Negotiating International Peace and Security - the protection of civilians in armed conflict
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Summary
Date: 14-15 September 2009
Venue: United Nations Headquarters, New York
Although negotiations on peace and security are strongly determined by members of the Security Council, other countries have successfully brought their negotiation skills to work and constructively influenced the Council’s agenda and decision-making. In addition to Security Council members, non-members of the Council have crucially contributed to the development and inclusion of new concepts and issues on the agenda, such as the protection of civilians in armed conflict, in particular children and women.
In order to provide delegates with the skills necessary to negotiate effectively in deliberations on above-mentioned topics, this workshop will introduce participants to the particular dynamics of Security Council negotiations and address the challenges involved from the negotiator’s perspective. It will do so by focusing on the area of protection of civilians and the related thematic issues of children and armed conflict and sexual violence.
The overall aim of this advanced-level workshop will be to contextualize skills acquired, and encourage delegates to further their negotiation skills and analytical tools necessary to contribute effectively to negotiations and open debates of the Security Council and deliberations on related issues in other fora.
Contact: David Koschel
Course Material:
Session II) The negotiating environment in the Security Council
- S/2007/749, Note by the President of the Security Council, 19 December 2007, United Nations
- S/2006/507, Note by the President of the Security Council, 19 July 2006, United Nations
- Security Council Transparency, Legitimacy and Effectiveness: Efforts to reform Council working methods 1993-2007. Special Research Report 2007 / Nr.3, Security Council Report, 18 October 2007, New York.
Session IV) The protection of civilians
- Robert Young, ICRC: Protection of Civilians in situations of armed conflict, powerpoint presentation, 14 September 2009.
- Simon Bagshaw, UN Office of the Coordinator for Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA): Protection of civilians in armed conflict and the Security Council, powerpoint presentation, 14 September 2009.
- Security Council resolution 1674, United Nations.
- Report of the Secretary-General on the protection of civilians in armed conflict, S/2009/277, 29 May 2009, United Nations.
- What is International Humanitarian Law? Advisory Service on International Humanitarian Law, 7/2004, ICRC, Geneva.
- ICRC Protection Policy, Update, 10 December 2008, Geneva.
- Protection of Civilians. Cross-Cutting Report 2008 / Nr. 2, Security Council Report, 14 October 2008.
Session V) Women, Peace and Security
- General and specific protection of women under international humanitarian law - Annex I to the Guidance Document, ICRC, Geneva.
Session VI) Children and Armed Conflict
- Ms. Ann Makome, UN-DPKO, Child Protection in UN Peacekeeping, powerpoint presentation, 15 September 2009.
- Security Council resolution 1612 (2005)
- Security Council resolution 1882 (2009)
- Legal Protection of Children in Armed Conflict. Advisory Fact Sheet on International Humanitarian Law, ICRC, 2/2003, Geneva.
- Summary table of IHL Provisions specifically applicable to children. ICRC, Januaryy 2009, Geneva.