Washington DC: Global Forum on Law, Justice and Development: Mass Atrocity Prevention as a Development Imperative in Fragile and Conflict-Affected Countries

An event promoted by the International Criminal Court, the Auschwitz Institute for Peace and Reconciliation, the Budapest Centre for the International Prevention of Genocide and Mass Atrocities – partners of the Global Forum on Law, Justice and Development – in collaboration with the President of the Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute, the Trust Fund for Victims, the U.S. Department of State and USAID.

October 10, 2013 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm
World Bank Headquarters | Washington DC
Room I2 – 250

Objective
To strengthen the prevention of mass atrocities by further incorporating a development dimension and to continue a knowledge sharing dialogue on this topic, with a special emphasis on Fragile and Conflict-Affected Situations.

Moderator
Tibi Galis, Executive Director, Auschwitz Institute for Peace and Reconciliation

Speakers
Kristin Kalla, Senior Program Officer, Trust Fund for Victims
Ambassador Stephen Rapp, Office of Global Criminal Justice, US Department of State
Sheelagh Stewart, Director of Governance and Rule of Law, Bureau for Crisis Prevention and Recovery, United Nations Development Programme

This event is organized within the Global Forum on Law, Justice and Development which is a permanent knowledge forum that seeks to connect experts and stakeholders from around the world and to provide a mechanism for continual and efficient knowledge exchange and for the cogeneration of innovative legal solutions to development challenges based on efficiency, equity and justice.

To learn more visit: http://globalforumljd.org/docs/events/101013_Mass_Atrocities_Prevention_Flyer.pdf