Date: Tuesday 12 July 2011
Time: 4.00-6.00pm
Venue: Grimond Room, Portcullis House, Victoria Embankment, Westminster, London SW1A 2LW
Speakers:
- Mark Lancaster MP, Parliamentary Private Secretary (PPS) to the Secretary of State for International Development
- Sheelagh Stewart, Director of the UK Government's Stabilisation Unit
- Prof Rosemary Hollis, Professor of Middle East Policy Studies & Director, Olive Tree Scholarship Programme, City University
- Richard Miller, CEO, ActionAid UK & International Director for Human Security, ActionAid International
- Hugh Ward, Head of Capability, Saab Training Systems UK
Chair: Damien McElroy, Foreign Affairs Correspondent, The Daily Telegraph
2011 has witnessed an unprecedented public demand for political transformation. As the world watches events unfold, many countries in the Middle East and North Africa are in a turbulent state of transition. From Tunisia to Egypt and from Yemen to Libya and Syria, the outcomes of these widespread social movements have yet to take real shape. They continue to undergo a process of evolution that has so far been neither accurately defined nor confidently articulated. In addition, there are the ongoing challenges of fragile states such as the Democratic Republic of Congo and Afghanistan, where efforts to build peace, stability and prosperity have been misjudged or thwarted. What is clear however, is that ordinary people are beginning to voice their own demands for change, peace and stability. In this context, the task of developing a coherent foreign and development policy which identifies and supports local solutions to promote peacebuilding and long-term stability has alarming urgency.
This forthcoming FPC event supported by Saab seeks to explore some of the many different elements involved in reconstruction, building peace and promoting stability in states affected by conflict. It aims to draw on a variety of different strategies, perspectives and country-specific examples. The aim will be to highlight the complexity and diversity of approaches that are necessary to address the challenges of conflict and instability.
If you would like to attend, please RSVP by email to: events@fpc.org.uk
Download FPC & Saab invitation - Which path to peace? (150 kilobyte PDF)