International events

EXREL

Events in the international community, 2005

Major recent events

Other recent events:
2006 - 2004 - 2003 - 2002 - 2001

Calendars of events of other organizations

ILO programme of meetings

2005

Venue

Organizer

Title

ILO Contact

10-14 January

Mauritius

International Meeting to Review the Implementation of the Barbados Programme of Action for the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States (Barbados+10)

18-22 January

Kobe, Japan

World Conference on Disaster Reduction (WCDR) 2005

IFP/CRISIS:
D. Kiniger-Passigli

26-31 January

Porto Alegre

WSF

World Social Forum

26-30 January

Davos

WEF

World Economic Forum

9-18 February

New York

Commission for Social Development: Review of further implementation of the outcome of the World Summit for Social Development 1995 and the 24th special session of the General Assembly (Copenhagen+5)

ED/EMP: J. Stewart
INTEGRATION: G. Rodgers

21 February-
11 March

Geneva

UNHCHR

Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, 66th session

ED/NORM: L. Swepston

22-25 February

New York

Inter-Agency Network on Women and Gender Equality

GENDER: L. Wirth

28 February-
11 March

New York

Commission on the Status of Women: 49th session

Review of the implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action and the outcome documents of the special session of the General Assembly entitled "Women 2000: gender equality, development and peace for the twenty-first century"
Current challenges and forward looking strategies for the advancement and empowerment of women and girls.

GENDER: L. Wirth

10-11 March

London

G8 Ministerial Meeting on Labour and Employment

ED/EMP: J. Stewart

14 March-
22 April

Geneva

OHCHR

Commission on Human Rights: 61st Session

ED/NORM: L. Swepston

14-15 March

New York

UN-
DESA

High-Level United Nations Development Conference on Millennium Development Goals for the 2005 General Assembly review and the ECOSOC High-Level Segment

ED/EMP: J. Stewart

16-17 March

New York

UN-
DESA

Preparatory event for ECOSOC 2005 High-Level Segment on Millennium Development Goals and follow up to Conferences

ED/EMP: J. Stewart

31 March-1 April

Paris

OECD

OECD Meeting at Ministerial Level on Social Policy

EXREL: A. Dale

3-8 April

Manila

IPU

112th IPU Assembly

EXREL: L. Tchalykh

4-8 April

New York

Commission on Population and Development, 38th Session: Population, HIV/AIDS and development, with particular emphasis on poverty

ILOAIDS: F. Lisk,
O. Frank

8-9 April

ILO, Geneva

Chief Executives Board (CEB) for Coordination:
First Regular Session of 2005

CABINET: C. Perrin

10-12 April

Okinawa,
Japan

IADB

Annual Meeting of the Boards of Governors of the Inter-American Development Bank and the Inter-American Investment Corporation

EXREL: L. Kohler

11-22 April

New York

Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD-13): 13th Session and High-level Segment (20-22 April 2005)

EXREL: L. Kohler
SECTOR: A. Herbert

16 April

Washington

WB-IMF

IMF International Monetary and Financial Committee: Spring Meeting

EXREL: L. Kohler

17 April

Washington

WB-IMF

IMF-World Bank Development Committee: Spring meeting

EXREL: L. Kohler

18 April

New York

ECOSOC

ECOSOC: Special High-level Meeting with the Bretton Woods Institutions, UNCTAD and the World Trade Organization

INST: E. Lee
EXREL: L. Kohler

22-28 April

Geneva

OHCHR

Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families

MIGRANT: P. Taran

25-27 April

Mauritius

SADC

Southern African Development Community Consultative Conference

2--3 May

Paris

OECD

OECD Forum 2005: Fuelling the Future: Security, Stability, Development

IPG: D. Campbell

3-4 May

Paris

OECD

OECD Council meets at Ministerial Level

12-18 May

Bangkok

UN-
ESCAP

Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific: 61st session

ROAP: S. Hasegawa

13-15 May

Bangkok

UN-
ESCAP

Asia-Pacific Business Forum

16-27 May

New York

Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues: Indigenous peoples and the Millennium Development Goals

ED/NORM: L. Swepston

2 June

New York

High-level meeting to review the progress achieved in realizing the commitments set out in the Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS

ILOAIDS: F. Lisk,
O. Frank

12-16 June

Doha, Qatar

G77

Group of 77 Second South Summit

11-12 July

Brussels

European Commission

Confronting demographic change: a new solidarity between the generations

MIGRANT: P. Taran

25 July-
12 August

Geneva

UNHCHR

Commission on Human Rights: Sub-Commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights

ED/NORM: L. Swepston

27-28 June

New York

General Assembly High-level Dialogue on Financing for Development

29 June-
27 July

New York

Economic and Social Council: Substantive Session
	High-Level Segment, 29 June-1 July Achieving the internationally agreed development goals, including those contained in the Millennium Declaration, as well as implementing the outcomes of the major United Nations conferences and summits: Progress made, challenges and opportunities
	Coordination Segment, 5-7 July Towards achieving internationally agreed development goals, including those contained in the Millennium Declaration
	Operational Activities Segment, 8-12 July
	Humanitarian Affairs Segment, 13-18 July
	General Segment, 18-25 July Implementation of General Assembly Resolutions 50/227, 52/12B and 57/270B on the integrated and coordinated implementation of the outcomes of and follow up to major United Nations conferences and summits in the economic and social field
	Conclusion 26-27 July
	Analysis: ECOSOC Newsletter, Vol. 4, No. 2