21st Century Wars (2001-2014)

Thursday, 27 February 2014 UNESCO House, Room IV 125 Avenue de Suffren, 75007 Paris

Final Programme

Introductory Session (10.00-1.00)

10.00 – 10.15 Opening Remarks

Moderator: H.E. Ms Maria Laura Da Rocha, Ambassador, Permanent Delegate of the Federative Republic of Brazil to UNESCO

• Irina Bokova ― Director-General of UNESCO – remarks delivered by Mr Francesco Bandarin, UNESCO Assistant Director-General for Culture • Daniel Rondeau ― UNU Representative at UNESCO, Writer

10.15 – 10.30 Keynote Lectures

• David M. Malone ― Rector of the United Nations University

10.30 – 1.00 The International Community facing New Conflicts of 21st Century. Afghanistan, Iraq, Africa, Syria. Can we fight Evil?

Moderator: H.E. Ms Eleonora Mitrofanova, Ambassador, Permanent Delegate of the Russian Federation to UNESCO

• Bernard Kouchner― Former French Minister of Foreign Affairs Pioneer of humanitarian intervention and theorist of the “duty to intervene“ • Fatou Bensouda― Prosecutor, International Criminal Court • Igor Ivanov ― Former Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs • Mohamed ElBaradei ― Former Director-General of the International Atomic Energy Agency and Nobel Peace Prize • Dominique de Villepin ― Former French Prime Minister • Sha Zukang ― Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations in charge of the Department of Economics and Social Affairs from 2007 to 2012 (to be confirmed) • Sergio de Queiroz Duarte ― Former United Nations High Representative for Disarmament • Francesco Bandarin ― UNESCO Assistant Director-General for Culture

Conclusion: Antoine Compagnon ― Professor at Collège de France and at Columbia University “War and Peace in the roman des hommes”

1.00 – 2.30 Lunch Break

Panel Discussions (2.30-6.00)

2.30 – 3.30 Panel Discussion: Responsibility to Protect, Sovereignty, Long-term Responsibility

Moderator: H.E Mr Michael Worbs, Ambassador, Permanent Delegate of the Federal Republic of Germany to UNESCO

Panellists: • Mats Berdal ― Professor of Security and Development in the Department of War Studies, King’s College London • Jean-David Levitte ― Ambassador of France • David M. Malone ― Rector of the United Nations University

4.00 – 5.00 Panel Discussion: New Tragedies, New Wars, New Problems to Solve for the International Community

Moderator: H.E Ms Zohour Alaoui, Ambassador, Permanent Delegate of the Kingdom of Morocco to UNESCO

Panellists: • Bertrand Badie ― Professor of Political Sciences and Head of the Master’s and of the PhD in Political Science at Sciences Po Paris • Ghassan Salamé ― Professor of International Relations at Sciences Po Paris and Former Lebanese Minister of Culture • Didier Castres ― Général de corps d’Armée (Lieutenant General), Sous-chef d’état-major Opérations, France • Jean-Pierre Mazery ― Grand Chancellor and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Order of Malta

5.00 – 6.00 Panel Discussion: After the War: Living or Surviving

Moderator: H.E. Mr Khalil Karam, Ambassador, Permanent Delegate of the Lebanese Republic to UNESCO

Panellists: • David M. Malone ― Rector of the United Nations University • François Guinot ― President of the Inter-academic Group for Development, Corporate Director, Member of the National Academy of Technologies of France • Christian de Boissieu ― French Economist • Pierre Morel ― Director of PHAROS Observatory

Concluding Remarks: Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO, Daniel Rondeau, UNU Representative at UNESCO, and H.E. Ms Mariam Y. Katagum, Permanent Delegate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to UNESCO