Auditorium A2, Maison de la paix, Geneva
This conference will present the results of the research project: 'From Words to Deeds: Providing tools for an Effective Engagement of Armed Non State Actors to Improve Humanitarian Protection.'
On behalf of the research team, it is a pleasure to invite you to the International Conference to present the results of our two years long research project: 'From Words to Deeds: Providing tools for an Effective Engagement of Armed Non State Actors to Improve Humanitarian Protection' funded by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), the Swiss Department of Foreign Affairs and the Humanitarian Aid Department of the European Commission (ECHO) and in partnership with the American University in Cairo, the Geneva Academy of IHL and Human Rights, Geneva Call, the Norwegian Refugee Council, Diakonia, and the Geneva Graduate Institute.
14:00-14:05 Welcome
Professor Mohammad-Mahmoud Ould Mohamedou, Deputy Director, Geneva Graduate Institute, Member of the Advisory Board of the project
14:05-14:15 Introduction
Dr Annyssa Bellal, Senior Researcher, Centre on Conflict, Development and Peacebuilding, Geneva Graduate Institute, Principal Investigator and UKRI Grant Holder
Pascal Bongard, Senior Researcher, Centre on Conflict, Development and Peacebuilding, Geneva Graduate Institute, Co-investigator
Dr Ezequiel Heffes, Senior Legal Adviser, Geneva Call, Co-Investigator
14:15 – 15:45 Special Panel on the practice of Islamist Armed Non-State Actors
Moderation: Dr Marta Furlan, Author of ‘From Jihad-Making to State-Building:
Understanding Governance by Salafi-Jihadist Insurgents’, University of St Andrews
Panelists: Professor Nesrine Badawi, American University in Cairo, Co-Investigator and author of the Case study on Al Qaeda and the Islamic State Group
Dr Ashley Jackson, Centre on Armed Groups, Author of the Case study on the Taliban (Afghanistan)
Chris Rush, Independent Consultant and Researcher, Author of the Case study on the MILF (The Philippines)
Hiba Mikhael and Hassan Baalbaky, Geneva Call and Independent Researcher, Co-Authors of the Case study on the Hezbollah (Lebanon)
16:00 – 18:00 Presentation of the academic and policy outputs
Moderation: Dr Annyssa Bellal
Presentation of the research conclusions: Dr Annyssa Bellal and Dr Ezequiel Heffes
Presentation of the policy conclusions: Pascal Bongard
Discussion: Professor Gloria Gaggioli, University of Geneva, Director, Geneva Academy of IHL and Human Rights (TBC)
Christie Edwards, Head of Policy Programmes and Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning, Geneva Call
Professor Marco Sassòli, University of Geneva, Member of the Advisory Board of the Project
Professor Andrew Clapham, Geneva Graduate Institute, Member of the Advisory Board of the Project