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Central African Republic: Prioritising the protection of civilians – are we doing enough? 16 September 2014 14:00-15:30 BST (GMT+1) Venue: Overseas Development Institute, London, and screened live online Directions to the venue: http://www.odi.org/about/contact-details In the Central African Republic, often described as a ‘silent’ or ‘forgotten’ crisis, the continuing violence and the daily targeting of civilians by numerous armed groups means that protecting civilians remains the top priority. By now more than a million people in CAR have been displaced and 2.5 million people – over half of the population – need humanitarian assistance. Join us for the launch of issue 62 of the Humanitarian Exchange on the Central African Republic – the day after the new UN peacekeeping mission (MINUSCA) is deployed – to discuss what approaches are being used to support conflict-affected people and what more can be done by MINUSCA to protect them and prevent more violence. To register for this event please visit the event webpage (http://www.odi.org/events/4006-central-african-republic-protection-peacekeepers-car) or email [log in to unmask] You can also follow #CARcrisis on Twitter for live coverage. Refreshments will be available from 15:30. Speakers: Emma Fanning – Humanitarian Policy and Campaigns Team, Oxfam GB Alison Giffen – Senior Associate and Co-Director, Future of Peace Operations Program, Civilians in Conflict Project, The Stimson Center (via video-link from Washington DC) Veronique Barbelet – Research Fellow, Humanitarian Policy Group, ODI (http://www.odi.org/experts/1228-veronique-barbelet) Anthony Neal – Humanitarian Policy and Advocacy, CAFOD Jenny McAvoy – Director of Protection, InterAction (via video-link from Washington DC) Chair: TBC ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Note: The material contained in this communication comes to you from the Forced Migration Discussion List which is moderated by Forced Migration Online, Refugee Studies Centre (RSC), Oxford Department of International Development, University of Oxford. It does not necessarily reflect the views of the RSC or the University. If you re-print, copy, archive or re-post this message please retain this disclaimer. Quotations or extracts should include attribution to the original sources. E-mail: [log in to unmask] Posting guidelines: http://www.forcedmigration.org/research-resources/discussion/forced-migration-discussion-list-posting-guidelines Subscribe/unsubscribe: http://tinyurl.com/fmlist-join-leave List Archives: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/forced-migration.html RSS: https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?RSS&L=forced-migration Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/refugeestudies Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/refugeestudiescentre