<i> A look at noteworthy addresses in the Southland.</i>

Global Cooperation and Security “There are notions around that the end of the Cold War is a signal that we can withdraw from the world, as if what happens in other places is now of concern only to the people who live there. This is seen in the rise of political fundamentalism in Canada, and it is certainly true in the current election race here in the United States.

“You don’t need reminding that global economic recovery can only be achieved by global effort; that the ozone layer can only be mended if we do it together, or that other common dangers surround us. Is nuclear terrorism any less believable now than before? Is the fact that per capita incomes in Africa are lower than they were in 1960 a problem for North Americans? Will there be refugees from war and poverty- stricken areas? Will there be violent leaders of desperate people? Will there be other dangers? Of course there will, but there are also unique opportunities that our two countries and others must seize.

“For many years, our security was seen only through the prism of the intentions and capabilities of the U.S.S.R. Today, Russia and other C.I.S. republics are allies in our efforts to build a democratic world.

“What has not changed is that our own security is still dependent on their realities, because if they fail in their own efforts to build democracy, our security will diminish.”

United Nations “The United Nations action in Iraq was comparably popular both in this country and in Canada--but for somewhat different underlying reasons. In the United States, it was seen as a victory for U.S. weapons technology. In Canada, it was seen, rightly, as a victory for the United Nations and for right over wrong.

“In an unprecedented summit level meeting just over a month ago, (the United Nations) called for a report on how to strengthen the world organization’s effectiveness. Since then, large peacekeeping forces have been designed for two of the world’s most volatile trouble spots, Yugoslavia and Cambodia.

“Canada, in agreeing to go to Yugoslavia--we are the largest contingent in the force--accepts the danger because we cannot accept standing aside to witness killing and destruction.

“The United Nations is our best hope, but we have to work at it--and we have to fund it appropriately. It would help if many countries, including the United States, would pay their bills.”

Looking Ahead * Tuesday: Czeslaw Milosz, Polish poet and historian, will speak on “Poland: Then and Now” at 7 p.m. at the Marian Miner Cook Athenaeum at Claremont McKenna College. For information call (714) 621-8099.

* Wednesday: Ernest L. Boyer, president of the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, will speak at 3 p.m. at St. Robert’s Auditorium at Loyola Marymount University. Call (310) 338-3063.

* Wednesday: Yevgeny Yevtushenko, Russian poet, playwright, essayist and filmmaker, will address the Los Angeles World Affairs Council at noon at the Biltmore Hotel. Call (213) 628-2333.

Announcements concerning prominent speakers in Los Angeles should be sent to Speaking Up, c/o Times researcher Michael Meyers, Los Angeles Times, Times Mirror Square, Los Angeles, CA 90053