functions: Coordinator of the International Committee for Palestinian Human Rights (ICPHR) (1988–); Co-founder of the European Ombudsman Institute (1988); Vice-chairman of the Jamahir Society for Culture and Philosophy and chairman of the Society's editorial board, Vienna (1991–2004); Member of the board, NGO Committee on Development at the United Nations Center in Vienna (1994–); Member of the advisory council of the International Movement for a Just World (Malaysia) (1997–); Convenor (Austria) of the International Movement for a Just World (JUST) (1997–2004); Member of the international advisory panel of the Center for Civilizational Dialogue at the University of Malaya (Kuala Lumpur) (1997–); Member of the international advisory council of the Committee for a Democratic United Nations, Germany (2003–); Member of the international advisory board of the "Youth for the Alliance of Civilizations," an initiative of the Islamic Conference Youth Forum for Dialogue and Cooperation (2007–). International impact Köchler has been the organizer of major international conferences in the fields of transnational co-operation, democracy, human rights, terrorism, and conflict resolution, among them the "International Conference on the European Vocation of the Alpine Region" in Innsbruck (1971), which initiated transborder co-operation in Europe and the development towards the "Euro Regions" within the EU; the "International Conference on the Question of Terrorism" in Geneva (1987); and the "Second International Conference On A More Democratic United Nations" (CAMDUN-2) at the Vienna headquarters of the United Nations (1991). In 1996 he acted as chairman of the final session and co-ordinator of the Drafting Committee of the "International Conference on Democracy and Terrorism" in New Delhi. In March 2002 he delivered the 14th Centenary Lecture at the Supreme Court of the Philippines on "The United Nations, the International Rule of Law and Terrorism." On 1 September 2004 he delivered the Foundation Day Speech at Mindanao State University, Islamic City of Marawi, on "The Dialogue of Civilizations and the Future of World Order." Through his research and civil society initiatives, Professor Köchler made major contributions to the debate on international democracy and United Nations reform, in particular reform of the Security Council. This was acknowledged by international figures such as the German Foreign Minister Klaus Kinkel in 1993. In 1985, he organized the first colloquium on "Democracy in International Relations" on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the United Nations in New York. In the framework of his activities as President of the International Progress Organization, he co-operated