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