DOCSLIB.ORG

Civil Society Programme at the Annual Meeting 2019

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text

Load more

OFFICIAL USE Civil Society Programme at the Annual Meeting 2019 List of CSO participants # Country Organisation Title First Name Last Name Bosnia And 1 Herzegovina ABSL BiH Mr Benjamin Kadic Bosnia And 2 Herzegovina ABSL BiH Dr Erol Mujanovic Advisory Council for Bosnia and 3 United States Herzegovina Mr Nedim Music Agency for Cooperation, Bosnia And Education and Development 4 Herzegovina (ACED) Mr Dusko Vucic Asocijacija studenata Bosnia And Poljoprivredno-prehrambenog 5 Herzegovina fakulteta Mr Mahir Mešić Bosnia And Association "Resource Aarhus 6 Herzegovina centar in BiH" Miss Emina Veljović Bosnia And Association "Resource Aarhus 7 Herzegovina centar in BiH" Miss Emina Boškailo Bosnia And Association for Environmental 8 Herzegovina Improvement E-group Mrs Mensura Sušić Bosnia And Association for Environmental 9 Herzegovina Improvement E-group Mrs Irma Topčić-Skopljak Association for Innovative 10 Bulgaria Development Eng Georgi Gushlekov Bosnia And 11 Herzegovina Association of Architects in BiH Ms Merdzana Mujkanovic Association of Employers of Bosnia And Federation of Bosnia and 12 Herzegovina Herzegovina Mr Zlatan Dedic Bosnia And Association of Sarajevo City 13 Herzegovina Friends Mrs Ana Mrdović Bosnia And Association of Sarajevo City 14 Herzegovina Friends Mrs Nerka Jugo Bosnia And 15 Herzegovina Balkan Club of Peace Mr Vesimir Botic 16 Serbia Balkan Trust for Democracy Mrs Natasa Petrovic Bosnia And 17 Herzegovina Beautiful Acts Foundation Mrs Elvira Korman Bosnia And 18 Herzegovina BHcrafts Ms Lejla Radoncic Bosnia And 19 Herzegovina BHcrafts Ms Naida Kucukalic 20 Serbia BIRN Mr Milos Damnjanovic OFFICIAL USE OFFICIAL USE Civil Society Programme at the Annual Meeting 2019 Bosnia And 21 Herzegovina Bit Alliance Miss Tatjana Vučić Business & Human Rights 22 Ukraine Resource Centre Mrs Ella Skybenko Bosnia And 23 Herzegovina CCSP Mr Damir Zekovic Czech 24 Republic CEE Bankwatch Network Mr David Hoffman 25 Hungary CEE Bankwatch Network Mr Igor Vejnovic 26 Romania CEE Bankwatch Network Mr Petr Hlobil 27 Ukraine CEE Bankwatch Network Mr Olexi Pasyuk Bosnia And 28 Herzegovina Centar za ekologiju i energiju Mr Denis Žiško Bosnia And Centar za promociju civilnog 29 Herzegovina društva Ms Aida Daguda Bosnia And Centar za razvoj socijalnog 30 Herzegovina poduzetništva Mr Esmir Haznadar Bosnia And Center for Civil Society 31 Herzegovina Development in BiH Mr Esad Bećirović Bosnia And 32 Herzegovina Center for Civil Society Pomotion Ms Dajana Cvjetković Bosnia And 33 Herzegovina Center for Ecology and Energy Mrs Amra Skramončin Center for Ecology and Kalmar Krnajski 34 Serbia Sustainable Development Mr Zvezdan Jovic Bosnia And Center for Energy, Environment 35 Herzegovina and Resources (CENER21) Miss Nadira Berbić Bosnia And Center for Energy, Environment 36 Herzegovina and Resources (CENER21) Ms Samra Arnaut Bosnia And 37 Herzegovina Center for Environment Mr Tihomir Dakić Bosnia And Center for Investigative 38 Herzegovina Reporting (CIN) Ms Leila Bicakcic 39 Ukraine Centre for Economic Strategy Mr Dmytro Yablonovskyy Bosnia And Centre for Policy nad 40 Herzegovina Governance Mr Adis Muhovic Bosnia And 41 Herzegovina Centres for Civic Initiatives (CCI) Mr Dario Jovanovic 42 Georgia Chuberi Community Mrs Nino Vibliani 43 Georgia Chuberi Community Mr Otar Chkhvimiani Bosnia And Confederation of Independent 44 Herzegovina Trade Unions of BIH Ms Lejla Causevic-Suceska 45 United States Crude Accountability Ms Kate Watters 46 United States Crude Accountability Ms Sonia Zilberman OFFICIAL USE OFFICIAL USE Civil Society Programme at the Annual Meeting 2019 Bosnia And 47 Herzegovina Crvena Miss Alma Midžić Bosnia And 48 Herzegovina Cure Foundation Miss Vildana Džekman Stojkovic 49 Serbia Danube Civil Society Forum Ms Daniela Jovanovic Deposit insurance agency Bosnia And Bosnia and Herzegowina/Branch 50 Herzegovina Sarajevo Mrs Alma Keso 51 Azerbaijan Economic Research Center Dr Gubad Ibadoghlu 52 Jordan EDAMA Dr Maher Matalka 53 Serbia Edukacioni Centar Mr Igor Stajic 54 Serbia Edukacioni Centar Ms Tijana Pribakovic Bosnia And 55 Herzegovina Eko akcija Mr Anes Podic Bosnia And 56 Herzegovina Ekonomski fakultet Brčko Dr Srđan Lalić 57 Macedonia Eko-svest Mr Davor Pehchevski 58 Turkey Embark Mr Cole Paulson Bosnia And Entrepreneurship and Business 59 Herzegovina Association LiNK Mrs Alisa Gekic Bosnia And Environmental Innovations 60 Herzegovina Association Eng Fejsal Corovic Bosnia And Environmental Innovations 61 Herzegovina Association Mr Mirzet Mujagić 62 Switzerland ETH Zürich Dr Noah Kittner Bosnia And 63 Herzegovina European Movement B&H Mr Predrag Praštalo 64 Georgia Export Development Association Ms Gvantsa Meladze Faculty of Criminal Justice, Bosnia And Criminology and Security 65 Herzegovina Studies, University of Sarajevo Mr Kenan Hodzic United 66 Kingdom FAIRR Initiative Ms Maria Lettini Bosnia And FEA - Forestry & Environmental 67 Herzegovina Action Miss Sejla Mahmutovic Bosnia And FEA - Forestry & Environmental 68 Herzegovina Action Miss Maja Jacimovska Bosnia And 69 Herzegovina Fondacija CURE Mrs Jadranka Milicevic Bosnia And 70 Herzegovina Fondation Propulsion Fund Mrs Vanja Spaho Bosnia And 71 Herzegovina Foundation 787 Ms Adna Rokša OFFICIAL USE OFFICIAL USE Civil Society Programme at the Annual Meeting 2019 Bosnia And 72 Herzegovina Foundation 787 Ms Dijana Duvnjak Foundation Institute for Eastern 73 Poland Studies in Warsaw Ms Anna Kurowska 74 Montenegro Foundation Monte Sole Mrs Milosava Bulatovic 75 Montenegro Foundation Monte Sole Mrs Valentina Perovic Bosnia And 76 Herzegovina Foundation Public Law Center Miss Ena Gotovusa Frankfurt School of Finance & 77 Germany Management Ms Dajana Dzindo Bosnia And Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Dialogue 78 Herzegovina Southeast Europe Mr Felix Henkel Bosnia And Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Dialogue 79 Herzegovina Southeast Europe Dr Samira Nuhanovic-Ribic 80 Montenegro Friends of Dogs Mrs Jane Murphy 81 Turkey GDN Mrs Serra Titiz Georgian Society of Nature 82 Georgia Explorers "Orchis" Dr Mariam Kimeridze 83 Georgia Georgian Technical University Prof Medea Chelidze Global Infrastructure Basel 84 Switzerland Foundation Mr Pablo Nunez 85 Georgia Green Alternative Georgia Mr David Chipashvili Bosnia And 86 Herzegovina Heinrich Boell Foundation Ms Jasminka Bjelavac Human Rights Education and 87 Georgia Monitoring Centre (EMC) Miss Eteri Gvritishvili 88 Belgium IAF Mr Janusz Sielicki 89 Turkey IDEMA Mr Evren Aydogan 90 Turkey IDEMA Ms Guler Altinsoy Bosnia And 91 Herzegovina IMPAKT Investment Foundation Dr Ranko Markus Initiative 'Let Us Not Drown 92 Serbia Belgrade' Mr Dobrica Veselinovic International Climate 93 Taiwan Development Institute Mr Kung-Yueh Chao Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State 94 Georgia University (TSU) Dr Lavrenti Janiashvili Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State 95 Georgia University (TSU) Dr Natia Jalabadze 96 Turkey Kagider Mrs Rahile Bahar Kayserilioglu 97 Turkey Kagider Mrs Yesim Sevig Bosnia And 98 Herzegovina LIR Evolution Mr Slavisa Jelisic OFFICIAL USE OFFICIAL USE Civil Society Programme at the Annual Meeting 2019 Bosnia And 99 Herzegovina LIR Evolution Mr Marjan Stojiljkovic Macedonian Center for 100 Macedonia International Cooperation Mr Aleksandar Krzalovski Bosnia And 101 Herzegovina Mandala Academy Foundation Mr Enes Hatibovic Bosnia And 102 Herzegovina Mandala Academy Foundation Ms Vildana Bijedic Metal Industries Research & 103 Taiwan Development Centre Dr Shih-Ching Wang Mountaineering Association of 104 Montenegro Montenegro Dr Dragan Bulatovic Bosnia And 105 Herzegovina Mozaik Foundation Mrs Vesna Bajšanski-Agić Bosnia And 106 Herzegovina Mozaik Foundation Mrs Dušanka Ilić 107 Georgia Nakra Community Mr Prezer Gvarmiani 108 Georgia Nakra Community Mrs Irma Tsindeliani 109 Serbia NALED Mrs Ana Ilić 110 Serbia NALED Mrs Ivana Bogosavljević Čikić Bosnia And 111 Herzegovina Naša Perspektiva Mr Armin Alijagić Bosnia And 112 Herzegovina Network for Building Peace Mr Goran Bubalo Nongovernmental organization 113 Serbia World and Danube Mr Miodrag Tamindzic 114 United States Open Contracting Partnership Mr Gavin Hayman 115 United States Open Society Foundations Mr Milan Antonijevic 116 United States Open Society Foundations Mr Andi Dobrushi Bosnia And Open Society Fund Bosnia and Govedarica- 117 Herzegovina Herzegovina Ms Dobrila Nevjestic United 118 Kingdom Oxfam GB Mr Jonathan Puddifoot 119 Azerbaijan PAAFE Mr Zohrab Ismayil 120 France Paris Peace Forum Mrs Fanny Petit 121 France Paris Peace Forum Mr Marc Reverdin Bosnia And 122 Herzegovina PeaceNexus Foundation Dr Randall Puljek-Shank 123 Georgia PMC Research Center Mr Zviad Kharebava Professional Service of the Association of Municipalities and Bosnia And Cities of The Federation of 124 Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina Mr Gregor Jurišić OFFICIAL USE OFFICIAL USE Civil Society Programme at the Annual Meeting 2019 Bosnia And 125 Herzegovina REC Bosnia and Herzegovina Mrs Sabina Jukan Regional Education & Information Center for Bosnia And Sustainable Development in 126 Herzegovina South-East Europe Dr Azrudin Husika Bosnia And Regional Enviromental Center 127 Herzegovina BiH Ms Amina Isakovic Bosnia And 128 Herzegovina Ruhama Mrs Hatidza Rudic Bosnia And RYCO - Regional Youth 129 Herzegovina Cooperation Office Miss Berina Bukva Bosnia And 130 Herzegovina Sarajevo Open Centre Ms Emina Bošnjak Bosnia And 131 Herzegovina Sarajevo Open Centre Ms Aida Malkić Bosnia And Sarajevo School of Economics 132 Herzegovina and Business Prof Mirza Krso Bosnia And Sarajevo School of Science and 133 Herzegovina Technology
Recommended publications
  • PS4R Paris Peace Forum Address and Exhibition Speaker: Benjamin Herzberg, Senior Private Sector Specialist, World Bank Group 12 November 2020

    PS4R Paris Peace Forum Address and Exhibition Speaker: Benjamin Herzberg, Senior Private Sector Specialist, World Bank Group 12 November 2020

    Summary: PS4R Paris Peace Forum Address and Exhibition Speaker: Benjamin Herzberg, Senior Private Sector Specialist, World Bank Group 12 November 2020 The presentation began with a global overview, noting that there are some 79.5 million forcibly displaced persons in the world, including 26 million refugees, according to UNHCR. How to bring in the private sector Many companies around the world have tried to change their business model, promoting humanitarian investment. Some are very active, with global supply chains, investing all over the world. Moreover, they have different workforces and ways to address the market. The Private Sector for Refugees (PS4R) initiative brings together partners and knowledge from the private sector, and is organized by the International Chamber of Commerce, the European Investment Bank, the UN Refugee Agency, the Confederation of Danish Industry and the World Bank Group. Many other institutions are interested in this initiative, such as the World Economic Forum, the Open Society Foundation, the TENT partnership, and MasterCard Foundation, but also bilateral donors and partners are engaged. PS4R’s goal is to identify solutions together with the private sector, in order to promote the economic integration of refugees. In addition, PS4R wants to find a way to create better and more positive conditions within the countries where refugees are present. One of the main achievements of the PS4R initiative so far is the Charter of Good Practice. It was launched in June 2019 in Paris and is based on 4 key themes: • ENTREPRENEURSHIP Entrepreneurship is fundamental for integrating refugees due to the need for self- sustainability, to achieve positive livelihoods, and to put their skills and competencies to action.
  • Depleted Uranium in Bosnia and Herzegovina Revised Edition: May 2003

    Depleted Uranium in Bosnia and Herzegovina Revised Edition: May 2003

    First published in Switzerland in 2003 by the United Nations Environment Programme. Copyright © 2003, United Nations Environment Programme. ISBN 92-1-158619-4 This publication may be reproduced in whole or in part and in any form for educational or non-profit purposes without special permission from the copyright holder, provided acknowledgement of the source is made. UNEP would appreciate receiving a copy of any publication that uses this publication as a source. No use of this publication may be made for resale or for any other commercial purpose whatsoever without prior permission in writing from the United Nations Environment Programme. United Nations Environment Programme PO Box 30552 This report by the United Nations Environment Programme was made possible Nairobi by the generous contributions of the Governments of Italy and Switzerland. Kenya Tel: +254 2 621234 Fax: +254 2 624489/90 E-mail: [email protected] Web: http://www.unep.org Further information DISCLAIMER Copies of this report may be ordered from: This revised edition includes three chapters translated into the local language. SMI (Distribution Services) Limited The contents of this volume do not necessarily reflect the views of UNEP, or contributory organizations. The P. O . B o x 1 1 9 designations employed and the presentations do not imply the expressions of any opinion whatsoever on the Stevenage part of UNEP or contributory organizations concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or Hertfordshire SG1 4TP, UK its authority, or concerning the
  • Unido Brussels Newsletter July 2021

    Unido Brussels Newsletter July 2021

    UNIDO BRUSSELS NEWSLETTER JULY 2021 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Foreword 2. Highlights 3. EU institutions 4. OACPS 5. Strategic Financial Actors 6. Echoes from Think Tanks 7. Life at UNIDO Brussels 8. Latest EU publications PAGE 1 July 2021– Issue 10 FOREWORD Despite the extraordinarily challenging time, development society, including the European with the worldwide sanitary crisis, UNIDO – EU Development Days 2021 and the adoption of the partnership remains strong, sharing the same next long-term EU budget: NDICI-Global Europe, vision to achieve inclusive and sustainable officially adopted in June. With this new ground- industrial development and growth, supporting breaking instrument, Europe has EUR 79 billion the most vulnerable, especially women and of funding that addresses priorities that are youth, leaving no one behind. crucial for partner countries and the EU. These priorities will enable a greener, more inclusive, In the framework of this robust cooperation, the and resilient recovery, aligned with the UN EU, in 2020, allocated more than EUR 33 million agenda to achieve a recovery for the people and to UNIDO. The largest financial contribution the planet in supporting the Sustainable came from DG INTPA with 57% of EU financial Development Goals and the Paris Agreement. contributions to UNIDO, followed by DG NEAR with 36% of EU financial contributions. It is a pleasure to share with you several important highlights of European Union and The COVID-19 pandemic has clearly proved that UNIDO Liaison Office in Brussels activities. international partnerships and cooperation are key to our recovery from the current crisis and The 10th edition of the BRO/EPR Newsletter will will pave the way to a greener and inclusive provide updates on the EU and Brussels-based transition for the future of a healthy planet and partners as well as the recent strategies of the next generations.
  • Présentation Powerpoint

    Présentation Powerpoint

    I – International tensions are increasing at a Regarding the content and the format, the time where solutions to global challenges Paris Peace Forum is neither a summit are urgently needed. With these issues nor a conventional international in mind, the Paris Peace Forum aims conference. to bring together all actors of global governance to strengthen The Paris Peace Forum places at its heart multilateralism and international innovative solutions to current cooperation. governance challenges. The Paris Peace Forum will convene One hundred years after the end of political and numerous civil society actors the First World War, the Paris Peace as well as all those involved in the Forum recalls the fact that there is an research and application of these global urgency to act; this will require challenges (i.e. global warming, concrete action, free speech and destabilization of the internet, armed dialogue between all actors. conflicts etc.). Actors from civil society, regional and international organizations leaders, Heads of State and Government will be among the participants. The Paris Peace Forum will provide all attendees with the opportunity to have an open dialogue. The Paris Peace Forum is organized around 5 themes: peace and The Paris Peace Forum focuses on security, environment, those who seek to implement concrete development, inclusive economy, actions to today’s challenges. 850 new technologies. The challenges we initiatives were audited by the face are not concerned with sectoral Selection Committee; 120 projects constraints: the Paris Peace Forum were selected and will be presented takes note of this. at the Paris Peace Forum. Heads of State and Government will 105 countries were invited.
  • ANNUAL REPORT 2018 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS IDMC’S Work and Achievements Are Made Possible Through the Generous Contributions Received from Our Funding Partners

    ANNUAL REPORT 2018 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS IDMC’S Work and Achievements Are Made Possible Through the Generous Contributions Received from Our Funding Partners

    PANTONE P 108-16 C ANNUAL REPORT 2018 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS IDMC’s work and achievements are made possible through the generous contributions received from our funding partners. We would like to thank them for their continued support in 2018. We extend our particular thanks to the following: The U.S. Agency for International Development, the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, the German Federal Foreign Office, the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, the US Department of State’s Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration, the European Commission, the International Organization for Migration, the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs and Liechtenstein’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. CMYK Cover photo: Kugar goes to the nearest river to look for water lilies to eat, before the river dries up. Displaced from the Nuer tribe of South Sudan, she now lives in an unfinished grass thatched house with her four children in Mayom region, Northern Liech State. Photo: NRC/Ingrid Prestetun, May 2018 ANNUAL REPORT 2018 MESSAGE FROM THE DIRECTOR Last year was a significant year for IDMC. We celebrated UN global compacts on refugees and migration approved our 20th birthday and 20 years since the adoption of the at the end of 2018. More involvement and engagement UN’s Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement. with national governments of affected countries in debates and decision-making processes is also urgently needed. The double anniversary provided an opportunity to reflect on the global situation. Protracted and cyclical conflict Based on this understanding, we stepped up our policy in places such as Syria and the Democratic Republic of and political engagement in 2018 with a range of govern- the Congo; a rise in intercommunal violence in Ethiopia; ments, UN agencies, civil society organisations and multi- hampered returns in Iraq and elsewhere; climate change lateral policy processes.
  • Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov Visits Armenia

    Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov Visits Armenia

    NOVEMBER 16, 2019 Mirror-SpeTHE ARMENIAN ctator Volume LXXXX, NO. 18, Issue 4611 $ 2.00 NEWS The First English Language Armenian Weekly in the United States Since 1932 INBRIEF State Department ARAM ARKUN PHOTO Paylan in Turkey Parliament Discusses Opposes Turkey Genocide Sanctions, Genocide ISTANBUL (Armenpress) — Armenian member of the parliament of Turkey Garo Paylan deliv- Resolution ered a statement on the recognition of the Armenian Genocide during the parliamentary debate of the 2020 state budget draft, his Office By Nick Wadhams told Armenpress, on November 8 . “Before 1915 Armenians were living on these WASHINGTON (Bloomberg) — The lands – in Isparta, Mersin, Adana, Trabzon, Trump administration opposes Turkey Tigranakert, Bursa, and one in every five in this sanctions adopted by the House last week country was Armenian, but now we even can’t as well as a resolution condemning the fill a stadium if we gather. Of course, we didn’t Armenian genocide, arguing that the two evaporate. A great disaster took place, which, initiatives risk further straining relations unfortunately, we deny with an abjuration policy with a key NATO ally, a senior State and refuse to talk about it for already 104 years. Department official said. “Look, other parliaments talk about that, but The administration is concerned that the we say let them not talk. Let the material relat- sanctions — passed 403-16 in the House Ruben Vardanyan congratulates Mirza Dinnayi at Yerevan’s Freedom Square ing to this region be talked about in this region. last week in response to the Turkey’s mili- If there is a parliament in the world that should tary offensive in northern Syria — will tie its Mirza Dinnayi’s Aid to Terror Victims talk about it, that is Turkey’s Grand National hands and cut off options to resolve US Assembly because we are the sons of these concerns about Turkey’s actions, said the Recognized with Aurora Prize lands,” Paylan said.
  • P8.Qxp:Layout 1

    P8.Qxp:Layout 1

    8 International Monday, November 12, 2018 CENTENARY OF WORLD WAR I World leaders mark 100 years since WWI Armistice in Paris Macron urges leaders to ‘build hope, not fear’ PARIS: World leaders gathered under driving rain in Paris to warn about the modern-day danger of nationalism. yesterday to lead global commemorations marking 100 “This day is not just about remembering, but should be years since the end of World War I, at a time of growing about a call to action,” Merkel said on Saturday. nationalism and diplomatic tensions. Around 70 leaders Merkel will give the opening address alongside UN including US and Russian Presidents Donald Trump and Secretary General Antonio Guterres at a peace conference Vladimir Putin marked the centenary of the 1918 Armistice in Paris following the memorial service on the Champs- in the French capital at 11am local time. After church bells Elysees. The Paris Peace Forum, conceived by Macron, is rang out across France, the leaders sat together at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at the Arc de Triomphe for a memorial that included classical music and the reading aloud of letters by WWI soldiers. Leaders gather French President Emmanuel Macron delivered a near 20-minute speech that called on his fellow leaders not to at the Tomb of forget the lessons of the past and the hopes of people worldwide for peace. “Ruining this hope with a fascination the Unknown for withdrawal, violence or domination would be a mistake for which future generations would rightly find us respon- Soldier sible,” Macron told them.
  • Balancing Act: the Limits of Pragmatism in the Franco-American Relationship and the Way Forward

    Balancing Act: the Limits of Pragmatism in the Franco-American Relationship and the Way Forward

    THE NEW GEOPOLITICS OCTOBER 2018 EUROPE BALANCING ACT: THE LIMITS OF PRAGMATISM IN THE FRANCO-AMERICAN RELATIONSHIP AND THE WAY FORWARD CÉLIA BELIN BROOKINGS – ROBERT BOSCH FOUNDATION TRANSATLANTIC INITIATIVE BALANCING ACT: THE LIMITS OF PRAGMATISM IN THE FRANCO-AMERICAN RELATIONSHIP AND THE WAY FORWARD1 CÉLIA BELIN EXECUTIVE SUMMARY At a time when no one expected it, the relationship between President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron got off to a strong start. Not only did the two leaders click on a personal basis, but contrary to many of its European neighbors, France has mostly approached the tempestuous American president with pragmatism and benevolence. Trump’s interest-driven “America First” foreign policy, which signaled a repositioning of the United States away from democracy promotion and neoconservative interventionism, suited France’s realist approach to the world order. It came at a particularly favorable time for French-American bilateral relations. Over the past decade, France and the United States have enjoyed an excellent defense and security relationship, forged in their common counterterrorism efforts in the Levant and Africa. Yet, the quality of the French-American bilateral relationship cannot conceal the fact that shared interests and personal connections have not helped to tame the effects of an isolationist and protectionist American foreign policy, nor has it translated into any advancement of multilateral causes or prevented inopportune American meddling in European foreign and internal policies. At this juncture, France is trying to balance the advantages of a close relationship with an indispensable ally in the fight against terrorism with the reality of a reluctant and disruptive partner that pursues its narrow interests, ignorant to the history of allies and even to the long-term systemic effects on the post-World War II world order.
  • AKDN Partners with Third Edition of the Paris Peace Forum

    AKDN Partners with Third Edition of the Paris Peace Forum

    AKDN partners with Third Edition of the Paris Peace Forum Paris, France, 11 November 2020 – As a Founding Member of the Paris Peace Forum, the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) is pleased to participate in the Third Edition of the Forum taking place on 11-13 November 2020. This year’s Forum is being held online, allowing for more than 10,000 participants, including heads of state and government, leaders from civil society and the private sector, and global experts, to come together to address better the health and socio-economic consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic. This year’s Forum also includes a Finance in Common Summit, bringing together 450 Public Development Banks from around the world to assess how they can leverage financial flows to tackle the current pandemic and contribute further to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). “The unprecedented global pandemic has presented major public health challenges,” said His Highness the Aga Khan, Imam of the Shia Ismaili Muslims and Founder of the Aga Khan Development Network. “We require continued collaborative energy from governments, civil society institutions, and the private sector to overcome this crisis, protect life, and build for the future from a position of strength and wisdom. I am pleased that the Aga Khan Development Network and the Paris Peace Forum are working closely towards these goals.” Justin Vaïsse, Director General of the Paris Peace Forum, said, “This year’s Forum is devoted to the response to the crisis and the principles that should govern the post-Covid
  • Report on Activities 2019 Meeting of High Contracting Parties to the Convention on Conventional Weapons (CCW) United Nations Geneva 13-15 November 2019

    Report on Activities 2019 Meeting of High Contracting Parties to the Convention on Conventional Weapons (CCW) United Nations Geneva 13-15 November 2019

    Report on Activities 2019 Meeting of High Contracting Parties to the Convention on Conventional Weapons (CCW) United Nations Geneva 13-15 November 2019 1 About this report This report details activities by the Campaign to Stop Killer Robots at the annual Convention on Conventional Weapons (CCW) Meeting of High Contracting Parties held at the United Nations (UN) in Geneva on 13-15 November 2019. It also includes an overview of the Campaign’s activities at the 74th session of the UN General Assembly in October 2019. The report records the campaign’s contributions, reviews the participation of governments in these meetings, and its annexes provide a summary of country views and the campaign’s delegation list. Campaign coordinator Mary Wareham and arms associate Jacqulyn Kantack of Human Rights Watch prepared this report, drawing from statements posted online by the CCW implementation support unit and WILPF’s Reaching Critical Will Project. The report also draws on notes of the deliberations taken by Bonnie Docherty of Human Rights Watch and her Harvard Law School International Human Rights Clinic students Alev Erhan and Shaiba Rather. The Campaign to Stop Killer Robots is grateful for the generous donor support that enabled us to have a strong presence at the CCW meeting and to conduct outreach in the lead-up and afterwards. This report is available on the Campaign to Stop Killer Robots website at: www.stopkillerrobots.org/publications. Mary Wareham Coordinator, Campaign to Stop Killer Robots Washington DC 24 February 2020 2 Contents About this report ........................................................................................................................... 2 Contents......................................................................................................................................... 3 Lead-up to the CCW Meeting of High Contracting Parties ...................................................
  • Global Governance and the Emergence of Global Institutions for the 21 St Century

    Global Governance and the Emergence of Global Institutions for the 21 St Century

    Downloaded from https://www.cambridge.org/core. IP address: 71.178.53.58, on 20 Jan 2020 at 19:24:33, subject to the Cambridge Core terms of use, available at https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms. https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/AF7D40B152C4CBEDB310EC5F40866A59 Downloaded from https://www.cambridge.org/core. IP address: 71.178.53.58, on 20 Jan 2020 at 19:24:33, subject to the Cambridge Core terms of use, available at https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms. https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/AF7D40B152C4CBEDB310EC5F40866A59 “In this outstanding volume, López-Claros, Dahl, and Groff document the existen- tial challenges facing our global institutions, from environmental decline and the failure of existing international security mechanisms to mass population flows and the crisis of sovereignty and civil society engagement. The resulting landscape might seem hopeless and overwhelming, if not for the authors’ innovative, wide-ranging, and thought-provoking recommendations for reshaping existing insti- tutions to expand their relevance and effectiveness. Their ideas for updating our seven-decades-old structures include creating an international peace force, ratifying a United Nations Bill of Rights, reforming the UN Security Council and Inter- national Monetary Fund, establishing a civil society chamber, and beyond. Readers may not endorse every one of their suggestions, but they are invited into a fascinat- ing game of ‘what if?’ and ‘why not?’ It is an invitation that should not be missed.” Ambassador Donald Steinberg, Board member, Center for Strategic and International Studies “The current UN-based world system of governance, largely formulated in the mid-20th century after the Second World War, is not up to dealing satisfactorily with 21st-century problems.
  • Ending Violence Against Children: Faith Communities in Action the GNRC 5Th Forum #Endchildviolence

    Ending Violence Against Children: Faith Communities in Action the GNRC 5Th Forum #Endchildviolence

    The GNRC 5th Forum #EndChildViolence Ending Violence Against Children: Faith Communities in Action 9, 10 and 11 May 2017 Panama City, Panama The GNRC 5th Forum Ending Violence Against Children: Faith Communities in Action 9, 10 and 11 May 2017 Panama City, Panama December 2017 Produced and Published by: Global Network of Religions for Children Global Network of Religions for Children Secretariat | Arigatou International – Nairobi P.O. BOX 43546 – 00100 Nairobi, Kenya Arigatou International Tel. +254 20 257 3920/1 | Mob: +254 705 320 970 | Mob: +254 733 945 971 Email: [email protected] | Website: www.gnrc.net ENDING VIOLENCE AGAINST CHILDREN FAITH COMMUNITIES IN ACTION FOREWORD It is a pleasure to be able to offer you in this publication some of the outcomes of the GNRC 5th Forum, a key event in the calendar of Arigatou International. Rev. Keishi Miyamoto, convenor of the GNRC, has made an immense contribution by making ending violence against children a core focus for Arigatou International and the GNRC. In response to this problem, we all have a social and ethical responsibility to prevent all violence against children, comfort those who have suffered from it, and help heal those affected and open their lives to a hopeful future. For the participants, the 5th Forum was a very special opportunity to get to know one another, share our views with numerous institutions, and motivate ourselves to economic and cultural conditions have either more action and new alliances for and with children. favorable or negative impacts on the child. We must be aware of the fact that millions of children live in very diverse situations of violence, facing forms During the 5th Forum, we sought together of neglect and abuse which damage their lives, deprive to hold two parallel perspectives: on the them of living necessities and prevent them from making one hand, remaining aware of the countless positive contributions to tomorrow’s world.