22 January Launch of food waste campaign under Save Food Initiative Brussels: -Meeting of Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN). -European Parliament, Development Committee: Hearings on MDGs post-2015 Two panel discussions: on MDGs - lessons learned and limitations and a changing landscape; and on the potential shape and scope of a post-2015 development framework - a strong EU engagement. Speakers include: Rebeca Grynspan, UNDP Associate Administrator, and David Nabarro, UN SG Special Representative on Food Security and Nutrition http://www.europarl.europa.eu/document/activities/cont/201301/20130110ATT58825/20130110ATT58825EN.pdf
-European Parliament - Presentation of the EU High Level Group Report on Literacy. Organizers: MEP Marietje Schaake in collaboration with the UNESCO Liaison Office Brussels. Participants include HRH Princess Laurentien of the Netherlands, Special Envoy for UNESCO on Literacy for Development and Chair of the EU High Level Group and EU Commissioners Vassiliou and Piebalgs. 15h-17h Room ASP 6 D 128, Registration: Brussels@unesco.org before 16 Jan. New York: Security Council - Consultations on Sudan/South Sudan and MINUSTAH. 23 January Brussels: -European Parliament - ‘EU-NATO relations: lessons learnt and future opportunities. -European Parliament Film screening and debate: Living under Occupation: Daily Life in Occupied Palestine. http://www.greens-efa.eu/living-under-occupation-8905.html Davos: World Economic Forum (till 27 Jan.) http://www.weforum.org/events/world-economic-forumannual-meeting-2013
London: Press conference by the UN Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association to share his findings and recommendations after his visit to the UK. Location: Strand Bridge House, 138-142 Strand, 1st Floor London, WC2R 1HH, at 11:00 am. Karen Davies: Davies@unric.org or Mobile +32 473 26 22 55 New York: Security Council - Open debate on Middle East. 24 January Addis Ababa: AU Summit: “Pan Africanism and African Renaissance” (till 31 Jan.). Frankfurt: Governing Council meeting of the ECB. New York: -Security Council – Resolutions on BINUCA and UNFICYP (tbc). -Security Council – Briefings and Consultations on BNUB; UNAMID.
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