Disarmament Seminar - Int. Day of Peace 2009

Commentaire de Michel Reymond le 29 septembre 2009 à 22:21

To mark the International Day of Peace 2009, the GIIA initiated this Seminar-Workshop to provide an overview on current disarmament, non-proliferation and arms control issues and developments with a view towards encouraging further discussion and action on advancing the cause of disarmament.

Conference partners: UNIDIR, the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Indonesia, Universal Peace Federation and Geneva Interfaith Intercultural Alliance.

Speakers:
Amb. Dian Triansyah Djani, Permanent Representative of Indonesia to the UN and WTO
Global Trends in Disarmament and the Interfaith/ Intercultural Connection

Mr. Jarmo Sareva, Deputy Secretary-General of the Conference on Disarmament and
Director, Office for Disarmament Affairs, Geneva Branch

Dr. Christiane Agboton Johnson, Deputy Director, UNIDIR
United Nations System and Disarmament: Small arms

Ms. Susi Snyder, Secretary-General, Women's International League for Peace and Freedom
Civil Society Advocacy and Action in Disarmament

Rev. Dr. Joong Hyun Pak, President, Inter-denomination Christian Association, Korea
Religion, Peacebuilding and Disarmament

Minister Jesus Domingo, Philippine Mission to the United Nations
Ideas for Disarmament Advocacy for Youth and Faith Communities

Delegates of the GIIA’s Geneva Interreligious Youth Council
“Model UN” Youth Interreligious Council’s “Disarmament project”

Heiner Handschin, Secretary- General, Universal Peace Federation, Europe
Moderator

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