Monday 28 January 2013



 Tanzania president H.E Jakaya  Kikwete  arriving  at  BOLE INTERNATIONAL  AIRPORT for  the 20th AU  Summit



Africa All Party Parliamentary Group

and the

Institute of Development Studies

invite you to a panel discussion on


Restoring human security to conflict affected states: Rethinking what works

Tuesday 29 January 2013, 15.30 – 17.00, Committee Room 14, House of Commons


Human security is essential to the achievement of development goals. Yet its restoration has proved elusive in too many conflict-affected states in Africa. Given the current situation in Mali, this jointly convened meeting by the Africa All Party Parliamentary Group (Africa APPG) and the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) will provide a timely opportunity to re-examine how successful current approaches to improving systems of governance, peacekeeping operations and security sector reform have been in helping to restoring stability and prosperity to conflict affected states in Africa.
Drawing on fresh insights from a recent report from the APPG Africa, Security and Africa: An Update and new IDS research undertaken in Sierra Leone, Democratic Republic of Congo, Mali, Côte d’Ivoire and Somalia, our expert panel will lead the discussion on what more needs to be done at the local, national, regional and international level to improve the wellbeing of people living in African countries affected by violent conflict.

Chair: Hugh Bayley MP, Chair, Africa APPG

Speakers: Professor David Leonard, Visiting Fellow, Institute of Development Studies
Professor Ferdinand Mugumo Mushi, Catholic University of Kinshasha
Dr Knox Chitiyo, Associate Fellow, Africa Programme, Chatham House


To RSVP: please register online at http://www.royalafricansociety.org/event/appg-event-restoring-human-security-conflict-affected-states-rethinking-what-works

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