Special online seminar – the current conflicts in Eastern Congo
Join us for an in-depth seminar on the ongoing crisis in Eastern DRC, featuring expert insights on humanitarian conditions, security dynamics, environmental impacts, and psychological trauma.
Schedule:
🕚 11:00 – 11:45 | Humanitarian Update
🔹 Speaker: Emmanuel Lampaert (MSF)
🔹 A closer look at the worsening humanitarian crisis: civilian casualties, displacement, healthcare infrastructure, medical supply shortages, and funding gaps.
📩 Contact: msf-rdc-representant@msf.org
🕦 11:45 – 12:30 | VDP/Wazalendo and the Proxy War Against M23
🔹 Speaker: Eric Gobbers (IPIS)
🔹 Analyzing the role of non-state armed groups and the implications of the government-backed VDP/Wazalendo initiative on regional security.
📩 Contact: erik.gobbers@ipisresearch.be
🕧 12:30 – 13:00 | BREAK
🕐 13:00 – 13:45 | The Environmental Toll of the M23 Conflict
🔹 Speakers: Fergus O’Leary Simpson, Lara Collart (IOB)
🔹 Examining the devastating impact of the conflict on UNESCO World Heritage sites and the broader ecological consequences of armed activity
.📩 Contact: fergus.simpson@uantwerpen.be| lara.collart@uantwerpen.be
🕜 13:45 – 14:30 | Psychotraumatic Factors in the North Kivu Conflict
🔹 Speaker: Dr. Polepole Maheshe (UGoma)🔹 Insights into the psychological toll of war, focusing on PTSD and depression among youth, and strategies for rehabilitation and support.
📩 Contact: polepolemaheshe@gmail.com