Dialogue
instead
of MonologuePLATFORM
for
Dialogue and Conflict Resolution in Ukraine
The
Platform for Dialogue and Conflict
Resolution in Ukraine
is pleased to invite you to the
is pleased to invite you to the
Panel
discussion
Date Wednesday,
29 March 2017, 7.00 p.m.
Venue Republikanischer
Club, Rockhgasse 1, 1010 Vienna
Panel
Gudrun
Gusel,
manager of Foreign Aid Caritas, Vienna
Roman
Koval,
mediator, director of the Institute for Peace and Common Ground,
Kiev/Kyiv
Oliver
Vujović,
journalist, general secretary of SEEMO (South East Europe Media
Organisation), Vienna
Moderation
Hannes
Swoboda, MEP ret., president of
the International Institute for Peace, Vienna
A solution for the conflict in Ukraine is not to
be seen anywhere. While the Trilateral Contact Group is painfully
struggling for at least some progress in their negotiations, the
humanitarian situation of the people is dramatic – particularly in
the areas near to the contact line in Eastern Ukraine. Aides and OSCE
observers on the ground are under pressure, as are journalists and
artists. The rivalling political narratives present a picture of
several monologues competing with each other rather than a sorely
needed dialogue about the living and working conditions of the groups
mentioned, as well as the ideological differences within Ukrainian
society.
The Austrian Platform
for Dialogue and Conflict Resolution in Ukraine
is an alliance committed to a large number of dialogue supporting
initiatives in Ukraine. They are to be implemented in 2017 – the
year of the Austrian OSCE presidency – with a view to long-term
effects. The panel discussion will give information about the
projects envisaged and show existing and future possibilities for
dialogue and conflict resolution in Ukraine.
The
discussion will be held in English.
