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 |
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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 |
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10: 30 |
Debate |
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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 |
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12:00 |
Debate |
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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 |
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14:45 |
Working Groups: Challenges to Peacekeeping from a regional perspective |
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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 |
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15:45 |
Debate |
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16:45 |
Conclusions and closing remarks |
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