ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION;
YEMENI COMPREHENSIVE NATIONAL DIALOGUE: CHALLENGES AND PROSPECTS

The International Peace Institute (IPI) is pleased to host a roundtable discussion on the Yemeni Dialogue with Ms. Amat Al Alim Alsoswa, former Assistant Secretary-General, Assistant Administrator and Director of the Regional Bureau for Arab States, United Nations Development Program on Wednesday, February 13, 2013, from 1:00pm–2:45pm at IPI’s Trygve Lie Center for Peace, Security & Development on the 12th floor, located at 777 United Nations Plaza.

Yemen’s transition began on November 23, 2011, when an agreement was brokered by the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) creating a two-year transitional government led by President (and former Vice-President) Abdu Rabu Mansour Hadi. The agreement mandates holding a National Dialogue to decide the formation of the new movement and address other pressing national issues. According to the GCC agreement, the National Dialogue conference must include “all forces and political actors, including youth, the Southern Movement, the Houthis, other political parties, civil society representatives and women.”

Efforts in preparing for this National Dialogue have begun in earnest, and many see this process as decisive in determining the future stability of the country. However, challenges still stand in the way, and many complexities overshadow the process, such as the role of the international community, the adequate participation of stakeholders, a highly politicized media, and the country’s dire economic and humanitarian situation.

Moderator:
Ambassador Maureen Quinn, Director of Programs, International Peace Institute

Speakers:
Ms. Amat al-Alim Alsoswa, former Assistant Secretary-General, Assistant Administrator and Director of the Regional Bureau for Arab States, United Nations Development Program

Mr. Gregory D. Johnsen, a former Fulbright Fellow in Yemen and currently a Ph.D. candidate in Near Eastern Studies at Princeton University

We hope you will join us for this important discussion.

When:
Wednesday, February 13, 2013, 1:00pm–2:45pm

Where:
Trygve Lie Center for Peace, Security & Development
International Peace Institute
777 United Nations Plaza, 12th Floor
(Corner of 1st Avenue and 44th Street)

Please FAX or EMAIL responses to 646-417-5424 or agyarkoh@ipinst.org
by 3pm on Thursday, February 7th.

Should you have any questions, please call Beatrice Agyarkoh at 212-225-9628.