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Co-sponsored by the Wilson Center's Project on Leadership and Building State Capacity |
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PDI is hosting a unique conference in partnership with the Woodrow Wilson Center that will bring together practitioners, students, and youth from conflict zones in various parts of the world to discuss innovative ideas about youth issues in conflict and disaster areas.
Youth in conflict zones must have the opportunity to participate in discussions about their future with practitioners who implement policies that affect them. University students doing research on the subject also do not have a platform to be heard by either group. There is little room in university settings or policy think tanks to bridge the age disconnect and bring all parties together simultaneously. This program is an exciting opportunity to develop a community of old and new practitioners from the US and abroad to work together.
The conference will be interactive to ensure proper skills and knowledge transfer between all participants and attendees.
The Youth & Conflict Conference will be held on the campus of American University in Washington, DC. Registration is entirely free of charge. Refreshments and light lunch will be served on both days.
Youth and Conflict: Challenges and Opportunities
Wilson Center Event - May 17
May 15th - 16th, 2006
