Upcoming Events
31 August - 3 September 2011: 4th GCSP-OSCE Academy-NUPI-NESA-GCMC Seminar "Central Asia 2011" will be run in Bishkek, 31 August - 3 September. This dialogue seminar was initiated by the GCSP in partnership with the OSCE Academy, Bishkek, four years ago and is now a well-established platform for exchange and reflection on Central Asian strategic developments.
8-10 September 2011: The 34th IIHL Round Table on current issues of International Humanitarian Law "International Humanitarian Law and New Weapon Technologies" will be held in Sanremo, Italy, from 8 to 10 September 2011.
12 September 2011: Public Discussion "Ten Years After September 11: What Impact on International Affairs?" with Professor Fawaz Gerges, Dr Peter Neumann and chaired by Dr Mohammad-Mahmoud Ould Mohamedou. For more information, please contact Ms �sa Granados ([email protected]).
18-23 September 2011: The 2nd CIISS-GCSP Security Policy Seminar will take place at the GCSP from 18 to 23 September. A delegation of six participants, lead by Major General (ret.) Huang Baifu, CIISS Vice Chairman, will travel to Geneva. In addition to the seminar, the delegation will visit international organisations and the Permanent Mission of the People's Republic of China. One day will be organised in Bern at the Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport (DDPS).
29 September 2011: NPT Action Plan Seminar: As a run-up to the 2012 Preparatory Committee (PrepCom) of the 2015 Review Conference, the Second NPT Action Plan Seminar will take place on 29 September 2011, and will focus on "Non-proliferation of nuclear weapons". Two background papers - a monitoring report and an assessment paper - reviewing the implementation of the Action Plan will be presented. The Geneva disarmament community, as well as representatives from international organisations, civil society and relevant industry will take part in the discussion.
Past Events
8 July 2011: The GCSP hosted a publication launch in partnership with the Sanremo International Institute of Humanitarian Law (IIHL). Two new books published by the Sanremo Institute were presented: "Global Violence: Consequences and Responses" and "Flujos Migratorios de Am�rica Latina/Flussi Migratori dall'America Latina".
4-7 July 2011: The GCSP ran the 3rd Annual Senior Officers' Security and Law Conference bringing together Flag Officers, their senior civilian and police counterparts and senior legal and operational advisers to discuss legal challenges and opportunities presented by the modern strategic environment. The aim of the conference was to offer participants a neutral and agenda-free environment to engage with their peers and with the experienced specialists and experts brought in to lead the discussions.
4 July 2011: The GCSP organised a Public Discussion on "Kyrgyzstan between ethnic challenges and the construction of democracy" to focus on the outcomes of the report by the Independent International Commission of Inquiry into the Events in Southern Kyrgyzstan in June 2010, and prospects for stability in Kyrgyzstan towards and beyond the forthcoming presidential election.
30 June 2011: NPT Action Plan Seminar on Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy is part of a multi-year project jointly organised by the GCSP, the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR), and Reaching Critical Will (a programme of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom), supported by the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs and the Geneva Branch of the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA).
27 June 2011: The GCSP co-organised a seminar on "Preventing and Responding to Genocide and Mass Atrocities" from 27 to 28 June 2011, in partnership with the Office of the Special Advisers on the Prevention of Genocide and the Responsibility to Protect, United Nations, New York.
27 June 2011: The GCSP together with CIC (Center on International Cooperation, New York University) hosted a book launch on the "Annual Review of Global Peace Operations 2011".
Visits
The GCSP was honored to welcome Mr Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva to the GCSP on 10 August 2011. This was the first meeting between Mr Tokayev and the GCSP Director, Ambassador Fred Tanner, since Mr Tokayev took office in May of this year.
The Director-General, together with Ms Charlotte L. Warakaulle (Office of the Director-General), were given a briefing on the GCSP activities, including the Centre's cooperation with the United Nations and a good discussion followed on areas where we may strengthen our cooperation.
The GCSP looks forward to further fruitful contacts with the United Nations Office at Geneva and joint events.
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