16th April,2009
UNITED NATIONS ASSOCIATION (Edinburgh Branch) ADVANCE NOTICE !!! CIVIL SOCIETY AND THE NPT A One Day International Conference to Prime the 2010 Review Conference of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty 16th APRIL, 2009, THE SCOTTISH PARLIAMENT, EDINBURGH Chair: the Conference Conclusions will be presented to the General Assembly of WFUNA at Seoul in August, 2009) The Programme mixes Key Note Lectures by distinguished experts with Round Table Discussions in which UNAs participate. In 2005 the Review Conference of the NPT was unable to even agree a final communique. WFUNA will not allow this to happen in 2010. Please note the date, April 16th. All UNAs welcome. Please register by email with a.f.gaines@strath.ac.uk
or with rwilliamson5@blueyonder.co.uk
Edinburgh UNA; Nuclear-NonProliferation Working Group)
CIVIL SOCIETY AND THE NUCLEARNON-PROLIFERATION TREATY
A One Day International Conference to Prime the NPT
The Scottish Parliament Thursday 16th April, 2009
PROVISIONAL PROGRAMME
8.45-9: 15 Registration at the Scottish Parliament
9.30 -10:00 Welcome by the Scottish Parliament
Bruce Crawford MSP Minister and Chair of the ‘Scotland without Nuclear Weapons’ Working Group of the Scottish Parliament
Ambassador Henrik Salander (Chair) Chair of the ‘Middle Powers Initiative’* at the UN for nuclear disarmament
10:00-12.15 Session I
10.00-10.30 Ambassador Boniface Gowa Chidyausiku, Chair of the UN 3rd (2009) Session of the Commission preparing the 2010 NPT Review Conference.
10.30-11.00 1. Lord David Hannay CMG.CH. Former UK Ambassador to UN
What is needed to make the 2010 Review of the NPT a Success?
11.00-11.10 Questions and Answers
11.10-11.25 Break
11.25-11.50 2. General Sir Hugh Beach, Former Director of Arms Control, VERTIC
Verification
11.50-12.15 3. General V.R. Raghavan, Advisor to the International Commission for Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament
India’s view of the future of the NPT
12.15-12.25 Question and Answers
12:25-13:00 Buffet Lunch
13.00-14.30 Session 2
13.00-13.25 4. Sergey Andriashin First SecretaryUK Embassy of Russian Federation
Approaches of the Russian Federation to Nuclear Non-Proliferation
13.25-13.50 5. Counsellor Mr Yi Zhing Embassy of People’s Republic of China
China and Nuclear Non-Proliferation
13:50-14.15 6. American participant – name awaited
14.15-14.30 Questions and Answers
14.30-16.30 Roundtable discussions: facilitated by Lord David Hannay, Malcolm Chisholm & Robin Harper MSPs., Jo Swinson MP.
16.30-16.45 Break
16:45-17:45 Summing up Chair Henrik Salander
18:00-19:00 Refreshments in the Garden Room
* The ‘Middle Powers’ comprise Brazil, Canada, Germany, Ireland, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway and Sweden. They emphasise the importance of the International Court of Justice’ opinion that it is difficult to imagine circumstances when nuclear weapons might be used legally.
** Round Table Discussions will comprise ~ 25 people from civil society with a
Facilitator who will be drawn from European civil society and from prominent Scottish
politicians. Rapporteurs will provide the Chair with summaries of the contributions to the discussions that may be used, together with the text of the KeyNote Lectures, in the
Conference Report.
*** VERTIC is the pre-eminent NGO researching the means of verification of nuclear
disarmament. Notably, it is employed jointly by the Norwegian and British Governments.
Press and Television will be invited and the Conference Report will be published.
The Conference Conclusions will be presented to the Preparatory Commission for the 2010 Review Conference. Subsequently the Conference Conclusions will be presented to the Secretary-General of the United Nations at the WFUNA General Assembly in Seoul on 10th August 2009.
The Conference is sponsored at the Scottish Parliament by Bruce Crawford MSP and Malcolm Chisholm MSP
Publicity and Fundraising event 29th November at 13:00hrs at St George's West Church,58 Shandwick Place,Edinburgh EH2 4RT
UNA-DTC Conference on Darfur,
Monday, 26 January 2009.
City Chambers, High Street, Edinburgh.
Advance Notice - Programme
9.40 Registration.
Morning Session: The Empowerment of Women.
10.00 Chairman - Malcolm Chisholm MSP. President DTC.
10.05 Linda Fabiani - MSP & Scottish Government Minister for External Affairs.
10.20 Dr. Gari Donn, Convenor, Edinburgh United Nations Association.
10.40 Dr. Abdel Adam, Project Manager, Darfur Training Committee.
11.00 Coffee and biscuits.
11.30 . Four Workshops; 2 in European room, 2 in Dunedin Room next door.
'Empowerment of women in Darfur' chaired by:-
1. Darfurians - Mariam Galander, 2. Women - Gari Donn.
3. Men - Abdel Adam. 4. Mixed - Malcolm Chisholm
12.15 Reports from Workshops.
12.35 Buffet Lunch and networking.
Afternoon Session: The Future of Darfur.
1.30 The Ambassador of the Sudan.
1.45 Dr. Abdullahi Eltom, Sudan Justice and Equality Movement.
2.05 Ahmed Abbaker, Sudan Liberation Movement.
2.20 Mariam Hassim DTC volunteer trainer in El Fasher.
2.30 Comfort break.
2.40 Workshops (as in the morning).
3.25 Reports from workshops and discussion.
3.50 Closing remarks - Malcolm Chisholm.
4.00 Close.
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Conference Organiser: Ray Newton, Edinburgh United Nations Association.
10 Buckstone Way, Edinburgh, EH10 6PN
Tel. 0131-445-2967. email: newton@raypat.plus.com
Please apply above for donation tickets, limited to 60.
(cheques to Darfur Training Committee, inclusive of coffee and lunch).
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UNITED NATIONS ASSOCIATION
(Edinburgh Branch)
ADVANCE NOTICE !!!
CIVIL SOCIETY AND THE NPT
A One Day International Conference to Prime the 2010 Review
Conference of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
16th APRIL, 2009, THE SCOTTISH PARLIAMENT, EDINBURGH
Chair: It is hoped that the Conference will be Chaired by The Hon Doug Roche, Hon President of WFUNA, and that he will present the Conference Conclusions to the General Assembly of WFUNA at Seoul in August, 2009)
The Programme mixes KeyNote Lectures by distinguished experts with Round Table Discussions in which UNAs participate.
In 2005 the Review Conference of the NPT was unable to even agree a
final communique. WFUNA will not allow this to happen in 2010.
Please note the date, April 16th. All UNAs welcome. Full details later.
(a.f.gaines@strath.ac.uk <mailto:a.f.gaines@strath.ac.uk> Edinburgh UNA; Nuclear-NonProliferation Working Group)
Saturday 7th June Conference
The Climate Challenge: a call to action
..Your invitation
Dear UNA-UK member or supporter,
UNA-UK has now received confirmation of funding from the Foreign &
Commonwealth Office towards one major conference on climate change in each
nation of the UK. The first conference will be held in Birmingham on 7
June; the second will be held in Belfast on 6 November. Two further
conferences are planned for later in 2008 and early 2009 – one in Wales
and the other in Scotland.
This is your invitation to the Birmingham conference.
'The Climate Challenge: a call to action' will take place from 10am to 4pm
on Saturday, 7 June 2008 at Birmingham Council House, Birmingham, B1 1BB
The conference - to feature expert speakers, interactive workshops and
information stalls - will evaluate what solutions are needed at the
international, national and local levels if the challenge of climate
change is to be met with necessary action. Lunch and refreshments will be
provided.
..What we'll be discussing
Much is riding on the outcome of United Nations-led negotiations towards a
global climate deal. Can a deal be brokered which is both robust and just?
How can the UN help vulnerable people adapt to inevitable climate change
and build resilience to its effects?
National governments bear responsibility for implementing policies to
reduce emissions. What is the UK government doing to promote a shift to a
low-carbon, high-growth economy at home? Could it do more to help British
business make the necessary changes?
Communities, businesses and individuals, too, need to take responsibility
for their practices. How is local government addressing the problem? What
steps can businesses take to make their operations more sustainable? What
can you do - as a voter and a consumer - to help tackle climate change?
..Registration instructions and more information
The conference is free and open to all, but subject to capacity. You are
urged to register early! You can do so online (click here to be taken to
the conference registration form) or by calling the Conference Coordinator
at UNA-UK on 020 7766 3448.
The Birmingham event is the first in a series of climate change
conferences being funded by the Foreign & Commonwealth Office. Further
details about the series, as well as information and campaigning
resources, can be found at www.una.org.uk/climate.
The conference is part of the inaugural Birmingham Climate Change
Festival. For more information about the festival, click here.
Please forward this e-mail on to any friends or colleagues who may be
interested in attending.
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