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Nansen Initiative Global Consultation
Draft Programme 12-13 October 2015, Geneva, Switzerland
Monday, 12 October 2015
08:00-10:00 Registration and Coffee at the Starling Hotel and Conference Center
10:00-10:30 Opening Ceremony
H.E. Mr. Didier Burkhalter Federal Councilor and Head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, Government of Switzerland, on behalf of the Chairmanship of the Nansen Initiative
10:30-11:00 The Nansen Initiative and the Road to Geneva: Presentation of the Agenda for the Protection of Cross-Border Displaced Persons in the Context of Disasters and Climate Change
Prof. Walter Kaelin Envoy of the Chairmanship of the Nansen Initiative
11:00-11:30 Coffee Break
11:30-12:30 Thematic Panel 1: Protecting Cross-Border Disaster-Displaced Persons
- H.E. Manuel A. González Sanz Minister of Foreign Affairs, Government of Costa Rica
- H.E. Ecweru Musa Francis Minister of State for Relief, Disaster, Preparedness and Refugees, Office of the Prime Minister, Government of Uganda
- Mr. Haroun Komen Commissioner, Department of Refugee Affairs, Government of Kenya
Moderator: Prof. Jane McAdam, Faculty of Law, University of New South Wales, Australia
12:30-14:00 Lunch
14:00-14:30 Keynote Address
- H.E. Mr. Antonio Guterres (video address), followed by Mr. Volker Turk, Assistant High Commissioner for Protection, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
- H.E. Mr. William Lacy Swing Director General, International Organization for Migration (IOM)
14:30-15:20 Plenary - Statements by Representatives of States
15:20-15:30 Book Launch: "A Tale from Climate Ground Zero: Climate Change, Land and People in Bangladesh". H.E. Mr. Abul Hassan, Mahmood Ali, M.P. Hon'ble Minister for Foreign Affairs, Government of Bangladesh
15:30-16:00 Coffee Break
16:00-17:00 Plenary (ctd.) - Statements by Representatives of Participating States
17:00-18:00 Thematic Panel 2: Managing Disaster Displacement Risk in the Country of Origin
- Hon. Henry Puna Prime Minister, Government of the Cook Islands
- Mr. Jesus (Gary) S. Domingo Assistant Secretary of Foreign Affairs, Department of Foreign Affairs, Government of the Philippines
- Mr. Carlos Alejandro José Maldonado Lutomirsky Executive Secretary of CONRED, Government of Guatemala, and President Pro Tempore of the Central American Coordination Center for Natural Disaster Prevention (CEPREDENAC)
- Mr. Le Minh Nhat Director, Climate Change Adaptation Division, Department of Hydrology, Meteorology and Climate Change, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, Government of Viet Nam
Moderator: Mr. David Sheppard, Director General, Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
19:30-21:30 Reception and Art Exhibition DISPLACEMENT at Pavillon Sicli, Geneva
Tuesday, 13 October 2015
09:00-10:00 Plenary (ctd.) - Statements by Representatives of States
10:00-11:00 Thematic Panel 3: Priority Areas for Future Action
- Mr. Jan Egeland Secretary General, Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC)
- Ms. Izumi Nakamitsu Assistant Secretary General and Assistant Administrator, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
- Dr. Robin Bronin Executive Director, Alaska Institute for Justice
- Dr. Chaloka Beyani Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Internally Displaced Persons
Moderator: Dr. Elisabeth Ferris
11:00-11:30 Coffee Break
11:30-12.30 Plenary (ctd.) - Statements by Representatives of States, International Organizations and Civil Society
12:30–13:00 Closing Ceremony and Presentation of Conference Statement
H.E. Mr. Morten Høglund State Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Norway, Government of Norway, on behalf of the Chairmanship of the Nansen Initiative
13:00-14:00 Lunch
The Nansen Initiative Global Consultation is supported by the generous contributions of: