Monday July 3. 13:30-15:00. Room 210 (Meeting Room 4),OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Annual Session, Vancouver
With war raging once again in Europe it's time to ask whether the OSCE and the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly can play more effective roles in conflict resolution, peace and security? Might the UN Summit for the Future (September 2024) be able to also advance 'multilateral solutions for a better future' to ensure international peace and sustainable security?
This roundtable event will include:
- An update on the key proposals and preparatory process for the UN Summit of the Future;
- A short introduction to common security approaches and mechanisms and their utility in resolving international conflicts and preventing war;
- Initiatives to reduce the threat of nuclear war;
- Introduction to the Youth Hotline project.
Speakers:
- Dr Hedy Fry MP (Canada). OSCE Parliamentary SSpecial Representative on Gender Issues. Chair, PNND Canada Section
- Ivan Siluianov (Russia/Turkey). PNND Program Officer: Youth Hotline Program Director
- Farah Karimi MP (Netherlands). OSCE PA Special Representative on Youth
- Alyn Ware (NZ/Czech Republic). PNND Global Coordinator
The event is open to delegates to the Annual Session of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly. Please contact Alyn Ware with questions, comments and to RSVP for the event.
Further background reading
- The Promise of Peace and Nuclear Abolition: Has large power aggression destroyed Common Security? by Alyn Ware, CADMUS, Volume 5, No.2, June 2023
- Recommendations from PNND to the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly;
- Common Security platform established by UNFOLD ZERO.
About the OSCE and the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) includes 57 participating States spanning the geographical area from Vancouver to Vladivostok. It was established as a common security framework for Europe, to complement the United Nations and other global common security mechanisms. These mechanisms need to be better used - and improved - in order to more effectively resolve international conflicts, prevent armed conflict and support nuclear disarmament.
The OSCE Parliamentary Assembly provides the parliamentary dimension of the OSCE, with 323 parliamentary members. Its primary task is to facilitate inter-parliamentary dialogue to advance the OSCE's goals of comprehensive security.