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Think Tank 2022 Public Lecture Series Home and School Gardens as Social Innovation for Food Se

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Guest Speaker: Dr. Eng Sothy
Assistant Professor,
Department of Family and Consumer Sciences, University of Hawaii at Manoa

Moderator: Dr. Chheang Vannarith, President of AVI

Think Tank 2022 Public Lecture Series Home and School Gardens as Social Innovation for Food Se

October 22, 2022 @ 12:30 PM 2:00 PM BMT

Guest Speaker: Dr. Eng Sothy
Assistant Professor,
Department of Family and Consumer Sciences, University of Hawaii at Manoa

Moderator: Dr. Chheang Vannarith, President of AVI

Date: Saturday, 22 October 2022,
Time: 12:30pm – 2:00pm (Time in Phnom Penh, GTM+7)

Please refer to the link below for registration: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_BhymFk-lT5unsRtBtfTU-w

The Asian Vision Institute

Jaya Smart Building 2nd Floor, Street 566, Boeung Kok 2, Toul Kork, Phnom Penh.
Phnom Penh, Phnom Penh Cambodia
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Mekong-Asia Pacific Peace Forum

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The 1st “Mekong-Asia Pacific Peace Forum” was successfully convened on 28 August 2022. The Forum aims to promote multistakeholder dialogue and collaboration, people-centred approach, and shared prosperity for a sustainable peace in the Asia-Pacific. Moreover, it also promotes dialogue on the Asian approach towards peace, conflict prevention, and resolution.

The Forum was co-organised by the Asian Vision Institute and Think Tank 2022 Asia Pacific Secretariat. It brought together more than 40 participants from government agencies, foreign embassies in Phnom Penh, think tanks, academic institutions, and private corporations joining onsite, about 100 participants from Asia Pacific and other regions joining on Zoom; and about 100 participants on Facebook Live. The recording of the Facebook live has reached about 40, 000 people in the first 20 hours.

The event was opened with welcoming remarks by H.E. Dr. Sok Siphana, Chairman of the Board of Directors of AVI. He underscored the significance of the Mekong region as the centre of the Asia Pacific and called for the advancement of multilateral cooperation in the Mekong region. 

The Forum discusses three topics: (1) School Gardening and Food Security; (2) Small States Diplomacy and Hedging Strategy; and (3) The ASEAN Way of Peacebuilding. 

The panel on food security provides various perspectives on the impacts of wars and conflicts on food security, enhances food awareness through hands-on gardening experience; attitudes and education about food; and strengthens regional cooperation on food security. 

The panel on small states’ diplomacy exchanged views on the pressures, challenges, and opportunities for small states like Cambodia in navigating geopolitical storms caused by the China-US rivalry. The hedging strategy was identified as the most relevant and practical strategy for small states to survive and thrive. 

The panel on the ASEAN Way towards Peace stressed the relevance of the ASEAN Way in social norms and collective indemnity, which contribute to the building of the foundation of peace. Democracy, human rights, and governance are instrumental in promoting sustainable peace.

The Forum has generated important inputs for the development of the Mekong-Asia Pacific Initiative (MAPI) proposed by Prime Minister Hun Sen at the World Summit in Seoul in February 2022 and the realisation of the Asia Pacific Union initiated at the Asia Pacific Summit in Phnom Penh in 2019.

The Contribution of International Humanitarian Law to Peace and Reconciliation of Conflicts: Prospects and Challenges

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Think Tank 2022 Public Lecture Series: The Contribution of International Humanitarian Law to Peace and Reconciliation of Conflicts: Prospects and Challenges

Guest Speaker: Dr. Neth Thida Chanthima, Research Fellow, MCSS/AVI
Moderator: Dr. Chheang Vannarith, President of AVI

Date: Friday, 15 September 2022,
Time: 2:00 – 3:30 (Time in Phnom Penh, GTM+7)

Think Tank 2022 Public Lecture Series: The Contribution of International Humanitarian Law to Peace and Reconciliation of Conflicts: Prospects and Challenges

September 15, 2022 @ 2:00 PM 3:30 PM BMT

Think Tank 2022 Public Lecture Series: The Contribution of International Humanitarian Law to Peace and Reconciliation of Conflicts: Prospects and Challenges

Guest Speaker: Dr. Neth Thida Chanthima, Research Fellow, MCSS/AVI
Moderator: Dr. Chheang Vannarith, President of AVI

Date: Friday, 15 September 2022,
Time: 2:00 – 3:30 (Time in Phnom Penh, GTM+7)

Please refer to the link below for registration: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ogLxA-L_QdWzKpo6zKcmrA

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Date:
September 15, 2022
Time:
2:00 PM – 3:30 PM BMTw
Event Tags:
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Website:
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ogLxA-L_QdWzKpo6zKcmrA

Organizers

Think Tank 2022
The Asian Vision Institute

The Asian Vision Institute

Jaya Smart Building 2nd Floor, Street 566, Boeung Kok 2, Toul Kork, Phnom Penh.
Phnom Penh, Phnom Penh Cambodia
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PRESS RELEASE: Outcomes of the “Mekong-Asia Pacific Peace Forum”

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The 1st “Mekong-Asia Pacific Peace Forum” was successfully convened on 28 August 2022. The Forum aims to promote multistakeholder dialogue and collaboration, people-centred approach, and shared prosperity for a sustainable peace in the Asia-Pacific. Moreover, it also promotes dialogue on the Asian approach towards peace, conflict prevention, and resolution.

The Forum was co-organised by the Asian Vision Institute and Think Tank 2022 Asia Pacific Secretariat. It brought together more than 40 participants from government agencies, foreign embassies in Phnom Penh, think tanks, academic institutions, and private corporations joining onsite, about 100 participants from Asia Pacific and other regions joining on Zoom; and about 100 participants on Facebook Live. The recording of the Facebook live has reached about 40, 000 people in the first 20 hours.

The event was opened with welcoming remarks by H.E. Dr. Sok Siphana, Chairman of the Board of Directors of AVI. He underscored the significance of the Mekong region as the centre of the Asia Pacific and called for the advancement of multilateral cooperation in the Mekong region. 

The Forum discusses three topics: (1) School Gardening and Food Security; (2) Small States Diplomacy and Hedging Strategy; and (3) The ASEAN Way of Peacebuilding. 

The panel on food security provides various perspectives on the impacts of wars and conflicts on food security, enhances food awareness through hands-on gardening experience; attitudes and education about food; and strengthens regional cooperation on food security. 

The panel on small states’ diplomacy exchanged views on the pressures, challenges, and opportunities for small states like Cambodia in navigating geopolitical storms caused by the China-US rivalry. The hedging strategy was identified as the most relevant and practical strategy for small states to survive and thrive. 

The panel on the ASEAN Way towards Peace stressed the relevance of the ASEAN Way in social norms and collective indemnity, which contribute to the building of the foundation of peace. Democracy, human rights, and governance are instrumental in promoting sustainable peace.

The Forum has generated important inputs for the development of the Mekong-Asia Pacific Initiative (MAPI) proposed by Prime Minister Hun Sen at the World Summit in Seoul in February 2022 and the realisation of the Asia Pacific Union initiated at the Asia Pacific Summit in Phnom Penh in 2019.

Mekong-Asia Pacific Peace Forum

August 28, 2022 @ 9:00 PM August 29, 2022 @ 12:30 AM BMT

register =>  https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_4ASHOiorRsKPq6wZ3I64EA

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Details

Start:
August 28, 2022 @ 9:00 PM BMT
End:
August 29, 2022 @ 12:30 AM BMT
Event Tags:
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Website:
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_4ASHOiorRsKPq6wZ3I64EA

Organizers

The Asian Vision Institute
Think Tank 2022

The Asian Vision Institute

Jaya Smart Building 2nd Floor, Street 566, Boeung Kok 2, Toul Kork, Phnom Penh.
Phnom Penh, Phnom Penh Cambodia
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Think Tank 2022 Public Lecture Series on “The ASEAN-Centric Regional Order”

Think Tank 2022 Public Lecture Series on “The ASEAN-Centric Regional Order” on 8th August 2022, 10:00 am – 11:30 am (Phnom Penh Time)

Distinguished Speaker: Professor Kuick Cheng-Chwee, Professor in International Relations and Head of the Center for ASEAN Studies of IKMAS

Moderator: Dr. Chheang Vannarith, President of AVI

Register link: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_x_rfe8UhQhKD2tmxEVC13Q

Think Tank 2022 Public Lecture Series: Geopolitics on the Korean Peninsula: Implications for ASEAN

Think Tank 2022 Public Lecture Series on “Geopolitics on the Korean Peninsula: Implications for ASEAN”

Do you want to know more about the implications on the Korean Peninsula? Come join us on the 26th April 2022 from 9 am to 11 am (Phnom Penh Time). The Program will host via ZOOM and LIVE on AVI’s Facebook page. Please refer to the links below:

For Facebook: https://fb.me/e/3peyf6Ong

For Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81945821998?pwd=SXdxalVZR3ZiSHlGNWRsMWQ4VnYzdz09