“The UN confronting war and violence: Lessons after 70 years.”
The International Studies Association and the United Nations Academic Impact will host a special panel discussion on January 26th at the United Nations from 10am to 1pm (please arrive no later than 9:30am). The topic will be “The UN confronting war and violence: Lessons after 70 years.” Confirmed speakers include Jean Krasno (CCNY); Arturo Sotomayor (University of Texas – San Antonio); Cyril Obi (SSRC); Rima Salah (Former Deputy Executive Director of UNICEF) and Hardeep Singh Puri (Secretary-General of the Independent Commission on Multilateralism and Vice President of the International Peace Institute). Others panelist(s) may be included. This event is free and open to the public.
Please register by January 20 through an email to academicimpact@un.org with ISA-UNAI in the subject line; we will reply only if it so happens that there is no more room.
Attendees should to the UNITAR building, 801 United Nations Plaza, located at the northwest corner of First Avenue at 45th Street between 9.00 and 9.30 am on the 26th. We will not be able to accept anyone after this time. (Please refer to the attached map for details.)
Once through security you will be guided to the conference room.
This event will kick-off a series of future discussions between ISA members, UN staff, and members of the diplomatic community, cosponsored with United Nations Academic Impact. Members of the ISA are invited to suggest topics and panel members to the ISA, which will support applications on a competitive basis and find UN counterparts for interactive, informal discussions. Panel suggestions will be reviewed by a committee comprising Severine Autesserre (Columbia University); Jacqueline Braveboy-Wagner (CUNY); Kurt Mills (University of Glasgow); Delidji Eric Degila (Sciences Po Lyon); and Joel Oestreich (Drexel University). Inquiries can be directed to Joel Oestreich, jeo25@drexel.edu.
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