Humanitarian Response and Regional Stability
Event description
- Free
- Open to the public
Special guest:
Antonia Marie De Meo
Deputy Commissioner-General (Operational Support)
United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA)
Join us for an insightful discussion with Antonia Marie De Meo, the operational leader of an organization on the front lines of delivering humanitarian aid and human development services in one of the world’s most challenging operating areas. The collapse of UNRWA, where it works simultaneously in no less than four separate conflict zones, would create a dangerous vacuum in the occupied Palestinian territory and send shockwaves through Jordan, Lebanon, and Syria. An environment in which children are deprived of education, and people lack access to basic services is fertile ground for exploitation and extremism.
Drawing from her vast experience in conflict zones including the Middle East, Libya and the Sudan, DeMeo will discuss both the necessity and the challenges of delivering human development and humanitarian services under the most challenging of security conditions.
We hope you will join us for this important conversation on leadership, diplomacy, and humanitarian action in one of the world's most pressing crises.
