A conference in South Africa on peace keeping
The company specialising in organising conferences for business executives International Quality & Productivity Center (IQPC) is to hold an event on the theme “Deploying Successful Support, Peacekeeping and Developmental Missions in Africa”, in Johannesburg from 28 to 30 March. The event is being held with support from the Institute for Security Studies (ISS). The keynote opening address will be given by Ambassador Gertrude Mongela of Tanzania, President of the Pan African Parliament (PAP) and the keynote speech by Aziz Pahad, Deputy Minister, South African Department of Foreign Affairs. Major General B.N. Hlatswayo will then outline the perspective of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF), followed by the South African Ambassador to the Great Lakes Region Kingsley Mamabolo who will speak about the disarmament experience in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
Sybert Lienbenberg of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Cedric de Coning of the African Centre for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes (ACCORD) and Monica Juma from SaferAfrica will then speak successively. They will be followed by Mike Pryer, Assistant Commissioner of the South African Police Services (SAPS) on his force’s experience in DRC and Jakkie Cilliers from ISS will give his expert opinion on the role of the African Union (AU) in preventing conflict. Afterwards, on 31 March, four workshops will examine the various methods and technologies used to keep the peace in Africa. The Canadian servicemen Bernd Horn and Brent Beardley will defend their country’s approach, Doug Brooks (International Peace Operation Association) will insist on the role of civilians and the private sector.
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14 Janvier 2006 à 16:10 dans
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