In 2011 (continued…)

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  Panel Discussions 09-14-2011

  Libya and Yemen: Two Arab Authors Discuss the Troubled Uprisings

  Two Arab authors, Hisham Matar and Ali Al-Muqri, spoke at IPI on September 14th and 15th to give their artist’s perspective on the recent uprisings in their home countries.“The way I see us is that we are sort of perched on the trees, and we watch history move, and we reflect. We hold up mirrors […]

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  Panel Discussions 06-08-2011

  Norway Crown Princess on Women’s Empowerment and Gender Equality

  IPI held a standing-room-only meeting on girls, women and HIV on June 8th with a high-level panel that featured HRH Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway, who highlighted the importance of prioritizing young people and working with them as key agents of change.The policy forum, “Prevention and Protection Save Lives: Girls, Women and HIV” coincided with […]

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  Panel Discussions 06-07-2011

  Douste-Blazy on Innovative Financing: “We Need to Act Now”

  Since 2006, UNITAID has raised $2.2 billion to help fight HIV/AIDS, malaria and turberculosis through a micro-tax on airplane tickets. On June 7th, UNITAID’s chair, Professor Philippe Douste-Blazy, Special Adviser to the Secretary-General for Innovative Financing for Development, came to IPI to discuss the achievements of innovative financing in the health sector and the prospects […]

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  Panel Discussions 05-31-2011

  Benchmarking Peace Consolidation

  IPI collaborated with the Norwegian Peacebuilding Centre and the United Nations to host a May 31st event entitled “Benchmarking Peace Consolidation.” This full-day seminar brought together senior and expert-level participants–including representatives of UN Member States, UN entities engaged in measuring aspects of peace consolidation, the World Bank, the OECD, and independent research and policy institutions–for […]

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  Panel Discussions 05-19-2011

  Be Prepared: Disaster Relief and the OSCE

  A meeting on May 19th at IPI’s Vienna office looked at challenges posed by the increasing frequency and severity of natural disasters, and what international emergency response mechanisms are in place, particularly in Europe. Since its founding in 1975, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE, originally called the CSCE) has recognized the […]

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