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

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