The Nour Foundation

Healing the World:
The Ethical Dimension of
Globalization and Interdependence in the Age of Terror

Featuring
Kate Adie, Chief News, Correspondent, BBC

Ken Bacon, President, Refugees International

John Chambers, Managing Director, Standard & Poor’s

Ambassador John Danforth, US Mission to the United Nations

Ambassador John Dauth Australian Mission to the United Nations

Vishakha N. Desai, President, Asia Society

Amir A. Dossal, Executive Director, United Nations, Fund for
International Partnerships

Mark Malloch Brown, Administrator, United Nations Development Programme

Gay McDougall, Executive Director, Global Rights

José Antonio Ocampo, Under-Secretary-General, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, United Nations

Anthony Romero, Executive Director, American Civil Liberties Union

Michael S. Rothman, Senior Energy Specialist, Merril Lynch

Shashi Tharoor, Under-Secretary-General, Dept. of Comm. & Public Info., United Nations

Paula Zahn, CNN Anchor

Coinciding with the United Nations World Day of Peace, Virtue Foundation’s Third Annual Multidisciplinary Symposium commemorating the anniversary of September 11 will feature a long list of distinguished speakers and panelists, including Kate Adie, Chief Correspondent of the BBC; Ken Bacon, President of Refugees International; Mark Malloch Brown, Administrator, United Nations Development Programme; John Chambers, Managing Director of Standard & Poor’s; Professor David Cole, Georgetown University Law Center; Senator John C. Danforth, US Ambassador to the United Nations; Vishakha N. Desai, President of Asia Society; Amir A. Dossal, Executive Director of United Nations Fund for International Partnerships; Nay Htun, Professor and Executive Director fo Asia and the Pacific, University for Peace; Gay McDougall, Executive Director of Global Rights; José Antonio Ocampo, Under-Secretary-General, Department of Economic and Social Affairs; Shashi Tharoor, Under-Secretary-General, Dept. of Communications & Public Information, United Nations; and Paula Zahn, CNN Anchor.

PROGRAM
Morning Session:
“The Aftereffects of 9/11: Balancing Security and Civil Liberties in the Age of Terror”

Afternoon Session:
“Rebuilding Prosperity and Hope: Overcoming Poverty and Disparity Among Underdeveloped Nations”

Followed by special musical performance by the Israeli-Palestinian duo David Broza and Tareq Abboushi

In an age marked by fear and terror in which innocent civilians across the globe are victimized by the ruthless acts of misguided terrorists, the reality of globalization presents new and complex economic, humanitarian, and social considerations that must be addressed through a unified voice. The widely held perception in many parts of the world that the benefits of globalization have unfairly rewarded some at the expense of others, coupled with conditions such as rising unemployment, poverty, and famine, continues to create fertile breeding grounds for those who have resorted to utilizing terror in a desperate attempt to level the playing field. Within this context, it is imperative that nation states effectively work together to achieve greater social and economic parity that will lead to a more tolerant and just community.

Friday, September 10, 2004
10:00 am - 5:30 pm

Location: Trusteeship Council Chamber
United Nations, New York

Tickets: Free Admission
For more information, please call Nour Foundation at 212.749.0100 or e-mail info@nourfoundation.com

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