On June 17, USIP hosted a discussion on the latest findings from USIP’s Iraq Conflict and Stabilization Monitoring Framework, which collects data directly from conflict-affected communities across Nineveh province. The conversation shed light on the current reality of Iraq’s ethnic and religious minorities, as well as the challenges to their safe and sustainable return, signs of progress and the implications of Iraq’s upcoming national elections in October. This event was livestreamed in English and Arabic.
SpeakersMike Yaffe, opening remarks Vice President, Middle East and North Africa, U.S. Institute of Peace
Osama Gharizi Senior Program Advisor, Iraq, U.S. Institute of Peace
Negina Sawez Team Lead, Middle East and North Africa Programs, State Department Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor
Adad Youssef Chairman, Board of Directors, Alliance of Iraqi Minorities
Sarhang Hamasaeed, moderator Director, Middle East Programs, U.S. Institute of Peace
For more information about this event, please visit: https://www.usip.org/events/iraqi-minorities-views-possibilities-peace-and-stability
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