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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On Friday, February 25, 2011, the International Peace Institute and the Permanent Mission of New Zealand to the UN, in collaboration with the School of Law at the University of Essex, held a policy forum to consider the issue of reviewing the 1990 United Nations Model Status of Forces Agreement (Model SOFA) to better address […]
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On February 24th, IPI hosted a policy forum on the liberation of Kuwait from Iraqi occupation and the role the United Nations played in that effort. The event’s panel was led by Mansour Ayyad Al-Otaibi, Permanent Representative of the State of Kuwait to the UN, who said that despite doubts in 1990 that the UN […]
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The crisis in Côte d’Ivoire is a “real test of democracy,” said Ambassador Youssoufou Bamba of Côte d’Ivoire, addressing a standing-room-only audience at IPI. Speaking at the Feb. 7th inaugural event in IPI’s African Election Series, Ambassador Bamba said, “This election has been the most free, most transparent, the most inclusive, the most democratic we […]
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In a briefing at IPI’s Vienna office, IPI President Terje Rød-Larsen warned that the situation in Egypt could have historic ramifications.
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On February 1, 2011, The International Peace Institute (IPI), the Permanent Mission of Norway to the United Nations, and the Permanent Mission of Uruguay to the United Nations held a working lunch roundtable discussion to launch, “The Friends of Delivering as One: Towards a More Relevant, Coherent, and Efficient UN at Country Level.”Speakers: Warren Hoge, […]
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