Peace Islands Institute

PEACE AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: A TWO-WAY RELATIONSHIP

Panel discussion during the 8^th session of the

United Nations Open Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals.

Friday, February 7, 1:15pm – 2:45pm

United Nations Conference Room 5 (NLB), New York, NY

Please join our panel at the United Nations to discuss the relationship between peace and sustainable development. The panel will focus on the following topics:

• Causal relationship between durable peace and sustainable development
• Dilemma of the governments and armed opposition groups: the issue of trust and credible commitment to follow through on peace agreement
• Distrust of the conflicting sides as a barrier to the implementation of SDGs
• Enforcement mechanism: How can the United Nations, its agencies, and regional intergovernmental organizations enforce peace deals and contribute to sustainable development

The panel will feature the following distinguished speakers:

·         H.E. Carlos Enrique Garcia Gonzalez, Permanent Representative of El Salvador to the United Nations

·         H.E. Dr. A.K. Abdul Momen, Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations (TBC)

·         Galymzhan Kirbassov, Adjunct Faculty, Columbia University

·         Professor Alastair Smith, New York University

·         Professor Séverine Autesserre, Barnard College, Columbia University

·         Professor Johannes Urpelainen, Columbia University

UN Pass is required to attend.

To receive a UN Pass, please RSVP to rsvp@peaceislands.org by no later than Thursday, January 30th.

Tel: (212) 510 8644