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Course on
Land, Peacemaking and Post-Conflict Peacebuilding

Presented by
the International Organization for Migration (IOM)
the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT)
with the collaboration of the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC)

1-2 May 2014
Room S-2726 United Nations HQ
New York









9:30 AM Welcome and Opening Remarks
Lea Matheson, Charg dAffaires / Deputy Permanent Observer to the United Nations, IOM

10:00 AM Outline of the Course and Introduction to Participants

Session I
10:30 AM
Land, Conflict Peacemaking and Post-Conflict Peacebuilding: Issues and Linkages
Peter Van der Auweraert, Head of the Land, Property and Reparations Division, Department of
Operations and Emergencies, IOM; and
Filiep Decorte, Chief Technical Advisor, UN-HABITAT New York Liaison Office

Core Objectives
Present core concepts related to land, land tenure and land management
Map out linkages between land on the one hand, and conflict, peacemaking and
peacebuilding on the other hand

12:00 AM Coffee Break

Session II
12:15 PM


Case Study: Land, Conflict and Peace in Nepal
Jitendra Bohara, Programme Coordinator, IOM Kathmandu, Nepal

Dynamics of land issues prevalent in Nepal
The subsequent contributing factors to the conflict
Its impact in achieving sustainable peace in Nepal.

1:00 PM Lunch Break

Session III
AGENDA
Thursday 1 May


2

3:00 PM





International Engagement with Land Issues: Actors and Mandates
Peter Van der Auweraert, IOM and Filiep Decorte, UN-HABITAT

Core objectives:
Map the range of international actors engaged in land and property issues
Understand the various mandates, perspectives and entry points of these actors and how
this has evolved

4:15 PM Coffee Break

Session IV
4:30 PM Land and Peacemaking; International Practice and Experience

Core objectives:
Provide an overview of international practice and experience in addressing land in
peacemaking, with focus on practical examples
Highlight challenges and opportunities of addressing land in peacemaking


5:15 PM Case Study: Mediating Land, Power Sharing and Conflict in Kirkuk, Iraq: The experience of UNAMI
and IOM
Peter van der Auweraert, IOM and Stephanie Koury, Principal Political Affairs Officer, Office of the
Special Adviser on Yemen (through VTC)

6:00 PM End of Day




Session V
10:00 AM Land and Peacebuilding, International Practice and Experience
Peter Van der Auweraert, IOM and Oumar Sylla, Chief Technical Advisor Land and Property
Programme in DR Congo, UN-HABITAT (through VTC)

Core objectives:
Provide an overview of international practice and experience in addressing land in
peacebuilding, with focus on practical examples
Introduce frameworks through which land can be addressed / appear in peacebuilding
contexts (community stabilization; natural resource management, rule of law, human
rights, transitional justice; DDR)
Highlight challenges and opportunities of addressing land in peacebuilding

11:15 AM Coffee Break

11:30 PM




Case Studies
Land and Peacebuilding in the DRC: The experience of UN-HABITAT
Oumar Sylla, UN-HABITAT
Land, Natural Resources and Conflict: examples from the Great Lakes
Florian Bruyas, Programme Manager, EU UN Partnership on Land, Natural Resources and Conflict
Prevention

Friday 2 May


3

1:00 PM Lunch Break

Session VI
3:00 PM Land, Forced Migration and Displacement
Craig Hollingsworth, Project Manager, Information Counselling and Legal Assistance (ICLA),
Norwegian Refugee Council

Core objectives:
Understand forced migration and displacement in conflict
Explore land and property aspects of displacement and post-conflict durable solution
Critically assess the emerging international framework

3:45 PM Case Study

Session VII
4:30 PM Wrap-Up and Take Aways
5:00 PM End of Day