Children of the Enemy - When the War Doesn¡¯t End

Join the Children Born of War Project (CBOW Project) and Women in Global Health Norway (WGH Norway) at the University of Oslo (UiO) for an enlightening seminar focused on the experiences and challenges faced by children born of war. We will reflect on historical insights from Norway after World War II and beyond. 

What lessons can history impart to us today? How can we ensure that gender and health considerations are at the forefront of efforts to protect the rights of children born in conflict?

This event will unite researchers, artists, organizations, public sector representatives, and Norwegian children born of war to share valuable insights and forge connections between past experiences and current realities. Don't miss this opportunity to engage in vital discussions that aim to shape a better future for these vulnerable children.

The program will open in Norwegian, with sessions in English starting at 12:00. 

Program:

Children Born of War ¨C What can we learn from Norwegian history?

Please note: the first half of the seminar (10:00 - 12:00) is in Norwegian language. 

• 09.30: Doors open
• 10.00: Welcome
  Ingeborg K. Haavardsson, WGH Norway and UiO
  Elin Fest?y, CBOW Project and Teknopilot
• 10.10: What have we learned? 20 Years of Research on Children Born of War
  Ingvill Constanze ?degaard, CBOW Project, EuroWARCHILD and UiO 
• 10.30: EuroWARCHILD: The First Comprehensive Research Project on Europe¡¯s Children Born of War Across Conflicts
  Inger Skjelsb?k, EuroWARCHILD, UiO and PRIO
• 10.45: Growing Up as Children Born of War in Norway 
  Moderator: Ingvill Constanze ?degaard
  
  Panel:
  - Hans J?rgen Brun
  - Elna Johnsen
  - Svein ?degaard
   
• 11.45: Break (conference program in English after the break)
• 12.00: Children Born of War in Europe: Legacies of the Second World War 
  Moderator: Lina Stotz, EuroWARCHILD and UiO
  
  Panel:
  Angeniet Berkers, photographer and author of the book Lebensborn
  Elke Kleinau, University of Cologne (on zoom)
  Johanne Rokke Elvebakken, UiO and EuroWARCHILD
   
• 12:45 ¨C Lunch break 
  The book Lebensborn by Angeniet Berkers will be available during the break.

Global perspectives on children born of war 

• 13.30: Screening of the short film "The Things We Don¡¯t Say"
  Director: Ornella Mutoni.
  The film is on children Born of War in Rwanda ¨C 30 Years After the Genocide.

• 13.55: Children Born of War in Ukraine: Realities of the Current War
  Oksana Drozdovska, Unity for the Future, Ukraine (on zoom)
   
• 14.15: Balancing Health and Gender Aspects in Securing Rights of Children Born of War 
  Moderator: Inger Skjelsb?k 
  
  Panel:
  Oksana Drozdovska, Unity for the Future, Ukraine (on zoom)
  Ornella Mutoni, documentary film director
  Dashakti Reddy, Save the Children Norway
  Synne ?ien Stensland, Nasjonalt kunnskapssenter om vold og traumatisk stress (NKVTS)
   
• 15.00: Break
   
• 15.10: How can CBOW knowledge be applied today? 
  Moderator: Torunn L. Tryggestad, EuroWARCHILD and PRIO
  
  Panel:
  Cathrine Andersen, Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs 
  Nora Ingdal, Save the Children Norway
  Inger Skjelsb?k, EUROWarchild, UiO and PRIO
  Ingvill Constanze ?degaard, CBOW Project, EuroWARCHILD and UiO
   
• 15.55: Closing remarks 
  Ingvill Constanze ?degaard

This event is arranged by the Children Born of War Project and Women in Global Health Norway, and supported by Fritt Ord.

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