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Contact: Carl Reaich, Legal Division, +64 4 439 8214
New Zealand will participate in the International Civil Aviation Organisation diplomatic conference in Beijing. The diplomatic conference will consider two protocols – one to amend the Montreal Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Civil Aviation, and one to amend the Hague Convention for the Suppression of the Unlawful seizure of Aircraft. The Protocol to the Montreal Convention seeks to introduce new offences relating to the use of aircraft. The Protocol to the Hague Convention seeks to re-focus the criminal provisions in that Convention. Both protocols are similar to the existing Suppression of Unlawful Acts protocols which apply in the maritime context.
The Iberian Peninsula and the British Isles are the two leading producers of overseas settler societies in the history of the modern world. Yet the pasts and presents of the two diasporas, which made and remade Latin America and ‘neo‐Britains’ such as New Zealand, are seldom compared. This conference will explore comparisons, connections, and convergences, past and present, between New Zealand and the countries of Iberia and Latin America.
Keynote speakers:
Professor José Colmeiro, University of Auckland
Professor Tom Dwyer, University of Campinas, São Paulo
Professor Alfredo Martínez Expósito, University of Queensland
Professor Lisa Matisoo‐Smith, University of Otago
Professor Marco A. Pamplona, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro
For more information visit
www.victoria.ac.nz/stout-centre/
Email
stout-centre@vuw.ac.nz
Telephone
(04) 463 5305
To register visit: http://www.victoria.ac.nz/stout-centre/about/events/conferences.aspx [external site]
We wish to advise of a lecture to be held at Victoria University on
Monday 6 September 2010 at 5:30-7:00pm
by Martin Dransfield
Martin Dransfield will provide an overview of the situation in Bamyan Province in Afghanistan based on his recent experiences as the New Zealand Provincial Reconstruction Commander from October 2009 until April 2010. In particular he will focus on the relationship developed by the Provincial Reconstruction Team with the Bamyan people and its contribution to the search for improved and ongoing security in the province. His presentation will also cover New Zealand’s role in providing training and support to the Afghan security forces and how, working
alongside Governor Sarabi, a Governance and Development framework has been put in place.
Please RSVP before 2 September 2010 - email: css@vuw.ac.nz or Ph 04 463 5434
Contact: Rupert Mackintosh, Asia Division, +64 4 439 8887
The third meeting of APEC Senior Officials, the Committee on Trade and Investment and the Sub-Committee on Economic and Technical Cooperation and their subfora. Senior Officials will consider progress made on work so far in 2010 and issue instructions to finalise work streams for sign off by Ministers at the Annual Ministerial Meeting in Yokohama in November 2010.
Contact: Tony Banks, New Zealand Aid, +64 4 439 8209
This meeting will review progress made with achieving the Millennium Development Goals and discuss and Action Agenda for achieving the Goals by 2015.
Contact:Tony Banks, IDG Division, +64 4 439 8209
This meeting will undertake a five-year review of progress made with the Mauritius Strategy for the Further Implementation of the Programme of Action for the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States.
Contact: Rachel Taylor, UNHC Division, +64 4 439 8347
The Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group (CMAG) meets every year in the margins of UNGA at Ministerial level. This meeting will have a particular focus on CMAG reform.
Contact:Rachel Taylor, UNHC Division, +64 4 439 8347
Foreign Ministers of Commonwealth member states will meet to discuss Commonwealth reform and progress since the last Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in 2009.
Contact: Indra Prasad, Asia Division, +64 4 439 8127
Biennial meeting at Heads of Government level to strengthen links between Asia and Europe and discuss key global issues including global economic governance and sustainable development. The overarching theme for ASEM 8 is “Quality of Life, achieving greater well-being and more dignity for all citizens”. This will be New Zealand’s first Summit.
Contact: Anne Cawthorn, Environment Division, +64 4 439 8404
Parties and observer states to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and its Kyoto Protocol (KP) will meet to continue negotiations on a range of issues (e.g. mitigation, adaptation, financing, forestry, legal form) in preparation for the Conference of Parties in December.
We wish to advise of a lecture to be held at The Banquet Hall on
Tuesday 12 October 2010 at 4:30pm
by Hon. John Key, Prime Minister of New Zealand
The Europa Lecture Series is the European Union Centres Network's prestige public lecture series, usually presented annually by a high profile, leading New Zealand or European politician. Eleven lectures have been presented as part of the series since its inception at the National Centre for Research on Europe in 2001.
There is no cost for this event, however registrations are essential, therefore please register online by 1st October 2010.
Contact: Amanda Tomlinson, Asia Division, +64 4 439 8885
Annual meeting of Leaders from EAS countries hosted by Viet Nam, the 2010 chair of ASEAN. Leaders will consider a range of issues including under the EAS priority areas: environment, energy, finance, education and disaster management.
Contact: Amanda Tomlinson, Asia Division, +64 4 439 8885
Attended by ASEAN Leaders, this event will mark the 35th anniversary of the ASEAN-New Zealand Dialogue relationship.
Contact: Anne Cawthorn, Environment Division, +64 4 439 8404
Annual ministerial meeting of the Conference of Parties, the supreme body under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. Negotiations are working towards agreement of a climate change regime and commitments to further reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Contact: Frederik Van der Vloodt, IDG Division, +64 4 439 7177
Short description of event: NZ is hosting the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), OCHA donor support group, for the annual high level meeting
