Why the future of peacebuilding matters to Africa
Peacebuilding strategies are often designed on the basis of assumptions that lack empirical evidence. This seminar will discuss the future of peacebuilding in African countries.
Date: 2014-10-01
Time: 13:30 to 15:30
Venue: Conference room
, ISS Pretoria
, Block C, Brooklyn Court
, 361 Veale Street
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RSVP: Liezelle Kumalo
Email: [email protected]
Phone: +27 12 346 9500 x 282
Peacebuilding is increasingly recognised by the international community as a necessary response to conflict situations. It seeks to prevent violent conflict or a relapse into conflict in states in transition.
But despite the recognition that peacebuilding is important in post-conflict countries, strategies are still often designed on the basis of assumptions that lack empirical evidence.
This leads to wider challenges in the process of achieving sustainable peace, resulting in a wasteful mismatch of resources and ineffective responses in situations where peacebuilding is urgently required.
Approaches to dealing with conflict and fragility vary widely from one country to the next, with different degrees of success. The challenge is particularly important for Africa, where many peacebuilding processes have failed. This seminar will discuss the future of peacebuilding and how it will impact African countries.
Chair: Amanda Lucey, senior researcher, Conflict Management and Peacebuilding division, ISS Pretoria
Speakers:
- Caty Clement, senior programme advisor and senior fellow, Leadership, Crisis and Conflict Management Programme, Geneva Centre for Security Policy
- Gustavo de Carvalho, Senior Researcher, Conflict Management and Peacebuilding division, ISS Pretoria
This is event will be webcast. Visit the ISS home page on 1 October 2014 for the webcast link.
