The Belgian Ministry of Defense and The United Nations in Brussels, invite you to a panel discussion on:

"UN peacekeeping operations: overview, current situation and challenges"

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On 17 May UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will address students from 23 countries gathered in the General Assembly hall at the UN Headquarters in New York at the annual Global Classrooms Model UN event organised by United Nations Association of the United States of America (UNA-USA).

In the lead-up to this event all young people around the world are invited to join a Twitter conversation (using the hashtag #gcmodelun) to tell the Secretary-General about the future they want. Submissions in all languages are welcome.

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Helsinki, Finland – 7 May, 2012 – Helen Clark, UNDP Administrator and Tarja Halonen, former Finnish President will deliver a lecture "Resetting the global development agenda at the Rio+20 summit", hosted by the University of Helsinki and Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 

Brussels, Belgium - 8 May 2012 9h00 – 12h00: Opening of 5th Stakeholders Meeting of the Belgian Development Cooperation Policy Coherence for Development. Introductory speeches by H.R.H. Princess Mathilde and Mr. Paul Magnette, Minister for Development Cooperation.

http://diplomatie.belgium.be/fr/politique/cooperation_au_developpement/assises/

http://www.assises-dgd.be/en/page7/index.html

Brussels, Belgium - European Parliament 9 May 2012 14h00 – 15h00 Presentation at the Joint Committee meeting AFET (Foreign Affairs), DEVE (Development) at the European Parliament with the participation of the ENVE (Environment) Committee. Topic: “Rio +20” + Post 2015 MDG

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On 24 April 2012 Jānis Kārkliņš, UNESCO Assistant Director General for Communication and Information, briefed the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the European Parliament on UNESCO’s activities in the field of freedom of expression and media development in the Arab Region. The purpose of the debate was to facilitate an exchange of views and to enhance the cooperation between European Union and UNESCO in advancing media freedom.

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