World Forum on Democracy & Pace

"The Growing Threats for Democracy and Global Peace"

 Academy for Cultural Diplomacy

Berlin, 27-30 July 2022

Hans Köchler, President of the International Progress Organization, introduces lecture series on
"Afghanistan Quo Vadis?"

ICD Campus, Berlin, 27 July 2022

Lecture Series "The Russia-Ukraine War and its Global Implications"

Deutscher Bundestag / German Parliament, 28 July 2022

Seated, from left: Dr. Hans Köchler, Moderator of the session; Dr. Didem Aydurmus, Faculty Member, ICD (Germany); Mr. Mark Donfried, President of ICD (USA); H.E. Mr. Thomas Silberhorn, Member of Deutscher Bundestag, former Parliamentary State Secretary (Ministry of Defense), Spokesperson for Transatlantic Relations (Germany); H.E. Dr. Hrant Bagratyan, former Prime Minister of Armenia.

Transcript of Hans Köchler's introductory remarks

Deutscher Bundestag, roof terrace

Dr. Hans Köchler and Dr. Hrant Bagratyan (former Prime Minister of Armenia), center, with conference delegates at the roof terrace of Deutscher Bundestag

Dr. Hans Köchler (left) in conversation with the Hon. Thomas Silberhorn (right), Deutscher Bundestag, 28 July 2022

Panel Discussion "The Rise of Identity Politics and Populism as a Threat to Democracy"

ICD Campus, Berlin, 30 July 2022

From left: Mr. Jaydeep Purkar, ICD (India), moderator; Dr. Didem Aydurmus, ICD (Germany); Dr. Hrant Bagratyan, former Prime Minister of Armenia; Dr. Hans Köchler, President of the International Progress Organization (Austria); Dr. Weronika Priesmeyer-Tkocz, Deputy Director, European Academy Berlin (Poland/Germany).

Panel Discussion "Threats for Democracy and Global Peace," Embassy of Croatia, Berlin, 28 July 2022

From right: H.E. Dr. Gordan Bakota, Ambassador of Croatia in Germany; Prof. Dr. Hans Köchler, President of the International Progress Organization (Austria), Moderator; Prof. Dr. Ulrich Brückner, Stanford University Berlin (Germany).

Conference speakers at ICD dinner party, 28 July 2022

From left: H.E. Prof. Dr. Lufter Xhuveli, former Minister of Environment, Forests and Water, Agriculture and Food (Albania); Dr. Hans Köchler, President of the International Progress Organization (Austria), H.E. Dr. Hassan Diab, former Prime Minister of Lebanon; Mr. Mark Donfried, President of the Institute for Cultural Diplomacy (USA); from right: Dr. Dragoljub Popovic, former Judge at the European Court of Human Rights (Serbia); H.E. Katalin Bogyay, former Ambassador of Hungary to the United Nations, President of thec 36th General Conference of UNESCO (Hungary); Prof. Dr. Ulrich Brückner, Stanford University Berlin (Germany).

Moderator's desk, opening session, ICD Campus, Berlin, 27 July 2022 -- Dr. Hans Köchler, Moderator (right); Mr. Michael Asiedu-Adjei, ICD (Ghana)

Hans Köchler, center,  interviewed by students of the Institute for Cultural Diplomacy

Campus of Academy for Cultural Diplomacy: Hans Köchler, left, with delegate from Afghanistan