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On Tuesday, October 7, 2008, from 1:15-2:45 p.m., the Permanent Observer Mission of the Holy See to the UN and its co-sponsor, the Catholic Peacebuilding Network, will host a side event, "Peacebuilding: a role for religion”. The event will be held in the United Nations Conference Room 3. The panelists include: Prof. Gerard Powers, Coordinator of the Catholic Peacebuilding Network and Director of Policy Studies, Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, University of Notre Dame; Mr. John Katunga, Senior Advisor for Peacebuilding, East Africa Region, Catholic Relief Services; Dr. Maryann Cusimano Love, Associate Professor of International Politics, the Catholic University of America. The panel will be moderated by H.E. Ambassador Ismael Abraão Gaspar Martins, Permanent Representative of Angola to the United Nations. At a time when the UN is giving new attention to peacebuilding, including the role of religion in promoting reconciliation, this panel will consider the spectrum of peacebuilding initiatives of the Catholic Church around the world and lessons learned from its peacebuilding work, especially in the Great Lakes region of Africa. The panel will also consider what a Catholic perspective can contribute to the wider discussion of religion and peacebuilding at the UN. [If you will need a pass to enter the United Nations, you must RSVP by October 2, 2008, preferably by e-mailing office@holyseemission.org or by calling (212) 370-7885. Enter the United Nations at 46th Street Visitors’ Entrance. Photo ID also required for Security for admission.] More information about the work of the Holy See Mission is available at www.holyseemission.org and the Catholic Peacebuilding Network at www.cpn.nd.edu. New York, 17 September 2008
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