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Coming up: 18-24 December
19-20 December, Paris, France. SIXTH WORLD FORUM ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: PRIORITIES, FINANCING, GOVERNANCE. Launched in 2003, the Global Sustainability Forum provides an annual meeting for decision-makers and managers from the worlds of business, politics, education and the non-profit sector in the French-speaking world, with strong links to Asia, the US and Latin America. This annual event is intended to bridge the gap between the World Economic Forum of Davos and the alter-globalisation of Porto Alegre. For further information, please refer to http://www.fmdd.fr/synopsis.html.
WTO Events
An updated list of forthcoming WTO meetings is posted http://www.wto.org/meets_public/meets_e.pdf. Please bear in mind that dates and times of WTO meetings are often changed, and that the WTO does not always announce the important informal meetings of the different bodies. Unless otherwise indicated, all WTO meetings are held at the WTO, Centre William Rappard, rue de Lausanne 154, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland, and are open to WTO Members and accredited observers only.
18-19 December: GENERAL COUNCIL
22 December: DISPUTE SETTLEMENT BODY
25 December: CHRISTMAS DAY (WTO non-working day)
Other Upcoming Events
15-16 January, Makati, Philippines. ASEAN COOPERATION ON ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS AND EDUCATION. The Association of South East Asian Nations, or ASEAN, with a combined population of close to 600 million and a GDP of US$ 1.07 trillion is one of the fastest growing regions in the world. ASEAN’s growth and prosperity is now challenged by the reality of low-cost export processing with the promise of a large domestic market. This business-orientated conference will address the current challenges of the region as well exploring the intrinsic business and economic realities in ASEAN in the longer term. For further information, please refer to http://www.aseancooperation.com.
20-21 January, Brussels, Belgium. CEPS 4TH ANNUAL EUROPEAN ENERGY POLICY CONFERENCE 2009 – IS EUROPE’S ENERGY SECURITY AT STAKE? The conference will once again bring together major players from across the European Union and internationally, to discuss a range of issues including: Diversifying supply; ensuring safe and reliable transit, and partnerships with transit countries; low-carbon energy technologies; effectiveness of the Gas Security of Supply Directive; global demand and supply balances and environmental pressures; macro-economic implications; future energy systems; unbundling and investment; renewables and biomass; geopolitical issues and the role of partnerships; and the role of renewables and energy efficiency. For further information, please refer to http://www.euenergypolicy.com
26-27 January, Bonn, Germany. FOUNDING CONFERENCE OF THE INTERNATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY AGENCY (IRENA). A successful preparation process has paved the way to the establishment of the Interntaional Renewable Energy Agency, or IRENA. All United Nations member states are invited to sign the Treaty (Statute) at the Conference establishing IRENA, on 26 January next year in Germany. From that day forth, the Statute will be ready for signature by any states interested in becoming a member of the Agency. For more information contact: e-mail: info@irena.org; Internet: http://www.irena.org/index.htm.
4-15 May, New York, US. SEVENTEENTH SESSION OF THE COMMISSION ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT. This policy session will focus on agriculture, rural development, land, drought, desertification and Africa. For more information, please refer to http://www.un.org/esa/sustdev/csd.
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