UNA-NCA’s Peace and Security Committee and Human Rights Committee, along with The Institute of World Politics, invite you to a three part panel discussion
Beyond Crisis Management in the Middle East:
Peace and Stability in the Post 2015 Development Framework
Keynote Speaker
Shelly Pitterman
Head of UNHCR, Washington DC Office
Time and Location
Thursday, May 21
2:00-7:00 PM
The Institute of World Politics
1521 16th Street NW
Washington, DC 20036
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The panels will explore the approach to the refugee crises in Jordan, Turkey, Lebanon, and Iraq.
Cost: $20
IWP students – Free of cost. Please contact Sarah Dwyer at sdwyer@iwp.edu for the link to register.
Panel 1: Understanding the Problem from the Regional and Local Perspective
Michel Gabaudan, President, Refugees International
Panel 2: International Response
An overview of international mechanism to build peace, governance, and civil society in affected areas
Colonel (ret.) Christopher Holshek (moderator), Senior Fellow, Alliance for Peacebuilding; Co-Chair of the UNA-NCA Peace & Security Committee
John Filson, Senior Policy Manager, Alliance for Peacebuilding
Dr. Stefania Piffanelli, Deputy Director, United Nations Information Center
Panel 3: Public-Private Practitioner Panel
Solutions and best practices from those closer to the ground
Albert Santoli (moderator), Faculty, Institute of World Politics
David Weiss, President and CEO, Global Communities
Colonel (ret.) Michael Dziedzic, Ph.D. Fellow, World Engagement Institute; Editor, Overlooked Enemies of Peace: Subduing Criminalized Power Structure
Reception sponsored by UNA-NCA Human Rights Committee
Mohammed Alaa Ghanem, Director of Government Relations and Strategist, Syrian American Council, Non-Resident Research Fellow, Syrian Center for Political and Strategic Studies
With additional questions about this event, please contact the United Nationals Association of the National Capital Region at 202-223-6092 or unanca@unanca.org.