Post-Conflict Reconstruction

Location: Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC. USA.
Join us as we discuss the linkages between building democratic and free market institutions in post-conflict environments. By focusing specifically on the role of local civil society groups in these efforts, we will identify and analyze strategies for building domestic constituency for reform and avoiding aid dependency.
Opening remarks by Congressman Alcee L. Hastings (D-FL), Chairman, Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (Helsinki Commission). Ambassador John Herbst (invited) will discuss the U.S. Department of State’s strategy for post-conflict reconstruction. Panel discussions will focus on lessons learned from post-conflict reconstruction in the Balkans and discussing ways to engage civil society in the reconstruction of Iraq and Afghanistan. Panels will feature representatives of civil society groups from post-conflict countries as well as donors and NGOs working in the Balkans and the Middle East.
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