Talk entitled 'The future role of UN peacekeeping in South Lebanon post the Israeli withdrawal, and the challenges that lie ahead for the UN both in Lebanon and the Middle East'. The late Sir was Warden at St Antony's College, Oxford University, and former Under-Secretary General for Political Affairs and Peace-keeping Operations at the United Nations from 1986 to 1996, where he was responsible for the UN's peace-keeping operations involving 55,000 staff in 13 countries with a budget of $2.7bn. Sir Marrack, a highly acclaimed book Peacemonger (publisher, John Murray 2002), an account of his days at the UN, during which time he undertook several delicate missions on behalf of the Secretary General to Lebanon and the Middle East.