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The year 2020 is the African Union Year of Silencing the Guns. The rhetoric provides a strong impetus for providing critical solutions to conflict in Africa. As the primary driver of internal displacement in Africa, conflict accounts for the continent’s 12.5 million internally displaced persons (IDPs). Through reflections from key experts in the African region, this webinar provides insights on critical strategies for silencing the guns and evidently preventing forced displacement in Africa.

Webinar

Tuesday 8 December 2020
Webinar (Zoom)
09:00 GMT  /  10:00 WAT  /  11:00 SAST  /  12:00 EAT 


Theme: Preventing conflict and forced displacement in Africa

Moderator: Dr Romola Adeola
Coordinator, Global Engagement Network on Internal Displacement in Africa (GENIDA)

Keynote Speaker: Prof Gilbert Khadiagala
Professor of International Relations, University of Witwatersrand
Topic: ‘Perspectives on Silencing the Guns beyond 2020’

Panellists:

  • Dr Allehone Abebe
    Senior Legal Officer, African Union/UN Refugee Agency
    Topic: Making preventive and solutions strategies for conflict related internal displacement more effective
  • Dr Walters Samah
    Head of Mission Cell Analysis, African Union Mission in Somalia
    Topic: Implementing the AU’s Silencing the Guns Agenda in Somalia and its impact on internally displaced persons
  • Ms Angelique Sarr
    Regional IDP Advisor,  International Committee of the Red Cross
    Topic: The role of international humanitarian law in preventing internal displacement
  • Dr Japhet Biegon
    Regional Advocacy Coordinator (Africa), Amnesty International
    Topic: Justice and accountability as critical elements in silencing the guns

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For more information, please contact:

Dr Romola Adeola
Coordinator: Global Engagement Network on Internal Displacement in Africa (GENIDA)

Tel: +27 (0) 12 420 3151
Fax: +27 (0) 86 580 5743
romola.adeola@up.ac.za

Moderator: Dr Romola Adeola
Coordinator, Global Engagement Network on Internal Displacement in Africa (GENIDA)
 
KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Prof Gilbert Khadiagala
Professor of International Relations, University of Witwatersrand
Topic: ‘Perspectives on Silencing the Guns before 2020’
 
Panellists:
 
Dr Allehone Abebe
Senior Legal Officer, African Union/UN Refugee Agency
Topic: Making preventive and solutions strategies for conflict related internal displacement more effective
 
Dr Walters Samah
Head of Mission Cell Analysis, African Union Mission in Somalia
Topic: Implementing the AU’s Silencing the Guns Agenda in Somalia and its impact on internally displaced persons
 
Ms Angelique Sarr
Regional IDP Advisor,  International Committee of the Red Cross
Topic: The role of international humanitarian law in preventing internal displacement
 
Dr Japhet Biegon
Regional Advocacy Coordinator (Africa), Amnesty International
Topic: Justice and accountability as critical elements in silencing the guns

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