January 18
Historical Events on January 18
336 St Mark elected Catholic Pope
350 Roman Emperor Constans is deposed by
General Magnentius who proclaims himself the new Emperor
474 Leo II briefly becomes Byzantine
emperor.
532 Nika uprising at Constantinople fails,
30-40,000 die
1126 Emperor Huizong abdicates the Chinese
throne in favour of his son Emperor Qinzong.
1307 German king Albrecht I makes his son
Rudolf king of Bohemia
1478 Grand Duke Ivan II of Moscow occupies
Novgorod
1520 Christian II of Denmark & Norway
defeats Swedes at Lake Asunde
Appointments of the Secretary-General
Schedule for 18 January 2017
On 18 January, the Secretary-General will visit Geneva, where he will meet with
the heads of UN agencies based there, as well as hold a town hall meeting with
UN staff.
In the evening, he will meet with Chinese
President Xi Jinping, before taking part at a high-level event with the
President.
The following morning, on Thursday, 19
January, the Secretary-General will travel to Davos to attend the World
Economic Forum, where he will participate in a special session in which he will
lay out his vision for the UN on cooperation for peace and tackling the root
causes of global crises.
While in Davos, the Secretary-General is
also expected to hold a number of bilateral meetings with world leaders.
The Secretary-General will return to New
York in the afternoon of Friday, 20 January.
January 18
January 18, 1966 - Robert Clifton Weaver
was sworn in as the first African American cabinet member in U.S. history,
becoming President Lyndon B. Johnson's Secretary of Housing and Urban
Development.
Birthday - American orator and politician
Daniel Webster (1782-1852) was born in Salisbury, New Hampshire. "Liberty and Union, now
and forever, one and inseparable!" he stated in the U.S. Senate in 1830 in
response to Southern Senators who contended that individual states had the
right to refuse to obey Congress.
Wednesday, 18 January
2017 Next Day
NEWS
HONG KONG / POLICY ADDRESS
Asia
Hong Kong: Chief Executive CY Leung
delivers policy address before Legislative Council.
AP covering LIVE., AP covering.
GERMANY / GREENS
Europe
Berlin: Germany's opposition Greens
announce results of a membership ballot on who will lead the party into this
year's national election. The party could be important in efforts to form a
new...
AP covering.
MIDDLE EAST EXTRA
GAZA / POWER
Power cut leaves poor in the dark.
TURKEY / FEAR
Businesses suffer as fearful Turks drink
at home.
YEMEN / CHILD AMPUTEE
Boy who lost his leg in airstrike
optimistic about future.
Schedule of General Assembly plenary and
related meetings
Wednesday, 18 January 2017
a.m. - Conference room
1 Informal consultations
on the first draft of the modalities draft resolution on the intergovernmental
negotiations leading to the adoption of a global compact for safe, orderly and
regular migration to be presented at an intergovernmental conference on
international migration in 2018.
Wednesday 18 - Thursday 19 January
European Commission, Events/Conf/Fairs,
Economy, finance, tax and competition, Energy and natural resources
Energy efficient finance market place
Crown Plaza Hotel, Brussels
This event will gather participants
working on energy efficiency finance from the financial sector, ESCOs (energy
service companies), project developers and public authorities. It will be
composed of plenary discussions and 24 breakout sessions, with a focus on
practical experiences and projects, looking at 4 thematic tracks:
standardisation and benchmarking, innovative financing schemes, aggregation of
public assets, and aggregation of private assets.
Financial institutions have the possibility
to set up a stand during the event.
More information on the event
Wednesday 18 January
European Parliament, Political Meetings,
Institutional affairs
European Parliament Plenary Session
European Parliament, Strasbourg
Election of Vice-Presidents and Quaestors:
MEPs will elect 14 new Vice-Presidents of the European Parliament in secret
ballots, casting up to as many votes as there are vacancies. Finally, MEPs will
elect Parliament's five Quaestors and approve the new composition of
Parliament's standing committees.
2017 challenges: in a debate on the
outcome of the December summit with Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker
and Council President Donald Tusk on Wednesday at 15.00, MEPs will address the
challenges ahead in the areas of external and internal security, EU-Russia
relations, investment in jobs, migration and arrangements for Brexit
negotiations.
Maltese Presidency priorities: Malta's
Prime Minister Joseph Muscat will address the plenary in the presence of
Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker on Wednesday at 11.10 to outline and
discuss the priorities of Malta's first-ever Council Presidency. The debate
will be chaired by the newly-elected EP President.
Police cooperation: recent terror attacks
in the EU have highlighted deficiencies in the sharing of law enforcement and
intelligence information among EU member states. On Wednesday evening, MEPs
will quiz the Council and Commission on their plans to ensure that vital
information is exchanged quickly.
Nomination Hearing
Date: Wednesday, January 18, 2017 Time:
10:00 AM Location: SD-419 Presiding: Senator Corker
Nominee
1. The Honorable Nikki R. Haley
of South Carolina, to be the
Representative of the United States of America to the United Nations, with the
rank and status of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, and the
Representative of the United States of America in the Security Council of the United
Nations and to be Representative of the United States of America to the
Sessions of the General Assembly of the United Nations during her tenure of
service as Representative to the United Nations
Daily Programme
PROGRAMME OF MEETINGS AND AGENDA
SCHEDULED MEETINGS
Wednesday, 18 January 2017
SECURITY COUNCIL
10.00 a.m. - 7864th meeting - Security Council
Chamber
Adoption of the agenda
The situation in Mali
Report of the Secretary-General on the
situation in Mali (S/2016/1137)
Morning* - Consultations of the whole
(closed) - Consultations Room
- MINUSMA (S/2016/1137)
- Other matters
3.00 p.m. - 7865th meeting - Security Council
Chamber
Adoption of the agenda
Non-proliferation
Letter dated 27 December 2016 from the Security Council
Facilitator for the implementation of resolution 2231 (2015) (S/2016/1113)
Second report of the Secretary-General on
the implementation of Security
Council resolution 2231 (2015) (S/2016/1136)
