The fifth edition of the Paris Forum starts this Friday and will last 48 hours, when the world is going through a Russian invasion of Ukraine and a war with an unpredictable end, which has consequently generated an energy and food crisis, in the midst of the climate transition.

“This fifth edition of the Paris Peace Forum is the most critical: the world is getting worse. So solutions, our area of ​​expertise, are even more urgent,” said Pascal Lamy, president of the Forum and former world secretary of the Organization. commercial.

The arrival of Argentine President Alberto Fernández in Paris, in a stage before the G20 in Bali, adds to the presence of other heads of state from all over the world to discuss the solutions to this dramatic multilateral situation, at the invitation of French President Emmanuel Macron.

The Argentine president will participate in a panel on “Universalism against war”, led by Macron, the president of Albania, Edi Rama, that of Guinea Bissau, Umaro Sissoco Embaló, as well as David Baisley, executive director of the World Food Program ( WFP), Confort Ero, president of the International Crisis Group, among others. It will be Friday, between 10 and 11 in the morning.

Those who participate

The Forum will be attended by Her Majesty, Queen Rania Al Abdullah of Jordan and the presidents of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, of Romania, Klaus Iohannis, of Georgia, Salome Zourabichvili. There will also be Chen Zhu, Vice President of the Standing Committee of the People’s Republic of China and former Minister of Health of the People’s Republic of China, as well as Josep Borrell Fontelles, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs, among others.

But also will attend the Nobel Peace Prize winners Nadia Murad and Ouided Bouchamaoui, the president of Microsoft, Brad Smith and Huiyao Wang, founder and president of the Center for China and Globalization.

It will be secret negotiations for Venezuela, when the world needs its pacification and its oil. We will discuss the war in Ukraine and how to reform international institutions to make them more inclusive.

The arguments

“The multi-crisis is the aggregation of difficulties: the war in Ukraine endangers food security, already threatened by global warming and the consequences of the Covid pandemic. To overcome the multi-crisis, the Paris Peace Forum is multi-stakeholder and multi-country “, explained Justin Vaïsse, Founder and General Director of the Paris Peace Forum.

“If we cannot make peace in the immediate future, we must prevent the war from gaining ground, limiting its direct and indirect consequences, such as the food security, energy insecurity, the increase in debt in developed countries and the disaster for refugeesfrom Tigray, Syria or Ukraine ”, remarks Justin Vaise.

That is why there will be several sessions on food security, including the presence of David Beasley, director general of the World Food Program and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, to discuss the “save the grains” initiative. Energy security, refugees and the role of business will also be discussed.

Negotiations for Venezuela

The Forum is more than just an annual meeting. is a discreet space for diplomatic negotiations and reconciliation between opponents.

This is why the presence of Colombian President Gustavo Petro, Chilean Gabriel Boric and Venezuelan representatives for their private meetings will be so important. They join Macron’s casual greeting to Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro at the climate summit, where he proposed dialogue, including bilateral.

is also provided a private dialogue between China and the United States.

Reform through the strengthening of international institutions is one of the main points. Make them more inclusive.

“We see that the current institutions are not enough: the UN is essential but too often paralyzed by the competition between great powers that prevent action. Southern countries question this financial order, the closure of trade in some countries. We have to rethink the international system and this is the mission of the Forum ”, explained Pascal Lamy.

There will be panels to discuss the cultural clash of narratives between North and South.

The presence of Latin America

Latin America and its leaders are present at the Forum. Lula da Silva, who was unable to travel due to her government commitments as president-elect of Brazil, will also participate digitally. But you sent your former foreign minister, Celso Amorim, to the top.

“The voice of Latin America, where the winds of political renewal are blowing, is absolutely crucial to resolve the multi-crisis, in particular in the fight against global warming and to mitigate some conflicts with very serious humanitarian consequences”, said Fabienne Hara, Secretary General of the Forum.