• The event will be held virtually on April 25 and 26, and will be open to the general public.
• According to the latest report on social conflicts from the Ombudsman's Office, of the 142 active and latent socio-environmental conflicts, 95 correspond to mining activity.

The PERUMIN 36 Organizing Committee and the Peruvian Institute of Mining Engineers (IIMP) will develop this April 25 and 26 the Road to PERUMIN "Challenges of Social Conflict Management " event. It consists of two sessions that will be developed in a virtual format and will be of free access to the general public, through the official platforms of PERUMIN Mining Convention and the IIMP.

In this sense, the president of Rumbo a PERUMIN (Road to PERUMIN), Domingo Drago, explained that the objective of this edition is to analyze the challenges of social conflict, to present alternative solutions and to learn about the sector's work proposals.

"According to the latest report on social conflicts from the Ombudsman's Office, of the 142 active and latent socio-environmental conflicts, 95 correspond to mining activity. It is therefore necessary to address this issue, since, if no alternatives are proposed for its solution, it will continue to affect the country in general," he added.

Social conflict as a thematic axis

Considering the current number of social conflicts and the latest events in Peru, we will have the participation of the Vice Minister of Economy of the MEF, Juan Pichihua, who will explain the economic impacts of social conflicts in the country. In addition, former Peruvian Minister of Justice and Human Rights, Delia Muñoz, will speak on the importance of human rights.

In line with this, topics related to the challenges of social conflict in the current context of the country will be addressed by Wiñaq's founding partner, Franco Olcese, and the researcher and columnist, Iván Arenas.

"The issue merits addressing all the fronts in which social conflict has a bearing. We have a robust program and representatives who will be able to offer, from their experience and perspective, alternatives for a correct approach to this problem", commented the president of PERUMIN 36, Miguel Cardozo.

There will also be panel discussions, with the participation of representatives of important consulting firms such as Macroconsult. Likewise, representatives of the mining companies Las Bambas and Minsur will be part of the event. In addition, the Head of MINEM's Social Management Office will participate in the event.

Likewise, and considering the participation of leaders from different regions, the former governor of Ica, Fernando Cillóniz, and the former congressman for Apurímac, one of the regions with the highest number of social conflicts, Richard Arce, will also be part of the event's panels.

The Road to PERUMIN events are taking place on an ongoing basis, as a prelude to the Mining Convention, which will be held from September 25 to 29 at the Cerro Juli Convention Center in Arequipa.

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