13 - 17 March, 2006
This conference discussed the following points: What are the key threats in the region? How can tensions be reduced? How are overlapping internal and external aspects of security addressed? How does security in the region…
10 - 12 March, 2006
This conference discussed the following points: What is public diplomacy? What should public diplomacy seek to achieve? Does it do so? How do the approaches of different governments vary? What are the best ways of…
2 - 5 March, 2006
This conference discussed the following points: Recent outbreaks of avian influenza H5N1 in South East Asia and Eastern Europe and the fear of a pending pandemic are a call for collective international collaboration and action.…
16 February, 2006
This conference discussed the following points: What are the current aims of Libya’s foreign, economic and security policies? How can remaining differences be resolved with the EU, US and others? Can Libya help prevent the…
13 - 15 February, 2006
This conference discussed the following points: How well prepared are the European governments and emergency services for a major terrorist incident, large-scale hostage taking, or pandemic of avian influenza? What lessons have been learnt from…
9 - 10 February, 2006
This conference discussed the following points: Following the 2005 World Summit’s decision to establish a Peacebuilding Commission to provide a coordinated, coherent and integrated approach to post-conflict peacebuilding and reconciliation, how will this operate? How…
3 - 5 February, 2006
This conference discussed the following points: What progress has the international community made in reducing drug supply and usage since the 1998 Special Session on Drugs of the UN General Assembly? What needs to be…
20 - 22 January, 2006
This conference discussed the following points: In the light of proposals to reform the UN’s human rights machinery, what are the next steps needed? How can governments address differing views on how the international community…
10 - 12 October, 2005
In April 2005, the UN Commission on Human Rights requested the UN Secretary-General to appoint a Special Representative to take forward work on the area of business and human rights. The mandate of the SRSG…
26 - 29 July, 2004
This conference discussed the following points: How can African countries move from a peace agreement to reconciliation, social reconstruction and development that will last? What steps can be taken to prevent rolling conflicts spilling into…
