Peacebuild bulletin

June 9, 2009

A weekly bulletin providing Peacebuild members with information on events, job postings and other items of interest related to the peacebuilding field.

Peacebuild is a network of Canadian organizations and individuals engaged in activities related to addressing the causes and consequences of violent conflict.

Employment Opportunity:

Program Associate:
Space Security & Nuclear Disarmament

Project Ploughshares

Project Ploughshares is seeking a full-time Program Associate to join its staff team to manage the space security program, including the publication of an annual report on space security (spacesecurity.org), as well as participate in implementing nuclear disarmament initiatives. Duties include researching and writing policy papers, organizing and participating in roundtable discussions, workshops, and conferences, developing and maintaining institutional partnerships as required, representing Project Ploughshares at various external committees and advisory groups, developing new project ideas, and identifying and seeking new sources of funding. This position reports to the Executive Director..

Application deadline:
Friday June 26, 2009

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Peacebuild Welcomes
Six New Members to its
Board of Directors

Peacebuild held its Annual General Meeting yesterday at the Canadem Boardroom at 1 Nicholas in Ottawa. Network members and invited guests were informed of Peacebuild's programm results for 2008-2009, network activities under development and current finances and fundraising targets. Presentations were also made by Stephen Brown of the University of Ottawa on the changing development assistance architecture and by Nathan Funk of Conrad Grebel University College on peacebuilding in the Middle East.

Network members also unanimously elected six new members to Peacebuild's Board of Directors to fill in vacancies left by outgoing officers. The six new members of the board, David Beer, Martin Fischer, Don Hubert, Nadja Pollaert, Gordon Scott and Tara Tavender will be joining the six existing Board members, Peggy Mason (Chair),Tiffany Kizito (Treasurer), Nathan Funk, Gregory Lawrie, Abdul Kader Baloch and Karen Hung, all of whom have indicated a willingness to continue their respective terms.

A brief descrition of the six new members is offered below

David Beer is currently Director of Africa Programs with the Pearson Peacekeeping Centre, and is responsible for the direction and management of security sector capacity building projects on the continent.

Martin Fischer is a doctoral candidate at Carleton University's Norman Paterson School of International Affairs. His doctoral dissertation investigates the UN Security Council’s decision-making process on the authorization of UN peace operations to use military force to protect civilians.

Don Hubert is Associate Professor of International Affairs at the University of Ottawa. Prior to 2007, he led policy development on Canada’s human security agenda at the Department of Foreign Affairs for nearly a decade including responsibility for small arms, natural resources linked to armed conflict, the “responsibility to protect,” and corporate social responsibility.

Nadja Pollaert is currently the Executive Director of the International Bureau for Children's Rights. She has many years of experience promoting human rights with the Comité d’aide aux réfugiés in Montreal and with Amnistie Internationale.

Gordon Scott has over 25 years of multi-sectoral technical cooperation and education, human resource development and training experience. He has worked as a management consultant and Project Director on programs and projects in Asia, Africa, Americas, Eastern Europe and northern Canada.

Tara Tavender is the founding Executive Director of Save Darfur Canada (soon to be renamed the Sudan Peace Network), a national coalition leading public advocacy initiatives to influence and inform Canadian policy in Sudan. Tara has also worked with Peacebuild's Sudan Inter-Agency Reference Group (SIARG)

See photos of Peacebuild's Annual General Meeting

Peacebuild Launches
Information Booth

Tired of constantly having to check multiple websites to get the latest peacebuilding News?

Using the latest in RSS technology, Peacebuild has created an Information Booth on its website where you'll find the latest publications, peacebuilding news, jobs openings and training opportunities. It's all on a single website and it's automatically updated so you always get the latest information!

View the latest peacebuilding employment opportunities from CANADEM and ReliefWeb. Read the latest news from the AlertNet Newsdesk or learn about new publications from the Human Security Gateway, The International Crisis group, Foreign Policy and more.

Via Peacebuild’s Information Booth you can also access the latest information and news from other Peacebuild members who have installed RSS technology on their website

Visit Peacebuild's Information booth

Engaging Iran

The election of Barack Obama greatly increases the chances of a comprehensive Iran-US dialogue, but it remains uncertain if such a dialogue will actually begin. If talks start, outside actors will need to understand the distinctive characteristics of Iranian negotiating behaviour, which reflect complex social and historical approaches to interpersonal relationships in Iranian society.

Read CIPS latest Policy Brief*

*Also available on Peacebuild's Facebook page

UN Security Council:
June 2009 Forecast

Security Council Report has published its Monthly Forecast Report previewing issues likely to be considered in the UN Security Council during June 2009.

An open debate on protection of civilians is planned late in the month. There is also a possibility of another open debate on peacekeeping with a particular focus on troop contributing countries late in the month (this has not been confirmed at press time). Debates are likely on Kosovo, with the participation of representatives of Serbia and Kosovo, and on Iraq, with the likely participation of the country’s representative. Formal meetings to adopt resolutions renewing mandates of operations in the Golan Heights (UNDOF) and in Georgia (resolution 1866) are expected

Read the full report

Brisons le silence
Journée consacrée au Congo

Mme Mobina Jaffer, Sénatrice au parlement canadien, organise une journée consacrée au Congo, particulièrement aux violences sexuelles faites aux femmes et aux jeunes filles congolaises à l’est de la RDC. Cela pourra avoir d’effets que si tous les ressortissants Congolais eux-mêmes y participent massivement.

jeudi le 11 juin 2009

Colline Parlementaire

Pour obtenir l'heure de l'événement et pour obtenir un laissez-passer du parlement, veuillez confirmer votre présence soit à Mme Aurélia Matingu au 613-806-0536, Mme Denise Wangata au 613-232-6949, Mme Léontine Nduwa au 819-682-4788 ou soit à l’adresse courriel suivant : women4congo@gmail.com.