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A PRACTICAL LOOK AT THE

UNITED NATIONS WITH H.E. AMB. MOOTAZ AHMADEIN KHALIL

UNITED NATIONS INSTITUTE FOR TRAINING AND RESEARCH NEW YORK OFFICE

UNITAR Focal Point: Harris LaTeef

harris.lateef@unitar.org

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DESCRIPTION AND LIST OF KEY ACTIVITIES

PART I. DIPLOMACY AND MAJOR ISSUES (1) Monday 23 November 2020—9:30 to 11:30am (US Eastern)

Multilateral Diplomacy and Negotiations • Which is more effective: multilateral or bilateral diplomacy? • Political issues of influence and sovereignty.

Human Rights & Politics • Are political and economic rights competitive? Or do they complement each other? • Does achieving a set of rights depend on achieving the other set? Or does it need to

be at the expense of the other?

PART II. MAJOR ISSUES (2) Tuesday 24 November 2020—9:30 to 11:30am (US Eastern)

Sustainable Development • Context of the UN role on sustainable development • Developed vs developing countries and sustainable development

Disarmament • Control of nuclear weapons and other weapons of mass destruction. • Small arms and the Arms Trade Treaty

Selected Issues on the Middle East • Status of Palestine: Is it a state? An observer? An observer state? A full member? • The IAEA and Israeli nuclear capabilities

PART III. UN REFORM, NEGOTIATING TIPS and CONCLUSIONS Monday 30 November 2020—9:30 to 11:30am (US Eastern)

Reform of the United Nations main organs with a focus on the Security Council • Revitalization of the GA and ECOSOC • The Security Council reform

Conclusions • Practical Examples and tips for multilateral negotiations • The potentials and limits of the United Nations

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DAY 1: DIPLOMACY AND MAJOR ISSUES (1) TO BE DELIVERED DIGITALLY

Monday 23 November 2020

Time (NYC) Session 09:30-09:45 Welcome Remarks and Introduction

H.E. Mr. Marco A. Suazo, Head of Office, UNITAR New York

H.E. Amb. Mootaz Ahmadein Khalil, Former Permanent Representative of Egypt to the United Nations

09:45-10:30 Multilateral Diplomacy and Negotiations • Multilateral and bilateral diplomacy • We the governments • Political issues of influence and sovereignty • Discussion

10:30-11:30 Human Rights & Politics • Social and economic rights versus civil and political rights

o Different political blocs are concerned with different categories of rights

o National sensibilities and human rights • Women and Gender Rights

o Violence against Women o Inheritance rights

• Capital Punishment • Torture • Terrorism • Discussion

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DAY 2: MAJOR ISSUES (2) TO BE DELIVERED DIGITALLY

Tuesday 24 November 2020

Time (NYC) Session 09:30-10:15 Sustainable Development

• The Context of the Negotiations that shaped the UN’s role in sustainable development

o UN Conference on Environment and Development and the Rio Principles

• Developed vs developing countries and sustainable development

• Discussion

10:15-11:00 Disarmament • Limiting access to nuclear weapons and other weapons of

mass destruction / Prioritization of non-proliferation over disarmament

• Conventional Weapons / The Arms Trade Treaty • Discussion

11:00-11:30 Selected Issues on the Middle East • The IAEA and Israeli nuclear capabilities • The status of Palestine • Discussion

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DAY 3: UN REFORM, NEGOTIATING TIPS & CONCLUSIONS

TO BE DELIVERED DIGITALLY Monday 30 November 2020

Time (NYC) Session 9:30-10:30 Reform of the Main UN Organs with a focus on the

Security Council • Main UN Organs

o Revitalization of the General Assembly o The ECOSOC o The Trusteeship Council

• The Security Council: o Changing global powers and geographic groups o Composition of the Security Council o Addressing the privileges of permanent

membership o How reform can be achieved: What is objectively

needed and what can reasonably be accepted • Discussion

10:30-11:30 Conclusions • Practical Examples and tips for multilateral negotiations • The potentials and limits of the United Nations • Interactive discussion

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PRESENTER BIOGRAPHY H.E. Amb. Mootaz Ahmadein Khalil H.E. Amb. Mootaz Ahmadein Khalil served as the Permanent Representative of Egypt to the United Nations from 2012 to 2014.

Mr. Khalil was the Chair of the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Revitalization of the Work of the General Assembly during the 67th. Session of the General Assembly, (2012-13). He was also the Chair of the Coordinating Bureau of the Non-Aligned Movement during the Summit of the Non-

Aligned Movement that took place in Teheran in 2012.

Before his appointment to the United Nations, Mr. Khalil served in Cairo as Deputy Chief of Cabinet of the Egyptian Foreign Minister from July 2011 to June 2012 and Acting Assistant Foreign Minister for Multilateral Economic Affairs and International Cooperation in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, from February to June 2011.

He was Deputy Assistant Foreign Minister for Environment and Sustainable Development, from April 2009 to July 2011. He had served also as Director of Environment and Sustainable Development Affairs in the Foreign Ministry in Cairo, from 2001 to 2005. He was Deputy Chief of Mission and Deputy Permanent Representative of Egypt, in the country’s Embassy and Mission to the International Organizations in Vienna, Austria from 2005 to 2008.

He obtained his Master’s Degree (Politics of the Middle East), from the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London, in 1988; and his Bachelor of Science degree (Political Science, Faculty of Economics and Political Science), from Cairo University, in 1985.

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H.E. MR. MARCO SUAZO Head of UNITAR New York Office Ambassador Marco Suazo, a career diplomat in the Foreign Service of Honduras served in various positions at the Permanent Mission of Honduras to the United Nations since 1990, representing Honduras in the Security Council 1995-1996. He served as Deputy Ambassador until August 2015. Besides being Adviser at the Department of Economic and Social Affairs UNDESA UN, he has written two publications, one for the 60th anniversary of the Organization in honor of founder-Honduras

under the title "Nuestra Historia” (Our History); in 2013 he published "We the People" in which through photography, promotes the values and richness of Honduras and also examines the participation of our country in the Organization. On the occasion of the 70th anniversary, he is preparing his third publication dedicated to the history and documentation of Honduras for the Security Council of the United Nations devoted to the history of Honduras before that important body of the United Nations under the title "Diplomacy Written". He currently serves as Head of UNITAR’s office at the United Nations in New York.

MR. HARRIS LATEEF Consultant, UNITAR New York Office Harris LaTeef is a Consultant at the UNITAR New York offices. A graduate of the University of St Andrews and the London School of Economics, he has contributed to the planning of trainings for new delegates to the 74th and 75th UN General Assemblies, the Administrative and Budgetary Committee, and representatives of newly elected Security Council members. In July 2020, he coordinated the annual SDGs Training, Learning and Practice

Conference held as part of the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development and in conjunction with the UN Department for Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA).

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