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Agenda
Day 1(Tuesday, March 20, 2001)
Day 2 Wednesday, (March 21, 2001)
Tuesday, March 20,2001
| 0830-0835 |
Opening
Steve Wisecarver, Acting Director, USAID
Regional Economic Development Services Office for East and Southern Africa (REDSO/ESA)
Nairobi
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| 0835 -0850 |
Welcoming Speech
The Honorable Johnnie
Carson, U.S.
Ambassador to Kenya
Text of Speech |
| 0850 -0900 |
Introduction: Background of Event and Purpose of Workshop
Steve Wisecarver, REDSO/ESA
Text of Speech
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| 0900 -0910 |
Security Briefing
John Beaudry, Regional Security Officer, U.S.
Embassy Nairobi
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| 0910 -0920 |
Administrative Announcements/Logistic Information/ Introduction of
Facilitators
George Donde and Mutsembi Manundu
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| 0920 -0930 |
Break |
| 0930-1100 |
1. Demobilization: The Context, Theory and Practice
Introduction:
Dr. Johanna Mendelson
Forman, USAID/Bureau
for Humanitarian Response
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What We Know, What We Have Learned and Where We Are Going?
Graham Day, U.S. Institute for Peace
Discussion
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USAID's African Experience - an Overview:
Moderator: Dr. Johanna Mendelson Forman, USAID
Sylvia Fletcher,
USAID/Office of Transition Initiatives
Nicole Ball, University of
Maryland
Discussion
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| 1100-1200 |
II. HIV and Demobilization - The New Challenge to theory and Practice.
Presenter: Dr. Manuel Carballo,
International Center for Migration and Health, Geneva
Moderator: Leslie Perry, REDSO/ESA
Panelist: Lephophotho Mashike,
University of the Witwatersrand/Institute for Security Studies/Pretoria
General Emilio
Mondo, Chairman, Uganda Veterans Assistance Board
Discussion
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| 1200-1315 |
Lunch |
| 1315-1600 |
III. Case
Studies and Discussion of Sessions A and B will run concurrently:
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A Demobilization and Reintegration Arising from Peace
Accords |
| 1315-1345 |
Mozambique: Eugenio D'Ambrosio, International Organization for
Migration |
| 1345-1425 |
Angola: Nicole Ball, University of Maryland
Notes |
| 1425-1505 |
Ethiopia: Florian Fichtl, World Bank |
| 1505-1545 |
Sierra Leone: Sylvia
Fletcher, USAID |
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B Demobilization
and Reintegration Arising from Military Restructuring |
| 1315-1405 |
South Africa: Lephophotho Mashike, University of the
Witwatersrand/ISS,
Pretoria |
| 1405-1455 |
Uganda: Anton Baare, Danish International
Development Agency (DANIDA) Notes |
| 1455-1545 |
Nigeria: Bill Clontz,
MPRI |
| 1545 - 1600 |
Case Study Wrap Up and Synthesis and
Introduction to Session IV,
George Donde and Mutsembi
Manundu, Jose Vazquez, USAID/BHR |
| 1600 - 1615 |
Break |
| 1615 - 1730 |
IV. Special Issues of Demobilization and
Reintegration Programs.
(These five sessions were held simultaneous)
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A Disarmament and Control of Light Weapons
Moderator: Rachel
Doherty, U.S. State Department/ Political Military Affairs
Panelist: Graham Day, U.S. Institute for Peace
Tim Byrne, Department of Defense/Center for Civil Military Relations
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B Employment Creation,
Pensions and Health Care, Veteran Needs
Moderator: Eugenio D'Ambrosio, International Organization for
Migration Notes
Panelist: Florian Fichtl and Ingo
Wiederhofer, World Bank
Mike
Talbert, U.S. Department of Labor
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C Dealing with Regular and Irregular
Forces - Specific Needs, Diplomatic Issues: The Case of
Central Africa.
Moderator: Mark
Bowden, United Kingdom
Foreign Office
Panelist: John Prendergast, U.S. State Department/African Affairs
Anton
Baare, DANIDA
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D Psychosocial Issues of Reintegration
Moderator: Ajit Joshi, USAID/Africa
Panelist: Manuel Carballo, International Center for Migration and Health
Randolph Harris, USAID/Uganda. (Notes)
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E Vulnerable Groups and Humanitarian Concerns -Child Soldiers, Disabled
Fighters, Women Combatants, Widows,
and Orphans
Moderator: Ruth Buckley, USAID/Eritrea
Panelist: Robby Muhumuza, World Vision Uganda (Notes)
David Aasen, USAID/Burundi (Notes)
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| 1730 - 1815 |
Report Back on Session IV |
Wednesday,
March 21, 2001
| 0830 -0900 |
Summary of Day One
Dr. Stanley Samarasinghe,
Director, Tulane Institute for International Development Notes
with George Donde and Mutsembi
Manundu, Facilitators
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| 0900 -1015 |
V. The Role of Other Actors
- Towards a framework for Demobilization
and Reintegration.
Moderator: Catherine
Byrne, Director for Africa, National Security Council (NSC)
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A U.S.
Government Agencies Responsibilities - How do we work together?
Christine Lueker, U.S.
Department of Defense/Office of the Secretary
Tim Byrne, U.S. Department of
Defense/Center for
Civil Military Relations
Troy Wray, U.S. Department of the
Treasury
John Prendergast, U.S. State Department
Rachel Doherty, U.S. State
Department/ Political
Military Affairs
Sylvia Fletcher,
USAID/Office of Transition
Initiatives
Johanna Mendelson Forman, USAID/BHR
William Lyerly, USAID Africa Bureau
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B The World Bank and United Nations
Agencies
Florian Fichtl, World Bank
Suzanne Breziina, UNDP/Rwanda
Andrea Tamaanini, UNDP Somalia
Jeremy
Brickhall , UNDP
Somalia
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| 1015-1030 |
Break |
| 1030-1115 |
C Non-Government
Organizations
Sarah Meek -International Alert
Doris Mwangi - CARE
Somalia
Robby Muhumuza - World
Vision Uganda Notes
Mark Bowden -Save the
Children
Kenneth B. Kamese, Give Me A
Chance
Abdullahi Sheikh Abdi Hussein-
Techno-Formation Notes
Dan Eiffe -Norwegian
People's Aid
Dr. Manuel Carballo- ICMH
Okondo Hendrica -UNIFEM
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| 1115–1130 |
D International Organization for Migration -
Relationship to Refugees
and Internally Displaced People
Micheline Diepart -IOM
Eugenio D'Ambrosio,
International Organization for Migration
Mark Bowden, Foreign and
Commonwealth Office, UK
Khan Asif, Ausaid,
Australian High Commission, Nairobi
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| 1130-1200 |
E Bilateral Donors
Denmark, United Kingdom,
Canada |
| 1200-1230 |
F Regional
Organizations
Steve Wisecarver -
Common Market for East and Southern Africa (COMESA)
Ned Greely - USAID Democracy,
Governance, and Conflict Team, REDSO
Alexandro Campo, Italian Delegation for
Somalia
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| 1230-1330 |
Lunch |
| 1345-1400 |
Demobilization Needs and Future Demobilization
Moderator: Steve Wisecarver, USAID/REDSO
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| 1400-1515 |
Informal Working Group Sessions
Burundi - David Aasen, USAID
Ethiopia - Robert Ward, Department of State
Eritrea - Bill Garvelink, USAID Mission Director
Rwanda - Dick Goldman, USAID Mission Director
Somalia - Jerry Cashion, USAID
Congo - John Prendergast, Department of State |
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Group Report Back
Burundi -David Aasen,
USAID
Congo - John Prendergast, Department of State
Somalia -Jerry Cashion, USAID
Ethiopia -Robert
Ward, Department of State
Eritrea -Carol Horning, USAID Eritrea
Rwanda- Suzanne Breziina, UNDP Rwanda
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| 1515-1530 |
Break |
| 1530-1730 |
VII. Conclusion: Next steps
A Working Together as a Team: Measuring Success, Developing Strategies.
B Creating a protocol for
demobilization - the way forward, anticipating
needs and resources
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| 1730 |
Closing Remarks: Catherine Byrne, Johanna
Mendelson, Steve Wisecarver |
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