The Aurora Humanitarian Initiative invites you to the Aurora Dialogues Online event titled “Breaking the Silence: The Humanitarian Crisis and Sexual Violence in the DRC,” which will be held on July 16, 2024.
Join us online for a live moderated discussion focusing on the rapidly deteriorating situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the impact of sexual and gender-based violence. The event will bring together humanitarians and human rights experts to shed light on the drastic turn for the worse in the conflict-ridden eastern DRC. The discussion aims to raise awareness, build momentum, and encourage regional leaders to prioritize and accelerate the peace process and, in turn, to end violence against women.
Your participation and engagement are vital in our collective effort to break the silence surrounding these critical issues and to foster a global dialogue that leads to actionable change.
The discussion will be held in English and livestreamed on our Facebook and YouTube channels. You are welcome to share your questions in the registration form, and the speakers will try to respond to the most urgent and frequently asked ones.
MODERATOR
Nozipho Tshabalala | CEO, The Conversation Strategists
SPEAKERS
Special introduction:
Julienne Lusenge | 2021 Aurora Prize Laureate; Co-Founder and President, Women’s Solidarity for Inclusive Peace and Development (SOFEPADI); Co-Founder, The Fund for Congolese Women (FFC)
Panelists:
Nelson Castro | Director, Global Network & Regional Engagement, Vital Voices
Pauline Kahuubire | Communications Officer, The Women’s Situation Room Uganda
Bruno Lemarquis | Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator, United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO)
Sandrine Lusamba | Executive Coordinator of Women’s Solidarity for Inclusive Peace and Development (SOFEPADI)
Date and time: July 16, 2024 I 8am Los Angeles / 11am New York / 4pm London / 7pm Yerevan