PRELIMINARY PROGRAMME

Horn of Africa Conference - Vl

Post-Conflict Peace-Building

24^th - 26^th August 2007, Lund, Sweden

INFORMATION

Objectives

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The overall objective of the conference is to explore ideas by bringing together civics, scholars, practitioners, political leaders, and businesswomen and men to share their experience and critical examine how to enable the best environment for post-conflict peace-building.

The purpose of the conference is to enhance the capacity of stakeholders in the Horn of Africa with new ideas and tools to enable them to act progressively and effectively in favor of peace building, democracy, good governance, rule of law and development and effect long-term institutional change in the Horn of Africa that can respond to the needs of Horn of Africa societies. The purpose also includes building capacities of stakeholders, including civil society and political leaders to anticipate and respond to potentially violent conflicts.

The primary objective of the conference is to:

- Identify key characteristics to post -conflict peace-building process in reference to the Horn of Africa.

- Raise awareness of contentious issues for long-term development.

- Encourage and facilitate dialogue between stakeholders to stimulate community-driven solutions integrated with long-term development plans.

- Enable networking among stakeholders in the civil society and political leaders on peace-building issues.

The conference will take place in an internationally known cultural and University City of Lund, Sweden. All papers presented and workshop debates will be in English and proceedings of the conference will be published as a book after the conference. Free entrance and it is open to all!

PRELIMINARY PROGRAMME Day 1 Friday 24 August, 2007
08:30 - 09:00	Registration, Tea/ Coffee
09:00 - 09:10	Annika Anneby Jansson, Mayor City of Lund, Sweden, “Welcoming & Opening Statement”
09:10 - 09:20	Nicklas Svensson, MA international Relations & MA in political science: Introduction statement
09:20 - 09:40	H. E. Ambassador Marika Fahlen, Sweden’s Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa, Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs: “Statement ”
09:40 - 10:00	Norwegian Embassy in Stockholm: will participate
10:00 - 10:20	H. E. Hussien Elabe, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Somali Transitional Federal Government: Statement on Somalia
10:20 - 10:40	European Commission: will participate
10:40 - 10:50	Break: Tea/coffee
10:50 - 11:10	Mr. Jonas Alberoth, Acting Director General of the Folke Bernadotte Academy Folke Bernadotte Academy, Stockholm, “Statement”
11:10 - 11:30	Dr. Martin Hill, PhD, Amnesty International, London, UK: "Human rights crisis in the Horn of Africa - what can governments and civil society do?"
11:30 - 12:10	Discussion/Questions
12:10 - 13:15	Lunch: Somali food
13:15 - 13:35	Prof. Janis Grabbelaar, PhD, Head Department of Sociology, Pretoria University, South Africa: The role of transitional justice in post-conflict reconstruction: the matter of closing the books
13:35 - 13:55	Dr Gaim KIBREAB,. PhD, Reader in Sociology, Joint Programme Director Development/Refugee Studies, Faculty of Arts and Human Sciences, London South Bank University, UK: Civil Society and Post-Conflict Peace-Building -A Case Study of the Horn of Africa Region
13:55 - 14:15	Dr. Thomas Weiss, PhD, Regional Representative, International Organization for Migration (IOM): Transition from post–conflict assistance to rehabilitation, reconstruction and development: the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in the Sudan
14:15 - 14:30	Break: Tea/coffee
	Dr. Johan Broche, PhD, Research Assistance, Uppsala University: Review of the Implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement Between the Government of Sudan and SPLM/A- Two years after its signing
14:30 - 14:50	Dr. Elshafie Khidir Saeid, Member of the Leadership Council of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) of the Sudan: State building and post-conflict reconstruction
14:50 - 15:10	Dr. Abdullahi Osman El-Tom, PhD, Senior Lecturer, Department of Anthropology, National University of Ireland, Maynooth, Ireland: Darfur Movements: Vision and blueprints for action
15:10 - 15:30	Dr. Ahmed Ibrahim Diraige, PhD, Former Governor of Darfur, and currently the Chairman of the Sudan Federal Democratic Alliance: The Genesis of Darfur Crisis
15:30 - 16:20	Discussion/Questions
16:20 -16:25	End Day 1

18:00 - 20:00	Reception at Rådhuset: Hosted by Honourable Annika Anneby Jansson, Mayor City of Lund
20:30 - 22:30	Meeting among Somali conference guests at Concordia Hotel
24 -26 August 2007	Horn of Africa (Sudan Eritrea Ethiopia, Djibouti, Somalia) Cultural exhibition: in all three days of the conference

PRELIMINARY PROGRAMME Day 2 Saturday 25 August, 2007
09:00 - 09:30	Tea/ Coffee
	Workshops
09:30 - 12:00	Workshop 1: “The Role of Civil Society in Post-Conflict Peace-Building in the Horn of Africa”. Open discussion Moderator: Prof. Maxi Schoeman, PhD, Head Department of Political Science, Pretoria University, South Africa Workshop discussion participants: 25 academics, practitioners, politicians, diplomats, university students, NGOs, institutions Hanan Awad, MA in humanitarian law , Reporter of the workshop recommendations Stadshallen, Room B2
	Workshop2: ” State Building and Post-Conflict Reconstruction in the Horn of Africa” Dr. Redie Bereketeab: State building project of peace building in the Horn of Africa Amira Osman, University of Bradford, UK: Post-Conflict Peace Building in the Horn of Africa Abdi Jama Ghedi, MA & MSc Daryeel Association, Swedish NGO, Stockholm: State of Siege in Somalia and Post-Conflict Reconstruction - Horn of Africa Countries Perspective Open discussion Moderator: Prof. Arne Ardeberg, PhD, Former Pro-Chancellor, Lund University Workshop discussion participants: 25 academics, practitioners, politicians, diplomats, university students, NGOs, institutions Abdullahi Elmi Mohamed, PhD, Stockholm University, Reporter of the workshop recommendations Stadshallen Room C1
	Workshop3: “Governance, democracy building and protection of human rights in post-conflict peace-building in the Horn of Africa” Open discussion Moderator:, Prof. Janis Grobbelaar, PhD, Head Department of Sociology Pretoria University, South Africa Workshop discussion participants: 25 academics, practitioners, politicians, diplomats, university students, NGOs, institutions Dr. Zufan Araya PhD, Research Scientist Biolnvent International AB: Reporter of the workshop recommendations Stadshallen, Room E1
12:00 - 13:10	Lunch: Sudanese Food

13:10 -14:40	PANEL DEBATE ON HORN OF AFRICA CURRENT ISSUES Planned participants: - H. E. Hussein Elabe, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Somali Transitional Federal Government - H. E. Mr. Dina Mufti, Ethiopian Ambassador - H. E. Mr. Yonas Manna Bairu, Counsellor Chargé d'Affares Eritrean Embassy in Stockholm - H. E. Mr. Moses M. Akol, Sudanese Ambassador to Sweden - H. E. Ms Purity W. Muhindi, Kenya Ambassador to Sweden. Kenyan government hosted Sudan & Somali Peace conferences, invited. - Dr. Zakaria Mohamud Abdi, Former Member of the Somali Transitional Federal Parliament & - Dr. Abdullahi Osman El-Tom, PhD, Senior Lecturer, Department of Anthropology, National University of Ireland, Maynooth, Ireland Questions: 1. Governance, rule of law, democracy & respect for human rights in the Horn of Africa? 2. Ethiopian troops into Somalia: Invited, Intervened, or Invaded the country? 3. Deadlock in solving Eritrea-Ethiopia border conflict, why? Is there a way out? 4. Sudan’s Darfur conflict, why? Moderator: Prof. Ole Elgström, PhD, Department of Political Science, Lund University
14:40 - 14:50	Break: Coffee/tea
14:50 - 15:10	Prof. Abdi Ismail Samatar, PhD, Department of Geography & MacArthur Program on International Peace & Co-operation, Minnesota University, USA: International Warlordsim and Ethiopian occupation of Somalia: No Reciepe for Reconciliation or Peace
15:10 - 15:30	Questions/Discussion
15:30 - 15:35	End of Day2

18:00 - 19:00	Diner for guests at Restaurant Kulturen
19:30 - 23:30	Horn of Africa cultural evening show

PRELIMINARY PROGRAMME Day 3 Sunday 26 August, 2007
09:00 - 09:30	Tea/ Coffee
09:30 - 09:50	Dr. Bjørn Møller, PhD, Senior Research Fellow Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS): The Horn of Africa in the US War on Terror – With Special Focus on Somalia
09:50 - 10:10	Prof. Mohamed Mukhtar: PhD, Savannah State University, Georgia, USA: African Solutions to African Problems: The End of Mogadishu Syndrome
10:10 - 10:30	Prof. Suleiman A. Gulaid, PhD, Rector of Amoud University, Somaliland/Somalia: Amoud University - A factor in the postwar peace building
10:30 - 11:10	Questions/discussions
11:10 - 11:20	Break: Coffee/tea
11:20 - 11:40	Prof. Mammo Muchie, PhD, Director of DIR Research Centre on Development & International Relations, Aalborg University: Problems of Democratic Transformation and Integration in Africa: The Case of the Horn of Africa
11:40 - 12:00	Prof. Maxi Scheoman, PhD, Head Department of Political Science, Pretoria University, South Africa: The role of the international community in post conflict peace building: the Responsibility to Protect
12:00 - 13:15	Lunch: Eritrean Food
13:15 - 13:35	Prof. Abdi Mohamed Gandi, PhD :The Role of Civil Society in Post-Conflict Peace-Building
13:35 -13:55	Dr. Tarekgen Adebo, PhD, Research Coordinator, Life & Peace institute, Uppsala: Conquering violence: some key tasks for post-conflict peace- building.
13:55 -14:15	Dr. Abdo A. Abdallah: State Building, Independence and Post-Conflict Reconstruction in Djibouti
14:15 – 14:25	Break: Coffee/tea
14:25 - 15:05	Questions/discussions
15:05 - 15:15	Dr. Ulf Dahre, PhD, Department of Anthropology, Lund University: Recommendations from the conference
15:15 - 15:30 Closing of the conference	Prof. Arne Ardeberg, PhD, Former Pro-Chancellor, Lund University: Lund Horn of Africa Forum & closing statement of the conference

SIRC

Somalia International Rehabilitation Centre (SIRC), BOX 974, 220 09 Lund, Sweden, Tel/fax: 046-2114502, Mobil Tel. 073-989 75 33, [email protected], http://welcome.to/sirc, Org. Nr. 845003-3389

ORGANIZED:

Horn of Africa Conference - VI
Post-Conflict Peace-Building Horn of Africa

24^th - 26^th August 2007, Lund, Sweden

In Co-operation with:

Horn of Africa Scholars in Europe & USA, and Horn of Africa Associations in Lund, Sweden,

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Chairing the Conference: Former UN Ambassador Count Pietersen & Co-Chairing:

Dr. Amina Said, Karoliniska Institutet Stockholm & Bethlehem Araya Msc,

Sony Ericsson Co.

Conference Coordinator: Abdillahi Jama, SIRC Chairman, Liban Wehlie SIRC Board

SPONSORED BY:

Hiiraan Online

Horn of Africa Conference - Vl

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