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 Re: دارفور في لاهاي لمدة يومين (20-21 نوفمبر) مؤتمر هام (وهذه دعوة عامة) (Re: Ahmad Sanad)
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A Follow-up Letter of Invitation
An International Conference
Darfur in The Hague For Two Days
(Postponed from 23 and 24 October to 20 and 21 November 2004)Carlton Beach Hotel Room 1, First floorGevers Deynootweg 201 The Hague, The Netherlands
A partnership of:
NSON
NOVIB Oxfam The Netherlands
Dear brothers and sisters,
Greetings of Peace!
After a thorough consultation of the Organizing Committee of the International Conference: Darfur in The Hague for Two Days, we would like to inform you that the conference will finally take place on 20 and 21 November 2004 at the same place - Carlton Beach Hotel, Room 1, First Floor, Gevers Deynootweg 201, The Hague, The Netherlands.
The Steering Committee composed of NSON and NOVIB deemed it was necessary to postpone the dates of the conference due to its simultaneous schedule with the Darfur peace negotiations in Abuja, Nigeria. The decision to postpone The Hague conference on the conflict in Darfur/Sudan, which was planned for 23-24 October 2004, came after careful discussions between NSON, the organizer, NOVIB the sponsor, and others involved in preparing this event. It did not seem wise to hold the meeting at the moment of the resumption of the Abuja`s peace talks between the GoS and the Darfuri movements (SLM/A & JEM). Now the conference has been rescheduled for 20-21 November 2004 with the same goals and objectives, the same speakers and participants, and the same venue (please, see the enclosed programme and the list of speakers). Also, the postponement will enable certain key players to come to The Hague. Moreover, by the time the conference will start, the contours of the possible outcome of this round of Abuja peace talks might be clear already and will also be on the agenda of the Hague conference. This conference will be streamlined with the same direction of peace and reconciliation efforts by the Sudanese and the international community to end the conflict of Darfur.
The Hague conference will address topics, which are not tackled during the Abuja negotiations. An example is the issue of identity and culture and its relation to the conflicts in Sudan. By addressing a wider range of factors and root causes the conference aims to discuss the possible solutions of the Darfur conflict as a model for the rest of the country. It is our fervent hope, that:
- the conference will provide an opportunity to express our concerns ;
- it will open up a chance to analyze and understand the root causes of the problems in Darfur;
- it will result in a call for doable action for the very near future with enduring positive results.
Dear all,
Let us be ready to make space in our agenda for Darfur:November 20-21, 12.00 – 20.00 0’clock Carlton Beach Hotel, Room 1 first floor (Gevers Deynootweg 201)
We are looking forward to see you all on 20th Novemver at Carlton Beach Hotel, in the Hague.
Truly yours,
The organizers of NSON
-Mohamed Gamaleldin Hamid
-Salih Kaki
Darfur in The Hague for two days!
Program
Dear brothers and sisters,
You have indicated your intention to attend the International Conference on the Root Causes of the Crisis in Darfur. In this letter we pass some more information about the programme.The aim of the Conference is to have a genuine dialogue between Sudanese and others on the Darfur crisis and other problems of Sudan, and to come to commonly shared conclusions and recommendations.
The meeting is not meant as an academic conference with presentation of lengthy papers, but as an action oriented meeting meant for dialogue and agreements.
Interventions by the speakers will be brief and to the point.
At several moments the audience will be involved in the discussions.
We have split up the programme into the following parts:
PART ONE
IDENTITY AND CULTURES IN SUDAN
After a warm welcome by a Sudanese and a non-Sudanese and a brief introduction to the Conference by the moderator, a number of speakers will be asked to focus on commonalities such as tolerance, hospitality, interdependency, intermarriage, mutual respect and recognition, conflict resolution at micro-level and other (multicultural) aspects. Reactions from the audience will be solicited during the open forum.Next the non-commonalities will be focussed at. A Sudanese will be interviewed extensively, followed by a panel discussion on his statement, after which reactions from the audience will be gathered.Can the negotiations and agreements reached so far between GoS and the SPLM in the South be a model to solve frictions in other parts of Sudan? Two speakers will answer this question, followed by a panel discussion and a discussion with the audience.
Dinner from 17.30 – 18.30
PART TWO
ROOT CAUSES OF THE CRISIS IN DARFUR AND POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS
Before we go into the root causes of the conflict in Darfur, the humanitarian impact of the war in Darfur will be discussed. We will try to have a direct telephone line with someone in Darfur to pass the latest news on the situation there. There is ample room for interventions by the audience.(Sunday at noon)The focus at this time will be on the root causes of the crisis in Darfur. Contributions will be solicited from GoS, SLA and JEM, together with reactions from other speakers and the audience participation. Special attention will tackle the differences and similarities between the situations in the South and in Darfur.Next we discuss possible solutions for the crisis in Darfur, again with contributions by GoS, SLA, JEM and one or two other speakers to be selected. Here the audience will be involved too.
PART THREE
THE ROLE OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY
We begin with the role of the Sudanese Diaspora, with special reference to the situation in The Netherlands. Someone will very briefly explain the waves in the coming of Sudanese refugees in the Netherlands and the growth of contacts between different Sudanese in the Netherlands since 1999. Discussion follows about the role of the Sudanese Diaspora.After this, the role of non-Sudanese will be discussed. We expect contributions about policies and practices of the Netherlands Government (including a report about the recent visit of the Troika to Sudan), of Dutch NGOs and public opinion. Europe and the USA will also be dealt with.
Dinner 17.30 – 18.30
CONCLUSIONs
The Hague Declaration on the Crisis in Darfur will be prepared and discussed with the audience.Additional information: On both Saturday and Sunday the session starts at 12.00 o’clock. Apart from some tea breaks, on both days dinner will be served. As far as transport to the meeting hall in The Hague/Scheveningen is concerned, trams 1 and 9 ( direction Scheveningen) and bus 22, the last station.
We are quite confident that - with the presence of so many prominent, well-informed and committed speakers who represent all angles of the present problems of Sudan (see the list below) and with an audience, which also has many committed Sudanese and non-Sudanese amongst them - the conference can become quite meaningful and successful.
It will be a pleasure to welcome you on Saturday the 20rd and Sunday the 21th,
The organisers of the NSON,
Mohamed Gamaleldin Hamid
Salih Kaki
List of the conference participant speakers:
Dr. Francis Deng, Representative of the UN Secretary-General on Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), (confirmed).
Dr. Sharif Harir, vice chairman of Sudan Federal Democratic Party-Darfur and former professor of Anthropology in University of Khartoum, and Bergen University- Norway, (confirmation is subject to the Abuja peace talks).
Dr. Abdalla Bola, Chairman of Sudan Human rights organization in Paris, France, and former Lecturer on Art and Culture at Sudan University of Science and Technology, (confirmed).
Dr. Ali B. Ali-Dinar. Outreach Directorate Africa Studies Center at University of Pennsylvania, (confirmed).
Mr. Abulgasim Idris, Ambassador of Sudan in the Netherlands, (confirmed).
Dr. Hassan Abdin, Ambassador of Sudan in UK (confirmed
Dr. Mohamed Suliman, expert on resources and identity conflict in Sudan.
Mrs. Eman Abulgasim, Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM/SLA)-Darfur. (confirmed).
Dr. Magda Mohamed Ahmed Ali, Ma’ a organization in Cairo, Egypt.
Mr. Mohamed Hassan Mohamed Hillal, Lawyer, civil society activist and expert on Darfur issues, (confirmed).
Mr. Abdelwahid Mohamed Nour, Chairman SLM/A, (confirmation is subject to the Abuja peace talks).
Dr. Nada Mustafa Ali, Sudanese academic and activist, (confirmed).
Dr. Khalil Ibrahim, Chairman of JEM, (confirmation is subject to the Abuja peace talks).
Dr. Mohamed Abusabib, Uppsala University, Lecturer on Islamic Art, (confirmed).
Prof. Abo Elgasim Saif Eldin Samain, expert on Darfur issues, (confirmed).
Dr. Kamal Shadad, Sudanese academic and activist
Dr. Samson L. Kwaje, Commissioner for Information and Official Spokesman SPLM/SPLA, (confirmed).
Mr. Arjan Schuthof (The Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs).
Mrs. Sylvia Borren, Director Novib, (confirmed).
Dr. Karin Willemse , Department of Non-Western History, Erasmus University Rotterdam, (confirmed).
Mrs. Jemera Rone, researcher in the Africa Division of Human Rights Watch, Sudan desk, (confirmed).
Moderator:
Drs. Jos van Beurden, independent research journalist with special attention for the Horn of Africa and for the global preservation of cultural heritage.
Rapporteur:
Ms. Lyzel Sonnenschein, a clinical psychologist by
profession and an experienced editor for international publications at the Ateneo de Manila University in the Philippines.
Darfur`s Gallery:
Mr. Khalid Kodi, a Sudanese artist, Fine Arts Faculty, Boston College , he will set up an especial small gallery of his fine arts on Darfur, within the hall of the conference), (confirmed).
New Sudan Organizations Network (NSON)Van Ostadestraat 200-2526 GJ The Hague The NetherlandsT:+3170-3888564 & +3170-3809817- F:+3170-3888531. E: [email protected]- Giro.: 9394805- KvK: 27252726
(عدل بواسطة Ahmad Sanad on 11-18-2004, 06:38 AM)
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