ISS Seminar: Operationalising the African Peace and Security Architecture: Challenges and Opportunities

Date: 2009-03-20 to Invalid date

ISS Seminar: Operationalising the African Peace and Security Architecture: Challenges and Opportunities
New York, 20 March 2009

 

Hosted by the ISS Office, Addis Ababa

 

Since the launch of the African Union in July 2002, the continent has developed various components of the African Peace and Security Architecture (APSA) such as the Peace and Security Council, the Continental Early Warning System, the Panel of the Wise, the African Standby Force as mechanisms for effective prevention and management of conflicts on the continent. Almost seven years later, it is important to reflect on the progress made in the operationalisation of the different components of the APSA.

 

The seminar aims to interrogate proposals for the strengthening of the Peace and Security Council (PSC) and constructive approaches and research perspectives to build synergies between the PSC and the various relevant international organisations, think-tanks and other institutions with a view to strengthening the operationalisation of APSA.

 

Speakers at the seminar will include Ambassador Edouard Aho-Glele, Chair of the African Union Peace and Security Council, Ambassador Ramatane Lamamra, African Union Commissioner for Peace and Security, Ambassador Colin Keating, Executive Director, Security Council Report and Dr Jakkie Cilliers, Executive Director of the Institute for Security Studies (ISS). The seminar will draw on constructive interactive discussions and experience sharing by participants from the AU, delegations of various African countries to the United Nations (UN), members of the diplomatic community, UN officials, think-tanks and civil society organizations.

 

Date: Friday, 20 March 2009
Time: 09h00 - 12h30
Venue: Diplomat Ballroom, Millennium UN Plaza Hotel, One UN Plaza, 44th Street, New York City

 

RSVP: Ms Yemissrach Tadesse, Tel: +251 11 372 11 54; Fax: +251 11 372 59 54; Email: [email protected]

 

Please note that discussions occur under the Chatham House rules, which means no attribution without specific permission.

Seminar Documentation