Climate Change is a Threat Multiplier, Experts Say
Jun 30, 2009
At a recent policy forum at IPI, three visiting speakers agreed that climate change may not directly cause conflict, but can act as a threat multiplier by exacerbating existing tensions or creating new ones.
SRSGs Discuss Legitimacy, Impartiality, and Safety at IPI
Jun 28, 2009
On June 19, IPI convened a full-day meeting of UN member states and Special Representatives of the Secretary-General (SRSGs), with the goal of sharing lessons learned from UN field missions. The dialogue featured speakers drawn from the highest levels of the UN Secretariat and was held under the Chatham House rule.
IPI Hosts Screening of Sergio at UN
Jun 27, 2009
Last week at the United Nations, IPI and HBO Documentary Films hosted a screening of Sergio, a film that recounts the life and death of UN diplomat Sergio Vieira de Mello, who was killed during the bombing of Baghdad’s Canal Hotel in 2003.
Israel’s Shalom Sees Middle East Struggle Not Between Israelis and Palestinians, But Between Extremists and Moderates
Jun 08, 2009
During a visit to IPI, Silvan Shalom stated that the struggle in the Middle East should not be classed as between Israelis and Palestinians, but between extremists and moderates.
New Publications
Managing Complexity
This report, and the seminar on which it is based, outlines the challenge of UN peacekeeping being “overmatched” by complexity, while offering suggestions for understanding and dealing with complex environments.
The Responsibility to Protect (RtoP) and Genocide Prevention in Africa
This report outlines the outcomes from an expert roundtable convened by IPI, the UN Office of the Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, and the InterAfrica Group, which took place in Addis Ababa in October, 2008. The publication includes the text of the keynote address given by Jean Ping, Chairperson of the African Union Commission, and the speech of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on responsible sovereignty given in Berlin in 2008.
IPI In the News
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Naureen Chowdhury Fink, IPI Senior Program Officer, was interviewed by Express TV News (Pakistan) on the government military offensive and the recommendations from IPI’s paper on terrorism in South Asia. Watch Video
Friday, May 29, 2009
Warren Hoge, a Vice President of IPI, joined Leslie Gelb, president emeritus of the Council on Foreign Relations, and Worldfocus anchor Martin Savidge to discuss North Korea and President Obama’s meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. Watch Video
Recent Events
Monday, May 11, 2009
IPI Hosts Annual Spring Reception
Over 50 guests, including UN ambassadors, IPI board members, staff, and friends attended IPI’s 2009 Annual Spring Reception, which took place in the Trygve Lie Center on May 11.
Monday, April 20, 2009
Human Rights and
Counterterrorism: The Role of the UN
In his remarks, Ambassador Claude Heller of Mexico discussed the UN’s role in upholding human rights and the instruments at its disposal. A panel of experts — John Sifton of OneWorld Research, Kristen Boon of Seton Hall University School of Law, and Edward Flynn of the UN Counter-Terrorism Executive Directorate — then discussed upholding human rights within the international counterterrorism regime.