EPLO General Assembly. Peacebuilding, international mediation and civil society: priorities and agenda of the Spanish Presidency of the EU

Madrid (Auditorio de Uría Menéndez), 28-29 May 2009On the occasion of the European Peacebuiling Liason Office (EPLO) General Assembly hosted by CITpax in Madrid and with the support of the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MAEC) a seminar was convened to analyse the role of civil society in the development of European policies, in particular those related to peacebuilding, conflict prevention and resolution, as well as the strengthening of the mediation capacities of the Union. The seminar  analysed the priorities of the Spanish presidency of the EU, and the different possibilities for Read more...

The role of private diplomacy: the CHD experience

Madrid, Casa de GaliciaEl Centro Internacional de Toledo para la Paz (CITpax) y el Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue (CHD) en colaboración con la Casa de Galicia organizaron el 22 de enero de 2009 una mesa redonda sobre “El papel de la Diplomacia Privada: la experiencia del CHD”.La mesa redonda exploró el papel, las capacidades y el potencial de la diplomacia de segunda vía o diplomacia privadaLa mesa redonda a puerta cerrada, exploró el papel, las capacidades y el potencial de la diplomacia de segunda vía o diplomacia privada en el contexto internacional actual así como su proyección de futuro Read more...

Towards a wider defence concept: the civil dimension of security in Spain and in the framework of international organisations

Madrid (Casa de Galicia)CITpax, Martti Ahtisaari's Crisis Management Initiative, and the Madariaga Foundation, presided by Javier Solana, organised a Seminar in Madrid to contribute to designing a wider culture of national defence in Spain. This must provide an effective response to the new international challenges in their different dimensions -civilian and military- and promote effective multilateralism as depicted in the European Security Strategy.The focus of the meeting was to explore solutions to enhance cooperation among civilian, military and international actors within the different d Read more...

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