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2002 |
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ILO contacts |
ILO |
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14-17 January |
Washington |
WB-IMF |
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14 January- |
New York |
OHCHR |
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW): 26th Session |
EGALITE: C. Thomas |
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17-18 January |
Lyon, France |
IILS |
Second France/ILO Symposium |
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15-18 January |
Washington |
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21-22 January |
Tokyo |
Japan |
International Conference on Reconstruction Assistance to Afghanistan |
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21-25 January |
Geneva |
UNCTAD |
Commission on Investment, Technology and Related Financial Issues: Sixth session |
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21-22 January |
Dubai |
OECD |
Conference on Telecommunications Policies for the Digital Economy |
EMP/STRAT: D. Campbell |
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28 January |
Washington |
WB |
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| 28-31 January | Chennai, India | Interdisciplinary Dialogue on "Environment, the New Economy and New Employment" |
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28 January- |
New York |
UN |
World Summit on Sustainable Development: Second Summit Preparatory Committee (Prepcom 2) |
EXREL:
L.
Kohler |
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31 January- |
New York |
WEF |
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31January- |
Porto Alegre, |
WSF |
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4-8 February |
Geneva |
UNCTAD |
Commission on Trade in Goods and Services, and Commodities: Sixth session |
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4-8 February |
Cairo |
FAO |
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8-11 February |
New Delhi |
TERI |
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12-22 February |
New York |
UN |
Commission for Social Development:
40th session |
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18-22 February |
Geneva |
UNCTAD |
Commission on Enterprise, Business Facilitation and Development: Sixth session |
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19-20 February |
Montreal |
ICAO |
High-Level Ministerial Conference on Aviation Security
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21-23 February |
Lyon, France |
Earth |
Forum: Globalisation and sustainable development: "Is ethics the missing link?" |
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25 February- |
New York |
UN |
Second Session of the Commission for Social Development Acting Preparatory Committee for the Second World Assembly on Ageing |
EXREL:
M. Ducci;
C. Perrin |
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26-27 February |
Scheveningen, |
IALI-ILO |
Combating Child Labour: Beyond ratification of ILO Convention 182 – the role of labour inspectorates |
IPEC: F. Roselaers |
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3-8 March |
Addis Ababa |
UN-ECA |
ABIDJAN: R. Amadi-Njoku |
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4-5 March |
New York |
UN-CEB |
Chief Executives Board (CEB) for Coordination: High Level Committee on Management (HLCM) (formerly Administrative Committee on Coordination - ACC) - First Regular Session of 2002 |
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7-8 March |
New York |
UN-CEB |
Chief Executives Board (CEB) for Coordination: High Level Committee on Programmes (HLCP) - First Regular Session of 2002 |
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11-13 March |
Geneva |
UNCTAD |
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11-13 March |
Fortaleza, Brazil |
IADB |
Inter-American Development Bank: Annual Meeting of the Boards of Governors |
EXREL: S. Taylor |
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13-15 March |
Vancouver |
Globe |
Globe 2002: Accelerating Business and Sustainable Development Strategies |
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14-15 March |
Rio de Janeiro |
UNEP |
UNEP Finance Initiatives Annual Global Roundtable Meeting on Finance and Sustainability |
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17-23 March |
Marrakesh |
IPU |
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18 March- |
Geneva |
UNHCHR |
Commission on Human Rights: 58th Session |
EGALITE: L. Swepston |
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18 March- |
On-line |
WB |
World Bank: Interactive Future Leaders' E-Conference on Corporate Social Responsibility |
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18 March- |
New York |
UNHCHR |
Human Rights Committee, 74th Session |
EGALITE: L. Swepston |
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18-27 March |
Istanbul |
ITU |
EMP/ENT: R. Zachmann |
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| 18-22 March |
Monterrey, |
UN |
International Conference on Financing for Development |
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20-23 March |
Madrid |
EU |
European Congress on People with Disabilities: Equality = Non-discrimination + Positive Action |
IFP/SKILLS: B. Murray |
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23-28 March |
Brijuni, |
WAY |
NYLO: S. Miller |
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25 March- |
New York |
UN-CSD |
Commission on Sustainable Development acting as the preparatory committee for the World Summit on Sustainable Development - third session (Prepcom III) |
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7-10 April |
Amman, Jordan |
WB |
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8-12 April |
Madrid |
UN |
Second World Assembly on Ageing
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IFP/SKILLS: M. Fortuny |
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10-11 April |
Rome |
UN-CEB |
Chief Executives Board (CEB) for Coordination: First regular session of 2002 |
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18-19 April |
Washington |
G-24 |
G-24 Ministers and Deputies |
EXREL: L. Kohler |
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20 April |
Washington |
WB-IMF |
IMF International Monetary and Financial Committee: Spring Meeting |
EXREL: L. Kohler |
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21 April |
Washington |
WB-IMF |
IMF-World Bank Development Committee: Spring meeting |
EXREL: L. Kohler |
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21-22 April |
New York |
UN |
ECOSOC: Special High-level Meeting with the Bretton Woods Institutions |
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23-24 April |
Montreal |
ILO |
ILO Round Table: The Knowledge Imperative, – Skills and Learning Challenges for the 21st Century |
IFP/SKILLS: P. Aro |
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25-27 April |
Montreal |
G8 |
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29 April-3 May |
Nairobi |
UN- |
IFP/SEED: K. van der Ree |
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29 April- |
Bangkok |
UNCTAD |
Trade and Development Board: 19th special session (Mid-term Review) |
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6-10 May |
Brasilia |
ECLAC |
ECLAC, 29th Session: La región frente a los retos de la globalización |
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7-9 May |
Cairo |
ALO |
Arab Labour Organization: Governing Body, 57th Session |
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8-10 May |
New York |
UN |
Special Session of the United Nations General Assembly on Children
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IPEC: F. Roselaers |
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10-12 May |
Shanghai |
ADB |
Asian Development Bank: |
EXREL: L. Kohler |
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13-24 May |
New York |
OHCHR |
Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues |
EGALITE: L. Swepston |
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13-17 May |
Nairobi |
IMP |
IMP: International Migration Policy Conference for East Africa, the Horn of Africa and the Great Lakes Region |
MIGRANT: P. Taran |
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13-15 May |
Paris |
OECD |
OECD Forum 2002: Taking care of the Fundamentals: Security, Equity, Education and Growth |
IPG: S. Pursey |
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15-16 May |
Paris |
OECD |
Annual OECD Council Meeting at Ministerial Level |
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16-18 May |
Casablanca |
ALO |
Arab Labour Organization: Child labour in Arab countries – Between actual coercion and the challenges of globalization |
IPEC: F. Roselaers |
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19-20 May |
Bucharest |
EBRD |
Annual Meeting and associated Business Forum |
EXREL: L. Kohler |
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28-30 May |
Addis Ababa |
AfDB |
African Development Bank Group: Annual Meetings |
EXREL: L. Kohler |
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27-29 May |
Vancouver |
NIDMAR |
International Forum on Disability Management: Work Retention Strategies in a Global Society |
IFP/SKILLS: B. Murray |
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27 May- |
Indonesia |
UN |
Commission on Sustainable Development acting as the preparatory committee for the World Summit on Sustainable Development - fourth session (Prepcom IV) |
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28-30 May |
Strasbourg |
CoE |
Council of Europe: European Committee for Social Cohesion |
SOC POL: U. Kulke |
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29-30 May |
Geneva |
ECE |
UN Economic Commission for Europe: High-level International Forum on Trade Facilitation |
INTEGRATION: E. Lee |
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3-21 June |
New York |
UN |
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women: 27th session |
EGALITE: C. Thomas |
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10-12 June |
Dublin |
CoE |
Council of Europe: 25th Session of the Committee on the Rehabilitation and Integration of People with Disabilities |
IFP/SKILLS: B. Murray |
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10-13 June |
Rome |
FAO |
EXREL:
M. Ducci |
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10-13 June |
Washington |
WB-CGCED |
World Bank: Caribbean Group for Cooperation in Economic Development |
EXREL: S. Taylor |
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17-24 June |
Geneva |
UNDP/ |
Executive Board, annual session |
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20-21 June |
Skopje |
CoE |
Council of Europe: Fifth European Ministerial Conference on Equality between Men and Women |
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24-28June |
New York |
UN |
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women: Optional Protocol |
EGALITE: C. Thomas |
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26-28 June |
Geneva |
UNCTAD |
Expert meeting of the Commission on Trade in Goods and Services, and Commodities |
INTEGRATION: E. Lee |
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26-27 June |
Kananaskis, |
G8 |
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1-26 July |
New York |
ECOSOC |
Economic and Social Council: Substantive Session |
EXREL:
M. Ducci,
E.
Davydov |
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1-3 July |
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5-9 July |
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10-12 July |
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15-17 July |
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18-24 July |
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1-5 July |
Geneva |
ITU |
World Summit on the Information Society: Preparatory Committee (WSIS PrepCom 1) |
EMP/ENT: R. Zachmann |
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2-4 July |
Singapore |
ASEM |
Asia-Europe Meeting: Closing Conference – Lifelong Learning – The Way Forward |
IFP/SKILLS: P. Aro |
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7-12 July |
Barcelona |
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XIV International AIDS Conference |
ILO/AIDS: F. Lisk |
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8 July- |
New York |
UNHCHR |
Human Rights Committee, 75th session |
EGALITE: L. Swepston |
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18-20 July |
Geneva |
[NGOs] |
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5-23 August |
New York |
UN |
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women: exceptional session |
EGALITE: C. Thomas |
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26 August- |
Johannesburg |
UN |
World Summit on Sustainable Development
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1-3 September |
Stockholm |
EU |
Africa-EU Expert Meeting on Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, Especially Women and Children, within Africa and the EU |
ABIDJAN: R. Amadi-Njoku |
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7-11 September |
Alexandria, |
NGO |
Global Alliance for Youth Employment
Youth Employment Summit |
IFP/SEED: T. Ueda |
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9-13 September |
New York |
UN-NADAF |
Ad Hoc Committee of the Whole on the final review and appraisal and of the New Agenda for the Development of Africa in the l990s |
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