On December 17th, IPI together with the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs cohosted a virtual policy forum on “The Accountability System for the Protection of Civilians in UN Peacekeeping.”Protecting civilians from violence is a priority mandate for most…
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Tom Koenigs, Special Representative for Afghanistan and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), kicked-off the IPA SRSG Series. This event, entitled Afghanistan at the Cross-Roads, addressed current challenges to peacebuilding and statebuilding in Afghanistan.
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On September 25, 2008, a select group of foreign ministers and distinguished experts gathered at IPI to discuss “the State of Freedom of Expression: Access to Information as a Driver of Social Development.”This first annual Trygve Lie Symposium was co-chaired by Mr. Carl Bildt, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sweden, and Mr. Jonas Gahr Støre, […]
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On the morning of Monday, September 22, 2008, IPI hosted a breakfast Policy Forum on “Crime as an Impediment to Security and Development in Africa.” The meeting, chaired by IPI President Terje Rød-Larsen and UNODC Executive Director Antonio Maria Costa, considered the ways in which local and transnational crime in Africa represents both a cause […]
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On September 19, 2008, H.E. Mr. Jean Ping, Chairperson of the African Union Commission, addressed a group of diplomats and other members of the United Nations and NGO communities in IPI’s Trygve Lie Center.Mr. Ping spoke at length about the future of the AU, reminding those present that it has achieved much in just six […]
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IPI recently hosted a lunchtime panel discussion to launch a new book, The Responsibility to Protect: Ending Mass Atrocity Crimes Once and for All, by Gareth Evans. It was cosponsored by the International Crisis Group and the Global Centre for the Responsibility to Protect.IPI Senior Vice President and Director of Studies, Dr. Edward Luck, chaired […]
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