Dissemination Events: Plans and Reports

• May 28, 2003: Sadako Ogata made a statement at Payne Lecture, Stanford University titled "Empowering People for Human Security."
• May 26 and 27, 2003: Frene Ginwala and Africa Institute of South Africa convened a civil society meeting to review the report. Vice President Jacob Zuma participated in this meeting
• May 21, 2003: Frene Ginwala submitted the report to Mr. Thabo Mbeki, President of the Republic of South Africa in Capetown.
• May 13, 2003: Peter Sutherland and Sadako Ogata presented the report at the Graduate Institute for International Studies, Geneva, Switzerland
• May 8, 2003: Sadako Ogata Presented the report to the Human Security Network in Graz, Austria
• May 1, 2003: Co-chairs presented the report to the Secretary-General of the United Nations and at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York
  
  
  

May 26 and 27, 2003: Frene Ginwala and Africa Institute of South Africa convened a civil society meeting to review the report. Vice President Jacob Zuma participated in this meeting

With more than 100 participants mainly from African civil society organizations, the meeting focused on interrogating and challenging the Commission's report, and examined how African civil society can implement it. Jacob Zuma, Vice President of the Republic of South Africa, participated in a session, and eargerly discussed with other participants how Africa can deal with ongoing serious violent conflicts and sustain peace processes.

The meeting also focused on how Africa can ensure the minimum living standard for all the people living in the continent. Africa Institute of South Africa was in charge of organizing this event, under the aegis of Frene Ginwala, Speaker of Parliament and a commissioner.

Detailed report will be available later.

Frene Ginwala submitted the report to Mr. Thabo Mbeki, President of the Republic of South Africa in Capetown on May 21, 2003

In the presence of a number of South African ministers and parliamentarians, including the Vice President, Commissioner Frene Ginwala submitted the report to Mr. Thabo Mbeki, the President of South Africa at the National Assembly of South Africa in Capetown. Sadako Ogata, co-chair of the Commission was not able to attend the ceremony but sent a video message to the president.

The President welcomed the completion of the Commission's work, and raised the need to publisize it in Africa and generate public discussion on human security.

• Remark by Frene Ginwala
• Script of the video message by Sadako Ogata
• Link to the Parliament of the Republic of South Africa
  
  
  
  

Sadako Ogata and Peter Sutherland presented the report to the public audience at the Graduate Institute for International Studies, Geneva, Switzerland on May 13, 2003.

The Graduate Institute for International Studies in Geneva, headed by Mr.Conelius Sommaruga, held a seminar to introduce the Commission's report to the general public, academia and the international organizations in Geneva. As many as 250 people joined the launching. Details will be available at the web site of the Institute soon.

• Link to the Graduate Institute for International Studies in Geneva Web site
• Message by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Mr. Ruud Lubbers
  
  

Sadako Ogata presented Commission's report to the Ministerial Meeting of the Human Security Network on May 8, 2003 in Graz, Austria

The fifth ministerial meeting of the Human Security Network (HSN) was convened by Dr. Benita Ferrero-Waldner, foreign minister of Austria, on May 8-10, 2003 in Graz Austria. This time, HSN member countries invited co-chair Sadako Ogata to brief participants on the final report of the Commission. At the opening ceremony organized by the city of Graz. Also on May 9, Ogata discussed with HSN members how the Commission can form partnership with the Network.

• Sadako Ogata's remark at the opening ceremony
• Link to the Human Security Network Web site
• Link to the city of Graz
  
  

Co-Chairs of the Commission presented the report to Mr. Kofi Annan, Secretary-General of the United Nations and to the Council on Foreign Relations in New York

Sadako Ogata and Amartya Sen, the co-chairs of the Commission presented the report to Mr. Kofi Annan, Secretary-General of the United Nations and to the Council on Foreign Relations in New York on May 1, 2003. Distinguished members of the Council as well as media joined the launch.

• Link to the Council on Foreign Relations Web site
• Commission's final report page
  
  

Past Events

• May 24, 25: CHS Africa Outreach Roundtable in Benin
• April 16-19, 2002: "Rethinking Peace, Coexistence and Human Security in the Great Lakes Region" in Kigali, Rwanda
• April 22-24, 2002: "Transition in Central Asia and Human Security" in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
• March 14: Mrs. Ogata will appear as a panelist at "Global Security Roundtable: Rebuilding Afghanistan & Japan's Role" organized by Japan Society. (link to Japan Society)
• March 27: Mrs. Ogata and Professor Sen will be panelists at the "Weatherhead Policy Forum", organized by Columbia University East Asian Institute (link to Columbia University)
• February 6, 2002 "Human Security, Human Rights, and Human Development" at Harvard Kennedy School
• Jan. 2-4, 2002 Workshop on Education, Equity and Security in Kolkata, India
• December 2, 2001, San Jose, Costa Rica, "Workshop on Relationship Between Human Rights and Human Security"
• November 30, 2001: "Workshop: Measurement of Human Security" at Harvard Kennedy School