Events

Tuesday 21 May, 2013
13:15 – 14:45
Room XI, Building A, UN Geneva

Side-event of Open Ended Working
Group on Nuclear Disarmament

Launch of the 2nd edition of the Nuclear Abolition Forum
Tuesday, 9 April 2013
12:30 – 14:00
Geneva Centre for Security Policy
WMO/OMM Building Avenue de la Paix 7bis, Geneva

Featuring:
Ambassador Urs Schmid (Switzerland)
Ambassador Nobuyasu Abe (Japan)
Jean-Marie Collin (PNND, France)
Marc Finaud (Program Adviser, GCSP)
Alyn Ware (Founder, Nuclear Abolition Forum, New Zealand)
Teresa Bergman (Researcher, Basel Peace Office)

6pm, Friday May 24
University of Basel, Lecture Hall 001
Petersgraben, Basel

Featuring:
Wilson Kipketer, runner. Current world record holder for the 800 and 1000 meters (indoors).
Spokesperson for L’organisation pour la Paix par le Sport (Peace and Sport)
Paol Hansen, Special Adviser UN Office on Sport for Development and Peace
Carola Szemerey, Youth Future Project
Henk Van Nieuwenhove, Flanders Peace Field project  (the 1914 Soccer Truce)

 

Friday 16 November, 2012
6:00 PM

Aula Hall, Kollegienhaus
University of Basel

Saturday November 17, 2012
10:00 – 12:30

University of Basel
Hörsaal Room 115
(Cafeteria Block)

Basel Peace Office Opening Reception

You are cordially invited to the opening reception of the Basel Peace Office:

Friday 16 November, 6:00 pm
Aula Hall, Kollegienhaus, University of Basel

Hosted by Guy Morin, President, Canton of Basel

Guest Speakers

  • Andreas Nidecker
    President IPPNW Switzerland, President of the Basel Peace Office
  • Karipbek Kuyukov
    Honorary ATOM Project Ambassador, nuclear test victim, armless painter
  • Christine Beerli
    Vice-President of the International Committee of the Red Cross
  • Jarmo Sareva
    Deputy Secretary-General of the Conference on Disarmament
  • Laurent Goetschel
    Swiss Peace Foundation and University of Basel
  • Jakob von Uexkull
    Chair of the World Future Council, Founder of the Right Livelihood Award
  • Rudolf Rechsteiner
    Council Member, Parliamentarians for Nuclear Disarmament
  • Message from Tadatoshi Akiba
    Chair of Middle Powers Initiative, Former Mayor of Hiroshima

Special guest performance by Teresa Bergman (singer/singwriter), Finalist in New Zealand Idol.

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