International Conference "The Consequences of War and their Interdependence. Bringing Human Security Back to the Global Political Agenda", University of Padova, 14-15 November 2022

Event date: 14-15 November 2022
Venue: University of Padova

This event is part of the initiatives to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Human Rights Centre of the University of Padova, founded by Professor Antonio Papisca in 1982.

This Conference aims to gather scholars and doctoral students from different disciplinary perspectives, experts and practitioners at all levels of governance to exchange their perspectives and critical views on two main issues. First, how the consequences of the war in Ukraine and of the other ongoing armed conflicts are affecting the enjoyment of human security worldwide. Second, how human security is being conceived and pursued in current international affairs, also in consideration of the ambitious goals set forth in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and in the 2021 ‘Our Common Agenda’ presented by the UN Secretary-general.

Confirmed speakers include: Kairat Abdrakhmanov, OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities; Wolfgang Benedek, University of Graz; Jean Fabre, United Nations Task Force on Social and Solidarity Economy; Ian Fry, UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights in the context of climate change; Christina Kokkinakis, European External Action Service; Jihad Nammour, Saint Joseph University of Beirut, Lena Simet, Human Rights Watch; Karen E. Smith, London School of Economics and Political Science.

The Conference is organized by the Human Rights Centre “Antonio Papisca”, and the UNESCO Chair “Human Rights, Democracy and Peace”, in collaboration with the Department of Political Science, Law and International Studies of the University of Padova.

Event partners include the following institutes: Human Rights Consortium, University of London (UK), UNESCO Chair "Human Rights and Human Security" University of Graz (Austria), Institute of International Studies, University of Wroclav (Poland); School of Global Studies, University of Gothenburg.

The event is planned to take place in hybrid format with speakers and audience both in presence and online, consistent with Covid-19 regulation in place at the time of the Conference.

Video recordings

Opening plenary session, 14 November 2022