Tuesday March 4 you may listen to Jan Egeland, former Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator for the United Nations, at the Universiy of San Diego. He will talk on War, Peace and Climate Change: A Billion Lives in the Balance.
What: Lecture
Where: Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice, University of San Diego
When: Tuesday March 4, 2008, 7 pm
Info: Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice
Tuesday, Mar. 4, 7 p.m., IPJ Theatre: Joan B. Kroc Distinguished Lecture Series: "War, Peace and Climate Change: A Billion Lives in the Balance." Jan Egeland, former Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator for the United Nations, will discuss the humanitarian challenges of environmental catastrophes caused by both human conflict and natural disasters. Egeland, who currently serves as Special Advisor to U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on conflict prevention and resolution and as Director of the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs, is the author of A Billion Lives: An Eyewitness Report from the Frontlines of Humanity. A reception and book signing will follow the lecture. RSVP by Tuesday, Feb. 26 or call (619) 260-4236. Seating is limited and events fill up quickly, so early replies are recommended. Overflow reservations are now being taken for this event