Seminar: Pathways for Peace - Can violent conflict be transformed by inclusivity?

The Centre for Resolution of International Conflicts (CRIC) in collaboration with the Council for International Conflict Resolution (RIKO) has the pleasure of inviting you to a seminar about the newly published report Pathways for Peace – Inclusive Approaches to Preventing Violent Conflicts conducted by the World Bank Group and the United Nations. The report introduces a new preventive approach in which conflicts are approached inclusively and collectively before they turn violent. It is about fostering sustainable solutions.

Time and place:

CSS, University of Copenhagen, room 15.3.01, Øster Farimagsgade 5, 1353 Cph K, Monday April 23th, 2018, 3:30-5:15 pm.

Programme:

There will be three presentations:

  • Where’s the UN going? Introductory speech by Kristoffer Tarp (RIKO). 
  • Operational challenges in realizing pathways Peace by Mireille Kabasubabo, Policy and Communication Officer, Civil Society Platform for Peacebuilding and Statebuilding (CSPPS) 
  • A perspective on pathways for peace from the Danish civil society by Christian Friis Bach, Secretary General, the Danish Refugee Council (DRC). 

Subsequently, there will be short (5-10 minutes) comments/reflections of the presentations from:

  • Professor Ole Wæver (CRIC) – Conflict expertise and security policy. 
  • Postdoc Sylvie Namwase (CRIC) – Challenges and opportunities for Pathways for Peace in East Africa. 
  • PhD Troels Gauslå Engell (CMS) – The Security Council perspective.

The seminar will be moderated by Maria Stage, chair of the Council for International Conflict Resolution (RIKO).

There will be a Q&A session in the end.

To sign up:

To register, please send an email to int@riko.nu