What will it take to establish sustainable peace in post-conflict societies? The answer lies in the collaboration between peacekeeping and peacebuilding, as well as the role played by the UN organizations including the Security Council and the international community.

In partnership with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the United Nations Information Centre will organize a public symposium entitled “A Better Path to Peace: Dynamic Collaboration between Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding” on Wednesday, 1 December 2010 at the United Nations University Headquarters Building in Shibuya, Tokyo. Japan places strong emphasis on peacekeeping and peacebuilding and the symposium will focus on the latest discussions taking place among UN policy makers in New York, hear the voices from the field, and discuss how Japan could play its role in the future peacebuilding efforts. We will have broad participation from leading academics, practitioners, opinion leaders and others from within Japan and from the international community as panelists of the symposium. We look forward to your participation.

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Title:Public Symposium “A Better Path to Peace: Dynamic Collaboration between Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding”
Time/Date:10:00-17:30, Wednesday, 1 December 2010 (Registration starts at 9:30)
Venue:U Thant International Conference Hall (3rd floor), United Nations University Headquarters Building 【 http://www.unu.edu/access/ 】
Hosted by:Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Nations Information Centre (UNIC)
Languages:Japanese and English (simultaneous interpretation will be available)
Admissions:Free of charge
Registration:Pre-registration is required. Persons wishing to attend should register by sending e-mails to sympo1201.mofa@nissansha.co.jp with subject for “Registration for symposium on 1 December.” Please make sure to include your name, organization, title, telephone/fax number and e-mail address.
Inquiry:Registration office for the symposium, Mr. Takahashi of Nissansha Inc.
(Tel: 03-5570-3509)

Programme (tentative):

Opening Remarks
Mr. Seiji Maehara, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan (TBC)

Keynote Speech
Ms. Sadako Ogata, President, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)

First Session
Theme:Review of UN discussions on peacekeeping and peacebuilding
Second Session
Theme:Comprehensive approach to peacekeeping and peacebuilding: voices from the field
Third Session:
Theme: The way ahead for the international community’s efforts to support peacekeeping and peacebuilding

Panelists

-Dr. Mutrif Siddiq Ali Alnimeiri, State Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, The Republic of Sudan
-Mr. Ouch Borith, Secretary of State, The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kingdom of Cambodia
-Mr. Alain Le Roy, Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, United Nations

and others.