Towards Sustainable Peace and Democracy in Yemen

On behalf of the Center for Contemporary Arab Studies at Georgetown University, Tawakkol Karman Foundation and Democracy for the Arab World Now (DAWN), we cordially invite you to attend a one-day conference entitled “Towards Sustainable Peace and Democracy in Yemen” in Washington D.C. The conference will take place on January 9, 2023, from 9 am to 5 pm at Georgetown University (Lohrifnk Auditorium) located in the Hariri Building, 3613-3625 Canal Rd NW, Washington, DC 20007. You can reserve your spot and register here for the conference.  This is an in-person event and there will be a live-streaming. For conference up-to-date information, please visit the Yemen D.C. website.

The conference aims to bring together diverse perspectives among leading Yemeni figures, subject matter experts, academics and policymakers to discuss different scenarios and how best to reach a permanent ceasefire and to build lasting peace. We will center discussion on practical matters and policy recommendations that will allow for a peaceful and inclusive transition to democratic state, as well as what steps Yemenis and the international community should take to rebuild Yemen

The speakers include Mrs Tawakkol Karman, the Nobel Peace Prize Laureate; Mr. Abdulazeez Jubari, Vice-President of the Yemeni Parliament; Mr. Khaled Alyamani, Former Yemen Minister of Foreign Affairs and UN Ambassador, Mr. Saleh Al Jabwani, Former Yemen Minister of Transportation among other leading experts and featured speakers.

We look forward to welcoming and seeing you at this important Yemen conference.