PAST EVENT
Friday, June 27, 2008
2:00 PM to 3:30 PM
Washington, DC
On June 27, the Brookings-Bern Project on Internal Displacement will host a discussion with representatives from the Sudanese government; Lynn Fredriksson, Africa advocacy director for Amnesty International USA; and Pamela Fierst, a member of the Sudan policy group at the State Department, to examine Sudan’s 2005 peace agreement and to explore the ways in which it has been successfully implemented and the areas in which challenges still exist. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Elizabeth Ferris, May 07, 2008, National Conference of the Ethiopian Community Development Council
Darfur has been on the international agenda for the past four years despite the advocacy campaigns, the growing public awareness, the large and expensive relief operations, and (eventual) Security Council action. Despite these efforts, as Elizabeth Ferris points out, the war is far from over. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Roberta Cohen and Stephanie Hanson, February 06, 2008, Council on Foreign Relations
Despite the UN resolution creating an international peacekeeping force for Darfur with 26,000 troops, the force has been unable to fully deploy into the region. Brookings expert Roberta Cohen discusses the difficulties surrounding the deployment with Stephanie Hanson of the Council on Foreign Relations. Read More
PAST EVENT
Tuesday, February 05, 2008
2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Washington, DC
Gonzalo Vargas-Llosa, a senior policy adviser from the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, participated in a discussion on the current realities in Darfur. He was joined by experts Colin Thomas-Jensen, a policy adviser with the ENOUGH Project, and Paul Miller, Africa adviser with Catholic Relief Services. Elizabeth Ferris, senior fellow and co-director of the Brookings-Bern Project on Internal Displacement, moderated the discussion. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Roberta Cohen, December 2007, Forced Migration Review
Debates within the human rights and humanitarian communities have centered on the numbers who have died in Darfur, the use of the term genocide, the efficacy of military versus political solutions and the extent to which human rights advocacy can undermine humanitarian programs on the ground. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Roberta Cohen, August 09, 2007, The Brookings Institution
Commentary by Roberta Cohen (8/9/07) Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Erica S. Downs, Summer 2007, China Security
Policy-makers and experts in America and Europe are increasingly concerned about the growing role of China’s oil companies in Africa. Erica Downs contends that Chinese oil companies are not trying to “lock up” Africa’s oil to meet China’s own needs for energy. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Roberta Cohen, March 15, 2007, Panel on the Displacement from Darfur: The Legal and Human Implications, Harvard University
Statement by Roberta Cohen at Harvard University's Committee on Human Rights Studies (3/15/07) Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Roberta Cohen, December 11, 2006, Radio Times, WHYY-FM
Interview with Roberta Cohen, Radio Times (12/11/06) Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Roberta Cohen, October 10, 2006, Council on Foreign Relations
Interview with Roberta Cohen, Council on Foreign Relations (10/10/06) Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Roberta Cohen, September 29, 2006, American University, Washington College of Law
Over the past decade, peacekeeping forces have been increasingly called upon to play critical protection roles in humanitarian emergencies around the world. They are no longer confined to the traditional role of monitoring ceasefires between nations but are thrust into the midst of civil wars and called upon to protect civilian populations, among them IDPs. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Erica S. Downs, September 04, 2006, Business Week
Opinion by Erica S. Downs, BusinessWeek (9/4/06) Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Roberta Cohen, Spring 2006, Northwestern Journal for International Affairs
On May 5th, one of Darfur's main rebel groups signed an agreement with the government of Sudan following African Union mediation efforts backed by the U.S. and European governments. But it is questionable whether the Abuja accord will protect the people of western Sudan from genocidal acts of war by their own government and the Arab militias (the Janjaweed) it supports. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Roberta Cohen and William G. ONeill, March/April 2006, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
The African Union has been struggling in Darfur to alleviate what has been called the world's "worst humanitarian disaster." Brookings expert Roberta Cohen and William G. O'Neill argue that the efforts aimed at protecting the 3.5 million people considered by the UN to be at risk--half the population of Darfur--has become a test case for African peacekeeping. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Roberta Cohen, May 26, 2005, Forced Migration Review
Article by Roberta Cohen, Forced Migration Review (May 2005) Read More