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17 June 2019, 09:00-17:00
Register start 15 April 2019
Register end 13 June 2019
Current Issues in Armed Conflict Conference
ICRC
The Geneva Academy and the Human Rights Centre of University of Essex are pleased to invite you to the third Conference on Current Issues in Armed Conflict (CIAC).
Issues to be discussed include:
A detailed programme will soon follow.
Expert panels with leading academics and practitioners will address the above-mentioned topics. To foster interactions and debate among participants, speakers will provide different /complementary perspectives while leaving space for interactions with the public.
To end the conference, an evening event will take place from 17:45 onwards at the Villa Moynier with a keynote address by Dr Helen Durham, Director of International Law and Policy at the International Committee of the Red Cross.
The discussion will be followed by a drinks reception.
You need to register to attend the conference, via this online form.
This annual conference, co-organized with the Human Rights Centre of University of Essex, provides a space for experts and practitioners, diplomats, academics, and civil society representatives to discuss the legal and policy issues that have arisen in the past and the current year in relation to armed conflicts situations.
Varembé Conference Centre (CCV), 13 Rue de Varembé, Geneva
Info on how to get to the CCV from the airport, city centre and train station.
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