19 to 20 March

More information

Strasbourg

The European Court of Human Rights will notify in writing 33 judgments andor decisions

concerning Belgium France Hungary Malta the Netherlands Romania Serbia Turkey and

Ukraine

More information

Colloquy on the ldquoCommon focus and autonomy of international administrative tribunalsrdquo to

mark the 50th anniversary of the Administrative Tribunal of CoE 19 to 20 March

More information

Tokyo

World Bank Event on ldquoEvolving Sources of Value-added Good-jobs Bad-jobsrdquo At 2 pm

More information

Turin

The UN Secretary-General is in Turin for the Annual Retreat with his Senior Advisors

More information

10

Washington DC

World Bank Seminar on ldquoPrecautionary Saving and Aggregate Demandrdquo At 1230 pm

More information

Friday 20 March

International Day of Happiness

More information

Brussels

EESC Conference on ldquoPromoting the involvement of economic and social actors in development

cooperationrdquo

More information

The German Marshall Fundrsquos Brussels Forum 20 to 22 March

More information

Event Interactive talk with Jimmy Nelson at Bozar to mark International Day of Happiness From

1800 to 1900

More information

Millenium Film Festival 2015 20 to 28 March More information

New York

UN Educational Event in Support of Climate Action with Pharrell Williams Philippe Cousteau and

Sylvia Earle At 5 pm

More information

Paris

Meeting of PACE Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination At 930 am

More information

Saturday 21 March

International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

More information

International Day of Forests and the Tree

More information

11

International Day of Nowruz

More information

World Down Syndrome Day

More information

World Poetry Day

More information

Week of Solidarity with the Peoples Struggling against Racism and Racial Discrimination 21 to 27

March

More information

Sunday 22 March

World Water Day

More information

Beijing

China Development Forum 2015 ldquoTo Comprehensively Deepen Reformrdquo 22 to 24 March

More information

Monday 23 March

World Meteorological Day

More information

Brazzaville Congo

Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) Regional Conference on ldquoFinance for all

Promoting Financial Inclusion in Central Africardquo

More information

Geneva

UN Group of governmental experts for a treaty to ban the production of fissile materials for

nuclear weapons or other nuclear explosive devices 4th Session 23 March to 2 April

More information

12

New York

UN Committee for Development Policy (CDP) 17th Session 23 to 27 March

More information

UN Intergovernmental Negotiations on the Post-2015 Development Agenda Sustainable

Development Goals and Targets 23 to 27 March

More information

Riga Latvia

EU institutions and the World Animal Health Organization Seminar on Biosecurity ndash Fundament for Animal Health 23 to 24 March More information

EU Youth Conference 23 to 26 March More information

Rome

FAO Council 151st Session 23 to 27 March More information

Washington DC

World Bank Event on ldquoGrowth and Inclusion The Path to Shared Prosperityrdquo At 12 pm

More information

Annual World Bank Conference on ldquoLand and Poverty 2015 Linking Land Tenure and Use for

Shared Prosperityrdquo 23 to 27 March

More information

United Nations Regional Information Centre

Residence Palace Bloc C 7th floor - Rue de la Loi 155 104 Brussels

httpwwwunricorgen Visit us on Facebook

Page 10: Week Ahead 16 to 20 March

10

Washington DC

World Bank Seminar on ldquoPrecautionary Saving and Aggregate Demandrdquo At 1230 pm

More information

Friday 20 March

International Day of Happiness

More information

Brussels

EESC Conference on ldquoPromoting the involvement of economic and social actors in development

cooperationrdquo

More information

The German Marshall Fundrsquos Brussels Forum 20 to 22 March

More information

Event Interactive talk with Jimmy Nelson at Bozar to mark International Day of Happiness From

1800 to 1900

More information

Millenium Film Festival 2015 20 to 28 March More information

New York

UN Educational Event in Support of Climate Action with Pharrell Williams Philippe Cousteau and

Sylvia Earle At 5 pm

More information

Paris

Meeting of PACE Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination At 930 am

More information

Saturday 21 March

International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

More information

International Day of Forests and the Tree

More information

11

International Day of Nowruz

More information

World Down Syndrome Day

More information

World Poetry Day

More information

Week of Solidarity with the Peoples Struggling against Racism and Racial Discrimination 21 to 27

March

More information

Sunday 22 March

World Water Day

More information

Beijing

China Development Forum 2015 ldquoTo Comprehensively Deepen Reformrdquo 22 to 24 March

More information

Monday 23 March

World Meteorological Day

More information

Brazzaville Congo

Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) Regional Conference on ldquoFinance for all

Promoting Financial Inclusion in Central Africardquo

More information

Geneva

UN Group of governmental experts for a treaty to ban the production of fissile materials for

nuclear weapons or other nuclear explosive devices 4th Session 23 March to 2 April

More information

12

New York

UN Committee for Development Policy (CDP) 17th Session 23 to 27 March

More information

UN Intergovernmental Negotiations on the Post-2015 Development Agenda Sustainable

Development Goals and Targets 23 to 27 March

More information

Riga Latvia

EU institutions and the World Animal Health Organization Seminar on Biosecurity ndash Fundament for Animal Health 23 to 24 March More information

EU Youth Conference 23 to 26 March More information

Rome

FAO Council 151st Session 23 to 27 March More information

Washington DC

World Bank Event on ldquoGrowth and Inclusion The Path to Shared Prosperityrdquo At 12 pm

More information

Annual World Bank Conference on ldquoLand and Poverty 2015 Linking Land Tenure and Use for

Shared Prosperityrdquo 23 to 27 March

More information

United Nations Regional Information Centre

Residence Palace Bloc C 7th floor - Rue de la Loi 155 104 Brussels

httpwwwunricorgen Visit us on Facebook

Page 11: Week Ahead 16 to 20 March

11

International Day of Nowruz

More information

World Down Syndrome Day

More information

World Poetry Day

More information

Week of Solidarity with the Peoples Struggling against Racism and Racial Discrimination 21 to 27

March

More information

Sunday 22 March

World Water Day

More information

Beijing

China Development Forum 2015 ldquoTo Comprehensively Deepen Reformrdquo 22 to 24 March

More information

Monday 23 March

World Meteorological Day

More information

Brazzaville Congo

Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) Regional Conference on ldquoFinance for all

Promoting Financial Inclusion in Central Africardquo

More information

Geneva

UN Group of governmental experts for a treaty to ban the production of fissile materials for

nuclear weapons or other nuclear explosive devices 4th Session 23 March to 2 April

More information

12

New York

UN Committee for Development Policy (CDP) 17th Session 23 to 27 March

More information

UN Intergovernmental Negotiations on the Post-2015 Development Agenda Sustainable

Development Goals and Targets 23 to 27 March

More information

Riga Latvia

EU institutions and the World Animal Health Organization Seminar on Biosecurity ndash Fundament for Animal Health 23 to 24 March More information

EU Youth Conference 23 to 26 March More information

Rome

FAO Council 151st Session 23 to 27 March More information

Washington DC

World Bank Event on ldquoGrowth and Inclusion The Path to Shared Prosperityrdquo At 12 pm

More information

Annual World Bank Conference on ldquoLand and Poverty 2015 Linking Land Tenure and Use for

Shared Prosperityrdquo 23 to 27 March

More information

United Nations Regional Information Centre

Residence Palace Bloc C 7th floor - Rue de la Loi 155 104 Brussels

httpwwwunricorgen Visit us on Facebook

Page 12: Week Ahead 16 to 20 March

12

New York

UN Committee for Development Policy (CDP) 17th Session 23 to 27 March

More information

UN Intergovernmental Negotiations on the Post-2015 Development Agenda Sustainable

Development Goals and Targets 23 to 27 March

More information

Riga Latvia

EU institutions and the World Animal Health Organization Seminar on Biosecurity ndash Fundament for Animal Health 23 to 24 March More information

EU Youth Conference 23 to 26 March More information

Rome

FAO Council 151st Session 23 to 27 March More information

Washington DC

World Bank Event on ldquoGrowth and Inclusion The Path to Shared Prosperityrdquo At 12 pm

More information

Annual World Bank Conference on ldquoLand and Poverty 2015 Linking Land Tenure and Use for

Shared Prosperityrdquo 23 to 27 March

More information

United Nations Regional Information Centre

Residence Palace Bloc C 7th floor - Rue de la Loi 155 104 Brussels

httpwwwunricorgen Visit us on Facebook