The upcoming Summit of the Future is an opportunity to turbocharge efforts toward a more peaceful, secure, and sustainable world. Discussions on revitalizing the work of the General Assembly and the Security Council reform can further serve as avenues…
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Mogens Lykketoft, President of the United Nations General Assembly, told an IPI meeting assessing the results of 2015’s three major UN reviews that the greatest hope of this process was that the UN, “in peace and security, will be much more relevant for the members than it has been in recent years.”The reviews—on peace operations, […]
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Religious and faith leaders launched on May 4th an appeal to all educational and cultural institutions to promote the values of peace, dialogue, dignity, and diversity, continuing the tradition set in July 2015 when IPI hosted the first of these dialogues.In a meeting attended by H.E. Shaikh Abdullah Bin Ahmad Al Khalifa, Undersecretary of Bahrain’s […]
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Taavi Rõivas, Prime Minister of the Republic of Estonia, explained the extraordinary gains the digital landscape is bringing to Estonia to an IPI audience, May 3, 2016.“Estonia saves two percent of GDP by signing things digitally,” he said. “Imagine if it could go global.”Since regaining its independence in 1991, Estonia has achieved significant economic growth. […]
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On April 29th, the IPI Vienna Advisory Council (VAC) gathered for its fifth meeting since its creation in 2011. The Council provides support to IPI Vienna through advice with respect to the office’s research, analysis, policy development, outreach, convening, and other programmatic activities.Andrea Pfanzelter, Senior Director of IPI Vienna, welcomed the distinguished personalities and introduced the new […]
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Astrid Thors, Organization for Security and Co operation in Europe (OSCE) High Commissioner on National Minorities, spoke about security challenges for the OSCE region at an April 29, 2016 meeting, “Prevention in Practice.”The chief European representative for national minorities, Thors said her office was tested by the large migrant crisis in Europe. “Migration flows bring […]
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