On 28-30 June, PRIO co-organized a conference in Beirut on Societal Inclusion and Reconciliation: Two Pillars for Building a Better Future in Iraq. Iraqis from different regions, political orientations, and religious communities attended the event, along with participants from Britain, Iran, Lebanon, Norway, Switzerland, and the United States.
The Hikmah Center for Dialogue and Cooperation in Iraq (Najaf) and the Center for the Study of Islam and the Middle East (Washington, D.C.) were PRIO's partners in convening the conference, which was supported by grants from the Norwegian Foreign Ministry and the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs.
