PEACEKEEPING AND CIVILIAN PROTECTION: PERSPECTIVES FROM LATIN AMERICA September, 29, 2009 Brasilia, Brazil Preliminary Program: 9: 15 Opening Remarks: - Alcides Costa Vaz, Institute of International Relations - Robert Zuber, Global Action to Prevent War   9: 30 First Session: Peace Operations, human security and civilian protection Speakers: - Prof. Gilberto Rodrigues, Catholic University of Santos/GPAPCOM-UCAM - Sec. Breno Hermann, United Nations Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Prof. Gustavo Castro, RESDAL, Buenos Aires   10: 30 Debate   11: 15 Second Session: Brazilian perspectives on Responsibility to Protect and the prospects for UN and Regional Peace Operations Moderator: Prof. Alcides Costa Vaz, IREL Speakers: - Gen. Sergio Etchegoyen, Special Adviser to the Minister of Defense - Prof. Antonio Jorge Ramalho da Rocha, Secretariat for Strategic Affairs   12:00 Debate   14:15 "Standing for Change in Peacekeeping Operations". Book Presentation - Ms. Ms. Kavitha Suthanthiraraj (GAPW) Comments: - Prof. Antonio Jorge Ramalho da Rocha, Secretariat for Strategic Affairs   14:45 Working Groups: Challenges to Peacekeeping from a regional perspective   15:15 Third session: Addressing Responsibility to protect, the prevention of humanitarian crisis: the need for a United Nations Emergence Peace Service Speakers: - Robert Zuber, Global Action to Prevent War (GPAW). Discussants: - Gen. Augusto Heleno Pereira, Former MINUSTAH Commander: - Heather Sutton, Instituto Sou da Paz, SP   15:45 Debate   16:45 Conclusions and closing remarks