A Grassroots Movement for Peace in Papua New Guinea

0:00 Gordon Peake, moderator, Senior Advisor, Pacific Islands, U.S. Institute of Peace, opening remarks

3:56 Documentary footage

21:14 Discussion with James Komengi, John Lewis Peace Fellow, U.S. Institute of Peace

39:51 Ruth Kissam and Clyde Kaila join in

51:34 Continued 1 on 1 with James Komengi

58:11 Audience Q and A

1:09:38 Michael Main

1:15:14 Audience Q and A part 2


Lessons for Implementing the U.S. Strategy to Prevent Conflict and Promote Stability

The U.S. government has identified Papua New Guinea as a priority partner country under the U.S. Strategy to Prevent Conflict and Promote Stability (SPCPS), with Hela Province being named one of the two provinces designated for support. In Hela, nearly two decades of intergroup conflict has decimated local communities. Today, the province sees some of the highest levels of family and sexual violence in the world outside of war zones, forcing many to flee. However, there is a burgeoning movement of community leaders working to not only understand what’s driving the violence, but to build foundations for peace where outside interventions have failed or are nonexistent.

On June 18, USIP hosted a conversation with John Lewis Peace Fellow James Komengi on grassroots peacebuilding in his home province of Hela and its lessons for U.S. engagement with Papua New Guinea under the SPCPS. The event featured a screening of a short USIP-commissioned documentary on the topic.

For more information about this event, please visit: https://www.usip.org/events/grassroot...

Speakers:

Gordon Peake, moderator
Senior Advisor, Pacific Islands, U.S. Institute of Peace

James Komengi
John Lewis Peace Fellow, U.S. Institute of Peace

Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/subscription_...

Connect with us!

Twitter:   / usip  
Facebook:   / usinstituteofpeace  
Instagram:   / usipeace  
LinkedIn:   / united-states-institute-of-peace  
Newsletters: http://www.usip.org/sign-usip-updates
Podcasts: https://www.usip.org/podcasts

The United States Institute of Peace is a national, nonpartisan, independent institute, founded by Congress and dedicated to the proposition that a world without violent conflict is possible, practical and essential for U.S. and global security. In conflict zones abroad, the Institute works with local partners to prevent, mitigate, and resolve violent conflict. To reduce future crises and the need for costly interventions, USIP works with governments and civil societies to build local capacities to manage conflict peacefully. The Institute pursues its mission by linking research, policy, training, analysis and direct action to support those who are working to build a more peaceful, inclusive world. Learn more about USIP: https://www.usip.org/about