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Dear IO/UNS Specializers,

Don't miss out on our special event happening this Thursday (Nov 21) - a book talk titled "Detain and Deport"- you can find more information below!

In this newsletter, you can explore more events on and off-campus, as well as internship opportunities, a new MIA course with a field trip to Turkey, and an announcement about applications for Columbia UNA-USA Leadership Council.

EVENTS AT SIPA AND BEYOND

Nov 21, 12:45-2 PM
Book Talk: "Detain and Deport" by Nancy Hiemstra
Columbia Law School, Jerome Greene Hall, Room 104

                        

Join us for a fruitful discussion of a newly published book "Detain and Deport: The Chaotic U.S. Immigration Enforcement Regime" by Nancy Hiemstra. 
Introduction by Daniel Naujoks, Director a.i. for International Organization and UN Studies, SIPA.

Professor Hiemstra is an Associate Professor in the Department of Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at Stony Brook University. She is a political and cultural geographer whose research focuses on immigration enforcement policies, homeland security and changing ideas of borders, and Latin America. Her new book, "Detain and Deport: The Chaotic U.S. Immigration Enforcement Regime," critically examines the organization and operation of the massive U.S. detention and deportation system through transnational ethnographic research in Ecuador. It also explores reverberations of U.S. migrant detention and deportation practices in countries of migrant origin, and assesses security and deterrence logics behind punitive policies.
Pizza will be provided. RSVP required: http://cglink.me/r610018 

Nov 19, 1-2 PM
The Role of Grassroots Movements in Continuous Conflicts - Learning from 'Seeds of Peace' in the Israel/Palestine Context
IAB 405
                                        
Join the SIPA Israel Group and Conflict Resolution Working Group for a discussion on the role of grassroots activities in continuous conflicts, presenting the work of 'Seeds of Peace' in the context of the Israeli Palestinian Conflict.
RSVP: http://cglink.me/r626932

Nov 20, 12:10-1:10 PM
Center on Global Governance Talk With Ambassador Šimonovi─ç About Human Rights and Atrocity Crimes Prevention
Columbia Law School, Jerome Greene Hall, Room 102B
                           
Center on Global Governance co-chair Professors Lori Damrosch and Michael Doyle invite you to attend Ambassador Ivan Šimonovi─ç's talk on Human Rights and Atrocity Crimes Prevention. Ambassador Ivan Šimonovi─ç served as the U.N. Assistant-Secretary-General and Special Adviser of the Secretary-General on the Responsibility to Protect (prevention of atrocity crimes) from 2016 to 2018. From 2010 to 2016, he served as the U.N. Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights. As of September 2019, he started his second mandate as Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the U.N. in New York.

Nov 20, 12:30-7 PM
Migration Symposium: Statelessness and Belonging in a Globalized World
IAB 1501

The SIPA Migration Working Group is using the occasion of its annual Migration Symposium on November 20, 2019 to convene students, individuals personally affected by statelessness, policymakers, scholars and other professionals to examine the theme, understanding statelessness in our era: how stateless population is represented in our state-centric, citizen-focused international system and the sense of belonging in times when human mobility is constantly present in our social, economic and political interactions. The conversation will address the historic understanding of statelessness, different regional perspectives, approaches, and solutions. In addition and crucial to this understanding, civil society’s approach to raise awareness and advocacy strategies. The Symposium underlines analyses related to the intersection of statelessness with other types of vulnerabilities present in our different societies. The 2019 Migration Symposium is being hosted this year in partnership with United Stateless.

RSVP: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2019-migration-symposium-statelessness-belonging-in-a-globalized-world-tickets-79474409097?aff=ebdssbdestsearch

Nov 20, 1-2 PM
Women of Color Advancing Peace and Security
IAB 405
                       

The Progressive Security Working Group presents Women of Color Advancing Peace and Security (WCAPS), a conversation with Founder and Chair Ambassador Bonnie Jenkins and SIPA alumna and Board Member Asha Castleberry. Women of color are disproportionately affected by national security issues and are underrepresented in the national conversations to find solutions. As critical actors in conflict prevention and resolution, WCAPS provides a platform to feature the value and diversity of women of color leaders shaping the national discourse. At this event, you’ll learn about all that WCAPS is doing to empower the pipeline of young women of color who are spearheading efforts in peace, security and conflict transformation. 
RSVP: http://cglink.me/r625818 

Nov 20, 12-3 PM
International Scholar's Panel: Human Rights and Community Memories in Chile, South Sudan and Sri Lanka
Buell Hall, 515 W 116th St, Room/area: East Gallery

The International Students & Scholars Office (ISSO), in celebration of International Education Week, is hosting a Scholar Panel Discussion, in which three international scholars at Columbia will share their work with our academic community.

Speakers:

Dorcas Francis Loly Werson is a lawyer and Human Rights activist and will discuss her research on community memorialization and reconciliation in South Sudan. She will focus on the women victims of the Civil War living in the UNMISS Camp.
Beatriz Águila Mussa is a sociologist and researcher in the field of Memory, Human Rights Education and Civic Education. She will discuss her current investigation on how these topics merge in post-dictatorship and post-transitional societies in Chile.
Evelyn Dissanayake, a Research Fellow at the Institute for the Study of Human Rights at Columbia University, will discuss her current research which focuses on enforced disappearances in Sri Lanka, violent past memories of disappeared families relating to conflict, and post-conflict human rights violations.
Food and beverages will be served. Seating is limited, RSVP required: Sandra Paunksniene, sp3242@sipa.columbia.edu

Nov 20, 6:30-8 PM
Aral Sea Documentary Screening
IAB 1219

                         
The Aral Sea documentary screening will showcase one of the worst man-made environmental disasters, and how local communities are dealing with the aftermath. In the context of the ongoing dramatic effects of climate change, this documentary would demonstrate lessons from history of an ill-advised attempt to bend nature to serve human needs, and the ensuing consequences. This event is hosted by SIPA Eurasia Group and the Environmental Coalition (ECO).
Dinner will be provided. RSVP required: http://cglink.me/r556758

Nov 20, 6-9 PM
Introduction to Gender-based Violence in Humanitarian Emergencies with Christine Heckman
IAB 501A
                                          

This is a three-hour workshop on gender-based Violence in Humanitarian Emergencies by Christine Heckman. Christine Heckman is a UNICEF Gender-based Violence in Emergencies Specialist. She has more than a decade of experience working on GBV-related issues, including domestic violence, human trafficking, commercial sexual exploitation, and conflict-related sexual violence. In her current role, Christine oversees UNICEF’s global GBViE portfolio, including policy work, development of strategic and technical guidance on GBViE, and direct support to UNICEF country offices and regional offices. Prior to joining UNICEF, she worked for the GBV AoR Rapid Response Team and UN Action Against Sexual Violence in Conflict.
RSVP: http://cglink.me/r621825

Nov 21, 12:10-1 PM
The Third Wave of Globalization and China's Diplomacy in the Context of a New Pattern of Geopolitics
IAB 1302

Since modern times, the world has undergone three waves of globalization. The first wave started from 500 years ago, with the European countries connecting the world by means of the opening of new sea-routes, the great discoveries of geography and the establishment of the global colonial system. This is a linear globalization based on power. The second wave started at the end of WWII. The establishment of a series of US-led international institutions linked the world into a systematic international society. This is a flat globalization based on institutions. Nowadays, the third wave of globalization is underway. The rise of emerging newly-economies from the developing world and the effect of economic globalization have brought about a trend of re-balance for the world economic pattern. This will be tridimensional globalization based on governance. This will be further discussed by Dr. Hao Su, Professor, Department of Diplomacy and Director, Center for Strategic and Peace Studies, China Foreign Affairs University; President, Beijing Geopolitical Strategy and Development Association. Moderated by Dr. Peter Clement, Senior Research Scholar, Arnold A. Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies
RSVP: https://events.columbia.edu/cal/event/showEventMore.rdo

Nov 22, 8 AM - 8 PM
"I Am A _______": Voices from the Movement, 2019 Intersectionality Conference
IAB 15th floor

The annual SIPA Intersectionality Conference engages policymakers, scholars, advocates, organizers, activists, and students to discuss the complex ways that gender, race, class, immigration status, sexual orientation, and other identities further perpetuate power inequities in the everyday life of women of color, particularly black women. The conference aims to amplify the voices of marginalized communities and highlight issues that are oftentimes under-studied and underreported in mainstream channels. Drawing on the work of Kimberly Crenshaw, this year’s conference brings together speakers, panels, and workshops to share their perspectives and strategies on how society can best address the continued social, economic, and political inequities across a wide range of topics including: wellness and health, educational and professional life, the body of politics, and domestic and international policy.
RSVP: http://cglink.me/r628239 

Nov 22, 3-5 PM
Mapping with the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Initiative (HOT OSM)
Butler Library, Room/area: The Studio at Butler (208b)

        

Join Butler Studio's new community project centered on collaborative mapping for humanitarian aid. Using data from the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap US Tasking Manager, you can learn how to edit high-priority maps to address local development challenges and aid disaster response.
Event Contact Information: Madiha Choksi, madiha.choksi@columbia.edu

Nov 22, 3:30-7:30 PM
Examining Varying States of Protracted Crises: Case Studies on Sudan and Venezuela
IAB 1512

The 2019 SIPA Humanitarian Conference aims to initiate an open discussion between practitioners and thought leaders in the humanitarian sector, provide an explanation to the protraction of specific complex emergencies, layout analytical tools for the understanding of new emergencies, and propose a framework to understand what happened in those crises which seem not to have changed over time. This year’s conference will explore protracted crises through two conversations, Sudan and Venezuela. One is the vivid example of a long-standing unchanged crisis, the other, a new crisis that seems not to have a foreseeable end.
RSVP: http://cglink.me/r626542

Nov 22, 5:30-7 PM
A Conversation with Ilham Ahmed - "Betrayal and the Syria Crisis"
IAB 1219

The Program on Peace-building and Human Rights, Institute for the Study of Human Rights, welcomes Ilham Ahmed (Executive President, Syrian Democratic Council) to Columbia University to discuss the U.S. betrayal of the Kurds and the ongoing crisis in Syria. The conversation will be moderated by David L. Phillips, Director Program on Peace-building and Human Rights.

Event Contact Information: Christine Caldera, cc4430@columbia.edu

Nov 25, 6 PM
Asylum Seekers at the Gates of the U.S.
Sulzberger Parlor, 3rd floor Barnard Hall, 3009 Broadway

Asylum seekers from countries such as Haiti, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Cuba and from Africa and other regions of the world, recently began to cross Mexico’s southern border. Their intention is to try to reach border cities in order to apply for asylum at U.S. ports of entry or to cross the border illegally. In this presentation, Professor Rafael Alarcon (El Colegio de la Frontera Norte, Mexico) examines the experience of these migrants in the city of Tijuana and the responses from the U.S. and Mexican governments.

INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

Intern (Paid, Part-time), UNICEF, Sanitation System Cost and Environmental Impact Modeling

The Office of Emergency Programmes (EMOPS) and Programme Division (PD), based in New York Headquarters, would like to engage an Intern to help develop climate-resilient and cost-effective sanitation systems in humanitarian contexts. Working with UNICEF's Office of Emergency Programmes and the WASH Programme, the intern will: assist in developing a user-friendly Excel-based tool to calculate the costs and environmental impact implications of different sanitation options in humanitarian situations; contribute to the training of UNICEF field offices in using the tool to identify opportunities for humanitarian/development nexus investment opportunities in the sanitation sector; collect data drawn from field offices to support a global business case for investment in sanitation systems in fragile contexts.
Deadline: Nov 20
https://www.unicef.org/about/employ/?job=527410

Intern (Paid, Part-time), UNICEF, Adolescent and HIV, HIV/AIDS Section

UNDP Legal Office (LO) serves as in-house counsel in UNDP. The Corporate and Institutional Law Practice (C&I) handles the Organization’s institutional and commercial legal matters, including contracts, privileges and immunities, and legal aspects of financing agreements and programming issues. Under the overall supervision of the Senior Legal Advisor and Head of C&I, the intern’s duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to assignments ranging from review and assistance to LO lawyers on claims, contracts, agreements, and intellectual property matters as well as research on various projects. The internship allows for a great deal of interaction and opportunity to receive guidance from and engage with the LO lawyers.
Deadline: Nov 30
https://jobs.undp.org/cj_view_job.cfm?cur_job_id=88414

The UN Foundation and The Interschool Governing Board (IGB) at Columbia University has provided UNA-USA Columbia with official recognition to serve as an active United Nations Association of the United States of America Columbia University Wide Chapter (UNA-USA Columbia). The purpose of UNA-USA Columbia is to strengthen the relationship between students and the United Nations - in an effort to raise public awareness about the work of the UN; as well as to assist in the university-wide promotion of each of the 17 UN sustainable development goals (SDGs). 

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and feel free to reach out to us:
Daniel Naujoks, Interim Director, daniel.naujoks@columbia.edu

Nigina Khaitova, Program Assistant, nk2802@columbia.edu
Sasha M. Lagombra, Program Assistant, sl2922@columbia.edu