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The Ogaden Voice for Peace Working Towards Lasting Peace in the Ogaden. FRI. SEPT 8 - 2:30-7:30pm- IPJ Theatre - The Ogaden Voice for Peace and the Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice are hosting a working conference: "Working Towards Lasting Peace in the Ogaden. " This public event will examine the current political and humanitarian situation in the Ogaden -- a disputed region in Eastern Ethiopia. For more information, please read more.

Friday, September 8, 2024

�Working Towards a Lasting Peace in the Ogaden�A conference on the political and humanitarian situation in the Ogaden

2:30-7:30pm
IPJ Theatre

Co-convened by Ogaden Voice for Peace and Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice, University of San Diego


Conference Agenda


Registration Institute for Peace & Justice (IPJ) Rotunda 2:30pm - 3:15pm

Welcome by Abdi Mohamoud, Ogaden Voice for Peace 3:15pm - 3:30pm- President/CEO of Horn of Africa Community


PANEL 1 Historical and current issues facing the Ogaden 3:30pm - 4:20pm

�Historical and Current Political Issues Confronting the Ogaden�
Presenter: Mohamed Hussein, Ph.D., President/Founder
International Somali Ogaden Studies Institute

�Ethiopia�s Human Rights Record in the Ogaden�
Presenter: Sadiq Abdirahman, Ogaden Human Rights Committee - USA

�Contributions of Official and Unofficial Diplomacy in International Conflict� Presenter: Joyce Neu, Ph.D., Executive Director
Joan Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice

Question and Answer 4:20pm - 4:45pm

BREAK 4:45pm - 5:00pm

PANEL 2 The consequences of war 5:00pm - 5:45pm

�Plight of Somali Ogaden Women Caught in the Conflict�
Presenter: Fowsia Abdelkadir "Ogaden Human Rights Committee" - Canada

�The Wounds of War: Psychological and Societal Impacts of War and
Interventions for the Survivors of Trauma and Torture�
Presenter: Kathy Anderson
Executive Director
Survivors of Torture International

�Somali Refugee Integration: The Holistic Approach�
Presenter: Bob Montgomery
Regional Resettlement Director
International Rescue Committee

Question and Answer 5:45pm - 6:00pm

BREAK 6:00pm - 6:15pm

KEYNOTE "U.S. policies towards the Horn of Africa" 6:15pm - 7:00pm
The Honorable Herman J. Cohen
President, Cohen and Woods International
Former U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs
Former Senior Director for Africa at the National Security Council

Question and Answer 7:00pm - 7:30pm

For directions to the Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice
at the University of San Diego, please go to
http://peace.sandiego.edu/about/directions.html
or call (619)260-7509.


Parking available in West Parking with shuttle service to the Institute from 2:30 - 3:30pm.