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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In partnership with the United Nations Development Programme, the International Peace Institute recently hosted a lunchtime policy discussion on postconflict economic recovery, based on the recently released UNDP report entitled “Post-Conflict Economic Recovery: Enabling Local Ingenuity.”Chaired by IPI President Terje Rød-Larsen, the event featured remarks from John Ohiorhenuan, Director of the 2008 Post-Conflict Economic Recovery […]
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IPI recently held a panel discussion to launch the new book, Blue Helmets and Black Markets: The Business of Survival in the Siege of Sarajevo, by Peter Andreas.IPI Senior Adviser John Hirsch chaired the event, which featured remarks by author Peter Andreas, while discussants Phil Williams of the US Army War College and James Cockayne […]
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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 October 8th, the International Peace Institute convened a “Multistakeholder Consultation on Chad,” together with the United States Institute of Peace and Caring for Kaela, a Chadian advocacy organization.With fifty participants drawn from diverse backgrounds–including African ambassadors, representatives of the African Union , the European Union, and the United Nations Secretariat, as well as members […]
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IPI recently held a roundtable on the de-alerting of nuclear weapons, an issue raised by several resolutions of the General Assembly. In providing a diverse selection of views on this important issue, the discussion saw a lively debate on the operational status of nuclear weapons systems, the risks associated with high-level alert status, and the […]
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