Pandemics, Peace, and Justice: Shaping What Comes Next (PeaceCon 2020 Plenary Session)

For the last eight years, the annual PeaceCon conference has offered a dynamic platform for frontline peacebuilders, policymakers, philanthropists, and private sector and civil society leaders working at the nexus of peacebuilding, security, and development to engage in meaningful dialogue and develop substantive plans for action. This year’s conference—with the theme “Pandemics, Peace, and Justice: Shaping What Comes Next”—will explore the relationship between justice and peacebuilding in the context of COVID-19 and the worldwide reckoning over systemic injustice and racism.

With the move to an entirely virtual format, PeaceCon 2020 aims to attract an even more diverse set of voices, expertise, and ideas from across the world. Sessions will go beyond exploring the problems and will challenge participants to put forward differing points of view and distill learning outcomes into pragmatic solutions.

Join USIP, in partnership with the Alliance for Peacebuilding, as we kickstart PeaceCon 2020 with a high-level keynote and panel discussion on December 7, 2020. The discussion will address the relationship between COVID-19, conflict, and fragility, and consider strategies for the international community to address the peace and security implications of the pandemic.

Welcome Remarks:
Lise Grande, President & CEO, U.S. Institute of Peace
Uzra Zeya, President, Alliance for Peacebuilding
Julia Roig, Chair, Board of Directors, Alliance for Peacebuilding

Keynote Address:
Senator Chris Coons (D-DE), U.S. Senator from Delaware

High Level Panel: COVID and Fragility: Risks and Recovery
Paige Alexander, CEO, The Carter Center
David Beasley, Executive Director, World Food Programme
Tjada D’Oyen McKenna, CEO, Mercy Corps
Ambassador Mark Green, Executive Director, McCain Institute
Dr. Joseph Hewitt, moderator, Vice President for Policy, Learning & Strategy, U.S. Institute of Peace

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