Remembering Boutros Boutros-Ghali A Visionary Internationalist and Global Leader TRIBUTES AND REMINISCENCES En souvenir de Boutros Boutros-Ghali Un Internationaliste Visionnaire et un Leader Mondial HOMMAGES ET RÉMINISCENCES Remembering Boutros Boutros-Ghali A Visionary Internationalist and Global Leader TRIBUTES AND REMINISCENCES En souvenir de Boutros Boutros-Ghali Un Internationaliste Visionnaire et un Leader Mondial HOMMAGES ET RÉMINISCENCES Editors Federico Mayor/Negoslav Ostojić/Roberto Savio Editeurs: Federico Mayor, Negoslav Ostojić, Roberto Savio EUROPEAN CENTER FOR PEACE AND DEVELOPMENT UNIVERSITY FOR PEACE EST. BY THE UNITED NATIONS Editors: Federico Mayor Negoslav Ostojic Roberto Savio Publisher: European Center for Peace and Development (ECPD) Terazije 41, 11000 Beograd • www.ecpdorg.net Terazije 41, 11000 Beograd Tel: (+381 11) 3246-041, 3246-042 e-mail: [email protected] / office@ecpd. The basic premise of the ECPD, which was established in 1983 is that “development under conditions of peace is only possible when con- ceived as human development”. For the Publisher: Negoslav Ostojić, ECPD Executive Director English-language editing: Bradley Knopff Design: Nataša Ostojić-Ilić ISBN 978-86-7236-110-0 Printed by: Editeurs: Federico Mayor, Negoslav Ostojić, Roberto Savio Publicateurs: Centre Européen pour la Paix et le Développement (ECPD) Terazije 41, 11000 Beograd www.ecpd.org.net Terazije 41, 11000 Beograd Tel: (+381 11) 3246-041, 3246-042 e-mail: [email protected] / office@ecpd La prémisse de base de l’ECPD, établié en 1983 est que „le développement dans des conditions de la paix est possible seulement étant conçu comme le développement humain”. Pour l’éditeur: Negoslav Ostojić, ECPD Directeur exécutif Edition de langue anglaise: Bradley Knopff Design graphique: Nataša Ostojić-Ilić L’empreinte: Belgrade, 2018. CIP – Каталогизација у публикацији - Народна библиотека Србије, Београд 32:929 Бутрос-Гали Б.(082) REMEMBERING Boutros Boutros-Ghali : a Visionary Internationalist and global Leader : tributes and reminiscences = En Souvenir de Boutros Boutros-Ghali : un internationaliste visionnaire et un leader mondial :hommages et réminiscences / [editors Federico Mayor, Negoslav Ostojić and Roberto Savio]. – Belgrade : European Center for Peace and Development(ECPD) University for Peace established by the United Nations, 2018 (Belgrade : Graficom uno). - [169] str. : ilustr. ; 25 cm Tekst na engl. i frnc. jeziku. – Tiraž 1.000. – Str. [5-6]: Boutros Boutros-Ghali, a Legendary Figure (1922-2016) / Roberto Savio. – Preface by the editors: str. [7]. – Str. [8]: To the many who have made this book possible / Federico Mayor, Negoslav Ostojić and Roberto Savio. – Napomene uz tekst. ISBN 978-86-7236-110-0 1. Up. stv. nasl. a) Бутрос-Гали, Бутрос (1922-2016) – Зборници COBISS.SR-ID 265347596 © All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without permission in writing from the publisher Contents Preface by the editors ...............................................7 To the many –who have made this book possible ................... 9 Boutros Boutros-Ghali, a Legendary Figure (1922–2016) .............11 Boutros-Ghali and the Group Of 77: The Legacy of Development Diplomacy – Ahmia, Mourad ........................ 14 Hommage a Boutros Boutros-Ghali – Badinter, Robert ............ 18 L’académie de droit International de la Haye Et M. Boutros Boutros-Ghali – Bardonnet, Daniel (1931 – 2004) ...................20 Boutros Boutros-Ghali, UN Style et une Vision – Berthelot, Yves ...32 The first United Nations Secretary General of the post-cold war Era – Brahimi, Lakhdar .......................................39 Boutros-Ghali: The day the Nile Cried – Buarque, Cristovam .......45 Boutros Boutros-Ghali as The “Reformist” Secretary General: an insider view – Civili, Patrizio ....................................48 Boutros Boutros-Ghali – Daudet, Yves ............................. 55 Boutros Boutros-Ghali, ou L’independance et le travail – Dejammet, Alain ..................................................58 Remembering Boutros Boutros-Ghali – Desai, Nitin ................62 Boutros Boutros-Ghali: a man of vision who remained truly unvanquished – Dubey, Muchkund ................................66 Hommage a Boutros Boutros-Ghali, homme de Culture et de paix – Dumas, Roland .............................................80 Boutros Boutros-Ghali, pharaon des temps modernes – Dyckmans-Rozinski, Annie ........................................83 A Champion for human Rights – Fayek, Mohammad ...............88 The Noble and Generous UN Secretary General – Ferrero-Waldner, Benita ..........................................92 Strengthening the United Nations through regionalism? – Gastaut, Thérèse ..................................................95 Boutros Boutros-Ghali And The Un Vanquished – Gošović, Branislav. 103 In Memoriam – Han, Sung-Joo .................................... 123 Les grands hommes ne Meurent Pas Grace a la Perpetuite de Leur Œuvre – Hatem, Elie .......................... 127 Boutros-Ghali and his legacy – Iglesias, Enrique .................. 132 Hommage À Boutros Boutros-Ghali – Kouyaté, Lansana .......... 133 Boutros Boutros-Ghali: political idealist and visionary of world order – Lončar, Budimir .................................... 139 Boutros Boutros-Ghali – intellectual, diplomat, politician – Mahr, Horst ......................................................142 Boutros Boutros-Ghali: une vie aux defis du monde – Maïla, Joseph .....................................................146 Boutros Boutros-Ghali, democratic multileralism – Mayor Zaragoza, Federico ........................................ 152 Boutros Boutros-Ghali – a tribute – Nambiar, Satish ..............158 A man of unlimited aspirations for our world – Owada, Hisashi ...164 A man of the South – Prashad, Vijay ..............................168 Boutros Boutros-Ghali: une figure Emblématique! – Prera, Anaisabel ................................................. 172 Boutros Boutros-Ghali And The Cause Of Development – Ricupero, Rubens ..................................................175 Boutros Boutros-Ghali: turning point in the United Nations – Savio, Roberto ................................................... 179 Dr. Boutros Boutros-Ghali: a Global Legacy – Serageldin, Ismail ..184 Boutros Boutros-Ghali – Somavia, Juan ............................191 The tolerant giant – Unger, Felix ..................................196 Patriot of Egypt and friend of Russia – Vasiliev, Alexey ........... 197 Boutros Boutros-Ghali – Temoin et Acteur D’une Vie Dans Le Siecle – Vettovaglia, Jean-Pierre .........................201 A great figure – Wallace, Don .....................................206 Boutros-Ghali: an exceptional man of our time – Zahedi, Ardeshir 207 Boutros Boutros-Ghali: – un homme exceptionel – Ziegler, Jean ..209 About ECPD .......................................................214 6 | REMEMBERING BOUTROS BOUTROS-GHALI Preface by the editors The European Centre for Peace and Development (ECPD) Univer- sity for Peace UN owes special gratitude to Boutros Boutros-Gh- ali for having accepted the invitation to be President of its Hon- orary Council (2004-2016). In spite of Boutros-Ghali’s advanced age, health problems and limited ability to travel, he was able to offer advice, support and assistance in the work and activi- ties of ECPD. His name as the President of the Honorary Council provided additional visibility to the Centre, creating long-term strategic and program orientation its work on reconciliation and cooperation between former Yugoslav republics as well as broader Balkan area and the ECPD’s peace and development ac- tivities and mandate. Indeed, if one were to sum up Boutros-Ghali’s life and career, they revolved around the two major challenges confronting the international community, namely, peace and development. These were among Boutros Boutros-Ghali’s principal objectives during his tenure as the UN Secretary-General and, indeed, were at the centre of his life’s work and mission. It is, therefore, not surprising that Boutros-Ghali affirmative- ly responded to the ECPD invitation. In doing so, he highlighted the global problems manifested in what had become of the So- cialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, which was dismembered into independent states, a situation with which he was familiar and directly involved as the UN Secretary-General. It was the time of the internecine wars and conflicts leading to disintegra- tion, which presaged similar developments in other countries. Boutros-Ghali was clearly ready to contribute to the process of reconciliation and cooperation championed and promoted by ECPD. The Centre is very pleased to have the opportunity to publish this collection of tributes and reminiscences by a number of person- alities who knew and worked with Boutros Boutros-Ghali during EN SOUVENIR DE BOUTROS BOUTROS-GHALI | 7 his years in the multilateral arena and all of us as co-editors. This volume will be distributed, with the compliments of ECPD, to government institutions and international organizations. It will also be made available to a wider readership. Federico Mayor Negoslav Ostojić Roberto Savio 8 | REMEMBERING BOUTROS BOUTROS-GHALI To the many who have made this book possible As a publishing institution which has prepared and published this volume, ECPD wishes to express its sincere gratitude to all who have made possible this book dedicated to Boutros Boutros-Ghali who was at the helm of the United Nations