Bill
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Last Updated: December 18, 2011
UNA/BPL
DISCUSSION TOPICS
Boulder
Creek Conference Room (main floor)
Boulder
Public Library, main branch, 1001 Arapahoe Ave.
United
Nations and International Affairs series
(third Thursday of the month, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.)
February 16, 2012 “Why is Obama negotiating with Australia to station U.S. Marines there?”
January 19, 2012 “Occupy XYZ - a universal phenomenon? Why now? What next?”
November 17, 2011 “Responsibility to Protect (R2P): An ideal without reality -- whose responsibility, whom do they protect, and from whom?”
October 20, 2011 “Will a United Nations General Assembly vote to recognize a Palestinian state have any impact on the peace process?”
September 15, 2011 “What is, and what should be, the United Nations strategy for dealing with drugs and guns?”
August 18, 2011 “What are the key functions of the United Nations? How can its functioning be improved?”
July 21, 2011 “Post-Fukushima, what are the prospects for nuclear power? What are the alternatives?”
June 16, 2011 “Can the United Nations help in overturning despotic governments, as it did in apartheid South Africa?”
May 19, 2011 “In the event of a world food crisis, how will food supplies be distributed?”
April 21, 2011 “Will stability ever come to the Congo?”
March 24, 2011 “The Sudan: What's next after the election?”
February 17, 2011 “Educating young people around the world: What do they need to learn to become future world leaders?”
January 20, 2011 “The implications of the WikiLeaks revelations on the future of international diplomacy: Does the truth hurt? Would you join the diplomatic corps today?”
November 18, 2010 “How effective is the 2007 United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples?”
October 21, 2010 “Can the United Nations and the international community deal effectively with sex-trafficking and slavery?”
September 16, 2010 “Future peace in Palestine and Israel: Has a single-state solution now become the only viable option?”
August 19, 2010 “The ambivalent U.S. policy toward the International Criminal Court: Can the United States have it both ways?”
July 15, 2010 “Can the United Nations and the NGOs overcome cultural and religious obstacles to effectively help check the growth in global population?”
June 17, 2010 “The earthquake in Haiti: Disaster aid vs. long-term aid by the United Nations and the NGOs -- What lessons have we learned?”
May 20, 2010 “What are the possible future implications of bailing out the indebted PIGS countries (Portugal, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, and Spain), starting with Greece, for the stability of the Euro and the European Union?”
April 15, 2010 “Redefining ‘development’: Can its counterproductive features be reduced or eliminated?”
March 18, 2010 “Cap-and-trade vs. a carbon tax: Can either help control global warming?”
February 18, 2010 “Nuclear proliferation or abolition: What can the U.N. and member nations do
about them?”
January 21, 2010 “The U.N.’s Goldstone
Report: Tip of the iceberg?”
November 19, 2009 The Universal Declaration of
Human Rights (which includes both socio-economic and individual/political
rights). Is this the core problem of the UN, and a reflection of the
differences in "eastern" and "western" thought? Can these
perspectives be reconciled? Can all the promised rights be achieved?
October 15, 2009 The United Nations Economic and
Social Council (UNESCO)
(Fifth in a series of discussions aimed at
acquiring a better understanding of the components and functions of the United
Nations family of organizations)
September 17, 2009 The battle for the
International Criminal Court
(Fourth in a series of discussions aimed at
acquiring a better understanding of the components and functions of the United
Nations family of organizations)
NOTE: This session will include a showing of
the PBS documentary "The battle for the International Criminal
Court", so to allow adequate time for discussion, this session has been
scheduled to extend from noon to 3 p.m.
August 20, 2009 "Is there a U.N. role--and
are there agencies engaged-- in curtailing the use of
terrorism in fighting for freedom?" (Third in a series of discussions
aimed at acquiring a better understanding
of the components and functions of the United
Nations family of organizations)
July 16, 2009 "Overview of the United
Nations agencies dealing with development: Should they be more concerned with
improving people's quality of life?" (Second in a series of discussions
aimed at acquiring a better understanding of the components and functions of
the United Nations family of organizations)
June 18, 2009 "The World Health Organization
and its work to eradicate polio and control AIDS"
May 21, 2009 In View of the International
Financial Crisis, What Ideas Are Being Considered for Restructuring the Three Bretton Woods Organizations (the IMF, World Bank, and WTO)?
April 16, 2009 International Law: Can it Be
Effective Without Enforcement?
March 19, 2009 "The new U.S. ambassador to
the United Nations: What does she or he bring to the table?"
Feb. 19, 2009 "Ratifying United Nations
Treaties: Why is the United States such a laggard?"
Jan. 15, 2009 "Confronting piracy and
terrorism: Is there a role for the United Nations?"
Sponsored by the United Nations Association (UNA) Boulder Chapter.