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SUMMARY:The New AU Continental Strategy for Better Integrated Border Governance:  How can it contribute to Agenda 2063?
DESCRIPTION:Click here to download  Concept Note | Agenda  | Click here to register \nAfrica has been dealing with border disputes since the establishment of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) in the 1960s. Recognizing the importance of border governance in peace and security and following the OAU\, the African Union (AU) committed itself to a progressive border agenda. The African Union Border Programme (AUBP) was officially established in June 2007 by the Conference of Minister in charge of Border Issues and endorsed by the Executive Council during its 11th ordinary session held on 25-29 June 2007 in Accra (Ghana). This mechanism with a vision of “a united and integrated Africa with peaceful\, open and prosperous borders” focuses on preventing and resolving border-related disputes and promotes cross-border cooperation for Africa’s integration agenda both at regional and continental levels.
URL:https://ipss-addis.org/event/the-new-au-continental-strategy-for-better-integrated-border-governance-how-can-it-contribute-to-agenda-2063/
LOCATION:Virtual via KUDO
CATEGORIES:Virtual Briefing Session
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DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Addis_Ababa:20210226T100000
DTEND;TZID=Africa/Addis_Ababa:20210226T180000
DTSTAMP:20260425T133549
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SUMMARY:CSOs in Peace and Security Agenda of Africa
DESCRIPTION:Click here to download    Concept Note | Agenda \nVenue: Online via KUDO\, Register here \nEver since the late 1980s\, CSOs have emerged as key players in the effort to prevent\, mitigate and resolve conflicts in Africa. The pressure from the public witnessed on the continent occurring along with and partly in response to changes happening in other parts of the world subsequent to the end of Cold War leading to a significant opening up of the political space in many parts of the continent played a major role in this aspect. The AU’s foundational documents\, especially the Constitutive Act of the African Union (2001)\, the Protocol Relating to the Establishment of the Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (2002) and the Statutes of the Economic\, Social and Cultural Council (ECOSOCC)\, provide ample space for the meaningful participation by African civil society organizations in promoting peace\, security and stability in Africa. For instance\, the Protocol Establishing the Peace and Security Council and the associated rules of procedure of the PSC envisage a greater role of African civil society in supplementing its capacity in the field of conflict prevention. The Constitutive Act of the African Union (2001) argues for the participation of the African peoples in the activities of the Union and stresses on the importance of building a partnership between governments and all sectors of civil society and cultivate the culture of participation of the African peoples in the activities of the Union. The Protocol Establishing the Peace and Security Council of the African Union (2002) under article 20 also states that the Peace and Security Council should encourage all sectors of civil society organizations especially women’s organizations\, to take active roles in initiatives that are directed towards promoting peace\, security and stability in Africa. It further states that such organizations may also be invited to address the Peace and Security Council when required.
URL:https://ipss-addis.org/event/csos-in-peace-and-security-agenda-of-africa/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Briefing Session
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DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Addis_Ababa:20210126T100000
DTEND;TZID=Africa/Addis_Ababa:20210126T120000
DTSTAMP:20260425T133549
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SUMMARY:Investing in Children and Youth\, and It's Nexus with Silencing the Guns
DESCRIPTION:Click Here to Download – Concept Note  |  Agenda \nVenue: Online via Google Meet\,  Click here to register \nArticle 17 of the African Youth Charter\, adopted by the 7th Ordinary Session of AU Assembly of Heads of States and Government held in Banjul\, The Gambia\, on 2 July 2006 recognizes the important role of the youth in promoting peace and security in Africa.  African youth play important role at national\, regional and Continental levels in contributing towards the promotion of peace\, security and stability\, as well as development in Africa\, within the framework of implementation of the AU Master Roadmap of Practical Steps to Silence the Guns in Africa by the Year 2020\, and Aspiration number 4 of Agenda 2063\, as well as UN Security Council resolutions 2250 (2015) and 2419 (2018). According to the United Nations\, 226 million youth aged 15-24 lived in Africa in 2015 which is nearly 20% of Africa’s population\, making up one fifth of the world’s youth population. Including the people aged below 35\, this number increases to a staggering three quarters of Africa’s population. Moreover\, the share of Africa’s youth in the world is forecasted to increase to 42% by 2030 and is expected to continue to grow throughout the remainder of the 21st century\, more than doubling from current levels by 2055. This population offers a powerful opportunity for fast-tracked economic growth and innovation and at the same time presents economic and social challenges\, as well as implications for peace and security. Current evidence tells the youth continue to constitute the core of combatants\, while also representing a significant number of those affected by armed conflicts\, violent extremism\, banditry\, violent protests and gender-based violence in Africa. The participation of young people in armed conflicts in Africa and elsewhere reflects a variety of unmet needs including socio-economic development and opportunities; good governance\, rule of law\, democracy\, and human rights; justice and reconciliation; and meaningful representation and participation in decision-making processes… Read more
URL:https://ipss-addis.org/event/investing-in-children-and-youth-and-its-nexus-with-silencing-the-guns/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Briefing Session
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DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Nairobi:20201124T100000
DTEND;TZID=Africa/Nairobi:20201124T120000
DTSTAMP:20260425T133549
CREATED:20201117T081223Z
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SUMMARY:Making 1325 a reality in Africa: filling the gaps between rhetoric and reality
DESCRIPTION:Download –  ConceptNote(en) | ConceptNote(fr) | Webinar Guidelines  \nVenue: Online via Google Meet\, Click here to register \nUNSCR 1325 is a landmark resolution in recognizing the role that women play in the prevention\, management\, and resolution of conflicts as well as underlining the need for gender-sensitive approaches to the restoration of peace and stability in post-conflict contexts and the need to incorporate a gendered perspective into all aspects of peace and security governance in Africa. The significance of the resolution has been strong in the continent\, with the establishment of women networks and the special Envoy for Women\, Peace\, and Security. Moreover\, the development and adoption of the Continental Results Framework (CRF) by the African Union Commission (AUC) was a significant step towards closing the gap between WPS policy development and implementation. It demonstrated the AUC’s deep commitment to the WPS agenda\, gender equality\, and women’s empowerment in Africa. \nHowever\, assessment of the implementation of UNSCR 1325 indicates that Africa\, despite good policies and National Action Plans among its Member States\, has a long way to go in terms of effective implementation of the resolution.  Women and girls are still the major victims of the protracted conflicts in the continent and their representation in peace processes continues to be limited.  Structural gender inequalities continue to prevail in the continent\, driven by patriarchal ideologies\, which still dominate much of the world. Unfortunately\, these structural challenges are also pervasive in political structures that are responsible for the implementation of the resolution.
URL:https://ipss-addis.org/event/ipss-virtual-policy-dialogues-making-1325-a-reality-in-africa-filling-the-gaps-between-rhetoric-and-reality/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Briefing Session
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DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Nairobi:20200917T140000
DTEND;TZID=Africa/Nairobi:20200917T160000
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SUMMARY:Launch of the Centre of Excellence (CoE) for Post Conflict Societies
DESCRIPTION:Download 👉 Agenda  | Concept Note \nVenue: Online via KUDO\, Webinar Guidelines \nThe Institute for Peace and Security Studies (IPSS) of the Addis Ababa University (AAU) is one of the prominent institutions for higher education\, research and policy dialogues on peace and security in Africa. IPSS has been hosting the African Research Universities Alliance (ARUA) Center of Excellence (CoE) for post-conflict societies since January 2018\, whose major objectives include but not limited to: (a) facilitating and advancing the generation of African-led research knowledge  in the broad areas of conflict prevention\, management\, post-conflict reconstruction as well as development\, and (b) disseminating the research outputs by providing platforms for learners and educators at national\, regional\, continental and global levels. \nMoreover\, the Institute runs the Africa’s Peace and Security Programme (APSP)\, a joint initiative with the African Union\, to take up the intellectual challenges of finding African-led solutions to peace and security problems in Africa.  The Institute also serves as a Secretariat for Tana High-Level Security Forum(‘Tana Forum’ for short)\, which is composed of former and current heads of states/governments of Africa and beyond\, leaders of civil society\, grassroots\, the media and academic institutions and citizens from across the globe. Tana Forumconvenes annually to critically deliberate on the pertinent security\, peace and development issues in Africa at Bahr Dar\, on the edge of Lake Tana\, the source of the Blue Nile\, in the Amhara Regional State of Ethiopia. \nWelcome Address: Dr. Yonas Adaye Adeto\, Director\,  Institute for Peace and Security Studies\, Addis Ababa University. \nKeynote Address : Prof. Tasew Woldehana\, President\, Addis Ababa University / Dr. Mitke Molla\, Vice President for Research and Technology Transfer  of AAU and a member of the  ARUA Board of Vice Chancellors . \nOverview of the COE and ARUA projects \nSpeakers : Dr. Mesfin Gebremichael\, Assistant Professor\, Director\, African Research Universities Alliance(ARUA)\, CoE for Post-Conflict Societies\, Institute  for Peace  and Security Studies(IPSS)\, Addis Ababa University (AAU) \nDr. Fana Gebresenbet\, Assistant Professor\, PhD Program Coordinator\, Institute  for Peace  and Security Studies(IPSS)\, Addis Ababa University (AAU) . \nCOE for Post Conflict Societies in Africa: Research Focus  and Priorities \nBackground  presentations:  \n\nDr. Daniel  Gebreegiziabher\, Assistant Professor\, Academic coordinator\, Joint MA/PhD in Global Studies- Peace and Security in Africa Global  Studies Coordinator\, Institute  for Peace  and Security Studies(IPSS)\, Addis Ababa University (AAU)\, \nYonas  Tariku\, Lecturer\, MA Program Coordinator\, Institute  for Peace  and Security Studies(IPSS)\, Addis Ababa University (AAU)\,\n\nSpeakers: \n\nProf.  Oliver Richmond\, Researcher in International  Relations\, Department of  Politics / IR\, \, The University Of Manchester\nProf. Pamela Machakanja\, Director of the Institute  of Peace \, Leadership and Governance at Africa University\, Zimbabwe\nMs. Michelle Ndiaye\,  Special Representative of the Chair Person and head of African Union office to DRC\nProf. Charles  Ugochukwu Ukeje\, Professor\, International Relations ObafemiAwolowo University \nProf. Heidi Hadson\, Professor  of International relations\, University of the Free State\, South Africa.\nDr. Kasaija Apuuli Kasajia\, Associate Professor of Political Science and Public Administration\, Makerere University\, Uganda.
URL:https://ipss-addis.org/event/ipss-virtual-policy-dialogues-launch-of-the-centre-of-excellence-coe-for-post-conflict-societies/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Briefing Session
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DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Nairobi:20200915T100000
DTEND;TZID=Africa/Nairobi:20200915T120000
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SUMMARY:Examining the Human Cost of Migration Policies in Africa
DESCRIPTION:Download  👉  Agenda(en) | Agenda(fr) | Concept Note(en) | Concept Note(fr) \nWebinar Guidelines \nlinks and instructions to connect to the event – KUDO-UserGuide-Before joining | KUDO-UserGuide-How to Join with link \n \n \nMigratory movements are inherent to the cultural\, social\, and economic development of many countries of origin\, transit\, and destination\, be it on the African continent or beyond. Mobility in all its forms is often an essential coping mechanism for survival and is becoming even more important to populations in zones impacted by climate change and environmental degradation. When possibilities and coping mechanisms are not available in-country\, cross-border displacement is often the only available option for people to avoid further erosion of their fundamental rights\, notably in situations of armed conflict and other situations of violence. The displacement of populations\, internal or cross-border\, is often coupled with serious food insecurity\, lack of access to basic services\, increased vulnerabilities\, human rights abuses\, and protection threats. \nAlong Migration routes\, many migrants\, including refugees and other people in need of international protection\, may remain trapped in a dangerous situation or find themselves stranded in countries in conflict\, others may consider undertaking or return on dangerous migratory journeys\, whether at sea or via land. Along the route\, migrants are faced with situations that increase the risk of them going missing or dying. Migrants\, including refugees\, are often exposed to different forms of abuse that not only increase their vulnerabilities but create additional protection needs. In the midst of these challenges\, vulnerable migrants\, especially those in an irregular situation\, are often becoming invisible or inaccessible. This goes against the fundamental needs for protection of people from critical and pervasive threats\, abuses\, and situations. \nSpeakers  : \n\nJoelle Rizk\, Migration/IDP Adviser\, ICRC \nDr. iur Mehari Taddele Maru\, Part-time Professor\, Migration Policy Centre\, Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies\, European University Institute\nMr. Sabelo Mbokazi\, Head of Division of Labor\, Employment and Migration\, AU\n\nOpening remarks: \n\nDr. Yonas A. Adeto\, Director\, Institute for Peace and Security Studies/IPSS\nMr. Bruce Mokaya Orina\, Head of Delegation\, International Committee of the Red Cross(ICRC)\n\n\nModerator:-  \n\nDr. Yonas A. Adeto\, Director\, Institute for Peace and Security Studies/IPSS/
URL:https://ipss-addis.org/event/ipss-virtual-policy-dialogues-examining-the-human-cost-of-migration-policies-in-africa/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Briefing Session
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DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Nairobi:20200729T100000
DTEND;TZID=Africa/Nairobi:20200729T123000
DTSTAMP:20260425T133549
CREATED:20200622T045628Z
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SUMMARY:Tuning Higher - Education for Africa’s Peace & Security Agenda
DESCRIPTION:Click here to download  Concept Note |  Agenda  | Webinar Guidelines \nVenue: Online via Google Meet\, Register here \nThe role of higher-education institutions in Africa’s peace and security agenda is defined by the African Union’s Continental Education Strategy for Africa (CESA) 2016-2025 in its stipulated objectives. It is the reason why the Africa Peace and Security Program\, under the auspices of the Institute for Peace and Security Studies at Addis Ababa University was specially mandated by the AU to address the intellectual challenge of peace and security affairs on the continent. The contribution of higher education institutions on the AU theme of “Silencing the Guns in Africa” continues to be crucial\, considering the impact of their research and graduate outputs on societal dynamics. \nIn line with this approach\, the “Tuning Higher Education for Africa’s Peace & Security Agenda” project will focus on building a community of academic experts who will harmonize and standardize degrees that offer peace or security studies within Africa. This group (technically-oriented) will collaborate in broad consultation exercises on how the designing of degree profiles that cover the generic and subject-specific competences related to Peace or Security should be approached in terms of mutually defined standards and benchmarks. \nTherefore\, the University of Deusto (as the Tuning Academy experts on harmonization) and the Institute for Peace and Security Studies (as the AU-mandated higher education institution) plan to organize a virtual Initial Consultative Workshop/Conference. Following the deliberation of the workshop\, a technical working group (TWG) will be formed and thus tasked with delivering the necessary follow-up consultation exercises. Under the coordination and hosting of an appropriately selected institution\, the TWG on Tuning Higher Education for Peace & Security in Africa (THEPSA) will be concerned with maintaining a database of all relevant HEI’s\, their degree programs\, and profiles. The convening of technical forums and sourcing of funding for related projects will also be the responsibility of this TWG\, in collaboration with stipulated partners. \nWelcome\, Address: \n\nDr. Yonas Adaye Adeto\, Director\, Institute for Peace & Security Studies\, Addis Ababa University – Ethiopia.\nH.E. Prof. Sarah Anyang Agbor\, Commissioner for Human Resources\, Science and Technology\, African Union (AU).\n\n  \nTHEPSA: An Overview and Introduction of the Program \nProf. Alex Rayón Jerez\, Vice-Rector\, International Relations\, University of Deusto (Tuning Academy) \nSpeakers : \n\nH.E. Prof. Sarah Anyang Agbor\, Commissioner for Human Resources\, Science & Technology (HRST)\, African Union (AU).\nProf. Cheryl Hendricks\, Executive Director\, Africa Institute of South Africa (AISA) & Professor of Political Science at the University of Johannesburg.\nProf. Sergio Caballero\, Vice Dean\, Department of International Relations\, University of Deusto (Tuning Academy)
URL:https://ipss-addis.org/event/ipss-virtual-policy-dialogues-tuning-higher-education-for-africas-peace-security-agenda/
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DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Nairobi:20200728T100000
DTEND;TZID=Africa/Nairobi:20200728T120000
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SUMMARY:Making African Centered Solutions Work for The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance DAM (GERD): Equitable Development and Peaceful Coexistence
DESCRIPTION:Click here to download  Concept Note |  Agenda  | Webinar Guidelines \nVenue: Online via Google Meet\, Register here \nGrand Renaissance Dam construction\, believed to be a slingshot for Ethiopia’s economy in various ways\, began in 2011 on the Blue Nile or Abay tributary in the northern Ethiopia highlands\, from where 86% of the Nile’s waters flow. When complete\, it will be not only Ethiopia’s but Africa’s biggest hydroelectric power plant.  However\, its construction has caused a row between Egypt and Ethiopia\, with Sudan caught in between. At the center of the dispute are plans to fill up the mega-dam as Egypt fears the project will allow Ethiopia to control the flow of Africa’s longest river. Hydroelectric power stations do not consume water\, but the speed with which Ethiopia fills up the dam’s reservoir will affect the flow downstream. Besides being a matter of national sovereignty\, the $4bn (£3bn) dam is at the heart of Ethiopia’s manufacturing and industrial dreams. \nWhen completed it is expected to be able to generate a massive 6\,000 megawatts (MW) of electricity enabling the country to address the acute shortage of electricity where over 65% of the total population is not connected to the grid. The energy generated will be enough to have its citizens connected and sell the surplus power to neighboring countries. Egypt on the other hand has proposed a longer period 12 to 21 years ensuring the level of the river does not dramatically drop. With the July deadline coming to end for the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) to become functional\, the disagreement has escalated into a diplomatic stand-off. Some International Law experts have gone as far as predicting breakdown of political and diplomatic negotiations giving way to military means while others find such a notion as utterly unreasonable. \nThe United Nations Development Programme expressed concern that conflict over water resources could expand into “water wars”. This calls for African solutions for African problems – a commitment and determination by African leaders\, the AU and RECs\, to be in the driving seat in tackling the dilemmas facing the continent and ensure equitable development and peaceful coexistence as envisaged in Agenda 2063 the SDGs and other key regional and international instruments. \nWelcome\, Address: \n\nMrs. Lettie Tembo Longwe\, Interim Director\, African Peace and Security Programme\, Head\, Tana Secretariat\, Institute for Peace and Security Studies(IPSS)\n\nSpeakers : \n\nH.E Amb Bugason Mike\, Coordinator\, AU Mediation Support Union\, Peace and Security Department\, AU Commission\nMr. Abdul Mohammed\, Chief of Staff\, High Implementation Panel for the Horn of Africa\, African Union.\nDr. Sidi Omar\, Representative of the Frente POLISARIO at the UnitedNations\, New York\, Visiting Researcher at the UNESCO Chair of Philosophy for Peace\, Universitat Jaume I\, Castellón\, Spain\, Member of the Interuniversity Institute of Social Development and Peace (IUDESP)\, Universitat Jaume I\, Castellón\, Spain\nMS. Elissa Jobson\, Director\, Director\, Africa Regional Advocacy\, International Crisis Group\nDr. Yacob Arsano\, An Associate Professor of Political Science and International Relations at Addis Ababa University.\n\nModerator : \nDr. Yonas Adaye Adeto\, Director\,  Institute for Peace and Security Studies\, Addis Ababa University\, Assistant Professor of African Security Governance and Peacebuilding
URL:https://ipss-addis.org/event/ipss-virtual-policy-dialogues-making-african-centered-solutions-work-for-the-grand-ethiopian-renaissance-dam-gerd-equitable-development-and-peaceful-coexistence/
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DTEND;TZID=Africa/Nairobi:20200611T120000
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SUMMARY:The African Union's Engagement in the Sahel Crisis
DESCRIPTION:Venue: Online via Google Meet\,  \nClick here to download the Webinar Guidelines \nThe Sahel region has been wrecked by governance\, conflict\, and insecurity for years. The response of the African Union has been criticized for being inadequate and inordinately focused on a militaristic response. In this context\, Crisis Action and the Institute for Peace and Security Studies plan to organize a virtual seminar on the African Union’s engagement with the Sahel crisis.  The seminar will explore the AU’s political engagement in relation to the ongoing conflict in the Sahel\, with a focus on Mali\, Niger\, and Burkina Faso. \nKeynote speaker:-​ Prof. Anouar Boukhars\, Professor of Political Science and International Studies at McDaniel College\, Maryland\, USA.
URL:https://ipss-addis.org/event/ipss-virtual-policy-dialogues-the-african-unions-engagement-in-the-sahel-crisis/
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DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Nairobi:20200609T100000
DTEND;TZID=Africa/Nairobi:20200609T120000
DTSTAMP:20260425T133549
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SUMMARY:Local Governments and the Sustainable Integration of Refugees in Ethiopia
DESCRIPTION:Click here to download the  Summery | Agenda  | Webinar Guidelines \nVenue: Online via Google Meet\, Register here \nThis presentation summarises intermediary results of a collaborative research project between researchers from Ethiopia and Germany. In February and March 2020\, the project team studied the implementation in Ethiopia of the Comprehensive Refugee Response Framework (CRRF) at the local level with case studies in the Somali region. The project investigated the practical challenges for regional and local government entities to sustainably integrate refugees into local communities and aimed at identifying examples of good practice. Further\, the project looked into the role of international support in this context.  Special attention was given to the actual or presumed consequences of refugee integration in such important issue areas as education\, registration & documentation\, livelihoods\, access to land\, as well as the peaceful coexistence of refugees and local residents. \nSpeakers include: \n\nAbdirahman Ahmed Mahumed\, Jigjiga University (JJU)\nDr Jörn Grävingholt\, German Development Institute (DIE)\nDr. Jana Kuhnt\, German Development Institute (DIE)\n\nModerator​:-​Dr. Mesfin GebreMichael\, Assistant Professor and ARUA Director\, Institute for Peace and Security Studies (IPSS) \nThe project “Local governments and the sustainable integration of refugees” is a joint research project between the Institute for Peace and Security Studies (IPSS)\, Jigjiga University (JJU)\, and the German Development Institute (DIE).
URL:https://ipss-addis.org/event/ipss-virtual-policy-dialogues-local-governments-and-the-sustainable-integration-of-refugees-in-ethiopia/
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DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Nairobi:20200521T100000
DTEND;TZID=Africa/Nairobi:20200521T120000
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SUMMARY:How Will COVID-19 Impact Peace and Security in Africa?
DESCRIPTION:Click here to download the full Concept Note | Agenda  | Webinar Guidelines \nVenue: Online via Google Meet\, Register here \nIPSS and Amani Africa are pleased to organize a virtual policy dialogue that aims to discuss the gravity of the peace and security consequences of COVID-19 and the various ways it will impact existing conflicts\, post-conflict processes and political transitions. \nCOVID-19 has upended the social\, economic and institutional systems across the world in unexpected ways. An increasing concern in Africa is how far COVID-19 will go in worsening already difficult conflict situations\, unravelling peace and transitional processes\, and pushing fragile systems. \nThe panel will seek to address the following questions: \n\nHow will COVID-19 affect security and insecurity at national and regional levels?\nWhich conflict situations should be closely monitored and why?\nWhat is the impact of COVID-19 on the African Peace and Security Architecture?\nHow will COVID-19 affect the AU reform process?\nHow should we prepare and respond to the peace and security challenges arising from COVID-19?\nWhat sources of resilience can societies use to cope with the insecurity caused by COVID-19? How should AU\, RECs/RMs and other peace and security actors including the UN tap into and support such sources of resilience?\n\nWelcome and introduction: Dr. Yonas Adaye Adeto\, Director\, Institute for Peace and Security Studies \nModerator: Dr. Solomon A. Dersso\, Founding Director\, Amani Africa \nPanellists: \n\nMrs. Hanna Serwaa Tetteh\, Special Representative of the Secretary-General to the African Union and Head of the United Nations Office to the African Union (UNOAU)\nDr. Comfort Ero\, Director\, Africa Program\, International Crisis Group\n\nDiscussant:\nMrs. Michelle Ndiaye\, Outgoing Director\, Africa Peace and Security Programme / Head of Secretariat\, Tana Forum\, IPSS\n 
URL:https://ipss-addis.org/event/ipss-virtual-policy-dialogues-how-will-covid-19-impact-peace-and-security-in-africa/
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DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Nairobi:20200430T100000
DTEND;TZID=Africa/Nairobi:20200430T120000
DTSTAMP:20260425T133549
CREATED:20200429T034958Z
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SUMMARY:Webinar: The AfCFTA\, Peace and Security: Implications of COVID-19
DESCRIPTION:Despite its late entry into\, and relatively slow spread in Africa\, Corona virus has over 17\,247 Africans infected with almost 910 of those succumbing to the disease. \nTo register\, email registration@ipss-addis.org \nClick here to download the full Webinar Concept Note and Webinar Agenda \n 
URL:https://ipss-addis.org/event/webinar-the-afcfta-peace-and-security-implications-of-covid-19/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Briefing Session
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