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UN reform is once again on the agenda, stimulated by debates over the role of the UN in Iraq, but also by the focus on achieving the Millennium Development Goals. There are some high-profile political initiatives, including the Secretary General's High Level Panel, the Millennium Project and the Helsinki Process. What are these trying to achieve? Are they likely to be successful? What should be the UK position?
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A public events series.
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This event, the first in the UN reform: Why? What? How? series, was an opportunity to open up the discussion around UN reform. Malcolm Harper and Simon Maxwell discussed the various areas of the UN where reform may be needed and what outlined the many obstacles lying in the way of such reform.
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Speakers: Malcolm Harper - Director, UNA Chair: Rob Fielding - Treasurer, UNA
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An ODI, All Party Parliamentary Group on Overseas Development and UK
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This meeting, the second in the UN reform: Why? What? How? series, saw Adele Harmer and Randolf Kent discuss reform of the UN humanitarian system. There have been questions surrounding perceived failiures in international humanitarian response and out of this some have begun to suggest there is a need for reform within the UN. Adele Harmer and Randolf Kent addressed this issue outlining where and how they saw the agenda being taken forward.
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Speakers: Randolph Kent - Centre for Defence Studies, King's College, London Chair: Tony Baldry MP - Chair, International Development Committee, House of Commons
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An ODI, All Party Parliamentary Group on Debt, Aid and Trade and UK
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This meeting, the third in the UN reform: Why? What? How? series, saw Lord David Hannay discuss the UN's High Level Panel on Threats, Challenges and Change. He described the context around which the panel was created and what some of the findings in it's analysis report may be.
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Speaker: Lord David Hannay Chair: Sir Marrack Goulding - St Anthony's College, Oxford University
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An ODI, All Party Parliamentary Group on Debt, Aid and Trade and UK
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in the UN Reform: Why? What? How?
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This meeting was cancelled due to a security scare at the Houses of Parliament.
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Speakers: Percy Mistry - Oxford International Associates Andrew Rogerson - Research Fellow, ODI
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An ODI, All Party Parliamentary Group on Debt, Aid and Trade and UK
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in the UN Reform: Why? What? How?
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This meeting, the fourth in the UN Reform: Why? What? How? series, invited Professor Sir Richard Jolly and Sir John Toye to discuss the role of the UN as an important source of new research and thinking. They went on to discuss why it may need greater resources if it is to continue in this role.
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Speakers: Professor Sir Richard Jolly - Institute of Development Studies Professor John Toye - Director, Centre for the Study of African Economies, Oxford Chair: Tony Colman MP - United Nations Association
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An ODI, All Party Parliamentary Group on Overseas Development and UK
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in the UN Reform: Why? What? How?
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This event, the last of the UN reform: Why? What? How? seires, saw His Excellency, Mr Julian Hunt give an overview debates around potential UN reform, particularly focussing on discussions around reform of the UN security council.
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Speaker: His Excellency, Mr Julian Hunte - President of the UN General Assembly Chair: Tony Colman MP - United Nations Association
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An ODI, All Party Parliamentary Group on Overseas Development and UK
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