ACUNS Lecture Series

DECEMBER 10, 2008
A panel discussion by:
Paul Heinbecker, Canada's Former Ambassador to the United Nations and Distinguished Fellow, Centre for International Governance Innovation
Rhoda Howard-Hassmann, Canada Research Chair in International Human Rights
Ramesh Thakur, Director of the Balsillie School of International Affairs and former Vice-Rector of the United Nations University

OCTOBER 16, 2008
Dr. Sue Horton
Department of Economics, Wilfrid Laurier University, Ontario, Canada
Fighting Malnutrition: The Copenhagen Consensus Solution

JUNE 6, 2008
Madame Louise Fréchette
"The UN and the Fight Against Poverty: Does it Make a Difference?"

OCTOBER 23, 2006
Dr. Craig Murphy
M. Margaret Ball Professor, International Relations, Wellesley College, Massachusetts, USA
"The History of the UN Development Programme: Lessons for UN Reform"

Building Peace and Justive: Lessons from Uganda

On March 22 - 23, 2007, ACUNS and Wilfrid Laurier University hosted a  "roundtable-format" workshop.   Short presentations were used as the basis for opportunities for exchange and dialogue in examining some of the individual, local, national, regional and international dimensions of post-conflict peace building in Uganda. To view the schedule of presenters, please download the workshop schedule.

Canada in Haiti: Considering the 3-D Approach

On November 3 -  4, 2005, ACUNS co-sponsored a highly successful conference on Haiti. Academics, graduate students, military personnel, practitioners and interested public from Canada and abroad gathered in Waterloo, Ontario to assess the potential for a Canadian 3-D approach in Haiti. Distinguished speakers included: Robert Fatton Jr., Julia A. Cooper Professor of Government and Foreign Affairs, Department of Politics, University of Virginia; Suzy Castor, Historian and Director, Centre de Recherche et de Formation Économique et Sociale pour le Développement (CRESFED); Robert Maguire, PhD, Director and Chair, International Affairs Program, Trinity University, Washington, DC, and Colonel Jacques Morneau, Chief of Staff, MINUSTAH Military Force. These speakers provided an international assessment, which was further analyzed into options for Canada.

Conference Papers
Canada in Haiti: Considering the 3-D Approach (Conference Report)
The Fall of Aristide and Haiti's Current Predicament (Robert Fatton)
La Difficile Sortie d'une Longue Transition (Suzy Castor)
Dissonant Voices: Northern NGO and Haitian Partner Perspectives on the Future of Haiti (Jim Hodgson)

Canada in Afghanistan - Assessing the 3-D Approach

On May 12-14 2005, academics, graduate students and practitioners from Canada and abroad gathered at the Centre for International Governance Innovation in Waterloo, Ontario to assess the impact of Canada's 3D approach in Afghanistan, with particular focus on the Canadian Forces, in a conference conceived by the Laurier Centre for Military Strategic and Disarmament Studies (LCMSDS), the Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI), the Centre on Foreign Policy and Federalism (CFPF) and the Academic Council on the United Nations System (ACUNS).

The UN: Adapting to the 21st Century

The Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI), in collaboration with the Academic Council on the United Nations System (ACUNS) and Wilfrid Laurier University (WLU), assembled a group of current practitioners, leading academics, civil society representatives and United Nations officials in Waterloo, Ontario on April 3-5, 2005, to address UN reform.