The panel will represent the Colombian context, bringing together practitioners and former combatants participating in the DDR process. In addition, a representative from the African Union Commission and a representative from the Democratic Republic of Congo will be part of the panel to highlight specific touchpoints between the African and the Colombian experience.
Panelists:
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H. E. Amb. Gustavo Gallon, ambassador of the Permanent Mission of Colombia to the UN
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Issaka Garba Abdour, Head, Governance and Human Rights Division- Directorate for Governance and Conflict Prevention, DPAPS, African Union
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Alejandra Miller, Director of the Colombian Agency for Reincorporation and Standardization (ARN).
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Kajima Jeff Kabatunanga, Expert at Disarmament, Demobilization, Community Recovery and Stabilization Programme of the Democratic Republic of Congo (PDDRCS)
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Sandra González Sanabria, Lider of the Association of Women Producers of Peace Essences (ASMUPROPAZ)
Moderation by: Olivier Mukarji, Advisor at the World Bank Group to the AU-UN-WBG Joint Programme
Panellists will be asked to share a brief intervention on the lessons learned, challenges and results of the Colombian DDR process, and discuss ways to create channels of communication and exchange to increase the south-south cooperation between DDR contexts. The panel discussion, moderated by UNITAR, will be followed by a Q&A.
