United Nations ambassadors will be discussing UN reform and expectations for the new Secretary General on Thursday, Jan. 11, 9:30 a.m., at the Spencer M. Partrich Law School Auditorium at Wayne State University’s main Detroit campus.

The free presentation, sponsored by the Detroit Council for World Affairs and the Humpty Dumpty Institute, will feature UN ambassadors from Iraq, South Korea, Japan, Ethiopia, Kenya, Ukraine, Bangladesh and Kazakhstan.

For more information, visit http://www.clas.wayne.edu/pcs/ or call (313) 577-8270.

The Detroit Council for World Affairs (DCWA) promotes understanding of international issues and Detroit’s role in a changing world by providing a non-partisan, nation-wide forum for discussion, analysis and debate. DCWA seeks to enrich, educate and spur long-term economic development in our region and to provide new ideas and cultural perspectives in regards to various issues.

The Humpty Dumpty Institute (HDI), a nonprofit organization established in 1998 and headquartered in New York City, creates innovative public-private partnerships addressing complex international problems around the world. “Venture philanthropists” and business leaders who are interested in foreign policy issues support the Institute. Through its expanding business and government network, HDI develops innovative partnerships by turning good ideas into operational programs and by providing creative content, intellectual capacity, critical venture capital and marketing expertise.

Wayne State University is a premier institution of higher education offering more than 350 academic programs through 11 schools and colleges to more than 33,000 students in metropolitan Detroit.