Central African Republic: Prioritising the protection of civilians – are we doing enough?
Speakers:
Alison Giffen – Senior Associate and Co-Director, Future of Peace Operations Program, Civilians in Conflict Project, The Stimson Center (via video-link from Washington DC)
Veronique Barbelet – Research Fellow, Humanitarian Policy Group, ODI
Anthony Neal – Humanitarian Policy and Advocacy Assistant, CAFOD
Jenny McAvoy – Director of Protection, InterAction, (via video-link from Washington DC)
Andre Heller Perache – Head of Programmes, Médecins Sans Frontières UK
Driss Moumane - Programme Director, Catholic Relief Services (via video-link from Washington DC)
Chair:
Wendy Fenton - Coordinator, Humanitarian Practice Network
Description
By now more than a million people in CAR have been displaced and 2.5 million people – over half of the population - need humanitarian assistance.
Join us for the launch of issue 62 of the Humanitarian Exchange on the Central African Republic – the day after the new UN peacekeeping mission (MINUSCA) is deployed – to discuss what approaches are being used to support conflict-affected people and what more can be done by MINUSCA to protect them and prevent more violence.