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Life or Death: Buying Time for Peace - Screening and Discussion

1 December 2006 13:00-14:30 (GMT+00) - Public event, London

  • ODI and the MDRP co-hosted a screening of a new documentary about ex-combatants in Angola, Burundi, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Republic of Congo, Rwanda and Uganda.

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    Panel:
    Bruno Donat, Communications Officer, MDRP
    Sarah Michael, Social Development Specialist, MDRP
    Tony Zachariades, Deputy Programmes Manager, Regional Issues Unit, DFID
    Nicholas Bates, Regional Adviser, Regional Issues Unit, DFID
    Chair:
    Sara Pantuliano, Research Fellow, Humanitarian Policy Group, ODI

     

  • An ODI and Multi-Country Demobilization and Reintegration Program public event.
ODI and the Multi-Country Demobilization and Reintegration Program (MDRP) co-hosted a screening and discussion of a new documentary about efforts to demobilize and support the reintegration of almost 400,000 ex-combatants in Angola, Burundi, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Republic of Congo, Rwanda and Uganda.

The MDRP is a multi-agency effort funded by the United Kingdom, ten other donors and the World Bank, and involves dozens of partners, including various UN agencies. It is the largest program of its kind in the world.

The film features interviews with adult ex-combatants and children formerly associated with armed forces, who are trying to reclaim their lives after national and regional conflict. African government officials, program donors and MDRP staff members also speak about the progress that has been achieved so far, and the challenges they are experiencing as they collaborate in this unique international partnership which aims to break the cycle of conflict and create the necessary conditions for peace in central Africa.