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6-7 April 2012 – CBRT, IMF Policy Responses to Commodity Price Movements – Istanbul, Turkey
The Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey (CBRT), the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and the IMF Economic Review are organizing a conference on “Policy Responses to Commodity Price Movements”. The conference will provide a forum to discuss innovative research on policy responses to changes in commodity prices in advanced and developing economies and to facilitate the exchange of views among researchers and policymakers.
For more information click here or visit IMF website www.imf.org
11-12 April 2012 First European Conference on Patient Empowerment, WHO, Copenhagen, Denmark
The First European Conference on Patient Empowerment will address how patient and citizen empowerment can contribute to the future of health and social care inEurope. The conference is organized in close technical collaboration with the WHO Regional Office forEuropeunder the auspices of the Danish Presidency of the Council of the European Union
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11-12 April 2012 – REALISING INCLUSIVE AND GREEN GROWTH: UN Rio+20 Business & Industry Consultation with Government and Civil Society – The Hague Netherlands - Earth Summit 2012 – Rio + 20
In the lead up to Rio+20, Member States, Business Representatives and other stakeholders are engaging in discussions on how best to cooperate to promote movement towards an inclusive and green economy, bearing in mind different national circumstances and priorities, the primacy of poverty eradication and the important role of the private sector in sustainable development.
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13 April 2012 – Promoting decent and productive employment of young people in rural areas: A review of strategies and programmes – ILO, IFAD, Italian Conference Room – Rome, Italy
IFAD and ILO have reviewed different programmes related to rural youth, to develop elements of a framework of intervention for promoting decent and productive work for youth in living rural areas. This workshop will present the findings of this joint review, with emphasis on examples inEgypt,Madagascar,Nepal,NicaraguaandSenegal.
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16 April 2012 – Migration and Sustainable Development, UNITAR – New York, United States
The seminar aims to explore the role of migration in the context of the UNCSD-Rio+20 and the provisions of the “zero draft” of the outcome document of the conference. The training session will be an occasion to analyze the advantages and challenges that migration poses in the context of sustainable development and illustrate migration policies and programmes instrumental to mitigate the effects of social, economic, and environmental challenges. In detail, the seminar will focus on cross cutting issues of human mobility, rural to urban migration, economically motivated and induced migration, environmental induced migration as well as return and reintegration of qualified nationals.
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Deadline for registration: 12 April 2012
16-20 April 2012 Intergovernmental Committee on Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Folklore: Twenty-First Session – WIPO Geneva, Switzerland
For meeting information and documents click here, For draft agenda click here. For decisions made during 20th session click here
16 – 20 April 2012 – Training ‘Identifying and investigating cases of forced labour and trafficking’ – ILO International Training Centre Turin, Italy
This course will train participants to better identify and investigate cases of forced labour and trafficking in persons for labour exploitation. It will address different stages of the investigative process, including detecting signs, inspecting workplaces, interviewing victims, and gathering other evidence. The course will focus on forced labour occurring in the private sector (including of textile, agriculture, and domestic workers), but will not specifically address sexual exploitation.
For more information click here and contact to ils-fpr@itcilo.org.
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16– 27 April 2012 – Committee on Migrant Workers 16th Session – OHCHR Palais Wilson – Geneva, Switzerland
The 16th session will take place at the Palais Wilson in the first floor Conference Room. All observers wishing to attend the session must be duly registered.
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17 April 2012 – Meeting of the Child Labour Platform / UN Global Compact Labour Working Group – ILO, Geneva, Switzerland
This one-day, multi-stakeholder, multi-sector meeting of the Child Labour Platform / UN Global Compact Labour Working Group will introduce participants to approaches in tackling child labour and highlight opportunities for further collaboration.
For more information click here or contact to Benjamin Smith (smithb@ilo.org)
20– 22 April 2012 – Spring Meetings International Monetary Fund and World Bank Group – Washington DC, USA
Each Spring, thousands of government officials, the private sector, journalists, civil society representatives, and other interested observers gather inWashingtonDCfor the Spring Meetings of the IMF and World Bank. This meeting also features seminars, regional briefings, press conferences, and many other events focused on the global economy, international development, and the world’s financial markets.
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21–26 April 2012 – Thirteenth session of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD XIII) – Doha, Qatar
The Conference will be held in the premises of the National Convention Centre, Doha, Qataron the theme of ‘Development-centred globalization: Towards inclusive and sustainable growth and development’
For more information visit the official website.
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23 April – 4 May 2012 – New York USA – Earth Summit 2012 – Rio + 20
Third round of ‘informal-informal’ negotiations on the zero draft of outcome document
For more information contact UNCSD Secretariat E-mail uncsd2012@un.org
23-27 April 2012 – Commission on Population and Development, 45th session
The Commission on Population and Development will hold its forty-fifth session at United Nations Headquarters in New York. The theme of the session is “Adolescents and Youth.
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30 April 2012 – 11 Preparatory Committee for the 2015 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference – Vienna
The Preparatory Committee (PrepCom) for the 2015 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) will hold its first session from 30 April to 11 May 2012 at the Vienna International Centre. This meeting is the first of three sessions that will be held prior to the 2015 Review Conference.
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30 April – 4 May 2012 – Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent 11th session of the Working Group
The Working Group on African Descent will be held its 11th session from 30 April – 4 May 2012 inGeneva, Palais des Nations, Room XXI.
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30 April – 18 May 2012 – Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights 48th Session – OHCHR Palais Wilson, Geneva, Switzerland
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