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Supporting Future Leaders in Diplomacy in the Building of their International Careers

Lara Weemering©2018

"Leadership that brings peace is far more courageous than the one which opens fire and goes to war" Annual Diplomats Dinner, United Nations Students Association at the University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands (2018)

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Endorsing Military Veterans; Standing with those who served in support of International Peace and Freedom

Hans van den Boogaard©2018

"I believe my country made a promise to military veterans and their families. Veterans have kept their end of the bargain; now it is time for me to pay them back" VOC De Treffer, Eindhoven, The Netherlands (2018)

Juniata College, Ellis Hall Ballroom, Huntingdon, PA, USA – 29 March 2019

Raising Political Awareness in Youth on the Functioning of the European Union

Theo Weinberger©2019

"The argument that won the Brexit Campaign was the one that said take back control. Yet sovereignty is not just at the national level; that is the mistake of Brexit that people make" "Brexit D-Day"; Program on the Exit of the United Kingdom from the European Union and its Regional and Global Consequences, Juniata College, Ellis Hall Ballroom, Huntingdon, PA, US (2019)

The Millennium Challenge: Promoting Sustainability and Responsibility

Karla Hoffman©2016

"The planet's biggest problems have to do with sustainability, environmental decline, overpopulation, global poverty and conflict. This is all interconnected - it's one big challenge" COP 23 The United Nations Climate Change Conference, Altes Abgeordnetenhaus, Bonn, Germany (2017)

Ambassador for Peace at Peace Palace The Hague

Marisa Monteiro Borsboom©2018

"That Temple of Peace and Justice: just as powerful and grand as the idea of world peace itself!" Carnegie Peacebuilding Conversations, Peace Palace The Hague, The Netherlands (2018)

Managing Effective Disaster Preparedness and Disaster Response

Roland van den Akker@2018

"The focus in the response phase is on putting people safe, prevent need disasters and meeting the basic needs of the people until more permanent and sustainable solutions can be found. And although the main responsibility to address these needs lies with the government in whose territory the disaster has occurred, humanitarian organisations too offer strong partnerships in disaster response" VIKING-18 Military Command Post Crisis Response Exercise, Försvarsmakten Ledningsregementet, Enköping, Sweden (2018)

Connecting International Diplomacy with Foreign and Domestic Policy

Frans Lahaye@2012

"Diplomacy is not a veiling of the truth. It is the ability to be sensitive to the truth" Rotaract Club at the United Nations, LIM College, Maxwell Hall, NYC, New York, US (2013)

Commemorating the Centennial of Peace Palace The Hague, Seat of the International Court of Justice and the Permanent Court of Arbitration

Vesna Faassen@2013

"The rights of all nations - great or small - to have weight, to have a vote, to be attended to, to be part of the 21st Century" Centennial Celebration Peace Palace the Hague, The Netherlands (2013)

Reflecting the Values that are embodied in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Frans Lahaye@2010

"The rights of every man are diminished when the rights of one man are threatened" Sungkyunkwan University, International Summer Semester, Seoul, Republic of Korea (2010)

Demonstrating the importance of Bi- and Multilateralism, and International Co-operation

Frans Lahaye@2013

"All the reasons that underpinned the flourishing of multilateral institutions after WWII remain valid today. International cooperation provides venues to resolve differences peacefully; platforms to agree on common rules of the game; mechanisms to better manage international flows; and channels for exchanging ideas, experiences and practices so that countries learn from each other. Also, the urgent issue of climate change is perhaps the most important example of the “global commons”. International cooperation is therefore more crucial now than ever. But it must be reshaped to answer to people’s current frustrations and criticisms" Night of the United Nations, Pakhuis de Zwijger, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (2008)

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Integrating European Defence: Manoeuvring in Hybrid Contingencies and Countering Hybrid Threats

Anneke Hymmen@2016

"The idea is to develop the capability to rapidly deploy joint military operations, civilian evacuations, or disaster relief with the ultimate aim to establish a shared strategic culture that would make it possible for participating EU member states to act together on missions as part of NATO, the EU, OSCE, UN or other ad-hoc coalitions" HYFUTEC Conference ‘Hybrid Warfare: Future and Technologies’ - Community of Interest Strategy and Defence, Bonier Conference Centre, Stockholm, Sweden (2019)

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Engaging in Work worth of International Recognition

Aad Meijer@2016

"The ideal of the rule of law, along with equality under the law, is one of the bases of tolerance. It means that, one way or another, governments themselves must act in accordance with the law - a responsibility they sometimes try to evade. In a liberal-democratic society the rule of law also means that there must be open discussion about those laws and how they are being upheld in the courts. No one should be condemned unheard, and hearings must be carried out openly by courts or tribunals as independent of governments as possible" Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of The Netherlands, Medal Parade Internationally Deployed Civil Experts, Nieuwe Kerk The Hague, The Netherlands (2016)

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UN Special Representative on UN Security Council Resolution 1325 "Women, Peace, Security"

Sanne Terlingen@2010

"When women participate in the economy, everyone benefits. When women participate in peace-making and peace-keeping, we are all safer and more secure. And when women participate in politics of their nations they can make a difference" Ligue pour le Droit de la Femme Congolaise (LDFC), Minova, Kalehe Territory, South Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo (2010)

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Empowering Women in Political Office through Training and Network Building

Aurat Foundation@2013

"What motivates me is that feeling of being part of something greater. I think the importance of doing activist work is precisely because it allows me to give back and to consider myself not as a single individual who may have achieved whatever, but to be a part of an ongoing historical movement" Aurat Foundation, Islamabad, Pakistan (2013)

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Coaching Model United Nations Delegates in reaching Win-Win Negotiation Results

Rolf Kruger @2011

"Participating in Model United Nations is an incredible experience for the Delegates; It is so much more important than any of them truly understands before embarking on the journey" First Delegates Meeting United Netherlands (UNL), Conference Center Soeterbeeck, Ravenstein, The Netherlands (2018)

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Overseeing the Process of Re-location and Reintegration of Internally Displaced Persons

Sanne Terlingen@2010

"If human rights are an attribute of being human, then we must consider the fact that tens of millions of displaced people around the world have been rendered less than human" Opening Ceremony IDP Rehabilitation and Reintegration Centre, Kitgum, Kitgum District, Northern Uganda (2010)

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Representing the Interests of others at the United Nations General Assembly in New York

Elsa van de Loo@2010

"Never underestimate the power of a woman" 65th UN General Assembly, 3rd Committee on Social, Humanitarian and Cultural Issues, UN Secretariat, NYC, New York (2010)

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Monitoring Ceasefire Agreements and Supervision of Truce

Cliff Volpe@2016

"Together we can decrease the level of violence and save lives. The impact of a day of ceasefire and non-violence can not be underestimated" Shyrokyne Standoff, Shyrokyne, Volnovakha Raion, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine (2015)

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International Deployment to Conflict Zones in the Context of Peace Enforcement and Peacekeeping Operations

Daniela Bosiuc@2016

"The UN's impartiality allows it to negotiate and operate in some of the toughest places in the world. And time and time again, studies show that UN Peacekeeping is far more effective and done with far less money than what any government can do on its own" Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Mali, Bamako, Mali (2016)

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Transfer of Knowledge on International Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding

Joris Buijs@2014

"The most powerful weapon you can be is an instrument of Peace" Centre for Peace Studies at the University of Tromsø – The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway (2018)

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Advocating Equitable Distribution of Wealth and Socio-Economic Resources

Sedie van Loon@2014

"No person, I think, ever saw a herd of sheep, of which a few were fat and the great majority lean. No person ever saw a flock of birds, of which two or three were swimming in grease, and the others all skin and bone” Master Class Global Management of Social Issues, Tilburg University, Tilburg, The Netherlands (2018)

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Commitment to Defence and Security Sector Reform

Tamar Pataraia@2019

"In conflict-affected countries, defence reform aims to improve national stability while preventing or responding to violence; the means to achieve this focus on more democratic SSG, reconciliation measures and greater inclusiveness" Georgian Defence Institution Building School, Georgian Ministry of Defense, Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia (2019)

Understanding Society

Cindy Tilleman©2018

"When Universities first emerged in their present shape towards the end of the 18th Century, the humane disciplines had a crucial social role. It was to foster and protect the kind of values for which a philistine social order had precious little time. To preserve such set of values and ideas that are too often under siege, you need universities set somewhat apart from everyday social life. This remoteness means that humane study can be lamentably ineffectual, but it also allows the humanities to launch a critique of conventional wisdom" Friends of Cobbenhagen Conference, Tilburg University, Tilburg, The Netherlands (2018)

MY CAUSE

From the inception of the United Nations Millennium Development Goals in 2000 to the subsequent formulation of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and the UN 2030 Agenda in 2015, Caecilia Johanna van Peski has been generating action in support of a more safe, secure and equitable world. Through her work on SDG#16 ‘Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions’, she actively contributes to the building of peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development

SECURITY & DEFENCE

Protection of Civilians * Conflict Management * Early Warning * Vulnerabilities * Peacekeeping * Peace Building * Arms Control * Security Sector Reform * UNSCR1325 * Integrated Border Management * Border Monitoring * Demobilisation * Disarmament * Territorial Integrity * Buffer Zones * Cease-fire Observance

CIVIL-MILITARY INTERACTION

Conflict Prevention * Conflict Mitigation * Emergency Response * Disaster Relief * Dialogue Facilitation * Communication * Compliance * Confidence Building * Stabilisation-Mechanisms * Community Support * Reduction of Harm * CIMIC Projects/QIPs * Network Establishment * Information and Intelligence * Securing of Access

DEMOCRATISATION & ELECTIONS

Good Governance * Transparency * Decentralisation * Representation * Pluralism * Electoral Reform * Election Observation * Electoral Management Bodies * Electoral Integrity * Ballot Access * Election-related Violence * Electoral Fraud * Voting Systems * Voter Registration * Voter Education * Referenda

JUSTICE & EQUALITY

Rule of Law * International Humanitarian Law * Integrity * Transparency * Sustainability * Diversity * Inclusion * Equity * Stability * Community * Civil Rights * Human Rights * Gender Equality * Institution Building * Separation of Power * Minority Issues * Migration * Resilience * Climate Action