The Week Ahead is a detailed listing of key events of the coming week affecting RFE/RL's broadcast region.
Belarus: A delegation of the board of directors of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) visits Minsk (to September 26).
Belarus/U.S.: The first U.S.-Belarus Investment Forum begins in New York.
Georgia: Military service personnel from Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Georgia participate in the Eternity-2014 exercises in Tbilisi.
Iran: Iranian President Hassan Rohani travels to the United States to attend the UN General Assembly session in New York.
Kazakhstan: Day of Languages of the People of Kazakhstan.
Moldova: World Bank Vice President for Europe and Central Asia Laura Tuck visits Chisinau.
Russia: Russian Security Council is scheduled to discuss the government's ability to isolate the Russian segment of the Internet from the global network during times of crisis.
UN: New York hosts the World Conference on Indigenous Peoples (to September 23).
OSCE: Warsaw hosts an OSCE The Human Dimension Implementation meeting (to October 3).
U.S./Ukraine: Wilson Center in Washington hosts a discussion titled "The Ukraine Crisis: The View from Odessa."
U.S./Russia: Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Washington hosts a discussion titled "Russia's Role in Asian Energy Markets."
U.S./PONARS: Leading scholars and experts from North America and post-Soviet Eurasian countries attend the PONARS Eurasia Annual Conference 2014 in Washington.
TUESDAY, September 23:
Romania: The South East Europe Media Organization (SEEMO), an affiliate of the International Press Institute (IPI), holds a conference on press freedom, the influence of politics on media, and corruption in Bucharest.
Ukraine: European Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee in Brussels hosts a discussion on the situation in Ukraine.
Ukraine: The Center for European Policy Studies (CEPS) in Brussels hosts a discussion with Ukraine's Ambassador to NATO Ihor Dolhov.
EU: European Parliament presents in Brussels the nominees for this year's Sakharov Prize.
UN: New York hosts the UN Climate Summit 2014.
UN: U.S. President Obama chairs a United Nations Security Council summit on foreign terrorist fighters.
WEDNESDAY, September 24:
Azerbaijan: Baku hosts the TEFI-Community international television festival (to September 27).
Belarus/Moldova: Chisinau hosts Belarus-Moldova business forum (to September 25).
Belarus/Moldova: Belarusian President Alyaksandr Lukashenka visits Chisinau (to September 25).
EU: European Parliament's International Trade Committee holds a debate on the association agreements with Ukraine, Georgia, and Moldova in Brussels.
Russia: European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) holds a hearing into the case of Roman Zakharov against Russia in Strasbourg.
Ukraine: Kyiv hosts a Eurasia Forum for Media Development meeting (to September 26).
UN: The UN General Debate opens in New York (to September 30).
U.S./Armenia: Carnegie Endowment in Washington hosts a discussion with Thomas de Waal on trends in Armenia’s politics.
U.S./Pakistan: Wilson Center in Washington hosts a discussion titled "Pakistan’s Long March: Reflections on the Anti-Government Protests in Islamabad."
U.S./Ukraine: International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) in Washington hosts a discussion titled "Energy Security and the Ukraine Crisis."
THURSDAY, September 25:
Iran: Iranian President Hassan Rohani is scheduled to address the UN General Assembly in New York.
Tajikistan: A meeting of the Coordinating Council of Prosecutors General of Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) members opens in Dushanbe (to September 26).
U.S.: George Washington University in Washington hosts the first international conference on Uyghur Studies: History, Culture, and Society (to September 27).
U.S.: George Washington University in Washington hosts the first international conference on Uyghur Studies: History, Culture, and Society (to September 27).
FRIDAY, September 26:
Germany: Berlin hosts a trilateral gas meeting between Russia, Ukraine, and the European Union.
Russia: Moscow hosts a Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) Economic Council meeting.
Ukraine: Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko is expected to address the UN General Assembly in New York.
SUNDAY, September 28:
Serbia: Belgrade Pride Parade.
Turkmenistan: Ashgabat hosts a constituent assembly of the Agrarian Party.