Successful Conference

On thursday 6th of October 2011, Global Relief Somali Foundation arranged a conference in Bergen Chr.Michelsen Institute (CMI) in the second capital of Norway.

The issues of the Conference was the implications of the catastrophe in Somalia on the people of the Horn of Africa and Norway. The goal of the conference was to addressed and declared on the situation in Somalia today, especially the innocent population who is effected  by lack of food, no clean water, no shelters, drought, and other problems caused by the civil-war. Therefore, this conference focused on social integrations and enlightening the Somali Diaspora living in Norway.

Professor Ahmed Ismail Samatar, James Wallace Professor of International Studies and Founding Dean of the Institute for Global Citizenship was the main speaker at this conference.  His speech focussed on the history and current situation in Somalia and the impact on the East African region.

This was Professor Samatar's first time in Bergen and during his stay he met with the Somali community and he gave a speech to the community about the importance of integration.

The professor enjoyed his visit and the city of Bergen.

In 2012 Professor Samatar is going to work with the Global Relief Somali Foundation to organise a larger conference which is going to be focussing on Somali integration in the US and Europe.