1 st edition 11 to 13 November 2018 Our world is not going in the - PDF document

1 st edition 11 to 13 November 2018

Our world is not going in the right direction International cooperation is slowing down. “ Ti e fj rst Paris Forum, which you are invited States are competing hard for advantage and to attend on November 11 , will o fg er the populism is undermining global governance. opportunity to re fm ect on world governance while Military expenditures are growing fast while we commemorate the end of World War I the UN budget is cut. International norms, and recognize our collective responsibility… in particular human rights, are disregarded Let us never be sleepwalkers in our world, and international justice is questioned. let us always be vigilant. I would like to extend Globalization su fg ers from a lack of common my wishes for the New Year with a plea for standards and regulation. Once a tool of a determined and enduring collective action.” emancipation, the Internet is becoming a French President jungle dominated by abusive corporations, Emmanuel Macron 4 January 2018 propagandists and hackers. And we are losing the race against global warming. Peace is intimately linked with global governance Ti e Paris Peace Forum is envisioned as Peace is not just the suspension of war. It is made up of all the solutions that help a recurring, annual event to promote governance solutions in fj ve key issues: minimize international tensions: cooperation to fj ght climate change and resource scarcity, • PEACE AND SECURITY institutions to channel power rivalries and • ENVIRONMENT administer global public goods, justice to • DEVELOPMENT assuage grievances and frustration, regulation • DIGITAL AND NEW TECHNOLOGIES to address inequalities and abuses of power. • INCLUSIVE ECONOMY

O ff ering an inclusive platform Inspired by the COP 21 model, the Paris With these actors, the Paris Peace Peace Forum will be a platform for discussion Forum aims to strengthen the actions and debate with special emphasis on civil of existing multilateral organizations, society initiatives, and for sharing experiences primarily the United Nations, and speed and innovative solutions involving all the up implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals ( SDG ) . Ti e Forum stakeholders in governance: • Heads of State and Government, works in close cooperation with the as well as elected representatives; OECD, UNESCO and the International Organization of La Francophonie ( OIF ) , • Regional and international organizations, especially UN agencies; all of which are based in Paris, as well as • Civil society in its broadest sense: the European Union. companies, associations, NGOs, foundations, think tanks, media, trade unions, religious leaders, philanthropists, experts, etc. Advancing Ti e Paris Peace Forum will also o fg er solutions rather the right setting for convening actors than speculation from around the world to launch formal initiatives, track-two exercises, mediations and bilateral dialogues. Ti e Paris Peace Forum is not a talking Ti e event will take place at La Grande halle conference. Instead, it features three de La Villette, a beautiful building of glass interlinked areas where di fg erent activities and steel, a gem of 19 th century French will be carried out simultaneously: architecture. Ti e Paris Peace Forum will be 1. A Space for Debate, where new ideas funded entirely by its partners. and initiatives will be presented and discussed, Ti e fj rst edition of the Paris Peace Forum with particular attention to innovative ( 11 to 13 November 2018 ) will kick o fg on discussion formats that should systematically 11 November, as we commemorate the produce operational conclusions; 1918 Armistice. Ti e Paris Peace Forum 2. A Space for Solutions, to be accessible will be inaugurated by Heads of State and to any organization wishing to showcase a Government, or their representatives, from project, initiative or reform relating to one of the 84 nations invited by the President of the Forum’s fj ve themes; the French Republic to participate in the 3. A Space for Innovation, which will host an commemorations alongside other political annual hackathon on global governance issues. leaders invited for the occasion.

President JUSTIN VAÏSSE Secretary General MARC REVERDIN contact@parispeaceforum.org www.parispeaceforum.org