Geir O. Pedersen, UN Special Envoy for Syria
In conversation with Paolo Magri, Director, ISPI
The Covid-19 emergency is putting to the test the ability of the G20 and other multilateral efforts to deliver on key global challenges: from climate change to digital transition, from social cohesion to growth and financial stability. As the Italian G20 presidency passes the torch to Indonesia, international experts come together on the occasion of the handover event of the Think20 (T20), the official G20 engagement group of think-tanks and research centres with ISPI as the National Coordinator and Chair in 2021.
In conversation with
Matteo Villa, Research Fellow, ISPI
Marco Berti Palazzi, International Relations Officer – South Mediterranean, Directorate General for Energy, European Commission
The live stream will be available on Monday November 8, 3pm CET
A year and a half after the new Strategy with Africa proposed by the European Commission was made public, the new partnership between the two continents is still being defined. The impact of the Covid19 pandemic, with Africa’s first economic recession in 25 years and a sharp rise in poverty and debt, has brought new challenges in the agenda of the two continents, highlighting new gaps to address on the way forward.
In conversation with:
Paolo Magri, Executive Vice President, ISPI
Tuqa Nusairat, Deputy-Director, Rafik Hariri Center & Middle East Programs, Atlantic Council
Federica Saini Fasanotti, Senior Associate Fellow, ISPI; Nonresident Senior Fellow, The Brookings Institution
Ten years after the Arab Spring, North Africa is living an incredibly delicate phase in its political, social, and economic life. The international community, policymakers and other relevant actors have failed to address the political and socio-economic demands which fueled demonstrations in most North African countries in 2011. In addition, challenges such as intra-regional rivalries, the lack of regional integration and unresolved conflicts remain unaddressed, intersecting with hybrid and transnational security threats such as cross-border crime, illicit trafficking and terrorism.
2020 marked the 20th Anniversary of the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict (OPAC). The Protocol strongly condemns the targeting of children in situations of armed conflict, and direct attacks on schools. Further, as a practical tool, 112 States have now endorsed the Safe Schools Declaration- an inter-governmental political commitment to protect students, teachers, schools, and universities from the worst effects of armed conflict.
Il Think20 Summit si terrà a Milano dal 4 al 6 ottobre e riunirà policy maker ed esperti di tutto il mondo per confrontarsi sulle sfide globali al centro del G20: salute e vaccini, emergenza climatica e crescita sostenibile, finanza internazionale, commercio ed investimenti, digitalizzazione, povertà e disuguaglianze.
