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WCC UNITED NATIONS ADVOCACY WEEK
New York City,
14-19 November 2004
PRESS INFORMATION
See: Provisional full Advocacy Week agenda
High-level public seminars
hosted by the World Council of Churches, Commission of the Churches on International Affairs, the United Nations Liaison Office
15 - 18 November 2004
1:15 - 3:00 p.m.
United Nations Headquarters, Conference room IV
"The role of churches in fulfilling the
Millennium Development Goals"
Speaker: Mr Salil Shetty, executive director, UN MDG Campaign
Respondents: Mr Chien Yen Goh, Third World Network,
Mr Neil Watkins, US Jubilee Movement
Monday, 15 November 2004
"Churches’ quest for a nuclear arms-free world"
Speakers: Amb. Henrik Sahlander, secretary-genral, Weapons of Mass Destruction Commission (Blix Commission)
Mr Nobuyasu Abe, under-secretary-general for Disarmament
Dr Ernie Regehr, executive director, Project Ploughshares
Tuesday, 16 November 2004
"The Responsibility of the international community
for Peace in Sudan"
Speakers: Hon. Abel Alier, former vice-president of Sudan
Mr Jan Egeland, unders secretary general for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief coordinator
Rev. John McCullough, executive director, Church World Service
Wednesday, 17 November 2004
"Church contribution to UN Reform"
Speakers:
Mr Andreas Zumach, UN correspondent
Response:
Prof. Peter Wallensteen, Dept. of Peace and Conflict Research, Uppsala Univ., Sweden (on video link)
Amb. Bethuel Kiplagat, Kenya, CCIA
Thursday, 18 November 2004
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Provisional agenda
(6 October 2004)
Friday, November 12 – Saturday, November 13 (noon): Workshops on advocacy at the UN (separate program)
Saturday, November 13
6-7.30 pm Social gathering - information-sharing (for early arrivals and workshop participants)
Church of Sweden, 5 East 48th Street.
Sunday, November 14
Arrivals
Participation in worship services in New York City (for participants of the advocacy workshops and early arrivals)
Registration folders at the hotels (detailed hotel information in cover letter)
2.00-5.00 pm Extended officer’s meeting (only for CCIA commissioners),
475 Riverside Drive
5.00 pm Welcome reception,
475 Riverside Drive
6.00 pm Welcome dinner hosted by the Commission of the Churches on International Affairs (CCIA),
475 Riverside Drive
Monday, November 15
8.00 am Breakfast at the Church Center
9.00 am Opening Service, Chapel at the Church Center
10.00-11.00 Welcome/Opening Session
Mr Peter Weiderud, director of the CCIA
11.00-11.15 Coffee break
11.15-12.00 Continued opening session/methodology and expectations
12.00-1.00 pm Lunch at Church Center
1.00-3.00 pm Public seminar on ECONOMIC JUSTICE: The role of the churches in fulfilling the Millennium Development Goals
UN building, Salle IV
Keynote speaker: Mr Salil Shetty, executive director, UN MDG Campaign
Response: Mr Chien Yen Goh, Third World Network,
Mr Neil Watkins, US Jubilee Movement |
3.00-3.30 Coffee break
3.30–5.00 pm Working session on economic justice
5.00-6.00 pm Presentation from the office of the UN secretary-general
Tuesday, November 16
8.00 am Breakfast at the Church Center
9.00 am Morning prayers
9.30-10.30 am Working session on regional focuses
Plenary on South-East Europe and Colombia
10.30-11.00 Coffee break
11.00-12.00 Working in groups: South-East Europe and Colombia
12.00-1 pm Lunch break at the Church Center
1.00-3.00 pm Public seminar on Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT): churches’ quest for a nuclear-free world, UN building, Salle IV
Speakers: Amb. Henrik Sahlander, secretary-genral, Weapons of Mass Destruction Commission (Blix Commission)
Mr Nobuyasu Abe, under-secretary-general for Disarmament
Dr Ernie Regehr, executive director, Project Ploughshares |
3.00-3.30 Coffee break
3.30-5 pm Working session on NPT
5-7 pm Extended officers' meeting (only for CCIA commissioners)
Witness from Ecumenical accompaniers in Israel and Palestine, Church Center
Wednesday, November 17
8.00 am Breakfast at the Church Center
9.00 am Morning prayers
9.30-10.30 am Working session on “Eminent persons’ response to conflicts in Africa”
10.30-11.0 Coffee break
11.00-12.00 Working session on the UN reform
12.00-1 pm Lunch break at the Church Center
1.00-3.00 pm Public seminar on SUDAN:
The responsibility of the international community for peace in Sudan
UN building, Salle IV
Speakers: Hon. Abel Alier, former vice-president of Sudan
Mr Jan Egeland, unders secretary general for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief coordinator
Rev. John McCullough, executive director, Church World Service |
3.00-3.30 Coffee break
3.30-5.00 pm Working session on advocacy in conflicts and crisis
5.00-6.00 Open agenda
Thursday, November 18
8.00 am Breakfast at the Church Center
9.00 am Morning prayers
9.30-10.30 am Working session on International Criminal Court
10.30-11.0 Coffee break
11.00-12.00 Working session on Iraq
12.00-1 pm Lunch break at the Church Center
1.30-3.00 pm Public seminar on UN REFORM: Church contribution to UN reform
UN building, Salle IV
Speakers:
Mr Andreas Zumach, UN correspondent
Response:
Prof. Peter Wallensteen, Dept. of Peace and Conflict Research, Uppsala Univ., Sweden (on video link)
Amb. Bethuel Kiplagat, Kenya, CCIA |
3.00-3.30 Coffee break
3.30-5.00 pm Closing evaluation
7.00pm Farewell reception
(Representatives of UN delegations and UN staff invited), Church Center
Friday, November 19
Departures
Possibility to follow debates at the UN General Assembly
Please Note: All working sessions, morning worships, breakfasts, coffee breaks, lunches and the farewell reception will be held at Church Center, 777 UN Plaza, New York.
All Public Seminars will be held at the UN building, Room IV, New York.
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