Below is a summary of key events, workshops or activities I have organised or substantially contributed to, primarily in my capacity as the peacemaking and peacebuilding program lead at the Cairo International Center for Conflict Resolution, Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding (CCCPA).
In this capacity, I was responsible for planning yearly activities, drafting funding proposals, conducting and publishing research on relevant thematic areas, and designing content for tailored trainings and convening workshops, often in partnership with relevant stakeholders, including the United Nations and African Union.
2nd African Union Workshop on the Review of the AU Policy on Post-Conflict Reconstruction and Development, hosted by the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Department of African Organizations and Communities) and CCCPA, in cooperation with the African Union Commission (Department of Political Affairs, Peace and Security) and the African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD). May/June 2023.
Moderated portions of the closed expert-level meeting on the policy's pillars, and was one of two rapporteurs collecting key discussion points and comments and integrating them into a revised draft of the policy. Workshop Outcomes
8th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD8): Virtual Side Event on “Strengthening Institution Building to Advance Sustainable Peace and Development in Africa". August 2022. Press Release
World Bank Fragility Forum: Session on “Navigating the Transition out of Protracted Conflict: Learning from FCV Contexts” February 2024. Press Release
Expert Workshop on “The Operationalization of the Humanitarian-Development-Peace Nexus in Africa: State of Play and the Way Forward”, in partnership with the African Union (AU) Commission -Political Affairs, Peace and Security (PAPS) Department, and the African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD). November/December 2023. Press Release
Held on the occasion of the AU's Third Post Conflict Reconstruction and Development (PCRD) Awareness Week, in the context of Egypt’s Championship of PCRD, and as a preparatory workshop for the fourth edition of the Aswan Forum for Sustainable Peace and Development.
Project on “Advancing Egyptian Capacities in Gender-Sensitive Peacebuilding and Peacekeeping in Egypt” funded by the Canada Fund for Local Initiatives. September 2023 - February 2024. Press Release
Delivered a session on Resilience Analysis and Peacebuilding within the Training Course on "Climate Responsive Programming for Sustaining Peace", September 2023. Press Release
Capacity Building Training on "Strengthening the Capacity of Somali Civil Society and ATMIS Political Officers on Peace and Conflict Sensitive Reporting", organised by CCCPA, in collaboration with the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) and the National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ). November 2022. Press Release
Needs Assessment Mission to Juba, South Sudan to discuss strengthening national capacities and examine training needs through meetings with national authorities and UN representatives, and engaged with alumni of CCCPA’s training to evaluate impact. March 2022. Press Release
Capacity Building Trainings on "Integrating Forced Displacement in Post-Conflict Reconstruction and Development (PCRD) Efforts in Africa"
Pilot Edition in collaboration with the African Union Commission (AUC) and the African Development Bank, November 2022. Press Release
Second Edition with a focus on the Red Sea and Horn of Africa, and an embedded workshop on mainstreaming gender in the design and implementation of PCRD efforts, in partnership with the African Union Commission (AUC) and the African Union Centre for Post-conflict Reconstruction and Development (AU Centre for PCRD), October 2023. Press Release
Delivered several sessions to African and Eurasian diplomats, as well as junior diplomats in the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in partnership with the Institute of Diplomatic Studies.
Designed a Joint Training Program on "Strengthening Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding in the Arab World", aimed for the professional development of mid-career professionals from national governments, peace operations, regional organizations, NGOs, and CSOs.
The program has not yet been launched due to external and financial constraints, but it entailed elements on conflict resolution and its guiding frameworks, fundamentals of negotiation and mediation, building a core understanding of peacemaking and peacebuilding, and cases, applications, and simulation activities.