Friday, September 8, 2006

“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          Abdi Mohamoud, Ogaden Voice for Peace                         3:15pm - 3:30pm
                         President/CEO
                         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 Abdelkadi
                         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.

For more information on Ogaden Voice for Peace, please click on their logo below.

The Ogaden Voice for Peace and the Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice
would like to thank the California Endowment and Sempra Energy
for their generous support of this conference.