22 nd INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN & SECURITY CONFERENCE February 16 - 17, 2017 International Conference Center Geneva (CICG) A simultaneous interpretation service in English and French will be provided Upholding Refugee Protection, Human Rights and Humanitarian Law: The Role of Geneva in International Humanitarian Action DAY 1 – Thursday, February 16, 2017 08:30 – 09:00 WELCOME AND REGISTRATION 09:00 – 09:30 OPENING REMARKS Olivier COUTAU – Geneva State Council’s Delegate for International Geneva Clementina ACEDO – Director, Webster University Geneva Ivan JURKOVIČ – Apostolic Nuncio and Archbishop, Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the UN Office in Geneva and Other International Organizations Madina JARBUSSYNOVA – Ambassador, Special Representative and Coordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Thomas NIERLE – Emergency Physician, Member of the International Board of Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), and President of MSF Switzerland Oreste FOPPIANI – Head, Department of International Relations, Webster University Geneva 09:30 – 10:15 KEYNOTE ADDRESSES Beyond Operation MARE NOSTRUM: What next? Giuseppe DE GIORGI – Vice Admiral, Former Chief of Staff of the Italian Navy and Responsible for Operation MARE NOSTRUM in 2013-2014 Operation SOPHIA and the Control of Migration Flows in the Mediterranean Sea Manlio SCOPIGNO – Brigadier General, Italian Army, Chief of the EU Multinational Staff, Operation SOPHIA, Operational Headquarters, EUNAVFOR-MED, Rome 10:15 – 11:15 SESSION 1: The Role of Geneva in International Humanitarian Action Chair: Oreste FOPPIANI – Head, Department of International Relations, Webster University Geneva Humanitarian diplomacy: A UNHCR perspective Machiel SALOMONS – Principal Evaluation Officer, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) The need for comprehensive policy design Heikki S. MATTILA – Lecturer of Multilateral Diplomacy, School of International Training (SIT) Refugee protection and the “Spirit of Geneva” in the 21 st century Otto HIERONYMI – Professor of International Relations, Webster University Geneva In order to cope with complex global challenges, reaffirm universal fundamental principles Michel VEUTHEY – Associate Professor of International Law, Webster University Geneva 11:15 – 11:30 Question and Answer Session 11:30 – 11:45 Coffee Break 11:45 – 12:30 SESSION 2: The Continuing Challenge of the Respect of International Humanitarian Law (IHL) Chair: Jubin GOODARZI – Associate Professor of International Relations, Webster University Geneva How to use Islamic Law as a way of encouraging respect for IHL Heba ALY – Director, IRIN News Agency Yemen: The wilting flower of the Arab Spring? Matthew PARISH – Managing Partner, Gentium Law Group
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22ndINTERNATIONALHUMANITARIAN&SECURITYCONFERENCE
February16-17,2017InternationalConferenceCenterGeneva(CICG)
AsimultaneousinterpretationserviceinEnglishandFrenchwillbeprovided
UpholdingRefugeeProtection,HumanRightsandHumanitarianLaw:
TheRoleofGenevainInternationalHumanitarianAction
DAY1–Thursday,February16,201708:30–09:00 WELCOMEANDREGISTRATION09:00–09:30 OPENINGREMARKS OlivierCOUTAU–GenevaStateCouncil’sDelegateforInternationalGeneva ClementinaACEDO–Director,WebsterUniversityGeneva
IvanJURKOVIČ–ApostolicNuncioandArchbishop,PermanentObserveroftheHolySeetotheUNOfficeinGenevaandOtherInternationalOrganizationsMadinaJARBUSSYNOVA–Ambassador,SpecialRepresentativeandCoordinatorforCombatingTraffickinginHumanBeings,OrganizationforSecurityandCooperationinEurope(OSCE)ThomasNIERLE–EmergencyPhysician,MemberoftheInternationalBoardofMédecinsSansFrontières(MSF),andPresidentofMSFSwitzerland
OresteFOPPIANI–Head,DepartmentofInternationalRelations,WebsterUniversityGeneva09:30–10:15 KEYNOTEADDRESSES BeyondOperationMARENOSTRUM:Whatnext?
GiuseppeDEGIORGI–ViceAdmiral,FormerChiefofStaffoftheItalianNavyandResponsibleforOperationMARENOSTRUMin2013-2014
OperationSOPHIAandtheControlofMigrationFlowsintheMediterraneanSea
ManlioSCOPIGNO–BrigadierGeneral,ItalianArmy,ChiefoftheEUMultinationalStaff,OperationSOPHIA,OperationalHeadquarters,EUNAVFOR-MED,Rome
10:15–11:15 SESSION1:TheRoleofGenevainInternationalHumanitarianActionChair: OresteFOPPIANI–Head,DepartmentofInternationalRelations,WebsterUniversityGeneva Humanitariandiplomacy:AUNHCRperspective MachielSALOMONS–PrincipalEvaluationOfficer,UNHighCommissionerforRefugees(UNHCR) Theneedforcomprehensivepolicydesign
HeikkiS.MATTILA–LecturerofMultilateralDiplomacy,SchoolofInternationalTraining(SIT) Refugeeprotectionandthe“SpiritofGeneva”inthe21stcentury OttoHIERONYMI–ProfessorofInternationalRelations,WebsterUniversityGeneva Inordertocopewithcomplexglobalchallenges,reaffirmuniversalfundamentalprinciples
MichelVEUTHEY–AssociateProfessorofInternationalLaw,WebsterUniversityGeneva11:15–11:30 QuestionandAnswerSession11:30–11:45 CoffeeBreak11:45–12:30 SESSION2:TheContinuingChallengeoftheRespectofInternationalHumanitarianLaw(IHL)Chair: JubinGOODARZI–AssociateProfessorofInternationalRelations,WebsterUniversityGeneva
HowtouseIslamicLawasawayofencouragingrespectforIHLHebaALY–Director,IRINNewsAgency Yemen:ThewiltingfloweroftheArabSpring? MatthewPARISH–ManagingPartner,GentiumLawGroup
22ndINTERNATIONALHUMANITARIAN&SECURITYCONFERENCE
February16-17,2017InternationalConferenceCenterGeneva(CICG)
AsimultaneousinterpretationserviceinEnglishandFrenchwillbeprovided
Refugees:LessonsfromthepastfortodayFranciscoRUBIO–SeniorLecturerofINGOs,WebsterUniversityGeneva,andJudge-AssessorattheCourNationaleduDroitd’Asile(CNDA),Paris
12:30–12:45 QuestionandAnswerSession12:45–14:00 LunchBreak14:00–15:00 SESSION3:TheDegradationoftheEnvironmentandHumanRightsChair: LeonardSURANSKY–HeadoftheDepartmentofInternationalRelations,WebsterUniversityGhana
Climate-inducedhumanmobilityandassociatedhumanrightsimpactsBenjaminSCHACHTER–HRsOfficer,ClimateChangeandEnvironment,ThematicEngagement,SpecialProceduresandRighttoDevelopmentDivision,OfficeoftheHighCommissionerforHumanRights(OHCHR)AccesstoWaterinInternationalHumanitarianLawMaraTIGNINO–SeniorLecturerofInternationalLaw,UniversityofGeneva,andCoordinatorofthePlatformforInternationalWaterLawBodies,bordersandbelongingNitashaKAUL–AssistantProfessorofInternationalRelations,DepartmentofPolitics&InternationalRelations(DPIR),UniversityofWestminster
Nolifeguardsonduty:StoppingChina’sforciblerepatriationofrefugeestoNorthKoreaKathrynHOLZMAN–InternationalRelationsGraduateStudent,WebsterUniversity
15:00–15:15 QuestionandAnswerSession15:15–15:45 CoffeeBreak
15:45–16:45 SESSION4:TheFightagainstHumanTraffickingontheMigrationRoutesChair: JuditKOZENKOW–LecturerofInternationalEconomics,WebsterUniversityGeneva
Humantraffickingintheeraofglobalization:InherentchallengesinidentifyingandprotectingvictimsoftraffickingalongmigrationroutesStelaHAXHI–Head,Asylum,Migration&Counter-TraffickinginHumanBeingsProgram,GenevaCenterfortheDemocraticControlofArmedForces(DCAF)ThemanagementofpersonaldataandtheproblemofthedeadintheMediterraneanSea:GuaranteesofInternationalandEuropeanLawGiovanniGIUDETTI–ResearchFellowinInternationalLawandPh.D.Candidate,PontificiaUniversitasLateranensis(PUL)WorkontheSerbian-Hungarianborder:Experiencewiththeflowofmigrants.RékaSZUNYOGH-KOVÁCS–IndependentInternationalRelationsAnalystandformerImmigrationOfficerattheOfficeofImmigrationandNationality,AsylumDivision,Szeged,HungaryProtectingtheunheardvoices:ThetragedyofSyrianrefugeesShanayLOWE–InternationalRelationsGraduateStudent,WebsterUniversity
16:45–17:00 QuestionandAnswerSession17:00–17:15 ConcludingCommentsfortheDay
22ndINTERNATIONALHUMANITARIAN&SECURITYCONFERENCE
February16-17,2017InternationalConferenceCenterGeneva(CICG)
AsimultaneousinterpretationserviceinEnglishandFrenchwillbeprovided
DAY2–Friday,February17,201708:30–09:00 WELCOMEANDREGISTRATION09:00–09:45 KEYNOTEADDRESSES
TheNetherlandsandInternationalHumanitarianLawReinoutVOS–Ambassador,Chargéd’AffairesadinterimoftheKingdomoftheNetherlandstotheUNOfficeinGenevaandOtherInternationalOrganizationsTitleTBCAnnaKORKA–Ambassador,PermanentRepresentativeoftheHellenicRepublicofGreecetotheUNOfficeinGenevaandOtherInternationalOrganizations
09:45–11:00 SESSION5:TheRoleofPrivateFoundations:NonprofitOrganizationsandHumanitarianActionChair: MichelVEUTHEY–AssociateProfessorofInternationalLaw,WebsterUniversityGeneva
Theroleoffoundationsattheforefrontof“DoingGood”ChristianTOHMÉ–RelationshipManager,FoundationsandTrusts,Int’lCommitteeoftheRedCross(ICRC)Walkinghumblytogether:AScalabrinianapproachtohumanmigrationGabrieleBELTRAMI–Editor-in-Chief,ScalabrinianiSearchandRescueintheCentralMediterraneanSeaJakobSCHOEN–Chairman,JugendRettete.V.Thenewroleofprivatefoundationsandnon-profitsinmediacoverageofhumanitarianactionPeterKENNY–PermanentCorrespondenttotheUNOG,TheStar,CapeTimesandPretoriaNewsThecontroversialroleofWhiteHelmetsinSyria RobertJ.PARSONS–IndependentJournalist
11:00–11:15 QuestionandAnswerSession11:15–11:30 CoffeeBreak11:30–12:30 SESSION6:TheRoleofPrevention:TheResponsibilitytoProtectChair: FlaviaZORZIGIUSTINIANI–LecturerofInternationalLaw,WebsterUniversityGeneva
Thepreventionstrategyandprotectionworkforthedisplacementofindigenouspopulations:ThecaseoftheUNHCRinColombiaRobertoMIGNONE–PrincipalEmergencyCoordinator,EmergencyServices,DivisionofEmergency,SecurityandSupply(DESS),UNHCRAccesstoworkandlabormarketsaspartoftheprotectionframeworkNicholasGRISEWOOD–CrisisMigration,LaborMigrationBranch,InternationalLaborOrganization(ILO)TheUNHCRandtheResponsibilitytoProtectinGreeceMarilenaBERARDO–AssociateReportingSpecialist,UNHCR
Romaandhumanrights:Twocasestudies MariaP.COSTANTINIandLauraE.PACIFICI–UnioneForenseperlaTuteladeiDirittiUmani(UFTDU)
12:30–12:45 QuestionandAnswerSession12:45–13:00 ConcludingComments,WebsterStudentOrganizingCommittee
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