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Witness Seminar 3 the United Nations and International Peace and Security The United Nations at 70 - Witness seminar 3 The United Nations and international peace and security: Navigating a divided world? British perspectives Programme 1000-1015 Welcome and introduction Mr Edward Mortimer CMG, President of the British Association of Former United Nations Civil Servants (BAFUNCS) 1015-1130 Session 1: The UK on the Security Council: Assessing the Record after 70 Years Chair: Dame Glynne Evans Panellist 1: Ambassador Matthew Rycroft, UK Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York Panellist 2: Mr Andrew Whitley, Policy and Advocacy Director, The Elders Respondent 1: Mr Sam Daws, Director, Project on UN Governance and Reform, Centre for International Studies, Oxford University Respondent 2: Mr Yves Doutriaux, former Deputy Permanent Representative of France to the UN 1130-1145 Refreshment break 1145-1300 Session 2: Prevention and early action Chair: Professor Dominik Zaum, University of Reading Panellist 1: Lord Williams of Baglan, Distinguished Visiting Fellow, Chatham House Panellist 2: Sir Kieran Prendergast Respondent 1: Dr Jennifer Welsh, UN Special Adviser for the Responsibility to Protect Respondent 2: Dr Francesc Vendrell, former UN Mediator at the Department of Political Affairs 1 The United Nations at 70 - Witness seminar 3 13 January 2016, Church House, London 1300-1400 Lunch 1400-1515 Session 3: Peacekeeping and peacebuilding Chair: Professor Mats Berdal, King's College London Panellist 1: Dr Babu Rahman, Deputy Head of Research Analysts, Multilateral Policy Directorate, Foreign and Commonwealth Office Panellist 2: Mr Jonathan Prentice, Director of London Office, International Crisis Group Respondent 1: Mr Quentin Teisseire, Political Counsellor, Embassy of France in the UK Respondent 2: Mr Tihomir Loza, Executive Director, South East European Network for Professionalization of Media 1515-1545 Refreshment break 1545-1700 Session 4: Lessons and recommendations from seven decades in international peace and security Chair: Sir Jeremy Greenstock, Chair, United Nations Association - UK Panellist 1: Sir Mark Lyall Grant, National Security Adviser, Cabinet Office Respondent 1: Professor Sir Adam Roberts, University of Oxford Respondent 2: Mr Paul Williams, Director, Multilateral Policy Directorate, Foreign and Commonwealth Office 1700-1715 Concluding remarks Sir Jeremy Greenstock 1715-1900 Reception Introduction: Sir Jeremy Greenstock Reception remarks: Lord Malloch-Brown, former UN Deputy Secretary- General 2 The United Nations at 70 - Witness seminar 3 13 January 2016, Church House, London Speakers Professor Mats Berdal – Professor of Security and Development, King’s College London Professor Mats Berdal is Professor of Security and Development at the Department of War Studies, King’s College London (KCL) and Director of the Conflict, Security and Development Research Group at KCL. Originally from Norway, Professor Berdal gained a BSc from the London School of Economics in 1988 and a DPhil from Oxford in 1992. From 2000 to 2003 he was Director of Studies at the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS). Mr Sam Daws – Director, Project on UN Governance and Reform, Centre for International Studies, Oxford University Mr Sam Daws has served in a variety of UN related roles for over two decades. From 2012 to 2013 he was Deputy Director (United Nations, Prime Minister’s Post-2015 team) in the UK Cabinet Office, a role that included supporting the Prime Minister as Co-Chair of the UN High-Level Panel on the Post-2015 Development Agenda. He previously served as Senior Principal Research Analyst in the Multilateral Policy Directorate of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) and was Executive Director of the United Nations Association – UK from 2004 to 2010. Mr Daws was the UK Representative to the United Nations Foundation and from 2000 to 2003 was First Officer to UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan in New York. Mr Yves Doutriaux – Former Deputy Permanent Representative of France to the UN Mr Yves Doutriaux has been a member of the Conseil d’Etat since 2007, having previously served as ambassador to the Organisation for Cooperation and Security in Europe in Vienna (2003 to 2007). He lectures as a professor at the Université Paris I and the Université Paris- Dauphine. Mr Doutriaux served as Deputy Ambassador to the United Nations in New York in 1998 to 2002, and as consul general of France in Toronto, Canada between 1992 and 1995. Dame Glynne Evans Dame Glynne Evans was a University lecturer before becoming a career diplomat. She spent about 13 years of her Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) career involved with the UN, including UN Law of the Sea negotiations, secondment to the UN Security Council Secretariat, UKMIS New York and 6 years as Head of the UN Department at the FCO between 1990-6. She was a delegate to many UN international conferences, and lectured regularly at staff colleges on peacekeeping and conflict management. On sabbatical she was a Research Associate at the International Institute of Strategic Studies and a Distinguished Visiting Fellow at the NATO Defence College. She was Ambassador to Chile and to Portugal. Since retiring, Dame Glynne works as a security consultant. 3 The United Nations at 70 - Witness seminar 3 13 January 2016, Church House, London Sir Jeremy Greenstock – Chair of the United Nations Association – UK (UNA-UK) Sir Jeremy Greenstock was a career diplomat from 1969 to 2004, serving in a number of postings, including in Dubai, Washington, Saudi Arabia, Paris and New York. He served as Political Director in London from 1996 to 1998, as UK Ambassador to the UN in New York from 1998 to 2003 and as UK Special Envoy for Iraq from 2003 to 2004. After retiring from government service, Sir Jeremy directed the Ditchley Foundation from 2004 to 2010 and worked as a special adviser to BP during the same period. He is currently Chairman of UNA-UK, Chairman of strategic advisory company Gatehouse Advisory Partners Ltd and Chairman of Lambert Energy Advisory Ltd. Mr Tihomir Loza – Executive Director, South East European Network for Professionalization of Media (SEENPM) Originally from Bosnia, Mr Tihomir Loza has worked for a number of media outlets, including the Oslobodjenje Daily and Nasi Dani Magazine, as well as for BBC TV and the Institute for War and Peace Reporting. Before joining SEENPM, Mr Loza was deputy director of Transitions, a Prague based media development organisation with projects in the former Soviet Union, Central and Eastern Europe and the Balkans. At SEENPM, Mr Loza serves as the main public contact and spokesperson, working closely with the Board and General Assembly to reach the network’s strategic objectives, including raising SEENPM’s profile and visibility and improving internal communication and interaction among its members. Sir Mark Lyall Grant – National Security Adviser, Cabinet Office Sir Mark Lyall Grant is a career diplomat, and has served on four continents. Earlier in his career he worked in Paris and Pretoria; as Private Secretary to the Minister for Europe at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO); and worked on EU and Africa Policy. He was the UK High Commissioner to Pakistan (2003 to 2006), Director General Political in the FCO (2007 to 2009) and the UK Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations (2009 to 2015). He took up the role of Prime Minister’s National Security Adviser on 7 September 2015. Lord Malloch-Brown – Former United Nations Deputy Secretary- General Lord Malloch-Brown served as Deputy Secretary General and Chief of Staff at the UN under Kofi Annan. He began his career as a journalist at The Economist, moving on to hold a range of positions including; Vice-Chairman of the World Economic Forum, lead international partner at political consultancy Sawyer Miller, Vice- Chairman of George Soros’s Investment Funds and Open Society Institute and was a Vice President at the World Bank. Lord Malloch-Brown was previously Administrator of the UN Development Programme and Minister of State in the Foreign Office, serving as a member of Gordon Brown’s Cabinet. He now sits in the House of Lords and serves as a special adviser for FTI Consulting. 4 The United Nations at 70 - Witness seminar 3 13 January 2016, Church House, London Mr Edward Mortimer CMG – President of the British Association of Former United Nations Civil Servants (BAFUNCS) Mr Edward Mortimer started his career at The Times; where he was a foreign correspondent and editorial writer for eighteen years, moving on to serve as a foreign affairs commentator for the Financial Times in 1987. In 1998, he was appointed as Kofi Annan’s Chief Speechwriter at the UN, a role he held until 2006 (combining it with that of Director of Communications from 2001). After leaving the UN, Mr Mortimer worked as Senior Vice-President & Chief Program Officer of the Salzburg Global Seminar (2007 to 2012) and chair of the Sri Lanka Campaign for Peace and Justice (2010 to 2015). He has been the President of BAFUNCS since 2011, and a Distinguished Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford since 2013. Sir Kieran Prendergast – Former United Nations Under-Secretary- General Sir Kieran started his diplomatic career at the British Embassy in Ankara, before being posted to the NATO department at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. He then worked in Nicosia, The Hague, New York and Tel Aviv, later going on to serve as High Commissioner to Zimbabwe and Kenya, before returning to Ankara as Ambassador to Turkey. In March 1997, Sir Kieran was appointed as UN Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, a role he held until 2005. Since his retirement from the UN, he has served on the Advisory Council of Independent Diplomat and as Chairman of the Anglo-Turkish Society. Mr Jonathan Prentice – Director of London Office and Senior Advocacy Adviser, International Crisis Group Prior to joining Crisis Group, Mr Jonathan Prentice worked with the United Nations for sixteen years in political analysis, peacekeeping and human rights.
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