"The Kosovo Crisis and the International Community"
Note: The paper presented at the conference will be published by the UN University Press scheduled to be published by June 2000.
Information note
The United Nations University will host a one day seminar devoted to "The Kosovo Crisis and the International Community" on Tuesday, 21 March 2000, from 10:00am to 1:00pm and 3 to 6 pm in Conference Room C of the UN Secretariat.
The seminar will provide the setting for an assessment of the military, diplomatic, political and humanitarian aspects of the Kosovo crisis. Paper givers will present interpretations from various perspectives including the conflict parties, NATO allies, the immediate region surrounding the conflict and further afield. They will also discuss country perspectives, the role of the United Nations and the longer normative, operational and structural consequences of the conflict.
Speakers include Agon Demjaha (Kosovar Civil Society, Federal republic of Yugoslavia), Duska Anastasijevic (Vreme, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia); Ibrahim A. Karawan (University of Utah, USA); Monica Serrano (Centro de Estudios Internacionales at El Colegio de Mexico, Mexico); Lt. General Satish Nambiar (Ret., Indian Army, India); Felice Gaer (Jacob Blaustein Institute for the Advancement of Human Rights, American Jewish Committee, USA); A.J.R. Groom (University of Kent, UK); Air Marshal Ray Funnel (Royal Australian Air Force, Ret., Australia); James Mayall (University of Cambridge, UK) and Lori F. Damrosch (Columbia University, USA).
The project is coordinated by Ramesh Thakur (Vice Rector, United Nations University) and Albrecht Schnabel (Programme Officer, United Nations University).
For further information, please contact the United Nations University Office in New York (tel.: 963-6345; fax: 371-9454; e-mail: UNUONA@IGC.IGC.ORG..
Interested delegations, secretariat staff, NGOOs and representatives of the media are invited. As seating is limited, kindly register by fax or e-mail.