Next we are going to have a number of important discussions. We particularly appreciate the work being done on peace building and countering violent extremism. And just nominated if you want f1 in building peace where we want to celebrate in their local context and also as a reminder there are people watching online on youtube and twitter. Please join the conversation with politics fragility. Any of our approaches to addressing fragility in gold locally Led Solutions and i can think of no better panel to help us better understand what that looks like than the one we have here. Really happy to introduce raj who will moderate the discussion and will introduce the panelist for us. Hes the president and editor in chief of the leading media platform for Global Development community. Community. Would you please join me in welcoming the panelists and [applause] good morning. I have to agree this is a Remarkable Group of being in the News Business i can say that its rare and in fact maybe its
[inaudible] next we are going to have a number of important discussions. We particularly appreciate the work being done on peace building and countering violent extremism. And just nominated if you want f1 in building peace where we want to celebrate in their local context and also as a reminder there are people watching online on youtube and twitter. Please join the conversation with politics fragility. Any of our approaches to addressing fragility in gold locally Led Solutions and i can think of no better panel to help us better understand what that looks like than the one we have here. Really happy to introduce raj who will moderate the discussion and will introduce the panelist for us. Hes the president and editor in chief of the leading media platform for Global Development community. Community. Would you please join me in welcoming the panelists and [applause] good morning. I have to agree this is a Remarkable Group of being in the News Business i can say that its rare and in fac
What does it actually mean. This panel is the son of prevention. People working every day to prevent the kind of violent extremism we want to prevent around the world. They are doing it in innovative ways. Let me tell you who we have here. This is the youth panel. In nigeria, even into your 40s, you are counted as youth. I am in that panel as well. [laughter] next to him is the director of phd. V h and a we are eager to hear your perspectives. Obama foundations dollar and cofounder of the arts initiative. His from south sudan. But nowthis initiative you are based in chicago doing a degree there. Welcome as well. The cofounder and board member of crown the woman south sudan. Two members of the south sudan agencies. Since we have two of you from south sudan, maybe we can start their. We were given a Tour De Force and south sudan could be on that list. There is peace at the moment and a deal coming to the new government in february but there was six years of war and nearly half the countr
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