INVITATION—REPORT LAUNCH ON VETTING OF UN PEACEKEEPERS, TUES. JULY 8 2014 IN NEW YORK
Dear Madam/Sir:
The Open Society Foundations are pleased to invite you to attend the launch of four reports on the selection and vetting process of United Nations (UN) peacekeepers on Tuesday, July 8th, from 11:00am - 12:30pm at the Open Society Foundations Offices, 224 West 57th Street.
The reports outline the policies and practices of the peacekeeper selection process in each country and identify the major barriers to ensuring that perpetrators of grave human rights violations are excluded from selection.
The reports were produced by a coalition of NGOs working to introduce more transparency and accountability into the selection of UN peacekeepers in each of their respective countries: India, Bangladesh, Nepal and Nigeria, which are among the world’s top troop contributing countries. The coalition includes: the Asian Centre for Human Rights (India), the Advocacy Forum (Nepal), and the Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (Nigeria).
The launch will include a brief presentation on the findings for all four countries, followed by a discussion on how the reports’ findings and recommendations can be implemented at the national and international level.
The event will be attended by permanent missions to the UN, representatives from the UN Department for Peacekeeping Operations and the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, and the press. We hope that you will be able to join us for this unique opportunity to discuss this critical issue and the reports’ findings with a number of relevant stakeholders.
The preliminary event agenda with location details is attached. Please confirm your participation by responding to Brittin Alfred at: brittin.alfred@opensocietyfoundations.org.
We look forward to your participation.
Warm regards,
Binaifer Nowrojee| Asia Regional Director
The Open Society Foundations
Asia Region
224 West 57th Street
NY, NY 10019
Email: binaifer.nowrojee@opensocietyfoundations.org |
Vetting of UN Peacekeepers: Reportage from the Ground
Open Society Foundations, 224 West 57th Street, New York, NY 10019
First Level Conference Rooms 1ABC
Tuesday, July 8th, 2014
| 11:00 am – 12:30 pm TIME | SPEAKER |
| 11:00 am – 11:10 am | Welcome Remarks and Introduction – Jerry Fowler, OSF Senior Policy Analyst for Multilateral Affairs |
| 11:10 am – 11:20 am | Country Presentation: India – Suhas Chakma, Director of Asian Centre for Human Rights |
| 11:20 am – 11:30 am | Country Presentation: Nigeria – Auwal Musa Rafsanjani, Executive Director of Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre |
| 11:30 am – 11:40 am | Country Presentation: Bangladesh - Suhas Chakma, Director of Asian Centre for Human Rights |
| 11:40 am – 11:50 am | Country Presentation: Nepal – Mandira Sharma, Founder of Advocacy Forum-Nepal |
| 11:50 am - 12:00 pm | Impact of the Policy: The UN Perspective – TBD, Representative from the UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations |
| 12:00 pm – 12:30 pm | Discussion and Way Forward – Moderated by Jerry Fowler Open discussion among members of the audience on the way forward |
| 12:30 pm | Closing Remarks – Jerry Fowler, OSF Senior Policy Analyst for Multilateral Affairs |
| 12:35 pm | Lunch – following the presentation, a light lunch will be served |
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