Debate 'Divided Nations'
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Thursday October 9th 2003 | 20.00 to 22.00 Rode Hoed Amsterdam (www.rodehoed.nl, see under 'programme)
Debate organised by The Economist on the role and mandate of the United Nations with Jan Pronk, Linda Polman, Mats Berdal (UK) and Mark Falcoff (US).
Can something like an international community emerge from what many consider to be a chatroom and does the Security Council need to revise its composition and competence? What does the future hold for the UN? This and more will be discussed in The Economist debate in the Rode Hoed, Amsterdam on October 9th, 2003.
The members of the expert panel are:
Jan Pronk: former Deputy Secretary-General of UNCTAD and former Assistant Secretary-General of the Un, former minister for development, former member of parliament (PvdA),
Linda Polman: Journalist and writer of 'I saw two bears', on the UN mission in Ruanda in 1995, and currently reporting from Freetown, Sierra Leone.
Mats Berdal (UK): Professor of Security and Development in the Department of War Studies at King's College, London and currently working on his book 'The UN and the Search for International Order.'
Mark Falcoff (US): Researcher, specialised in Latin America, and author of the monthly publication of AEI's Latin American Outlook and a member of the American delegation of the UN's Human Rights Commissions 2003.
The debate will be in English. Reservations mandatory (before October 1st!): by e-mail to info@huijskens-istha.nl or by mail to Marnix Geus, Huijskens & Istha, Vondelstraat 47, 1054 GJ Amsterdam. For more information: 020-6855955. Entrance is free.
Published on 09 October 2003 by RISQ
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