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Prominent Yemenis and International Experts To Discuss Sustainable Peace and Democracy in Yemen at Washington DC Conference

January 4, 2023
in DAWN, Feature, Press Releases, Yemen Conference
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Event offers a unique opportunity for diverse Yemeni and international perspectives, often underrepresented in US policy circles, to deliberate on policy approaches to Yemen

(Washington D.C., January 4, 2023) – On January 9, a diverse group of leading Yemeni officials, experts, academics, stakeholders, and policymakers will gather to discuss how best to reach a permanent ceasefire and build lasting peace and democracy in Yemen. The conference, organized by the Tawakkol Karman Foundation, Democracy for the Arab World Now (DAWN) and the Center for Contemporary Arab Studies at Georgetown University, will be open to the public and held at the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University, in the Lohrfink Auditorium located in the Hariri Building, 3613-3625 Canal Rd NW, Washington, DC 20007, from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM EST.

Register for the conference here.

Panelists will provide analysis and policy recommendations for a peaceful and inclusive transition to democracy in Yemen, as well as the steps that Yemenis and the international community should take to rebuild the country.

Featured speakers will include experts and policymakers from different parts of Yemen, as well as representatives of various academic institutions and research and policy-making bodies. They include Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and DAWN Board member Tawakkol Karman; Abdulazeez Jubari, Vice-President of the Yemeni Parliament; Khaled Alyamani, former Yemeni Minister of Foreign Affairs and UN Ambassador; Saleh Al Jabwani, former Yemeni Minister of Transportation; Ramzi Mahrous, former Governor of Socotra Island; as well as other leading experts and featured speakers. 

Source: graphic produced by the Tawakkol Karman foundation.

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