Peacechallenges

NEWS

The Challenges Concluding Report is being presented at the United Nations in New York on behalf of the Project Partner Organizations by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sweden to the Secretary-General of the United Nations in the presence of United Nations Member States:

Launch on the Challenges Web-Site 25 of April 1600 GMT:

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The Challenges Project Concluding Report [Concluding report]

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The Executive Summary in...

Arabic
Chinese
English
French
Russian
Spanish

The Challenges Project CD-ROM [Content]

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Formal Meeting & Presentation at the United Nations Head Quarter's in New York of the Challenges Project & the Concluding Report

New York - 25 April 2002

The Challenges Project and the Project Report is the product of a truly multinational and joint effort. Participants from some 50 countries and 230 organizations, civilian, police and military, have contributed to the project effort over the past five years bringing their experience, insights and resources to join in our common pursuit of a more peaceful world. Whether acting locally, nationally, regionally or globally, all efforts have been crucial to the overall project effort. Nine international seminars have been held on five continents by Challenges Project Partner Organizations.

Key note of the Tokyo Seminar March 2001

The Challenges Concluding Report, which will be presented on 25 of April, has been written with the following objectives:

to make practical recommendations in order to enhance the international capability to conduct multinational and multidisciplinary peace operations;
to inform on current developments on principal issues in contemporary peace operations; and
to contribute to maintaining the current momentum for enhancing the effectiveness and legitimacy of international peace operations, as generated by the Brahimi Report and other related initiatives.

Preliminary Programme 25 of April 2002

1100-1200

Formal Presentation of the Challenges Concluding Report

Chairman:
Chair of the UN Special Committee on Peacekeeping, Ambassador Chief Arthur Mbanefo

Presentation of the Challenges Project:
Project Director and Coordinator, Ms. Annika Hilding-Norberg

Project Findings:
Head of a Project Partner Organization, Lieutenant General Satish Nambiar

Formal Presentation of the Challenges Concluding Report:
Swedish Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ms. Anna Lindh

Reception of Challenges Concluding Report:
Secretary-General of the United Nations, Mr. Kofi A. Annan

1215-1430

Lunch

For Partner Organizations and UN Officials hosted by the President of the Swedish National Defence College, Major General Karlis Neretnieks

1430-1535

Challenges of Conducting Peace Operations in the 21st Century

Chairman:
Chair of the Security Council Working Group on Peacekeeping, Ambassador Strömmen

UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations Perspective:
Under Secretary General of Peacekeeping Operations, Mr. Jean-Marie Guéhenno

Military Perspective:
Military Adviser of the United Nations DPKO Major General Timothy Ford

Humanitarian Perspective:
United States Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Migration & Refugees, Mr. Arthur Gene Dewey

1540-1800

Panel on the Challenges Concluding Report Findings

Chairman:
Chair of the UN Special Committee on Peacekeeping Working Group, Ambassador Michèle Duval

Opening Remarks:
Chief of Defence of Sweden, General Johan Hederstedt

Partner Organizations:
Professor Alexeij Salmin, Russian Public Policy Centre

Professor Kamel Abu-Jaber, Jordan Institute of Diplomacy

Mr. Mark Malan, Institute for Security Studies, South Africa

Colonel George Oliver III, US Army Peacekeeping Institute

Lieutenant General Satish Nambiar, United Service Institution of India

Mr. Takahisa Kawakami, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan

Ms. Sandra Dunsmore, Pearson Peacekeeping Centre, Canada

Ms. Alaciel Campos Dugone, Argentine Peacekeeping Training Centre CAECOPAZ

Mr. Bruce Oswald, Asia Pacific Centre for Military Law, Australia

Commissioner Lars Nylén, National Criminal Investigation Department and Swedish CIVPOL

Discussion

Concluding Remarks:

Deputy Chair UN Special Committee on Peacekeeping, Ambassador Motohide Yoshikawa

1800-2000

Reception

In the honour of the Challenges Project and the Project Partner Organizations hosted by the Permanent Representative of Sweden, Ambassador Pierre Schori

In memory and honour of those that have given
their lives to save others