Weekly Events for June 9 - June 13

Continue reading for some of the events next week in D.C. concerning Africa.

Monday, June 9thYouth and Violence: Engaging the Lost Generation

Hosted by: United States Institute of Peace

Location: 2301 Constitution Ave NW Washington, DC

Time: 9am-11am

Summary: Youth are a force for positive change, helping transition their countries into productive and secure nations. Yet they are also the primary participants in conflict today and increasingly concentrated in transitional and complex environments. Where many conflict prevention policies and conflict management efforts fall short is in their tendency to engage youth already less likely to participate in violence – those in school and/or already engaged with their communities – or by failing to design adequately integrated programs that address both the drivers of violent conflict and pathways to peace.

For More Information Please Visit http://www.usip.org/events/youth-violence-engaging-the-lost-generation

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Tuesday, June 10thRhythms at the Intersection of Peace and Conflict

Hosted by: United States Institute of Peace

Location: 2301 Constitution Ave NW Washington, DC

Time: 9:30am-1pm

Summary: Across the world, nonviolent civic mobilization has become an increasingly recognized force for social, political, and economic change. A recent study found that in the last 100 years, nonviolent movements have been twice as successful as violent movements. A key part of this success is the unique ability of nonviolent civic action to mobilize large numbers of people to participate in the struggle, particularly across lines of cultural difference. Music and musicians often emerge at both the center and periphery of nonviolent movements, providing a megaphone for demands and a platform for expressing grievances and preserving or building collective identities.

For More Information Please Visit http://www.usip.org/events/rhythms-the-intersection-of-peace-and-conflict

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Wednesday, June 11thFifty Years of Global Health

Hosted by: Center for Strategic and International Studies

Location: 1616 Rhode Island Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20036

Time: 4pm-5:30pm

Summary: Please join the CSIS Global Health Policy Center on Wednesday, June 11, from 4:00pm until 5:30 pm, for an event to launch the book, 50 Years of Global Health: Saving Lives and Building Futures, USAID's Tradition Continues. The event will feature an introduction to the book, followed by two panels. During the first panel, current and former USAID global health officials will discuss the agency's challenges and achievements related to key global health topics over the past five decades: child health; infectious disease prevention and treatment; family planning; and HIV/AIDS. The second panel will feature a discussion about the future of global health at USAID, within the U.S. government, and internationally.

For More Information Please Visit http://smartglobalhealth.org/page/s/fifty-years-of-global-health

Subcommittee Hearing: The Ongoing Struggle Against Boko Haram

Hosted by: House Committee on Foreign Affairs

Location: 2172 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, DC 20515

Time: 2pm-5pm

For More Information Please Visit http://foreignaffairs.house.gov/hearing/subcommittee-hearing-ongoing-struggle-against-boko-haram

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Thursday, June 12thEurope, the U.S., and Africa: New Interests, Initiatives, and Partners

Hosted by: Woodrow Wilson Center

Location: Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, One Woodrow Wilson Plaza, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW Washington, DC 20004-3027

Time: 3:30pm-5pm

Summary: In the past, the world scrambled for Africa to win slaves, territory, and resources. Today, the world scrambles with Africa to do business in global markets. Ludger Kühnhardt, a Global Fellow with the Center's Global Europe Program, launches his new book Africa Consensus: New Interests, Initiatives, and Partners. Kühnhardt argues that new African politics, African regional institutions, and global demand for partnerships in trade and security will lead the continent to new relationships with the United States, the European Union, and a number of emerging economies.

For More Information Please Visit: http://www.wilsoncenter.org/event/europe-the-us-and-africa-new-interests-initiatives-and-partners

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Friday, June 13thRethinking the Aid Paradigm: Japan's Engagement in Africa

Hosted by: Brookings

Location: Falk Auditorium 1775 Massachusetts Avenue NW Washington, DC

Time: 11am-3pm

Summary:  Sub-Saharan Africa is forecasted to grow by six percent in 2014, which would make the region second only to Asia in economic dynamism. Improved governance, better economic management and a friendly business climate have led donor countries to take notice and step up their engagement in ways that go beyond traditional aid and humanitarian efforts — most notably with concessional loans for infrastructure projects, public-private partnerships and a more active private sector. One country recalibrating its engagement with Africa is Japan.

For More Information Please Visit: http://www.brookings.edu/events/2014/06/13-japan-aid-africa