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Council of Councils Conferences

The Council of Councils Third Annual Conference

New York

May 11-13, 2014

<p>Panelists speak during the sixth session on drones at the Council of Councils Third Annual Conference at Harold Pratt House (Don Pollard).</p>
Panelists speak during the sixth session on drones at the Council of Councils Third Annual Conference at Harold Pratt House (Don Pollard).
<p>Panelists speak during the fifth session on climate change at the Council of Councils Third Annual Conference at Harold Pratt House (Don Pollard).</p>
Panelists speak during the fifth session on climate change at the Council of Councils Third Annual Conference at Harold Pratt House (Don Pollard).
<p>Christine Cumming, first vice president of the NY Federal Bank, delivers keynote remarks on global finance during the Council of Councils Third Annual Conference (Don Pollard).</p>
Christine Cumming, first vice president of the NY Federal Bank, delivers keynote remarks on global finance during the Council of Councils Third Annual Conference (Don Pollard).
<p>Richard Haass converses with keynote speaker Jan Eliasson, deputy-secretary-general of the United Nations, during the Council of Councils Third Annual Conference (Don Pollard).</p>
Richard Haass converses with keynote speaker Jan Eliasson, deputy-secretary-general of the United Nations, during the Council of Councils Third Annual Conference (Don Pollard).
<p>Panelists speak during the fourth session on global health governance at the Council of Councils Third Annual Conference at Harold Pratt House (Don Pollard).</p>
Panelists speak during the fourth session on global health governance at the Council of Councils Third Annual Conference at Harold Pratt House (Don Pollard).
<p>Panelists speak during the third session on global finance at the Council of Councils Third Annual Conference at Harold Pratt House (Don Pollard).</p>
Panelists speak during the third session on global finance at the Council of Councils Third Annual Conference at Harold Pratt House (Don Pollard).
<p>Panelists speak during the second session on Internet governance at the Council of Councils Third Annual Conference at Harold Pratt House (Don Pollard).</p>
Panelists speak during the second session on Internet governance at the Council of Councils Third Annual Conference at Harold Pratt House (Don Pollard).
<p>Panelists speak during the first session on humanitarian intervention at the Council of Councils Third Annual Conference at Harold Pratt House (Don Pollard).</p>
Panelists speak during the first session on humanitarian intervention at the Council of Councils Third Annual Conference at Harold Pratt House (Don Pollard).
<p>Richard Haass welcomes participants during the opening dinner of the Council of Councils Third Annual Conference at Harold Pratt House (Don Pollard).</p>
Richard Haass welcomes participants during the opening dinner of the Council of Councils Third Annual Conference at Harold Pratt House (Don Pollard).

CFR convened the Council of Councils Third Annual Conference on May 11-13, 2014, in New York.

Participants discussed six major themes:

  • Humanitarian Intervention Since Rwanda
  • The Future of Internet Governance
  • Governing Global Finance: Recent Progress, Remaining Gaps
  • Emerging Global Health Challenges: Biosecurity, Infectious Diseases, and Noncommunicable Diseases
  • Climate Change: Do Global Institutions Matter?
  • Proliferation of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles: The Future of Drones