Leveraging International Support to Build Peace in the DRC - Part II

March 18, 2010

This workshop aimed to inform members of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) diaspora and other stakeholders of ongoing development assistance programs in the DRC, provide a forum for a frank exchange of ideas and identify avenues for more effective diaspora involvement in peacebuilding.  The second panel was moderated by Raymond Gilpin, Associate Vice-President for Sustainable Economies, U.S. Institute of Peace and featured presentations from Kaya Adams, Regional Advisor for East Africa in the U.S. Agency for International Development's Africa Bureau; Eustacius Betubiza, Country Program Coordinator for the DRC, World Bank; and Amadou Labara, Head of the DRC Country Office, International Finance Corporation.