PRESS RELEASE

 UNITED NATIONS UNIVERSITY TO CONDUCT SEMINARS ON PEACE AND

GOVERNANCE AT UN HEADQUARTERS

More information on UNU's Peace and Governance Program

The United Nations University will host a series of seminars based on going current research projects being carried out within the framework of its Peace and Governance Programme. These will provide an opportunity for the University to interface with a wider audience including UN staff members. The themes, dates and venues of each session are indicated below. There is an option to attend either a morning or afternoon session (11:00am to 12:30pm and

3:00pm to 5:00pm).

  15 MARCH: ETHICS AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

This session focuses on tensions arising from competing values and normative systems in the international arena with particular attention to such issues as the environment, refugees, diplomacy and distributive justice.

Lecturers: Daniel Warner, Graduate Institute of International Studies, Geneva and Oran Young, Dartmouth University.

Venue: Conference room DC2-1949

17 MARCH: PEACEKEEPING AND PEACEBUILDING IN AFRICA

This seminar will explore the modalities and difficulties of encountered in the operationalization of a broad definition of peace from preventive deployment and peace making to democratization, with specific reference to Liberia. The relationship between the UN and regional actors will also be discussed.

Lecturers: John MacKinley and Funmi Olonisakin, Department of War Studies, King's College, London.

Venue: Conference Room 9, UN Secretariat

19 MARCH: RISING AND FADING POWERS: INTERNATIONAL ORDER IN TRANSITION

Drawing upon the cases of Great Britain, the United States and ASEAN, this seminar explores the process of international power transition and the challenges encountered to affect peaceful change in the international system.

Lecturers: Charles Kupchan, Georgetown University, Jean-Marc Coicaud, UNU and Emmanuel Adler, University of Jerusalem.

Venue: Conference room 6 (UN Secretariat)

All UN staff, NGO representatives and Permanent Missions are welcome. For further information, please contact the UNU Office in North America: Tel. 212-963-6346

Fax: 212-371-9454

e-mail: UNUONA@IGC.APC.ORG