2005 EVENTS

DECEMBER 13, 2005
Carnegie Local Dimensions of Global Change Project
CUNY Faculty Roundtable
Sponsored by Ralph Bunche Institute for International Studies, Howard
Samuels Center

DECEMBER 1, 2005
Presentation and Book Signing of Women, Development, and the UN
Speakers include Devaki Jain, development economist and activist, author of Women, Development, and the UN; Gloria Steinem, feminist author and founder of Ms. Magazine; and K.S. Jomo, Assistant Secretary-General for Economic Development, Department of Economic and Social Affairs. The moderator will be Shashi Tharoor, Under-Secretary-General for Communications and Public Information.
Sponsored by The United Nations Bookshop and United Nations Intellectual History Project

DECEMBER 1, 2005
"The Legacy of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt’s Involvement with the UN: Celebrating the 60th Anniversary of the United Nations"
Documentary and Discussion with Anna Eleanor Roosevelt, granddaughter of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt, and David B. Woolner, Executive Director of the Franklin & Eleanor Roosevelt Institute
Sponsored by The United Nations Association of New York and Ralph Bunche Institute for International Studies

NOVEMBER 22, 2005
“The Paradox of National Liberation” Dankwart A. Rustow Memorial Lecture
Michael Walzer, Professor of Social Science at the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton University
Sponsored by Ralph Bunche Institute for International Studies

NOVEMBER 22, 2005
Presentations by 2005 Mellon Fellows in Security and Humanitarian Action
Sponsored by Inter-University Consortium on Security and Humanitarian Action (IUCSHA)

NOVEMBER 9, 2005
UN Seminar Series: "The General Assembly: Past Hopes and Future Prospects"
H.E. Paul Heinbecker, Director, Laurier Centre for Global Relations, Governance and Policy, Waterloo, Canada; Distinguished Fellow at the Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI), Waterloo, Canada; former Permanent Representative of Canada to the United Nations
Sponsored by Ralph Bunche Institute for International Studies, United Nations Department of Public Information, and The Academic Council on the United Nations

NOVEMBER 2, 2005
UN Seminar Series: "The Role of the ICJ in Strengthening the International Legal Order"
H.E. Tyge Lehmann, Ambassador, The Royal Danish Foreign Ministry
Sponsored by Ralph Bunche Institute for International Studies, United Nations Department of Public Information, and The Academic Council on the United Nations

NOVEMBER 1, 2005
Fellowships awarded for IUCSHA dissertation-writing fellows
Sponsored by Inter-University Consortium on Security and Humanitarian Action (IUCSHA)

OCTOBER 26, 2005
UN Seminar Series: "The ICJ: Elders in the Global Village?"
Richard Falk, Albert G. Milbank Professor of International Law and Practice, Emeritus, Princeton University; Visiting Professor, Global Studies, UC Santa Barbara
Sponsored by Ralph Bunche Institute for International Studies, United Nations Department of Public Information, and The Academic Council on the United Nations

OCTOBER 19, 2005
UN Seminar Series: "The Contribution of Civil Society to the United Nations"
Ms. Esmeralda Brown, United Methodist Office for the UN
Sponsored by Ralph Bunche Institute for International Studies, United Nations Department of Public Information, and The Academic Council on the United Nations

OCTOBER 14, 2005
Application materials due for IUCSHA dissertation-writing fellows
Sponsored by Inter-University Consortium on Security and Humanitarian Action (IUCSHA)

OCTOBER 5, 2005
UN Seminar Series: "The Security Council: Hegemonic Law-making?"
Professor Jose Alvarez, Hamilton Fish Professor of International Law and Diplomacy, School of Law, Columbia University
Sponsored by Ralph Bunche Institute for International Studies, United Nations Department of Public Information, and The Academic Council on the United Nations

SEPTEMBER 28, 2005
UN Seminar Series: "Assessing the Reform Effort"
Thomas A. Schweich, Minister Counselor, Permanent Mission of the United States to the United Nations Commentary by Thomas G. Weiss, Presidential Professor of Political Science, Graduate Center, CUNY and Director, The Ralph Bunche Institute for International Studies
Sponsored by Ralph Bunche Institute for International Studies, United Nations Department of Public Information, and The Academic Council on the United Nations

SEPTEMBER 22, 2005
Presentation and booksigning of UN Voices: The Struggle for Development and Social Justice
UNIHP director and author, Thomas G. Weiss and UNIHP Research Manager and author, Tatiana Carayannis

Sponsored by United Nations Intellectual History Project (UNIHP) and the United Nations Association of New York (UNA-NY)

SEPTEMBER 13, 2005
Film screening: "Stealing A Nation," Award-winning documentary on forced displacement of indigenous people from Diego Garcia.
Followed by Q&A with Olivier Bancoult, President of Chagos Refugees Group
Sponsored by Ralph Bunche Institute for International Studies, Chagos Refugees Group

SEPTEMBER 8, 2005
Presentation and booksigning of UN Voices: The Struggle for Development and Social Justice
UNIHP director and author, Thomas G. Weiss and UNIHP Research Manager and author, Tatiana Carayannis
Sponsored by United Nations Intellectual History Project (UNIHP) and the UN Bookshop

JULY 25, 2005
Planning meeting for "Transforming Humanitarianisms" Project
Sponsored by Ralph Bunche Institute for International Studies, Social Science Research Council

JUNE 23, 2005
“INREACH / OUTREACH” SERIES: The Charter: A Framework for States, A Promise to Peoples
Panelists include: Lawrence S. Finkelstein, professor and former assistant to Ralph Bunche in San Francisco in 1945; Tonya Gonella Frichner, President, American Indian Law Alliance; Giuseppe Nesi, professor and legal advisor, Permanent Mission of Italy to the United Nations; Cora Weiss, President, Hague Appeal for Peace; Guri Lie Zeckendorf, member, New York UN Association Advisory Board.
Sponsored by Ralph Bunche Institute for International Studies, United Nations Department of Public Information,

JUNE 2, 2005
Workshop on Documenting UN History: Comparing Methods, Findings, and Lessons
Sponsored by UN Intellectual History Project (UNIHP)

JUNE 1, 2005
The Power of People and Ideas
A book launch and discussion of the United Nations Intellectual History Project, marking the 60th Anniversary of the UN and the Centenary of Dag Hammarskjöld, with opening remarks by UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan.
Sponsored by UN Intellectual History Project (UNIHP)

MAY 19, 2005
The DR Congo: The Threat we Choose to Ignore
Batabiha BUSHOKI, Civil Society Fellow, The International Peace Academy, and co-founder of the Goma-based NGO, Campagne pour la Paix (Rally for Peace), in North Kivu province.
Sponsored by The CUNY Graduate Center Africa Research Group

MAY 9-10, 2005
Expert Workshop on the Concept of "State Failure"
Sponsored by Program on States and Security

MAY 5, 2005
IUCSHA Orientation workshop
Sponsored by Inter-University Consortium on Security and Humanitarian Action (IUCSHA)

APRIL 25, 2005
Hotel Rwanda, Hotel Darfur: When Will We Stop the Killings in Sudan?
Fr. Michael Perry, Foreign Policy Advisor for Africa, the U.S. Catholic Conference of Bishops and Suliman Baldo, Africa Program Director, International Crisis Group
Sponsored by Ralph Bunche Institute for International Studies, Africa Research Group, Faith in Africa

APRIL 6, 2005
UN Seminar Series - "Terrorism or Terrorisms?"
Giandomenico Picco, Founder, GDP Associates
Sponsored by Ralph Bunche Institute for International Studies

MARCH 30, 2005
UN Seminar Series - "Religion, Civil Society and the UN System"
Josef Boehle, Coordinator, UNESCO Chair for Interfaith Studies and Research Fellow in Globalisation, Religion, and Politics, Department of Theology and Religion, University of Birmingham
Sponsored by Ralph Bunche Institute for International Studies

MARCH 23, 2005
UN Seminar Series - "2005 - 'The Year of Reform'?"
A. Gopinathan, Deputy Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations
Sponsored by Ralph Bunche Institute for International Studies

MARCH 16, 2005
UN Seminar Series - "UN Institutional Reforms in 2005 - a South African perspective"
Xolisa Mabhongo, Minister Counsellor and Acting Deputy Permanent Representative to the Permanent Mission of South Africa to the United Nations
Sponsored by Ralph Bunche Institute for International Studies

MARCH 14, 2005
IUCSHA Fellowship awards announced
Sponsored by Inter-University Consortium on Security and Humanitarian Action (IUCSHA)

MARCH 9, 2005
UN Seminar Series - "UN Reform: Some Basic Questions"
Danilo Turk, Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs, United Nations Secretariat
Sponsored by Ralph Bunche Institute for International Studies

MARCH 2, 2005
UN Seminar Series - "Security Council Reform: Germany's National and International Perspectives"
Dirk J.A. Rotenberg, Counsellor Permanent Mission of Germany to the United Nations
Sponsored by Ralph Bunche Institute for International Studies

FEBRUARY 23, 2005
"The State of the European Union"
Wim Geerts, Minister, Deputy Chief of Mission, The Royal Netherlands Embassy, Washington DC
Sponsored by European Union Studies Center

FEBRARY 16, 2005
"The Draft Constitution: A great leap forward or a bridge too far?"
Roger J. Goebel, Director, Center for European Union Law, Professor of Law, Fordham University Law School
Sponsored by European Union Studies Center

JANUARY 14, 2005
IUCSHA Applications and supporting materials due
Sponsored by Inter-University Consortium on Security and Humanitarian Action (IUCSHA)

JANUARY 2005
UNIHP book presentations in Geneva
Louis Emmerij et al. (Ahead of the Curve), Richard Jolly, Dharam Ghai et al. (UN Contributions to Development), John and Richard Toye (The UN and Global Political Economy), Michael Ward (Quantifying the World), Yves Berthelot et al. (Unity and Diversity), Thomas Weiss et al. (UN Voices)
Sponsored by UN Intellectual History Project (UNIHP), Reseau Universitaire International de Geneve and UN Office in Geneva

JANUARY 2005
UNIHP book presentations at Catholic University of Louvain
Louis Emmerij, Thomas Weiss, et al. (Ahead of the Curve); Louis Emmerij, Frédéric Lapeyre, et al. (UN Contributions to Development); Yves Berthelot, Blandine Destremeau et al. (Unity and Diversity)
Sponsored by UN Intellectual History Project (UNIHP), Catholic University of Louvain


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