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University of San Diego Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice

 

Working Towards a Lasting Peace in the Ogaden

Dec. 7 - 8, 2007 
Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice  
San Diego, CA.

"Working towards a lasting peace in the Ogaden" is a conference on the political and humanitarian situation in the Ogaden. This conference was sponsored by the Ogaden Voice for Peace and the Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice.


Ogaden program

Conference presentations:

  • "U.S. Policies in the Horn of Africa," keynote address by The Honorable James Knight, Director, Office of East Africa, U.S. State Department. View PowerPoint.

  • "From the Frying Pan into the Fire:  The Case of Somali Ogaden Refugees in the Horn of Africa," by Hamse Warfa. View PowerPoint.

  • "Food Shortages, Drought, and Famine in the Ogaden:  Causes and Consequences," by Mahamud Ugas Muhumed. View PowerPoint.

  • "Advocacy and Empowerment from the Ground Up," by Keif Schleifer. View PowerPoint.

  • "Ethiopia’s Human Rights Record in the Ogaden," by Fowsia Abdulkadir. View PowerPoint.