A panel conversation hosted by the Care and Protection of Children (CPC) Learning Network, ChildFundAlliance, the Program on Forced Migration and Health at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, and the Watchlist on Children and Armed Conflict.

This first webinar, in a three-part series of conversations brings together a panel of experts to discuss the root causes leading to recruitment and involvement in actvites of armed groups as well as the current context in countries such as Haiti, Sudan, Colombia, Syria, Iraq, Yemen, and more.

Dr. Ezequiel Heffes, Director of Watchlist on Children and Armed Conflict moderates a conversation between our guest panelists:

- Omar Ahmed, Head of Africa Region, Geneva Call

- Ioana Cismas, Professor at the University of York (UK), Principal Investigator, Beyond ComplianceConsortium

- Shyamala Alagendra, International Criminal Lawyer

- Ahmad Salem, Child Protection Advisor, CAFAAG Reintegration, War Child