Giffen Addresses a South African National War College Seminar, Pretoria

Alison Giffen gave the opening remarks at a South African National War College seminar, on the challenges of protecting civilians in peace operations. The seminar was organized by the Institute for Security Studies and funded by the British Peace Support Team, South Africa and attended by officers studying at the war college and other high-ranking military officials.  Other speakers included Prof. Jean-Marie Guéhenno, former Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping in the United Nations; Major General Foster, Deputy Force Commander to MONUSCO; Major General Mike Fryer, previous Police Commissioner in UNAMID; and  Dr. Louise Olsson, Uppsala University and Folke Bernadotte Academy. While in Pretoria, Giffen also spoke on a public panel, "Protection of Civilians: The impossible dream?" also organized by the Institute for Security Studies.