Conference to mark the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers

Session presenters:

General Philippe Stoltz, Chief of Staff, UNIFIL:
`An uncertain future for UNIFIL`

Professor Paul Collier, Director, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford:
`Helping or hindering: Aid, donors and fragile states`

Lesley Abdela, UK Gender/Post-Conflict specialist
(Iraq, Afghanistan, Kosovo, Sierra Leone, Aceh):
`The evolving role of women in the post-conflict process`

Andy Bearpark, Director-General, British Association of Private Security Companies:
`The role of Private Security Companies in post-conflict states`


At 1pm, the wreath-laying ceremony at the Cenotaph just outside the conference rooms will honour UN peacekeepers who have died in service.

The Band of the Irish Guards will provide musical support.