PeaceCon@10: AfP-USIP Plenary Session

Covid, Climate, and Conflict: Rising to the Challenges of a Disrupted World

Welcome Remarks

Lise Grande
President & CEO, U.S. Institute of Peace

Liz Hume
Executive Director, Alliance for Peacebuilding

Julia Roig
Board Chair & Executive Committee Member, Alliance for Peacebuilding

Keynote Address

Amina J. Mohammed
Deputy Secretary-General, United Nations; Chair, United Nations Sustainable Development Group
High Level Panel: Rising to the Challenge of Climate Change: How the Peacebuilding Community Can Help Fragile Societies Manage Coming Disruptions

Ambassador Frederic Gateretse-Ngoga, introductory remarks
Head of Conflict Prevention and Early Warning Division, African Union Commission

Polly Byers
CEO, Karuna Center for Peacebuilding

Gillian Caldwell
Agency Climate Change Coordinator and Deputy Assistant Administrator, USAID

Hafsa Maalim
Partnership Officer & Focal Person on the Peace Fund, Office of the Commissioner, Department of Political Affairs, Peace & Security (PAPS), African Union Commission

Patrick Youssef
Regional Director, Africa, International Committee of the Red Cross

Andrew Revkin, moderator
Director, Initiative on Communication Innovation and Impact, The Earth Institute, Columbia University

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