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