THE EUROPEAN PERSPECTIVE 11 May – 15 May 2015 This version was published on 11 May 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
Budva, Montenegro. Council of Europe Workshop on “Protecting and Promoting LGBT People’s Human Rights European Court of Human Rights Case Law” at the IDAHO 2015 Forum “Ending hate crime and violence”. 11 May at 2:15 p.m. More information Geneva. WHO Press Conference on WHO’s Director-General Commissioned Panel of Outside Independent Experts to Undertake an Assessment on all Aspects of WHO’s Response in the Ebola outbreak. 11 May at 3 p.m. More information Brussels. Launch of first Major OECD Report on harmful alcohol use and its public health impact. 12 May at 11 a.m. More information Athens. UNRIC “Friend of the Millennium Development Goals” Conference on “5 years with Myrtis”. 13 May. More information Brussels. European Commission to adopt European Agenda on Migration (LIVE). 13 May. More information Geneva. WHO Press Conference on the Annual World Health Statistics Report on Progress and Predictions for the Achievement of Health-Related MDGs. 13 May at 10 a.m. More information New York. Security Council Open Debate on Small Arms, with Briefers: Secretary-General Ban Kimoon and High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein. 13 May. More information
Visits to Brussels
Mr. William Lacy Swing, IOM Director General. 12 May.