Observation and monitoring mechanisms in conflict de-escalation

Описание: At the event, international experts addressed the question of approaches to support conflict parties in finding mutually acceptable strategies of de-escalation. They discussed the roles and added value of different entities in this phase, as well as creative and innovative designs of monitoring and observation mechanisms.

Welcome remarks by Andrew Gilmour, Executive Director, Berghof Foundation.

Input:
Ajay Sethi, Senior Advisor on Security Arrangements and Ceasefires, UN Mediation Support Unit

Speakers:
Nicholas Haysom, Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS)
Shadia Marhaban, Mediator and Regional Peace Leader, Former Free Aceh Movement (GAM) Negotiator, Indonesia, Aceh
Teresa Whitfield, Independent consultant, former Director of UNDPPA’s Policy and Mediation Division
Aly Verjee, Fellow of the Rift Valley Institute, Non-Resident Senior Advisor to the Africa Center at the United States Institute of Peace

Moderated by Véronique Dudouet, Senior Research Advisor, Conflict Transformation Research Department, Berghof Foundation.