24 January, 2015 Designing Mandates and Capabilities for Future Peace Operations Challenges Forum Report Launch and High-level Seminar Monday 26 January 18:00-20:00 Brief Partners Update followed by Informal Reception for Challenges Forum Partnership (by invitation only) Hosted by H.E. Mr Masood Khan, the Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the United Nations at the Permanent Mission of Pakistan to the United Nations Tuesday 27 January Formal Presentation of the Report Venue: ECOSOC Chamber 15:00-15:30 Chair H.E. Ms Dina Kawar, Permanent Representative of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan to the United Nations Remarks by the Secretary-General of the United Nations H.E. Mr Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General, United Nations Designing Mandates and Capabilities for Future Peace Operations Presentation of Challenges Forum Report to the Secretary-General of the United Nations H.E. Ms Margot Wallström, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Sweden Mr Jean-Marie Guéhenno, Patron, Challenges Forum, and President, International Crisis Group Ms Annika Hilding Norberg, Director and Founder, Challenges Forum, Folke Bernadotte Academy, Sweden 24 January, 2015 High-level Seminar on Report Findings and Discussion Venue: Conference Room 2 15:45-17:45 Chair and Introductory Remarks H.E. Mr Michael Grant, Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative of Canada to the United Nations and Chair of the United Nations Special Committee on Peacekeeping (tbc) Peace Operations Under New Conditions Dr Almut Wieland-Karimi, Director, Centre for International Peace Operations, Germany Lt. Gen. PK Singh, Director, United Services Institution of India, India Policies, Principles and Guidelines Brig. Gen. Haroon Abbas, Director, Center for Excellence and Peacekeeping Studies, National Defence University, Pakistan Prof. William Flavin, Associate Director, United States Army Peacekeeping and Stability Operations Institute, United States Discussion Concluding Remarks Day 1 Mr Jean-Marie Guéhenno, Patron, Challenges Forum, and President, International Crisis Group 18:00-20:00 Reception (by invitation only) Hosted by H.E. Mr Per Thöresson, Chargé d’affaires, Permanent Mission of Sweden to the United Nations, and Mr Sven-Eric Söder, Director-General, Folke Bernadotte Academy, Sweden. Venue: South Dining Room in the Delegates Dining Room Key Note Address by Mr Edmond Mulet, Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, United Nations Wednesday 28 January High-level Seminar on Report Findings and Discussion (continues) Venue: Conference Room 2 10:00-12:15 Chair and Introductory Remarks H.E. Mr Amr Abdellatif Aboulatta, Permanent Representative of Egypt to the United Nations Authority, Command and Control Dr Alexandra Novosseloff, Senior Policy Adviser, Directorate General for International Relations and Strategy, Ministry of Defence, France Dr Istifanus Zabadi, Dean, African Centre for Strategic Research and Studies National Defence College, Nigeria 24 January, 2015 Impact Assessment and Evaluation Ms Annette Leijenaar, Head, Division of Conflict Management and Peacebuilding, Institute for Security Studies, Pretoria Dr Ann Livingstone, Former Vice Chair, Pearson Centre, Canada Discussion Concluding Remarks Ms Ameerah Haq, Under-Secretary-General for Field Support, United Nations, and Vice Chair, Independent Panel on Peace Operations Major General (Retd.) Robert Gordon, Former Force Commander, UNMEE, and Senior Adviser, Challenges Forum, United Kingdom Ms Annika Hilding Norberg, Director and Founder, Challenges Forum, Folke Bernadotte Academy, Sweden 12:30-14:00 Buffet Luncheon (by invitation only) Hosted by H.E. Mr Hiroshi Minami, Chargé d’affaires, Permanent Mission of Japan to the United Nations. Venue: South Dining Room in the Delegates Dining Room Key Note Address by H.E. Mr Jan Eliasson, Deputy Secretary-General, United Nations Challenges Forum Partners’ Meeting and Workshop (Challenges Forum Partners only) Venue: Permanent Mission of Egypt to the United Nations 15:00-17:00 Partners’ Meeting and Workshop: Looking to the Future Hosted by H.E. Mr Amr Abdellatif Aboulatta, Permanent Representative of Egypt to the United Nations