Launch of the Compendium of Lectures of the Ireland at Fordham Humanitarian Lecture Series

Fordham University’s Institute of International Humanitarian Affairs (IIHA), in collaboration with the Permanent Mission of Ireland to the United Nations, is unveiling the compendium of the lecture series, titled “A Skein of Thought: The Ireland At Fordham Humanitarian Lecture Series” through a public virtual event. The series will first be published as an eBook, with print to follow in the near future.

Accompanying the book’s release, IIHA and the Permanent Mission of Ireland will be hosting a panel discussion, providing an opportunity to reflect upon the broad ranging challenges facing the humanitarian space today and how these issues may be addressed by the United Nations and its member states. The panel will include the following distinguished speakers: Richard Blewitt, permanent observer for the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC); Rena Ghelani, director of operations, Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA); H.E. Mansour Ayyad Al-Otaibi, permanent representative of Kuwait to the United Nations; and D.G. Ruarí de Búrca, director general of Irish Aid.

Panelists will also respond to the final lecture of the Ireland at Fordham Humanitarian Lecture Series by Tánaiste Simon Coveney TD, which will be available for viewing on Thursday, June 11. The panel discussion will be followed by an interactive Q&A session and we invite all to post questions to the panelists.

This lineup of humanitarian leaders binds the book to the contemporary world and asks audiences to dissect their humanitarian efforts to create better strategies. The IIHA and Permanent Mission of Ireland encourage anyone to attend.