Funders Day at the United Nations during the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty Review
Conference May 6, 2010 ~ 1:15 to
8:30 pm
The Peace
and Security Funders Group invites funders engaged in multilateral efforts to
promote international peace for a day at the United Nations.
We will
have two panel presentations and discussions on:
> the role of the UN Office of
Disarmament Affairs in pursuing global disarmament of nuclear weapons and types
of conventional weapons, arms trade controls, and post –conflict disarmament
and demobilization measures; and
>
the
Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty Review Conference.
The day
will conclude with a light dinner and discussion with Jayantha Dhanapala, former UN Under-Secretary General for Disarmament Affairs and Chairman
of the 1995 NPT Review & Extension Conference.
Speakers include senior UN officials, NGO experts
and Ambassadors from Sweden, Mexico and Ireland (invited).
We will be convening at an important political moment. The first week of the NPT Review
Conference will be coming to a close.
Thousands of diplomats and activists will have converged at the
U.N. Participants are encouraged
to attend official, open sessions on the Review Conference and NGO events going
on around our event. We will provide a calendar of events and can arrange UN
accreditation for the full NPT Conference (May 3 to May 28), if desired. The deadline for submitting your name
to obtain accreditation is March 23.
Registration is required.
Please
click here to register.
Please click here to download the DRAFT Agenda with further details.
Peace
and Security Policy Briefing: A
View from Europe
May
31 to June 2 ~ The Square, Brussels
A Joint Initiative of the
Peace
and Security Funders Group and the European Foundation Centre
Plan
to join European and North American funders for an in-depth look at Europe’s
foreign, security and peace policies and capabilities. This two-day briefing
represents a rare opportunity for funders on both sides of the Atlantic to come
together and to discuss with policy makers, policy analysts and practitioners
how they, as funders, can work more effectively on these issues.
The
briefing will start with dinner on Monday, May 31. We also intend to organize a pre-meeting site visit to one
of the key EU institutions that afternoon.
Key
topics on the agenda include:
*Europe’s Role in
Promoting Global Security: A look at Priorities, Politics, and Prospects *Ground Truths and
Lessons from the Balkans and Afghanistan *Changing Geopolitics
in a Multipolar World *EU responses to
drivers of Contemporary Conflict; and *Contrast, Compare
and Cooperate: European and North American Peace and Security Philanthropy
The
program will feature high-level representatives from EU institutions, leading
policy analysts, and experts working in conflict or post-conflict areas. It
will include a mix of plenary and breakout sessions in addition to case studies
on funders’ approaches and collaborative initiatives in addressing peace and
security challenges.
The
event is part of the European Foundation Centre Foundation Week. Participants
may want to stay for the European Foundation Centre’s Annual General
Assembly
during the second half of that same week.
There
is no fee, but registration is required. Click here to register.
You
may book your accommodation through the EFC Foundation Week deal by clicking
here.
Please contact PSFG Director Katherine Magraw kmagraw@peaceandsecurity.org with questions
you might have concerning this event.
Policy Briefing Planning Group:
Arnaud Blin, Fondation Charles Leopold Mayer Andrew Cooper, The Diana Princess of Wales Memorial Fund Katherine Magraw, Peace and Security Funders Group Conrad Martin, Stewart Mott Charitable Trust Kate McGuinness, Berghof Foundation for Conflict Studies Celia McKeon, Rowntree Charitable Trust Carl Robichaud, Carnegie Corporation of NY Sevdalina Rukanova, European Foundation Centre George Vickers, Open Society Institute
Previous Special Events
(Pictured left: Nobel Peace Laureate Shirin Ebadi speaks to PSFG Members at briefing hosted by the Ford Foundation, January 2007).
The Peace and Security Funders Group, in collaboration with the Fundacion Para las Relaciones Internationales Y el Dialogo Exterior (FRIDE) convened an "International Dialogue for Funders" in Madrid, November 19-21, 2008. The meeting, entitled "Advancing Peace and Security in 2009 and Beyond" was intended to ask what more can and should philanthropy be doing to promote greater peace and security in the world as we enter a new, more promising era. PSFG Members may access meeting documents and selected presentations in the Members' Only section.
Civilian Unarmed Peacekeeping: A Conversation for Funders - On June 25, 2008, the Peace and Security Funders Group, the Ploughshares Fund and the Samuel Rubin Foundation hosted a luncheon discussion on unarmed civilian peacekeeping, a new approach to stopping violence and human rights abuses before they reach crisis levels. Featured speakers included Ambassador Anwarul K. Chowdhury, Former Under-Secretary General and High Representative of the United Nations; Mel Duncan, Executive Director of the Nonviolent Peaceforce; Liam Mahony, Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue; Betsy Crites, Coordinator of the Metta Center; and Atif Hameed, Nonviolent Peaceforce's Country Director in the Philippines.
Islam in the Modern World: A Conversation for Funders - On March 14, 2007 the Peace and Security Funders Group, the Carnegie Corporation of New York, and the NY Regional Association of Grantmakers presented a NYRAG Professional Development Program entitled Islam in the Modern World: A Conversation for Funders.
Luncheon Dialogue with Nobel Women Peace Laureates - On January 9, 2007, the PSFG co-hosted a luncheon dialogue with Nobel Women Peace Laureates Shirin Ebadi and Jody Williams. 2003 Nobel Peace Laureate and Iranian Human Rights Lawyer Dr. Shirin Ebadi spoke about the political and social landscape in Iran today, including human rights and women's rights campaigns and the Iranian reform movement. 1997 Nobel Peace Laureate Jody Williams spoke about the work of the Nobel Women’s Initiative, which she co-founded with Dr. Ebadi, and the Initiative’s efforts to promote negotiations between the US and Iran.
Funders Day at the United Nations 
Peace
and Security Policy Briefing:
A
View from Europe
(Pictured left: Nobel Peace Laureate Shirin Ebadi speaks to PSFG Members at briefing hosted by the Ford Foundation, January 2007).