Vice President International Affairs and Diversity (VP3)
World Politics on Campus: Global Health Architecture
Date
Thursday, 28 April 2022
Time
17:00 - 18:15
Online event
The event takes place online as part of the Digital International General Studies (DISG).
The Western model of policy, governance and economy is increasingly being challenged. With China, a new power has arisen. Alternative models to the Western democracy claim to deal more effectively with new developments and mega-trends. Climate change and pollution require drastic and immediate measures. Populations in privileged countries fear global migration. The fairness of the distribution of income and wealth in the world is questioned. Populist political figures are gaining ground, and multi-lateral institutions are being discredited.
Over the last decades, globalization has impacted the entire world. Many industries profited from globalization, and companies of all sizes have become extremely active on the international stage. Globalization has created growth, jobs and financial strength, and has allowed us to invest in future technologies. Even though it is unimaginable to significantly scale back the degree of globalization, the world is struggling to find solutions for its detrimental effects.
The lecture series World Politics on Campus – Welcoming the World at Hochschule Bonn-Rhein-Sieg provides insights into the challenges lying ahead of us. It attempts to shed light on the issues from more than one standpoint. We invite outstanding and distinguished international personalities, experts and decision-makers who are able to introduce the audience to the views of the nations and cultures they represent. Participants will be able to engage in conversation, ask questions and enter discussion.
H. E. Ambassador Phumelele Stone Sizani was born on 2 March 1954 in Alexandria, Gqeberha (formally Port Elizabeth), South Africa. At the age of 18 he was arrested and sent to Robben Island as a political prisoner, where he remained incarcerated from 1978 to 1980. From 2008 to 2016, Ambassador Sizani served as Member of Parliament, the last three years of which he acted as Chief Whip of the ANC. Since 2016 he has been accredited as Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of the Republic of South Africa to the Federal Republic of Germany.
On 28 April, he will hold a keynote on Global Health Architecture. The covid-19 pandemic has highlighted the dire material condition of the world’s poor and marginalised and illustrated just how critical it is that the world overcome global inequality. Only the availability of the vaccine will save humanity from the pandemic and we call for equity and transparency in the development and availability of vaccines. South Africa believes that the international community should work together towards a new international treaty for pandemic preparedness and response to build a more robust global health architecture that will protect future generations.
The online talk and discussion will be moderated by Prof. Dr Claudia Warning.
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