Events

What Lessons Could Cambodia Share?

Join UQ's School of Communication and Arts and the Asia-Pacific Centre for the Responsibility to Protect at the Brisbane film screening of China's Artful Dissident followed by a Q&A by artist Badiucao.

You're invited to join Professor Alex Bellamy, Professor of Peace and Conflict studies at The University of Queensland and the Director of the Asia Pacific Centre for the Responsibility to Protect to commemorate World Peace Day.

Dr Hugo Slim Head of Policy and Humanitarian Diplomacy International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) will present "War today, war tomorrow" drawing on his extensive global humanitarian career.

The seminar will discuss Mauricio's experience working with the UN Peace operations and an update on the successes and challenges of the implementation of the Colombian Peace Agreement.

He will share stories of the Rafting for Peace team from Caquetá, Colombia who are part of a fledgling adventure tourism venture supported by the United Nations mission at Colombia’s Miravalle Territorial Area for Training and Reincorporation (TATR), about 180 miles south of Bogota. The team will be present at the seminar after returning to Brisbane having competed in the International Rafting Federations 2019 World Rafting Championships in Tully, Australia.

A networking reception with an opportunity to meet the Rafting for Peace team from Colombia will follow the seminar from 7–8pm. Light refreshments will be provided.