Crisis States Research Centre and the LSE IHL Project lecture
Date: Monday 28 January 2008
Time: 6.30pm
Venue: U8
Speaker: Guillermo Bettocchi
Respondent: Dr. Chaloka Beyani
Chair: Dr. James Putzel
Guillermo Bettocchi is the Representative of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Somalia. During his 19 years of service with the UNHCR, Mr. Bettocchi has occupied different positions in Central America, South West Asia, Africa, and, on two occasions, at the organisation's Headquarters in Geneva. A lawyer by profession, Mr Bettocchi's work has been focused on legal and practical issues related to refugee protection.
Mr. Bettocchi will consider how conditions in Somalia have evolved to reach the current situation, the challenges faced by the humanitarian community in responding to the plight of over one million internally displaced persons (IDPs), and the prospects for a political process leading to peace and reconciliation. The role to be played by different international organisations will also be discussed.
This event is co-sponsored by the Law Society Charity. A transcript and video of the event will be available on the IHL Project website
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