Subject: MD-FORUM - Forum on Multilateral Diplomacy New mailing list " MD-FORUM" - Forum on Multilateral Diplomacy MD-FORUM on listserv@msias.ias.unu.edu - Forum on Multilateral Diplomacy In the 50 years since the foundation of the United Nations, multilateral diplomacy has become an increasingly complex and dynamic process. Faced with this complexity, developing countries have had to participate in international fora on an array of different issues which are often highly technical or scientifically based. Frequently lacking the means and resources, these countries have become handicapped to the extent that their democratic participation in multilateral fora may have become infringed. In an effort to address this issue, the "Multilateral Diplomacy Project" of the Institute of Advanced Studies, United Nations University will aim at generating discussion and developing concepts and ideas which will contribute to making multilateral negotiations more effective as problem-solving instruments for transnational issues, such as those concerning the environment. In particular, the project will focus on capacity building of developing countries so that they can more fully enhance their participation in multilateral diplomacy. UNU/IAS invites you to join the mailing list and we welcome you to raise transnational issues that concern multilateral diplomacy for discussion. To join the list, please address an e-mail to: listserv@msias.ias.unu.edu and write the message: SUB MD-FORUM yourfirstname yourlastname, organization e.g. sub md-forum Oky Mochtan, UNU/IAS Tokyo ++++++ Multilateral Diplomacy Project Coordinator: Mr. Chan-Buom Lee (lee@ias.unu.edu) Associates: Dr. Ken Tsutsumibayashi (tsutsumibayashi@ias.unu.edu) Dr. Oky Mochtan (mochtan@ias.unu.edu) Mr. William Chambers (chambers@ias.unu.edu) Listowner : Mr. Eng-Leong 'Jacky' Foo (foo@ias.unu.edu) Sponsor: Institute of Advanced Studies The United Nations University 5-53-67 Jinguamae Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150, Japan Phone: +81-3-5467-2323 Fax: +81-3-5467-2324 - message sent by infoterra@cedar.univie.ac.at to signoff from the list, send an email to majordomo@cedar.univie.ac.at the message body should read signoff infoterra your@email.address -