Minister of International Development, Hilde Frafjord Johnson will hold the annual Chr. Michelsen lecture on the prospets of peace in Sudan. A panel debate with renown international experts on Sudan, including CMI director Gunnar M. Sørbø and Iqbal Jhazbhay, will follow. CMI, an important co-operation partner for the Rafto House, is an independent, non-profit research institution and a major international centre in policy-oriented and applied development research. The Rafto Human Rights House congratulates CMI with the celebration of its 75th anniversary. (15-MAR-2005)

PROGRAM, PEACE SYMPOSIUM, 15. MARCH 2005

13:00-13:05
Welcome and opening remarks by the Director of CMI, Gunnar M. Sørbø


13:05-13:50
Chr. Michelsen Lecture : By Minister of Development, Hilde Frafjord Johnson 

13:50-14:20
Panel debate: Abdel Ghaffar M. Ahmed, Sudan, Iqbal Jhazbhay, University of South Africa & Institute for Global Dialogue board member, Leif O. Manger, University of Bergen (not confirmed)

14:20-1500 Plenary debate