Central African Republic: Prioritising the protection of civilians – are we doing enough?

16 September 2014 14:00-15:30 BST (GMT+1)

Venue: Overseas Development Institute, London (directions)
and screened live online

In the Central African Republic, often described as a ‘silent’ or ‘forgotten’ crisis, the continuing violence and the daily targeting of civilians by numerous armed groups means that protecting civilians remains the top priority. 

By now more than a million people in CAR have been displaced and 2.5 million people – over half of the population – need humanitarian assistance. 

Join us for the launch of issue 62 of the Humanitarian Exchange on the Central African Republic – the day after the new UN peacekeeping mission (MINUSCA) is deployed – to discuss what approaches are being used to support conflict-affected people and what more can be done by MINUSCA to protect them and prevent more violence. 

To register for this event please visit the event webpage or emailhpn@odi.org. You can also follow #CARcrisis on Twitter for live coverage. 

Refreshments will be available from 15:30. 

Speakers: 

Emma Fanning – Humanitarian Policy and Campaigns Team, Oxfam GB

Alison Giffen – Senior Associate and Co-Director, Future of Peace Operations Program, Civilians in Conflict Project, The Stimson Center (via video-link from Washington DC)

Veronique Barbelet – Research Fellow, Humanitarian Policy Group, ODI

Anthony Neal – Humanitarian Policy and Advocacy, CAFOD

Jenny McAvoy – Director of Protection, InterAction (via video-link from Washington DC)

Chair: TBC