Speakers:
Serap Güler, Minister of State, German Federal Foreign Office
Leo Wigger, Head of the India Center, DGAP
Gustavo de Carvalho, Acting Head of the African Governance and Diplomacy Programme, South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA)
Chair: Jan Stöckmann, Head of Karl Kaiser Forum, DGAP
DGAP’s Research Institute regularly brings together experts and high-level guests to discuss the latest developments in foreign affairs. On Thursday, September 17, we will look at the recent BRICS Summit, held from September 11 to13, and the upcoming high-level week of the United Nations General Assembly, held from September 18 to 28. These two events offer an opportunity to discuss some of the most pressing issues of global governance. There are ongoing conflicts and crises waiting to be addressed in New York, including in the Middle East, Ukraine, and Sudan. Yet, at the same time, the UN system faces institutional and financial challenges as well as the difficult search for a new Secretary General to succeed Antonio Guterres. Unsurprisingly, BRICS states are pushing for change, including in the UN Security Council. In short: the world’s problems will be pressed into a few days of top-level international diplomacy.
Please register here. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the DGAP Morning Briefing via Zoom. Participants will be able to ask questions via Zoom’s question and answer function during the discussion. You will find information related to data processing at https://dgap.org/en/zoom.
For any questions, please contact events@dgap.org.