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Course Name IDFR Lecture Series 1/2015 Malaysia’s Role and Agenda in the UN Security Council (UNSC) Date January 2015 Aim The discourse will aim to enhance the participants knowledge on the functions and powers of the Security Council in accordance with the principles and purposes of the United Nations; and Malaysia’s role as a non-permanent UNSC member. Rationale Having secured the non-permanent member seat in the UNSC in 2015, thus this lecture is tailored to share knowledge on the responsibility of the UN Security Council and Malaysia’s role in it. Target Group Malaysian government offcials, foreign mission representatives, policy makers and analysts, academicians, tertiary students, non-governmental organisations, government-linked companies and the private sector and other interest groups. Learning Outcomes By the end of this programme, the participants should be able: U To enhance their understanding of the Security Council’s functions on investigating at any situation threatening international peace and on the recommended 118 procedures for peaceful resolution of a dispute; and U To develop their understanding of Malaysia’s role and agenda as a non-permanent member of UNSC. Discourse Methodology Learning will be through lectures, panel discussions and presentations. How to Apply Participation in this event is through invitation which will be sent out by IDFR two weeks before the event. 2015 Prospectus