Join us at this hybrid event on Feb 7 at UFV Abbotsford or online via Zoom, and hear from speakers from humanitarian organizations that are responding to conflicts in war-torn regions of the world. This event aims to raise awareness and foster a deeper understanding of the complexities of conflicts, the dire need for action, and the tireless efforts of humanitarian organizations.<\/p>\n
Opening Remarks & Moderation:<\/p>\n
Dr. Geetanjali Gill and Adetoun Illumoka provide opening remarks and moderation. Gill is Program Chair, Global Development Studies program, UFV, and Director of the Research Centre for Justice, Equity, and Sustainable Action. Illumoka is a member of the BC Council for International Cooperation Lead on Policy, Social Movements and Knowledge Exchange; Women, Peace and Security.<\/p>\n
Panelists include:<\/p>\n
Dr. Cherie Enns: Program Chair, Regional and Community Planning\/Global Development Studies, UFV<\/p>\n
Ghinwa Monzer: Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Officer, Right to Play Lebanon<\/p>\n
Dr. Lauryn Oates: Executive Director of Canadian Women for Women in Afghanistan<\/p>\n
Mohammad Lawah: Monitoring Evaluation and Learning Assistant, Right to Play Lebanon<\/p>\n
William Kolong Pioth: The Managing Director of Pan Aweil Development Agency (PADA)<\/p>\n
Register at https:\/\/ufv-ca.zoom.us\/webinar\/register\/WN_VJ-01UNRR5SH4XrsMuj-Xw#\/registration<\/a>. For more information, contact Elicia Tournier at elicia.tournier@ufv.ca<\/a>.<\/p>\n Wed, Feb 7, 2024 02\/07\/2024<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Join us at this hybrid event on Feb 7 at UFV Abbotsford or online via Zoom, and hear from speakers from humanitarian organizations that are responding to conflicts in war-torn regions of the world. This event aims to raise awareness and foster a deeper understanding of the complexities of conflicts, the dire need for action, … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"generate_page_header":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3,10,12,11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-32202","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-event","category-myufv","category-calendar","category-ufv-today"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/announce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32202","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/announce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/announce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/announce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/announce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32202"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/announce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32202\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":32208,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/announce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32202\/revisions\/32208"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/announce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32202"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/announce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=32202"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/announce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=32202"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n11 am to 12:45 pm
\nUFV Abbotsford room B101 or online via Zoom<\/p>\n