Sudan – Frontline Club

Gulwali Passarlay’s Journey as a Refugee from Afghanistan to the UK

Phoebe Hall — Thu, 19 Nov 2015 14:49:42 +0000

By Aletha Adu On Wednesday 18 November, Gulwali Passarlay enlightened a packed audience at the Frontline Club into his journey as an unaccompanied child refugee from Afghanistan to the United Kingdom. Joined by former Afghanistan correspondent for the BBC David Loyn, and Nadene Ghouri who co-authored his book The Lightless Sky, Passarlay was keen to […]

We Were Rebels: Former Child Soldiers in South Sudan

Frontline Bloggers — Fri, 17 Apr 2015 12:09:16 +0000

By Ratha Lehall On Friday 10 April, the Frontline Club hosted a screening of We Were Rebels, which was followed by a Q&A with director Florian Schewe. The film focuses on the struggles of South Sudan, the word’s youngest country, following its independence and through the eyes of Agel, a former child soldier during the civil […]

Preview Screening: We Were Rebels + Q&A

Julianne Rooney — Tue, 03 Mar 2015 13:26:37 +0000

This screening will be followed by a Q&A with director Florian Schewe. We Were Rebels tells the story of Agel, a former child soldier who returns to South Sudan to help build his country. The film accompanies him over a period of two years – from South Sudan gaining its independence in 2011 to the renewed outbreak of civil war in December 2013.

First Wednesday: South Sudan – What does the future hold for the world’s youngest country?

Millicent Teasdale — Tue, 05 Nov 2013 13:36:08 +0000

Fighting continues as delegations from South Sudan’s warring factions meet for talks in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The country, which gained its independence in July 2011, has seen at least 1,000 killed and 180,000 displaced since mid-December. We will be joined by a panel of experts, journalists and aid workers to give you an up-to-date picture of what is happening on the ground and an insight into the divisions and tensions that have caused the conflict.

Gino Strada in conversation with Giles Duley: Reflections of a War Surgeon

Millicent Teasdale — Wed, 29 May 2013 11:36:43 +0000

Since Italian NGO Emergency was established in 1994 it has provided free, high quality health care to more than 5,200,000 victims of war, landmines and poverty. It is with great pleasure that we welcome its founder Gino Strada to the Frontline Club, he will be talking to photographer Giles Duley about his life and work as a war surgeon and founder of Emergency.

Nine years on is the UN still failing Darfur?

Vaughan Smith — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 01:45:36 +0000

View event here. Download this episode View in iTunes By Nicky Armstrong Last night’s event at the Frontline Club saw a heated debate between the expert panel and the audience on the UN’s presence in Darfur. Chaired by Patrick Smith, editor of Africa Confidential, the discussion bought up many of the tangled complexities surrounding the […]

Nine years on is the UN still failing Darfur?

Millicent Teasdale — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 18:00:00 +0000

Since the start of the 2003 conflict in Darfur, questions have been raised about the role played by the United Nations and the viability of its mandate.

Join us at the Frontline Club to discuss the actions of the UN and whether they are still failing Darfur.

U.N Me Screening and Q&A with author Ami Horowitz

Vaughan Smith — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 10:15:43 +0000

By: Ivana Davidovic When the United Nations was founded after World War II it embodied the world’s hopes for a more peaceful and just world. Since it’s noble founding, wars and human rights abuses have continued unabated, throwing a spotlight at the UN’s role in keeping the peace and building a fairer world for all. […]

ForesightNews world briefing: UN General Assembly’s General Debate

Julie Tomlin — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 11:14:18 +0000

By Jasper Smith, senior international and security affairs reporter, ForesightNews USA Once a year, the world’s leaders descend on New York for the UN’s blue ribbon event, the cumbersomely-titled UN General Assembly’s General Debate. This year, the build-up has been dominated by the Palestinian Authority’s planned bid to become the 194th member of the UN, […]

Focus on Sudan: What does independence mean for North and South?

Millicent Teasdale — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 18:00:00 +0000

Salva Kir is to lead South Sudan into independence on the 9 July after a landslide referendum earlier this year where 99% of the South voted to secede from the North. But with relations still tense over disputed border regions of Abyei and the surrounding area, what does the future hold for North and South alike?