IPI together with the Office of the UN Secretary General’s Special Envoy for Road Safety and Global Citizen, cohosted on July 1st the US launch of “Make a Safety Statement,” a joint United Nations–JCDecaux Global Campaign for Road Safety.Every…
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Secretary or General? examines the UN Secretary-General as a unique figure in world politics who is, at once, civil servant, global diplomat, and commander-in-chief of up to a hundred thousand peacekeepers. He is also uniquely constrained in depending on states for both the legitimacy and resources that enable the UN to function. The tension between […]
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On September 27th, IPI hosted its third Secretary-General Candidate Conversation Series, featuring Ban Ki-Moon from the Republic of Korea.This event presented an opportunity for Minister Ban to present his vision for the future of the UN to policymakers, practitioners, and academics within the UN community.
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IPI welcomed Surin Pitsuwan and Martin Griffiths who discussed emerging approaches to conflict mediation in Southeast Asia.At this time, there are no formal regional mechanisms to resolve conflicts in the region and no consensus on external involvement in conflict mediation. Principles of state sovereignty and non-interference are largely held to be absolute. The ASEAN Regional […]
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This meeting was a further opportunity to have a conversation with one of the official candidates on the future challenges of the world organization and the role of the Secretary-General.The event is the third part of the IPA Secretary-General Candidate Conversation Series.With the term of Secretary-General Kofi Annan coming to an end later this year, […]
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This meeting was a further opportunity to have a conversation with one of the official candidates on the future challenges of the world organization and the role of the Secretary-General.With the term of the Secretary-General Kofi Annan coming to an end later this year, there have been increased calls for more transparency and accountability in […]
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