Brownbag with Darfuri Scholar

Columbia University’s Institute for the Study of Human Rights Presents:

DARFUR WAR COST: Estimate of the Economic Cost of Armed Conflict: A Case Study from Darfur

Dr. Hamid Ali, Assistant Professor of Public Policy, American University of Cairo

Remarks by: David L. Phillips Director, Program on Peace-building and Rights at Columbia University’s Institute for the Study of Human Rights

Dr. Hamid Ali’s research on the severe economic impact of war is the first attempt to quantify the economic cost of the conflict in Darfur. The war costs in Darfur include the destruction of infrastructure, direct military spending attributable to the war effort, and the impact of the latter on the export sector and capital formation. In addition, the human destruction—loss of life and income—is taken into account. With support from Columbia University’s Institute for the Study of Human Rights, Ali also helped establish the Darfuri Development Advisory Group (DDAG), a Darfuri-led non-governmental, non-profit organization in Sudan mobilizing Darfuri civil society in support of humanitarian relief, early recovery and development.

Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Brown Bag Lunch Presentation

Time: 12:15 – 2:30pm

Location: 420 W. 118th St. (118th and Amsterdam Avenue)

Room 270B IAB (International Affairs Building)

Columbia University’s School of International & Public Affairs (SIPA)