ICOS organised a Conference on The Afghan Development and Security Crisis, which was held in London, on Monday, 30 January 2006, on the eve of the International Afghanistan Donors' Meeting.
Participants included newly elected Members of the Afghan Parliament as well as Members of the United Kingdom Parliament, international policy experts and representatives of Afghan associations.
Speakers presented their views on the prospects for social and community rights, the link between the rule of law, security and sustainable development, and the massive and challenging issue of the opium crisis.
To download a copy of an executive summary for the event in PDF form, please click on the link below.
London Conference Executive Summary (.pdf)
For more information regarding the Seminar in London or ICOS's initiatives in Afghanistan, please contact us at
 or at +(44) (0)20 7222 2901.
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Monday, 30 January 2006
MORNING SESSION
ROYAL INSTITUTE OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS
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9:30 - 10:30 PRESS CONFERENCE |
Mr. Emmanuel Reinert,
Executive Director, ICOS
Ms. Gulalai Momand,
Deputy Country Manager, ICOS Afghanistan
Ms. Safia Seddiqi,
Member of Parliament, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan
10:30 - 12:30 PANEL I
"FROM WOMEN TO FARMERS: SITUATION AND PROSPECTS FOR SOCIAL AND COMMUNITY RIGHTS IN AFGHANISTAN"
Chair:
Mr. Emmanuel Reinert,
Executive Director, ICOS
Keynote Speaker:
Ms. Shukria Barakzai,
Member of Parliament, Kabul Province, Afghanistan
Speakers:
Mr. Fazel Beria,
Coordinator, Afghan Association of London
Ms. Gulalai Momand,
Deputy Country Manager, ICOS Afghanistan
Mr. Ashmat Rassa,
Chairman, Afghan Human Rights Organisation
Mr. Salim Taeb,
Society of Afghan Residents in the UK
AFTERNOON SESSION
PORTCULLIS HOUSE, HOUSE OF COMMONS
15:00 - 16:30 PANEL II
"POST-CONFLICT RECONSTRUCTION EFFORTS: BRIDGING THE RULE OF LAW WITH SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT"
Chair:
Mr. Chris Mullin,
Member of Parliament, UK
Keynote Speaker:
Ms. Safia Seddiqi,
Member of Parliament, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan
Speakers:
Dr. Alexia Mikhos,
Crisis Management Policy Section, Operations Division, NATO
Colonel Christopher Langton OBE,
Head, Defence Analysis Department, Research Fellow Russia/CIS, International Institute of Strategic Studies
Dr. Gillian Triggs,
Director, British Institute of International and Comparative Law
Dr. Citha D Maass,
Senior Researcher, German Institute for International and Security Affairs
16:30 - 18:00 PANEL III
"THE CROSS-CUTTING OPIUM CRISIS: IMPACT ASSESSMENT OF CURRENT STRATEGIES AND NEW PERSPECTIVES"
Co-Chairs:
Mr. Paul Flynn,
Member of Parliament, UK
Mr. Emmanuel Reinert,
Executive Director, ICOS
Speakers:
Prof. Francisco Thoumi,
Founding Director of Research and Monitoring Center on Drugs and Crime, Rosario University, Colombia
Dr. James MacGregor,
International Institute for Environment and Development, UK
Mr. Tony White,
Chief of Supply Reduction and Law Enforcement (1997-2001), UNDCP
Prof. Ali Wardak,
Professor of Criminology, University of Glamorgan, UK
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