On June 18, USIP hosted a conversation with John Lewis Peace Fellow James Komengi from Papua New Guinea on grassroots peacebuilding in his home province of Hela and its lessons for U.S. engagement with Papua New Guinea under the U.S. Strategy to Prevent Conflict and Promote Stability. The event also featured a screening of a short USIP-commissioned documentary on the topic.
Gordon Peake, moderator
Senior Advisor, Pacific Islands, U.S. Institute of Peace
James Komengi
John Lewis Peace Fellow, U.S. Institute of Peace
For more information about this event, please visit: https://www.usip.org/events/grassroots-movement-peace-papua-new-guinea
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