1st annual “United Food and Wine Pairing” benefit
Date: Friday, April 17, 2009
Time: 8:00pm
Location: hosted in the home of the Chilean Ambassador to the United Nations.
Limited tickets available, $20.
Includes a private lesson on wine pairing
A Case Study on the 2004 Sierra Leone Local Government Elections: Video Presentation and Discussion
Date: Wednesday April 15, 2009
Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Location: International Affairs Building, Room 1302
SIPA Alum Steve Vigil presents a short video on his experience working with the UN on the 2004 Sierra Leone Local Government Elections, followed by a discussion of the importance of local government elections in post-conflict countries
Panelists:
Prof. Lincoln Mitchell: Arnold A. Saltzman Assistant Professor in the Practice of International Politics
Adrian Morrice: Political Affairs Officer, United Nations Department of Political Affairs, Former Electoral Advisor & Chief Electoral Officer for the United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone 2004
Steve Vigil: SIPA Alumni, former UN staff member, United Nations Department of Peacekeeping Operations
Co-sponsored by: The SIPA Democracy and Governance Working Group & The SIPA Pan-African Network
UNSPWG Second General Meeting
Date: Monday, April 13, 2009
Time: 8:00pm
Location: International Affairs Building, Room 1118
Come Join the UNSPWG for the Second General Meeting
Refresments will be served with elegance
Haiti: A Future beyond Peacekeeping?
Date: Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Time: 6:00pm
Location: International Affairs Building, Room 1501
The purpose of the conference is to promote a candid discussion among stakeholders, including members of the United Nations Security Council, regarding the challenges and opportunities facing Haiti.
Panelists:
Luiz Carlos da Costa, Principal Deputy Special Representative for the United Nations Mission for Stabilization in Haiti
David Harland, Director of Europe and Latin America Division, United Nations Department of Peacekeeping Operations
Michelle Montas, Spokesperson for the United Nations Secretary-General
Thoraya Obaid, Executive Director, United Nations Population Fund
Jorge Urbina, Permanent Representative to the United Nations for Costa Rica
Alain Leroy, Under Secretary General for the United Nations Department of Peacekeeping Operations.
Moderated by Elisabeth Lindenmayer, Director of the UN Studies Program
The conference will be followed by a reception with a performance by Haitian singer Emeline Michel
"10 Lessons from 10 Peace Processes" with Jan Egeland
Date: Friday, March 27, 2009
Time: 12:50-2pm
Location: International Affairs Building, Room 1501
NYC Career Series: United Nations Panel
Date: Thursday, March 26th, 2009
Time: 6:00-7:30PM
Location: Uris Hall, Room 301, Columbia Business School
Panelists include:
Prince Zeid Ra’ad Al-Hussein, Permanent Representative of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan to the United States,
Ambassador Ibrahim O.A. Dabbashi, Permanent Representative of the Socialist People’s Libyan Arab Jamahiriya to the United Nations,
Ambassador Ruhakana Rugunda, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Uganda to the United Nations,
Ambassador Christian Wenaweser, President of the Assembly of States party, Permanent Representative of the Principality of Liechtenstein to the United Nations,
Margaret Carey, Director, Africa Division, Office of Operations, Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO), United Nations and
Professor Elisabeth Lindenmayer, Acting Director, UN Studies Program, SIPA, Columbia University
The UN Studies Working Group supports the Human Rights Working Group in: "Freeze-In" to Protest Modern Day Slavery
Date: Thursday, April 2, 2009
Time: Noon
Location: College Walk/Quad Main Campus,
Columbia University
Participants are to meet in the courtyard (6th floor) outside the International Affairs Building, 420 West 118th Street, at Noon. We will distribute props and walk over to the main campus as a group.
ALL ARE WELCOME!
Join SIPA's Human Rights Working Group as we bring together cross-disciplinary
undergraduate and graduate students from Columbia University, local high schools, and faith-based organizations to participate in a "freeze-in" event as a public demonstration to raise awareness about modern-day slavery. The projected participation from schools within the United States on April 2nd is estimated to be between 20-30 schools.
The "freeze-in" is a form of improvisational street performance. We will freeze in place at 12:20PM for 3 minutes. After the 3 minutes we will "unfreeze" and distribute educational literature, informing viewers about modern-day slavery and human trafficking.
There will be an informational/training session held on Wednesday, April 1 at Noon in Room 418IAB in order to learn more about this event. For more information please contact: Wendy Carlson at wlc2108@columbia.edu.
The Security Council and the International Criminal Court: The link between peace and justice and the case of Sudan
Date: Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Time: 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Location: 1501 International Affairs Building
Panelists for the session include:
Ambassador Karen Pierce, Deputy Permanent Representative of United Kingdom
Ambassador Prince Zeid Ra’ad Al-Hussein of Jordan, Ambassador of the Kingdom Jordan to the United States
Ambassador Ruhakana Rugunda, Permanent Representative, Republic of Uganda Mission to the United Nations
Margaret Carey, Deputy Director, Africa Division, Department of Peacekeeping Operations, UN
Moderator: Professor Elisabeth Lindenmayer, Acting Director, UN Studies Program, SIPA, Columbia
Reception to follow
The Arnold A. Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies
Date: Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Time: 12:15 pm to 2:00 pm
Location International Affairs Building, Room 1302
Presentation: Peacekeeping Partnership between the UN and Regional Organizations and the Future of UN Peacekeeping, with Hikaru Yamashita, Visiting Scholar.
Film Screening: Shake Hands with the Devil and Panel Discussion including the Director, Peter Raymont
Date: Thursday, March 12, 2009
Time: 6:00 PM
Location: 1501 International Affairs Building
Synopsis: The story of Canadian Lt. Gen. Roméo Dallaire, and his controversial command of the United Nations mission to Rwanda during the 1994 genocide
Panelists: Peter Raymont, Film Director
Zachary D. Kaufman, co-editor and co-author of After Genocide: Transitional Justice, Post-Conflict Reconstruction, and Reconciliation in Rwanda and Beyond
Monique Bagirimvano Tuyisenge-Onyegbula, Rwandan Survivor and Co-Chair of SPAN
Co-sponsors: UNSPWG, Human Rights Working Group, Conflict Resolution Working Group, SPAN
Film Screening: “Lumo” and Panel Discussion including the Director, Louis Adelman
Date: Monday, March 9, 2009
Time: 6:00-8:00 PM
Location: Lindsey Rogers Room, IAB 7th floor
Synopsis: “The agonies of war torn Africa are deeply etched in the bodies of women. In eastern Congo, vying militias, armies and bandits use rape as a weapon of terror. “Lumo” is a feature-length documentary film that takes place in a unique hospital in eastern Congo, where it follows a young Congolese woman on an uncertain road to recovery from rape”
Panelists will include: The film’s director, Louis Adelman, Heidi Lehmann, Director, Gender-Based Violence, the International Rescue Committee, Erin Kenny, Gender-Based Violence Specialist, Humanitarian Response Branch, UNFPA, and Kate Burns, Senior Policy Officer – Gender Equality, Policy Development and Studies Branch, UN OCHA
Refreshments Will Be Served
Brown-bag lunch on Terrorism Prevention and the UN
Date: Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Time: 1:00-2:00 PM
Location: 1134 International Affairs Building
Synopsis: Join Ms. Cecilia Ruthström-Ruin, Chief, Terrorism Prevention Branch on United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
UNIFEM's Chief advisor on Governance, Peace & Security
The UNSPWG New Executive Board will be elected on Dec 3rd.
During the meeting we will hear speeches from candidates for the New
Executive Board that
will begin their term on the Spring Semester 2009.
Candidates will be asked to give a short speech during the meeting.
The on-line voting
process will start the day after.
Refreshments will be served with elegance.
The UNSPWG Executive Board Election is soon to take place. Interested
candidates should submit a statement of interest (no more than 2
paragraphs), in support of their candidacy. The deadline for submission is
Sunday, November 30th, by midnight. Candidates will be asked to give a
short speech during the final General Meeting of the semester which
will take place on December 3rd. The online voting process will start
the day after.
