The fourth online symposium on conflict prevention closed last week with a review session that provided an overview of the nine-day Internet-based event.
Participants in the e-symposium examined "The Role of NGOs and Other Non-State Actors in Conflict Prevention." The event was hosted by the Japan Center for Conflict Prevention, with the cooperation of The Japan Times and the Transatlantic Internet/Multimedia Seminar Southeastern Europe, and supported by the International Communications Foundation.
Eighteen panelists, all experts in conflict-prevention issues, and participants from more than 50 countries presented papers and exchanged ideas online in a public-discussion session.