Human Security and Responsibility to Protect: Global Responces to International Obligations

7 September, 15h30-18h30

Organiser: Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists & Democrats

Venue: Altiero Spinelli 3G3, European Parliament, Brussels

An initiative of the S&D Group:

• Martin SCHULZ - President
• Veronique DE KEYSER - Vice-President for Foreign Affairs; Human Rights, Development and International Trade
• Richard HOWITT - DROI Coordinator
• Ana GOMES - MEP

Guest speakers list:

• Yukio TAKASU - Ambassador, UN Special Advisor on Human Security
• Edward LUCK - UN Special Advisor on Responsibility to Protect
• Mary KALDOR - Professor of Global Governance at London School of Economics and Co-director of LSE Global Governance
• Eric DAVID - Professor of International Law and expert in International Humanitarian Law, Free University Brussels (ULB)
• EU Commissioner
• EEAS Representative

Panel 1 discussion - Human Security: A People Centred Approach

The first panel will be a presentation of the paradigm of Human Security, its core elements and its added values. A special insight will focus on how it can contribute to the promotion of the peace and development process and on the role played by the European Union for its legitimization within the international community

Panel 2 discussion - Responsibility to Protect: Time to Implement

The second panel will present the international norm of the Responsibility to Protect population from genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes and ethnic cleansing adopted by the UN World Summit in 2005: questions and answers on actions by the EU and the international community\

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