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Correspondence between Elisabeth Mann Borgese and the Centre for International Cooperation

File contains a letter from Elisabeth Mann Borgese to Heidemarie Wieczorek-Zeul, on the International Ocean Institute (IOI). Attached is a summary of IOI activities and projects for 2002, including the eco-village project, the insurance (risk-reduction) project, establishing regional centres for technology development and transfer, a sustainable development project, and the IOI-Virtual University (IOI-VU).

Aurelio Peccei conference

Peccei was the founder and first President of the Club of Rome. Includes correspondence; speeches (including one by EMB with a handwritten copy); programme; schedule for working groups; background information; discussion papers; list of participants, CVs, and biographies; brochures.

United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)

File includes reports created by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), correspondence, notes, and drafts. Included are copies of: "The UNIDO Programme on Technological Advances," a copy of "Report on the Possibility of Establishing Regional Centres for Research and Development in Marine Industrial Technology" by Elisabeth Mann Borgese, background information on the International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, report on the Meeting of Experts on the Establishment of a Mediterranean Regional Centre for Research and Development in Marine Industrial Technology," April 1989, "International Co-operation in Industrial Research and Development," a paper on marine industrial technology, "Deep Seabed Minerals: Mining and Related Technologies," a report from the 1991 meeting of the Expert Group on the Establishment of a Caribbean Centre for Marine Industrial Technology, a copy of "Feasibility Study on Mediterranean Centre for Research and Development in Marine Industrial Technology" by Elisabeth Mann Borgese (a paper that was contracted by UNIDO), a copy of a speech ("The New International Technological Order Emerging from the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea"), and several partial reports. See file MS-2-744 Box 264, Folder 2 for related correspondence. File contains duplicate copies, which have not been digitized.

Tentative schedule for United Nations and UNIDO (United Nations Industrial Development Organization) meetings for 1995

File contains the document "Tentative Schedule of the United Nations and UNIDO Meetings for 1995" as published by the Secretariat at the United Nations Office at Vienna (UNOV), Interpretation and Meetings Service. As stated on the schedule, "this list contains meetings of those UN bodies and offices location at the VIC, any other UN meetings convened at Vienna, meetings of UNIDO (United Nations International Development Organization) convened at Vienna and elsewhere, and meetings of the IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency) for which interpretation is provided by UNOV."

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Global Environment Facility (GEF) reports on international waters

File includes two documents: a copy of "International Waters," which is the fourth chapter of a book, and a report from a Global Environment Facility (GEF) council meeting held in Washington D.C., on February 22-24, 1995, entitled "Scope and Preliminary Operational Strategy for International Waters," providing an update on GEF activities, and program priorities for 1995.

United Nations Development Programme publications

File contains documents relating to the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Included is a news release on the publication of the fourth annual "Human Development Report," "Terms of Reference for a Review of a Possible UNDP Strategic Initiative in Ocean and Coastal Management," "Summary of Recommendations of Working Group on Technology Cooperation," memorandums, a draft report ("Ocean and Coastal Resources Management for Sustainable Human Development"), the "Action Plan for Human Resources Development and Capacity Building for the Planning and Management of Coastal and Marine Areas, 1993-1997," a note from Philip Reynolds on a meeting discussing a possible UNDP initiative on ocean and coastal management.

Correspondence between Elisabeth Mann Borgese and the Government of Canada

File contains correspondence concerning oceans, environmental issues, and the International Centre for Ocean Development (ICOD) with various MPs, ministers, senators, and other government officials, including Jean Chrétien (outgoing only); Romeo LeBlanc (concerning Pacem in Maribus); Lucien Bouchard; Jim Fulton; Bill Graham; Charles Caccia (attached is a speech on the Earth Summit in Rio); Rideau Hall; Monique Vezina; Gilles Loiselle; Diane Marleau; Don Campbell; Customs Border Services; Sergio Marchi; Pierre Pettigrew; and Douglas Roche (includes a speech). Includes material regarding the Canadian Exhibit Program, a Team Canada trade mission in 1999, the ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLoS), Oceans Day (includes a poster), the Tobin Tax, a discussion paper and presentation material relating to "A Canadian Perspective on the Precautionary Approach/Principle," a copy of Bill C-10 "An Act respecting the national marine conservation areas of Canada," a report by the Centre for Collaborative Government, and other topics. File also includes newsletters, invitations, government reports, and a CD ROM. Note that various other files contain correspondence with Canadian or Nova Scotian government officials.

Correspondence between Elisabeth Mann Borgese and the Government of Canada (Department of Fisheries and Oceans)

File contains correspondence between Elisabeth Mann Borgese with various Ministers of Fisheries and Oceans (including Bernard Valcourt, John Crosbie, Brian Tobin, and Herb Dhaliwal), and various Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) officials. Topics of discussion include the National Marine Council, the ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLoS), the collapse of the East Coast fisheries in Canada, the Canada Oceans Act,the DFO's Sustainable Development Strategy (includes comments on it by Elisabeth Mann Borgese), invitations to various events, and Mann Borgese's involvement with the Minister's Advisory Council on the Oceans. File also includes material received from the DFO including: Bill C-98 ("An Act respecting the oceans of Canada"), "Deciding Together: A National Oceans Management Strategy," "The Marine Protected Areas Program: Documents and Consultations," DFO's "Sustainable Development Strategy: 2001-2003," promotional material from the DFO (including pamphlets, bookmarks and magnets, mainly to celebrate the International Year of the Oceans), a statement from Canada's Environment Minister David Anderson to the United Nation's Commission on Sustainable Development's Seventh Session on Oceans and Seas, several DFO backgrounders and news releases, and material relating to the establishment of an Arctic website. Also included is an ad from the Chronicle-Herald attacking Minister Tobin.

Correspondence between Elisabeth Mann Borgese and Ambassador Nicolas Salom Franco

File contains correspondence with Ambassador Franco, the Colombian ambassador to Finland. Some correspondence concerns the Training Programme, and the need to ratify the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLoS), and the United States opposition to UNCLoS. The file also includes a draft syllabus for a training course, with correspondence, and a budget.

Correspondence between Elisabeth Mann Borgese and Egyptian academics and government officials

File contains correspondence between Elisabeth Mann Borgese and various Egyptian organizations, government agencies, and individuals, including Professor Abdel-Latif, Academy of Scientific Research and Technology; Dr. Sayed H. Sharaf El-Din, Alexandria University; Dr. Boutros Boutros-Ghali (Minister of Foreign Affairs). Topics of discussion include the Perestroika project, seabed mining, and the work of the International Ocean Institute (IOI).

Correspondence between Elisabeth Mann Borgese and the Department of External Affairs and International Trade (Government of Canada)

File contains correspondence between the Canada’s Department of External Affairs/Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Elisabeth Mann Borgese/International Ocean Institute (IOI). Correspondents include Joe Clark, Douglas Roche, Bill Graham, Lloyd Axworthy and various governmental officials. Topics of discussion include the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLoS), Elisabeth Mann Borgese’s appointment as Chair of the International Centre for Ocean Development (ICOD), Apartheid in South Africa, Pacem in Maribus (PIM) convocations, and the International Sea-Bed Authority. File also Includes backgrounders and press releases from the Department; speeches (“Canada and the Challenges of the Post-War Period in the Gulf” by Joe Clark, a Parliamentary statement by André Ouellet, and a speech by Ouellet on the 50th Session of the United Nations General Assembly); documents from the International Non-Governmental Organizations (INGO) Forum and the National Forum on Canada’s International Relations on their submission to the government on Canada’s foreign policy; a copy of "The Ocean Assembly” by Mann Borgese; a copy of "Canadian Foreign Policy, the Law of the Sea, and Ocean Development," a brief by Mann Borgese sent to the Foreign Policy Review Committee; an excerpy from a Parliamentary debate on UNCLoS; and a meeting summary from the Canadian Network for an International Criminal Court. File also contains a letter from the Minister of External Affairs (Gail Guy) for Trinidad and Tobago.

Correspondence between Nova Scotia politicians and Elisabeth Mann Borgese

File contains correspondence between Elisabeth Mann Borgese and with various government departments and Nova Scotia politicians (both federal and provincial), including Alexa McDonough, Robert Chisholm, George Moody, and Peter Stoffer. Topics of discussion include the ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLoS), Bill C-27 on highly migratory fish stocks, and invitations to various events. File also includes a discussion paper prepared by Stoffer on fisheries.

Correspondence between Elisabeth Mann Borgese and Indian Officials

File contains correspondence between Elisabeth Mann Borgese and various Indian individuals, organizations, government officials, and universities, including (among others): Indian Institute of Management (R.S. Ganapathy); Government of India (including Rajiv Gandhi, Department of Ocean Development, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of External Affairs, Fish Survey of India, Ministry of Human Resource Development, National Institute of Oceanography); Centre for Science and Technology; Society for Indian Ocean Studies; Metallurgical & Engineering Consultants (India) Limited; Asian-African Legal Consultative Committee; South Pacific Applied Geoscience Commission; the Indian Society of International Law; Confederation of Indian Industry; Dr. K.T. Damodaran; V.V.R. Varadachari; S.P. Jagota; Asim Kumar Mazumdar; Dr. V.S. Raju; Dr. V.K. Gaur; T.P. Sreenivasan; P.K. Jha; Prime Minister Narasima Rao; C.S. George; Azhar Shamim Zaidi; R.K. Sharma; Prasada Rao; Ambassador Wynn Lwin; Dr. Nehchal Sandhu; Professor Stish Chandra; and Krishan Saigal. Also includes correspondence and a speech from future Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. Some correspondence concerns Training Programme, India's ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLoS), conferences, publications, and other matters. File also Includes a copy of a paper Mann Borgese wrote for a seminar on Indian Rim countries; Mann Borgese's comments on the paper "Law of the Sea" by Hedda Moeller; brochures; conference materials; an abstract ("Ocean Energy"); newsletters; announcements; a syllabus for an IOI course; and promotional material.

Correspondence between Elisabeth Mann Borgese and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

File contains correspondence with the Administration personnel, concerning participation in an International Ocean Institute (IOI) training course, and the Global Environment Facility (GEF) project. File also includes a brochure (for the International Year of the Oceans), background information, and a project proposal.

Correspondence between Elisabeth Mann Borgese and Nikki Meith

File contains correspondence with Meith, who was involved in publishing the brochures created by International Ocean Institute and UNEP (United Nations Environment Programme). File Includes drafts of Elisabeth Mann Borgese's brochures "The Law of the Sea and the Caribbean" and "The Oceans, the Convention and You," as well as comments from the brochures' editor.

Voices for the oceans : a report to the Independent World Commission on the Oceans

File contains a photocopied excerpt from "Voices for the Oceans" edited by R. Rajagopalan and published by the International Ocean Institute Operational Centre in Madras, India. The report summarizes the views of 200 individuals consulted over four public hearings. The excerpt also includes a preface to the work written by Eduardo Faleiro.

Universities and education for ocean and coastal management by Elisabeth Mann Borgese : [speech]

File contains a copy of Elisabeth Mann Borgese's keynote address that she delivered at "Academic and Cooperative Strategies in Ocean Affairs," an international workshop jointly convened by the University of Malta and Dalhousie University, held in Halifax. The speech argues for reforms in university education, and provides a discussion of the International Ocean Institute (IOI) relationships with universities.

Correspondence between Elisabeth Mann Borgese and the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)

File contains correspondence with and documents from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Correspondence concerns training programmes, Pacem in Maribus convocation, ratifications of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLoS), and a nomination for the 1998 King Baudouin Prize. Includes Elisabeth Mann Borgese's notes for an International Ocean Institute (IOI) presentation at an UNCTAD meeting in Geneva, September 21, 1987; IOI's application for status with UNCTAD; a brochure; reports (mainly from UNCTAD committees); an activity brief for an IOI course ("Management and Conservation of Marine Resources"); notices; and meeting agenda.

Correspondence with Ronald St. John Macdonald

File contains correspondence with Legal Scholar and Judge, Ronald St. John Macdonald. Topics of discussion include attendance at Pacem in Maribus (PIM) conferences, Elisabeth Mann Borgese's contribution to a book honouring Professor Wang Tieya (includes a brief biography blurb of Mann Borgese), Mann Borgese's support for a nomination of Macdonald for promotion within the Order of Canada, and correspondence with Macdonald about joining the Independent World Commission on the Oceans (IWCO). File Includes a copy of "UNCLoS, UNCED, and the Restructuring of the United Nations System" by Mann Borgese; a copy of "The United Nations Decade of International Law" by Macdonald; and a copy of an article by René Jean Dupuy ("Humanity and the Environment").

Correspondence with Judge Abdul Koroma

File contains correspondence with Judge Abdul Koroma, of the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Sierra Leone to the United Nations. Correspondence concerns International Ocean Institute and Pacem in Maribus conferences, the need for ratification of UNCLoS (United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea), a nomination for Judge Koroma to sit on the International Court of Justice, a series of letters sent out in advance of the Preparatory Committee meeting of 1986 (PrepCom), and the continued need for a new international economic order in the 1990s.

Correspondence with Lee Kimball

File contains correspondence with Lee Kimball, executive director of the Council on Ocean Law (COL). Correspondence concerns his work with the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) and the World Resources Insitute (WRI) on the Antarctica Program, various COL workshops (including ones held in advance of the 1986 Preparatory Commission meeting), Pacem in Maribus conferences, and ratification of UNCLoS (United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea). File includes two papers by Kimball: "International Institutions and Legal Issues," and "Whither International Institutional Arrangements to Support Ocean Law." See MS-2-744, Box 274, Folder 3 for more correspondence from COL.

Correspondence between Elisabeth Mann Borgese and the Hon. Allan J. MacEachen

File contains correspondence between Elisabeth Mann Borgese and Senator MacEachen, who was the Chairman of the Advisory Council of the International Ocean Institute (IOI), Canada. Topics of discussion include board members, and updates on IOI activities. The file also includes an invitation to attend the opening of the Allan J. MacEachen International Academic and Cultural Centre, and a letter from Jim Smith (Nova Scotia MLA) to Allan MacEachen on Elisabeth Mann Borgese's memorial.

'T' miscellaneous correspondence

File contains correspondence with (among others): Dr. El-Hafid Tabet-Aoul; Professor Ines Wesley Tanaskovic; Dr. Hubert Tierry; Olaf Tandberg, Professor James Tobin (outgoing only) ;Edith Thauer; Amado S. Tolentino; Dr. Klaus Topfer (outgoing only); Tom Traves (outgoing only); and Alfredas Tytmonas. Topics of discussion include the Tobin tax, the rewriting of the Barcelona Convention, a project on sustainable sea-bed development, International Ocean Institute (IOI) financial matters, and the International Sea-bed Authority.

'U' miscellaneous correspondence

File contains correspondence with include Christian Ude (mayor of Munich, concerning an exhibit on Klaus Mann); George B. Udvarhelyi (concerning the legacy of Thomas Mann); Juha I. Uitto; B. Ulianich; Barbara Ungeheuer; M.A. Upare; Victor Urquidi; and Reizo Utagawa.

Correspondence between Elisabeth Mann Borgese and Thomas Sherman

File contains correspondence with Sherman of the Liberian Ministry of Lands, Mines and Energy. Some correspondence concerns Pacem in Maribus (PIM), PrepCom (the Preparatory Commission for the International Seabed Authority), and the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLoS). File includes a copy of a magazine interview with Sherman.

Correspondence between Elisabeth Mann Borgese and Ambassador Neroni Slade

File contains correspondence with Slade, the Samoan Ambassador to the United Nations. Some correspondence concerns the United Nations Informal Consultative Process on Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea (UNICPOLOS), SIDS (Small Island Developing States), the International Ocean Institute (IOI)'s training programme, and Elisabeth Mann Borgese's criticism of Article 76 of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLoS) . File also includes a copy of a statement by Slade on oceans and the Law of the Sea during the 54th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, a copy of his CV, and a press release from the South Pacific Applied Geoscience Commission (SOPAC) on a joint venture with the government of Japan to engage in deep ocean mineral exploration in various South Pacific Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZs).

Correspondence between Elisabeth Mann Borgese and Màrio Soares

File contains correspondence with Portuguese President Màrio Soares. Topics of discussion include a plan to hold Pacem in Maribus (PIM) XIX in Libson, Soares' 1991 re-election as president, the Socialist Party's victory in the 1995 Portuguese parliamentary elections, and a conference in Ottawa held in Soares' honour.
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