Kampala Geopolitics Conference

Making Noise or Effecting Change? : A closer look at the United Nations

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Summary

The adoption of the Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development in 2015 marked the entry into a new promising era of international cooperation. It is also yet another milestone in the impressive history of the United Nations (UN). Since its establishment in 1945, the UN and its various agencies have been committed to engender global peace, stability and security, respect for human rights as well as multilateral cooperation. To date, there is little doubt that the UN have achieved many remarkable accomplishments in progressing towards these goals. However, the UN system is also facing growing scepticism. Critical voices point out its overburdening bureaucracy and inefficiency, questionable funding priorities and decision-making processes. Current trends in world politics also seem to undermine the idea of multilateral cooperation and the lack of commitment by member states is leading to a funding crisis for the UN agencies. With the current shifts in global politics, is the UN system at crossroads? How do we take stock of the achievements so far? What are the factors that may hinder the UN from reaching their full potential? Is the UN system still the best avenue to achieve peace and development globally? What reforms may be necessary to improve the system?

Conference

Details

  • Time: 11:00 am
  • Venue: Tent

Meet the Panelists

Christoph Plate

Christoph Plate

Director, Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung Media for Africa

Christoph Plate is a political scientist, reporter, and moderator. Currently, he is Director for Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung Media for Africa. From 1993 to 2002, he was an Africa Correspondent for German-speaking media,... Read more
Dr. Helen Nambalirwa Nkabala

Dr. Helen Nambalirwa Nkabala

Senior Lecturer, Makerere University

Helen Nambalirwa Nkabala, Ph.D. is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Religion and Peace Studies at Makerere University. She holds a Ph.D. from Stavanger University and various postgraduate degrees... Read more
Rosa Malango

Rosa Malango

UN Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative, Republic of Uganda.

Rosa Malango is the UN Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative for the Republic of Uganda. Before this appointment, Rosa worked as Head of the Resident Coordinator’s Office in Guatemala... Read more
Dr. Mary Ssonko Nabacwa

Dr. Mary Ssonko Nabacwa

Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences and an Associate Professor, Uganda Christian University.

Mary Ssonko Nabacwa, Ph.D. is the Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences and an Associate Professor at Uganda Christian University. She is also a Research Associate of Makerere Institute... Read more
H. E. Dr. Albrecht Conze

H. E. Dr. Albrecht Conze

German Ambassador to Uganda

H. E. Dr. Albrecht Conze currently serves as the German Ambassador to Uganda. As a diplomat in his national Foreign Service, a UN peacekeeper and an EU capacity builder, Ambassador Conze worked... Read more
Hon. Mary Karooro Okurut

Hon. Mary Karooro Okurut

Cabinet Minister, Cabinet of Uganda.

Hon. Mary Karooro Okurut, is a Ugandan educator, author and politician. She is the current Cabinet Minister in charge of General Duties in the Office of the Prime Minister and... Read more