Opening Ceremony of the African Union, Kofi Annan Foundation, and ICTJ Conference on Truth Commissions and Peace Processes
JOINT MEDIA ADVISORY:
Opening Ceremony of the African Union, Kofi Annan Foundation, and ICTJ Conference on Truth Commissions and Peace Processes
INVITATION TO REPRESENTATIVES OF THE MEDIA
What: High-level Conference: Truth Commissions and Peace Processes in Africa. Discussions during the two-day Conference will focus on many of the critical issues that peace mediators and practitioners need to take into account when considering including a truth commission as part of a peace process.
When: Opening Ceremony, 1000 – 1100h 18 April 2016
Where: Committee Room I, Old AU Conference Complex, AU Commission headquarters, Addis Ababa
Who: The Conference will be hosted by the African Union (AU), in partnership with the Kofi Annan Foundation and the International Center for Transitional Justice (ICTJ). Senior staff from the African Union and member states as well as international and national experts will reflect on lessons learned from truth commissions that have emerged from peace processes in Africa and other continents.
Opening Statements by:
- Ambassador Smail Chergui, AU Commissioner for Peace and Security
- Kofi Annan, Chair of the Kofi Annan Foundation
- David Tolbert, President of the International Center for Transitional Justice
On Monday 18 April 2016 at 1000 – 1100h Journalists are invited to cover the Opening Ceremony
Conference Twitter hash tag: #truth4peace
Media Contacts:
Marsden Momanyi, focal Communications Officer, AUC, +251 923 574 014, momanyim@africa-union.org
Bijan Farnoudi, Communications Officer/Spokesperson, Kofi Annan Foundation
+41 22 919 7532 / farnoudi@kofiannanfoundation.org
Refik Hodzic, ICTJ Communications Director
rhodzic@ictj.org, +1 917 975 2286