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DESCRIPTION:The Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs presents a panel discu
 ssion examining the history\, legacy and ongoing work of the United Nation
 s.The United Nations is currently in its 80th session since its founding i
 n 1945. The theme of the 80th session is “Better Together: 80 years and mo
 re for peace\, development and human rights.” Yet the postwar internationa
 l order is under considerable strain\, with major challenges to peace\, de
 velopment and human rights. Moreover\, the UN itself is facing internal fi
 nancial and operational challenges. Finally\, a new secretary general will
  be chosen this year\, always a complicated and sometimes divisive process
 . This panel brings together three distinguished former United Nations off
 icials to discuss the successes and failures of the UN over its 80-year hi
 story\, and what to expect from the UN going forward.PanelistsCatherine Be
 rtiniFormer Executive Director\, UN World Food ProgramCatherine Bertini wa
 s named the 2003 World Food Prize Laureate for her ten-year leadership at 
 the World Food Program and for the positive impact she had on the lives of
  women. She also served as under secretary general for management of the U
 N.&nbsp\; She is professor emerita of practice of public administration an
 d international affairs at the Maxwell School and the board chair of the G
 lobal Crop Diversity Trust.Dr. John MathiasonFormer Deputy Director of the
  UN Division for the Advancement of WomenDr. Mathiason worked for the Unit
 ed Nations for more than two decades. He served in the Office for Program 
 Planning and Coordination\, the Department of Technical Cooperation for De
 velopment\, the Department of Economic and Social Affairs\, and the United
  Nations Development Program. Dr. Mathiason was an Adjunct Professor of In
 ternational Relations\, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs\,
  Syracuse University.&nbsp\;Dr. Lamin J. SiseFormer Senior Advisor to Kofi
  Annan\, Secretary-General of the United NationsDr. Sise worked for the Un
 ited Nations for thirty years. Other positions he held at the UN included 
 deputy legal adviser of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Develop
 ment\, senior officer in the UN Office of Legal Affairs and senior officer
  of the UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO).ModeratorLionel C.
  JohnsonProfessor of Practice\, Public Administration and International Af
 fairs Department. Professor Johnson is president of the Pacific Pension an
 d Investment Institute. He was a member of the U.S. Foreign Service and se
 rved as deputy assistant secretary of the treasury and assistant to three 
 secretaries of state.This event is co-sponsored by the Program for the Adv
 ancement of Research on Conflict and Collaboration (PARCC).&nbsp\;&nbsp\;
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SUMMARY:The United Nations at Eighty: Achievements\, Challenges\, Prospects
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>The Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs pr
 esents a panel discussion examining the history\, legacy and ongoing work 
 of the United Nations.</p><p>The United Nations is currently in its 80th s
 ession since its founding in 1945. The theme of the 80th session is “Bette
 r Together: 80 years and more for peace\, development and human rights.” Y
 et the postwar international order is under considerable strain\, with maj
 or challenges to peace\, development and human rights. Moreover\, the UN i
 tself is facing internal financial and operational challenges. Finally\, a
  new secretary general will be chosen this year\, always a complicated and
  sometimes divisive process. This panel brings together three distinguishe
 d former United Nations officials to discuss the successes and failures of
  the UN over its 80-year history\, and what to expect from the UN going fo
 rward.</p><h3>Panelists</h3><strong></strong><p><strong>Catherine Bertini<
 /strong><br>Former Executive Director\, UN World Food Program</p><p>Cather
 ine Bertini was named the 2003 World Food Prize Laureate for her ten-year 
 leadership at the World Food Program and for the positive impact she had o
 n the lives of women. She also served as under secretary general for manag
 ement of the UN.&nbsp\; She is professor emerita of practice of public adm
 inistration and international affairs at the Maxwell School and the board 
 chair of the Global Crop Diversity Trust.</p><p><strong>Dr. John Mathiason
 </strong><br>Former Deputy Director of the UN Division for the Advancement
  of Women</p><p><span style="background-color: rgba(0\, 0\, 0\, 0)\; color
 : inherit\; font-family: inherit\; font-size: inherit\; text-align: inheri
 t\; text-transform: inherit\; word-spacing: normal\; caret-color: auto\; w
 hite-space: inherit">Dr. Mathiason worked for the United Nations for more 
 than two decades. He served in the Office for Program Planning and Coordin
 ation\, the Department of Technical Cooperation for Development\, the Depa
 rtment of Economic and Social Affairs\, and the United Nations Development
  Program. Dr. Mathiason was an Adjunct Professor of International Relation
 s\, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs\, Syracuse University
 .</span><span style="background-color: rgba(0\, 0\, 0\, 0)\; color: inheri
 t\; font-family: inherit\; font-size: inherit\; text-align: inherit\; text
 -transform: inherit\; word-spacing: normal\; caret-color: auto\; white-spa
 ce: inherit">&nbsp\;</span></p><p><strong>Dr. Lamin J. Sise</strong><br>Fo
 rmer Senior Advisor to Kofi Annan\, Secretary-General of the United Nation
 s</p><p><span style="background-color: rgba(0\, 0\, 0\, 0)\; color: inheri
 t\; font-family: inherit\; font-size: inherit\; text-align: inherit\; text
 -transform: inherit\; word-spacing: normal\; caret-color: auto\; white-spa
 ce: inherit">Dr. Sise worked for the United Nations for thirty years. Othe
 r positions he held at the UN included deputy legal adviser of the United 
 Nations Conference on Trade and Development\, senior officer in the UN Off
 ice of Legal Affairs and senior officer of the UN Department of Peacekeepi
 ng Operations (DPKO).</span></p><h3><span style="background-color: rgba(0\
 , 0\, 0\, 0)\; color: inherit\; font-family: inherit\; font-size: inherit\
 ; text-align: inherit\; text-transform: inherit\; word-spacing: normal\; c
 aret-color: auto\; white-space: inherit"><strong></strong></span>Moderator
 </h3><strong></strong><p><strong>Lionel C. Johnson</strong><br>Professor o
 f Practice\, Public Administration and International Affairs Department. <
 /p><p><span style="background-color: rgba(0\, 0\, 0\, 0)\; color: inherit\
 ; font-family: inherit\; font-size: inherit\; text-align: inherit\; text-t
 ransform: inherit\; word-spacing: normal\; caret-color: auto\; white-space
 : inherit">Professor Johnson is president of the Pacific Pension and Inves
 tment Institute. He was a member of the U.S. Foreign Service and served as
  deputy assistant secretary of the treasury and assistant to three secreta
 ries of state.</span><br></p><p><span style="background-color: rgba(0\, 0\
 , 0\, 0)\; color: inherit\; font-family: inherit\; font-size: inherit\; te
 xt-align: inherit\; text-transform: inherit\; word-spacing: normal\; caret
 -color: auto\; white-space: inherit"><em>This event is co-sponsored by the
  Program for the Advancement of Research on Conflict and Collaboration (PA
 RCC).&nbsp\;&nbsp\;</em></span></p>
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