DEVELOPMENT AND SOCIAL CHANGE – The Crisis in Iraq Conference

Peace Ambassadors for Iraq (PAFI), in partnership with the Center for American Studies, hosted the first day of the Iraq Crisis Conference on April 19th to bring international attention to the dire situation faced by the Iraqi people. The two-day conference, which was opened with a speech by Undersecretary to Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Vincenzo Amendola, calls for global urgency in recognizing and addressing a host of pressing issues in Iraq.

Speakers on the first day of this conference included: Lia Quartapelle (member of Foreign Affairs Committee, Chamber of Deputies) Valeria Talbot (Head of the Mediterranean and Middle East Program, ISPI) Nicola Latorre (President of Defense Committee Senate) Joe Lauria (Foreign Affairs Correspondent, Wall Street Journal),  Ugo Tramballi (Journalist, Sole 24 Ore), Francesco Rutelli (Former Minister of Cultural Heritage),  Davide Nadal (La Sapienza University), Hilary Link (Dean, Temple University, Rome), Nino Merola (Italian Cooperation Agency), Jeff Cody (Getty Conservation Institute), and Valerio De Luca, Secretary General, Diplomatia