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2008 2007

December

Ghana, Presidential and Parliamentary Elections

(00/12/2008 to 00/12/2008)

November

Ivory Coast Presidential Elections

(30/11/2008 to 30/11/2008)

Follow-up International Conference on Financing for Development to Review the Implementation of the Monterrey Consensus

(29/11/2008 to 02/12/2008) Doha

In accordance with General Assembly resolutions 61/191 and 62/187, the review conference should address progress made, reaffirm goals and commitments, share best practices and lessons learned.

The conference should also identify obstacles and constraints encountered, actions and initiatives to overcome them and important measures for further implementation, as well as new challenges and emerging issues.

Romania, Parliamentary Elections

(28/11/2008 to 28/11/2008)

Guinea, Presidential Elections

(23/11/2008 to 23/11/2008)

New Zealand, Parliamentary Elections

(15/11/2008 to 15/11/2008)

USA, Presidential Elections

(04/11/2008 to 04/11/2008)

October

Azerbaijan, Presidential Elections

(16/10/2008 to 16/10/2008)

Lithuania, Parliamentary Elections

(12/10/2008 to 12/10/2008)

Slovenia, Parliamentary Elections

(08/10/2008 to 08/10/2008)

September

Legislative Election

(28/09/2008 to 28/09/2008) Austria, Austria

Referendum

(28/09/2008 to 28/09/2008) Ecuador, Ecuador

Legislative Election

(05/09/2008 to 05/09/2008) Angola, Angola

July

Cambodia, Parliamentary Elections

(27/07/2008 to 27/07/2008)

Mediterranean Union Meeting

(13/07/2008 to 13/07/2008) Paris

The Francia President, Nicolas Sarkozy, will meet with Italia Prime Minister, Silvio Berlusconi, and with the President of the Government of Spain, José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, to analize Mediterranean Union issues.

June

Icelandic Presidential Election

(28/06/2008 to 28/06/2008)

International Conference on the Middle East in support of Civil Security and Palestine Constitutionality

(24/06/2008 to 24/06/2008)

“The conference will be attended by foreign ministers of the Palestinian Authority and Israel, as well as their counterparts from more than 40 countries which co-operate actively in the search for an Arab-Israeli accord. Among them will be members of the Middle East “quarter” (the US, Russia, the UN and the EU), as well as representatives of the Arab League, Japan, Canada and other Middle Eastern countries”

Mongolia, Elections to the "State Great Hural"

(08/06/2008 to 08/06/2008)

Macedonia, Legislative Assembly Elections

(01/06/2008 to 01/06/2008)

May

V Latin America, the Caribbean and the European Union Summit

(16/05/2008 to 17/05/2008) Lima

The Lima Summit will provide another important opportunity for political dialogue at the highest level in order to address major challenges in a frank and open way and to assess recent developments in both regions.

It will also be an occasion to give more visibility to the extensive cooperation between both partners, and to analyze the action and policies undertaken within the framework of the EU-LAC Strategic Partnership.

The Lima Summit will focus on poverty, inequality, inclusion and also on sustainable development: climate change; environment; energy.

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Dominican Republic - Presidential Elections

(00/05/2008 to 00/05/2008)

April

Paraguay, Presidential Elections y Parliamentary

(20/04/2008 to 20/04/2008)

XII United Nations Conference on Trade and Development

(20/04/2008 to 25/04/2008) Accra International Conference Centre, Accra, Ghana

Meeting every four years to set the organization's mandate and work priorities, Ministerial conferences are UNCTAD's highest decision-making body. UNCTAD Ministerial conferences also serve an important political function: allowing intergovernmental consensus building regarding the state of the world economy and development policies.

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NATO Summit

(02/04/2008 to 04/04/2008) Bucharest
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March

Informal meeting of EU Ministers of Foreign Affairs

(28/03/2008 to 29/03/2008) Brod Cobgress Centre, Brdo, Slovenia

The Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the European Union will convene at the traditional semi-annual informal meeting – the “Gymnich” – at Brdo pri Kranju, on 28 and 29 March.

In an informal atmosphere, a few significant issues of relevance to the European foreign policy will be debated, among others, the situation in the Western Balkans.

For further information, please see the preliminary program at the Slovenian Presidency  of the EU website.

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Iran, parliamentary elections

(14/03/2008 to 14/03/2008)
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Spain, General Elections

(09/03/2008 to 09/03/2008)
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Russia, Presidential Elections

(02/03/2008 to 02/03/2008)
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Zimbawe,Presidential Elections

(00/03/2008 to 00/03/2008)

February

Armenia, Presidential Elections

(00/02/2008 to 00/02/2008)

Cyprus, Presidential Elections

(00/02/2008 to 00/02/2008)

Czech Republic, Presidential Election

(00/02/2008 to 00/02/2008)

January

Cuba's General and local elections

(20/01/2008 to 20/01/2008)
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First Alliance of Civilizations Annual Forum

(15/01/2008 to 16/01/2008) Madrid

This high-level event will bring together political leaders, representatives of international and regional bodies, donor agencies, civil society groups and foundations to explore ways of addressing the growing polarization between nations and cultures worldwide and develop partnerships to promote cross-cultural understanding globally.

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Pakistan, Parliamentary Elections

(00/01/2008 to 00/01/2008)