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Round-table organized by UNAC-Greater Montral and the Chair
Raoul-Dandurand at UQAMTuesday, September 22, 2009at 7:00 p.m. at
UQAM
The Democratic Republic of the Congo:indifference or
powerlessness of the International Community ?
For 10 year, the United Nations Organisation has been deploying
the most important force of its history in the
Democratic Republic of the Congo, the MONUC. Following the
terrible civil war which has devastated this
country at the end of the 90's, the International Community has
mobilized itself to try to reestablish peace. Whatis the result of
those efforts? Can the Congo find back the road to development and
durable peace ? Should the
International Community do more ?
To discuss those issues, panelists will be:
Serge Blais is currently responsible for Development and Peace
program for the Congo. He has a profound knowledge ofthis country
which he has been visiting for 25 years and where he has worked
twice as an international cooperant. He is a
specialist of the role of civil society in international
development and peace building process and has been regularly
consulted on these matters by the public authorities in
Canada.
Brigadier-GeneralGaston Ct, OMM, CD is retired from the Canadian
Arm Forces. He has commanded le Secteur duQubec de la Force
terrestre. He knows well the Congo since he was the Director of
Peacekeeping Policy, Department of
National Defense and has since served in the Congo as Chief of
Staff, Operations and Plans for the United Nations mission
(MONUC).
Michel Duval is a former Deputy Permanent representative at
Canada UN Mission in New-York. He has an intimateknowledge of peace
keeping operations, He has been Director of International Security
and Peace keeping at the Canadian
Department of Foreign Affairs and, from 1997 to 2002, he has
chaired in New York, the working Group of the Panel onUN Peace
Operations.
The Round-table will be chaired by Franois Bugingo a journalist
and analyst from Radio-Canada and RCI. He has avast experience
covering both international issues and conflicts and has reported
on many conflicts in the past 15 years,
notably on Rwanda, Algeria, Columbia, Irak, Afghanistan and the
Congo. He is the founder of Reporter Without Borders
Canada and is currently Vice-president of Reporters Without
Borders International.
Tuesday, 22 September 2009 at 7:00 p.m. - Registration at 6:30
p.m. at
Universit du Qubec Montral (UQAM)Pavillon Judith-Jasmin, salle
des Boiseries, 2e tage, local J-2805
405, rue Sainte-Catherine Est, Montral, Mtro Berri-UQAMThe
round-table will be in French. Panelists will answer questions in
both English and French.
Free admission - registration required with the mention Round
Table of September 22, 2009
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