Speeches | InterAction Council

A high-profile keynote address is the centrepiece of the opening ceremony of every annual meeting. Here you will find the keynote speeches of past meetings, as well as other speeches made by InterAction Council members and special guests.

Don't be Afraid of Ethics! Why we Need to Talk of Responsibilities as well as Rights

By Hans Küng

Rights and Responsibilities

Speech made at International Press Institute (IPI), World Congress in Moscow, 26-28 May 1998

It's Time to Talk about Responsibilities

Speech given at Hansung Unversity, Seoul, Korea on 17 October 1999

Algunas Reflexiones Sobre la Relacion de America Latina Con Europa

Valle de Bravo, Estado de Mexico, October 2003

Quality of Life Through Acting Collectively and Caring Effectively

Speech at 49th European Lions Forum on 13 November 2003

Cyprus Accession to the EU and the Solution of the Cyprus Problem

Paper prepared for the Global Dialogue, January 2004

A Legacy to the 21st Century

Speech made at Takeo Fukuda (1905-1995) Centennial Memorial Lecture on 9 September 2005 in Tokyo, Japan

On a Politician's Ethics

Global Ethic Lecture held by Tuebingen University on 8 May 2007

"Torture Team": Human Rights, Lawyers, Interrogations and the "War on Terror"

The Human Rights Law Resource Centre Seminar:‘ Torture Team’: Human Rights, Lawyers, Interrogations and the ‘War on Terror’ Melbourne, 19 August 2008

Coherency of Policies: The Unification of Policies on Different Levels and in Different Fields with Effective Development Cooperation

Speech at the European Union and the South: A New Era, The international responsibilities of an enlarged European Union in Vienna on 4 November 2003