Event Tonight: Peacekeeping in Mali

The International Conflict Resolution Specialization at SIPA and

the Center for International Conflict Resolution

at the Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies

Present:

 ‘Mali One Year on: Building an Enduring Peace Through Stabilization, Reform and Development’

 Please join us for a conversation with Deputy UN Representative in Mali, Mr. David Gressly. Mr. Gressly will discuss lessons learned after 12 months of peacekeeping in Mali, and outline the humanitarian and security challenges ahead for the mission.

Moderated by Dipali Mukhopadhyay, Assistant Professor, Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies at Columbia SIPA.

 Wednesday, April 2, 6:30 – 8 PM

 Columbia University | School of International and Public Affairs, Room 1302

 RSVP to mb3651@columbia.edu

 David Gressly is Deputy Special Representative in the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA), and United Nations Resident Coordinator, Humanitarian Coordinator and Resident Representative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). With more than 20 years of experience within the United Nations system, Mr. Gressly has served with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in various capacities in Nigeria, Côte d’Ivoire, Guinea, and Senegal. He was Regional Coordinator in the United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) from 2008 to 2011, and Regional Humanitarian Coordinator for the Sahel from 2012 to 2013, where he led the humanitarian response to the 2012 food security and nutrition crisis in the region. Prior to his appointment as Deputy Special Representative, Mr. Gressly was Head of the United Nations Office in Mali (UNOM). Mr. Gressly holds an MBA in international finance from the American Graduate School of International Management in Glendale, Arizona, in the United States.