Afghanistan-uka 2015 er et samarbeid mellom Afghanistankomiteen, Chr. Michelsens institutt (CMI) og Institutt for fredsforskning (PRIO). I tillegg bidrar en lang rekke andre organisasjoner til programmet. Sentrale afghanske og internasjonale eksperter og aktører kommer til Norge for å stå bak talerstoler og delta i debatter. Afghanistankomiteen er initiativtaker og koordinator for uka som blir gjennomført med støtte fra Fritt Ord og Norad. De fleste av arrangementene vil foregå hos Røde Kors i Hausmanns gate 7 i Oslo.
The Afghanistan Week 2015 is a cooperation between the Norwegian Afghanistan Committee, the Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI) and the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO), along with a host of Norwegian NGOs. Our aim is to bring Afghanistan to the top of the Norwegian agenda, bringing Afghan and international experts to Norway to inform and debate. Most events will take place at Hausmanns gate 7, hosted by The Norwegian Red Cross.
Tessa is an Australian lawyer (LL.B and LLM) specializing in legislation and legal issues in disaster risk management. In her current role, she works at a global level in Geneva leading the International Federation of Red Crescent and Red Cross Societies’ work on law and disaster risk reduction. Her role prior to this included managing the IFRC’s Disaster Law Programme for the Asia Pacific region in Kuala Lumpur, where she worked with a range of National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies and governments in Asia and the Pacific to improve laws and regulations for disaster risk reduction and humanitarian response. Her previous experience has also included working with UNDP in Vietnam to support the development of a new law for disaster management, and working in a law firm in Lao PDR to undertake a review of their legal and regulatory framework for international humanitarian assistance.
