The Role of Geneva in International Humanitarian Action

22ndINTERNATIONALHUMANITARIAN&SECURITYCONFERENCE
February16-17,2017
InternationalConferenceCenterGeneva(CICG)
UpholdingRefugeeProtection,HumanRightsandHumanitarianLaw:
TheRoleofGenevainInternationalHumanitarianAction
DAY1–Thursday,February16,2017
08:30–09:00
09:00–09:30
09:30–10:15
WELCOMEANDREGISTRATION
OPENINGREMARKS
OlivierCOUTAU–GenevaStateCouncil’sDelegateforInternationalGeneva
ClementinaACEDO–Director,WebsterUniversityGeneva
IvanJURKOVIČ–ApostolicNuncioandArchbishop,PermanentObserveroftheHolySeetotheUNOfficein
GenevaandOtherInternationalOrganizations
MadinaJARBUSSYNOVA–Ambassador,SpecialRepresentativeandCoordinatorforCombatingTrafficking
inHumanBeings,OrganizationforSecurityandCooperationinEurope(OSCE)
ThomasNIERLE–EmergencyPhysician,MemberoftheInternationalBoardofMédecinsSansFrontières
(MSF),andPresidentofMSFSwitzerland
OresteFOPPIANI–Head,DepartmentofInternationalRelations,WebsterUniversityGeneva
KEYNOTEADDRESSES
BeyondOperationMARENOSTRUM:Whatnext?
GiuseppeDEGIORGI–ViceAdmiral,FormerChiefofStaffoftheItalianNavyandResponsiblefor
OperationMARENOSTRUMin2013-2014
OperationSOPHIAandtheControlofMigrationFlowsintheMediterraneanSea
ManlioSCOPIGNO–BrigadierGeneral,ItalianArmy,ChiefoftheEUMultinationalStaff,Operation
SOPHIA,OperationalHeadquarters,EUNAVFOR-MED,Rome
10:15–11:15
Chair:
11:15–11:30
11:30–11:45
11:45–12:30
Chair:
SESSION1:TheRoleofGenevainInternationalHumanitarianAction
OresteFOPPIANI–Head,DepartmentofInternationalRelations,WebsterUniversityGeneva
Humanitariandiplomacy:AUNHCRperspective
MachielSALOMONS–PrincipalEvaluationOfficer,UNHighCommissionerforRefugees(UNHCR)
Theneedforcomprehensivepolicydesign
HeikkiS.MATTILA–LecturerofMultilateralDiplomacy,SchoolofInternationalTraining(SIT)
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Refugeeprotectionandthe“SpiritofGeneva”inthe21 century
OttoHIERONYMI–ProfessorofInternationalRelations,WebsterUniversityGeneva
Inordertocopewithcomplexglobalchallenges,reaffirmuniversalfundamentalprinciples
MichelVEUTHEY–AssociateProfessorofInternationalLaw,WebsterUniversityGeneva
QuestionandAnswerSession
CoffeeBreak
SESSION2:TheContinuingChallengeoftheRespectofInternationalHumanitarianLaw(IHL)
JubinGOODARZI–AssociateProfessorofInternationalRelations,WebsterUniversityGeneva
HowtouseIslamicLawasawayofencouragingrespectforIHL
HebaALY–Director,IRINNewsAgency
Yemen:ThewiltingfloweroftheArabSpring?
MatthewPARISH–ManagingPartner,GentiumLawGroup
AsimultaneousinterpretationserviceinEnglishandFrenchwillbeprovided
22ndINTERNATIONALHUMANITARIAN&SECURITYCONFERENCE
February16-17,2017
InternationalConferenceCenterGeneva(CICG)
Refugees:Lessonsfromthepastfortoday
FranciscoRUBIO–SeniorLecturerofINGOs,WebsterUniversityGeneva,andJudge-AssessorattheCour
NationaleduDroitd’Asile(CNDA),Paris
12:30–12:45
12:45–14:00
14:00–15:00
Chair:
QuestionandAnswerSession
LunchBreak
SESSION3:TheDegradationoftheEnvironmentandHumanRights
LeonardSURANSKY–HeadoftheDepartmentofInternationalRelations,WebsterUniversityGhana
Climate-inducedhumanmobilityandassociatedhumanrightsimpacts
BenjaminSCHACHTER–HRsOfficer,ClimateChangeandEnvironment,ThematicEngagement,Special
ProceduresandRighttoDevelopmentDivision,OfficeoftheHighCommissionerforHumanRights(OHCHR)
AccesstoWaterinInternationalHumanitarianLaw
MaraTIGNINO–SeniorLecturerofInternationalLaw,UniversityofGeneva,andCoordinatorofthePlatform
forInternationalWaterLaw
Bodies,bordersandbelonging
NitashaKAUL–AssistantProfessorofInternationalRelations,DepartmentofPolitics&International
Relations(DPIR),UniversityofWestminster
15:00–15:15
15:15–15:45
15:45–16:45
Chair:
Nolifeguardsonduty:StoppingChina’sforciblerepatriationofrefugeestoNorthKorea
KathrynHOLZMAN–InternationalRelationsGraduateStudent,WebsterUniversity
QuestionandAnswerSession
CoffeeBreak
SESSION4:TheFightagainstHumanTraffickingontheMigrationRoutes
JuditKOZENKOW–LecturerofInternationalEconomics,WebsterUniversityGeneva
Humantraffickingintheeraofglobalization:Inherentchallengesinidentifyingandprotectingvictims
oftraffickingalongmigrationroutes
StelaHAXHI–Head,Asylum,Migration&Counter-TraffickinginHumanBeingsProgram,GenevaCenter
fortheDemocraticControlofArmedForces(DCAF)
ThemanagementofpersonaldataandtheproblemofthedeadintheMediterraneanSea:Guarantees
ofInternationalandEuropeanLaw
GiovanniGIUDETTI–ResearchFellowinInternationalLawandPh.D.Candidate,PontificiaUniversitas
Lateranensis(PUL)
WorkontheSerbian-Hungarianborder:Experiencewiththeflowofmigrants.
RékaSZUNYOGH-KOVÁCS–IndependentInternationalRelationsAnalystandformerImmigrationOfficer
attheOfficeofImmigrationandNationality,AsylumDivision,Szeged,Hungary
Protectingtheunheardvoices:ThetragedyofSyrianrefugees
ShanayLOWE–InternationalRelationsGraduateStudent,WebsterUniversity
16:45–17:00
17:00–17:15
QuestionandAnswerSession
ConcludingCommentsfortheDay
AsimultaneousinterpretationserviceinEnglishandFrenchwillbeprovided
22ndINTERNATIONALHUMANITARIAN&SECURITYCONFERENCE
February16-17,2017
InternationalConferenceCenterGeneva(CICG)
DAY2–Friday,February17,2017
08:30–09:00
09:00–09:45
WELCOMEANDREGISTRATION
KEYNOTEADDRESSES
TheNetherlandsandInternationalHumanitarianLaw
ReinoutVOS–Ambassador,Chargéd’AffairesadinterimoftheKingdomoftheNetherlandstotheUN
OfficeinGenevaandOtherInternationalOrganizations
TitleTBC
AnnaKORKA–Ambassador,PermanentRepresentativeoftheHellenicRepublicofGreecetotheUNOffice
inGenevaandOtherInternationalOrganizations
09:45–11:00
Chair:
11:00–11:15
11:15–11:30
11:30–12:30
Chair:
SESSION5:TheRoleofPrivateFoundations:NonprofitOrganizationsandHumanitarianAction
MichelVEUTHEY–AssociateProfessorofInternationalLaw,WebsterUniversityGeneva
Theroleoffoundationsattheforefrontof“DoingGood”
ChristianTOHMÉ–RelationshipManager,FoundationsandTrusts,Int’lCommitteeoftheRedCross(ICRC)
Walkinghumblytogether:AScalabrinianapproachtohumanmigration
GabrieleBELTRAMI–Editor-in-Chief,Scalabriniani
SearchandRescueintheCentralMediterraneanSea
JakobSCHOEN–Chairman,JugendRettete.V.
Thenewroleofprivatefoundationsandnon-profitsinmediacoverageofhumanitarianaction
PeterKENNY–PermanentCorrespondenttotheUNOG,TheStar,CapeTimesandPretoriaNews
ThecontroversialroleofWhiteHelmetsinSyria
RobertJ.PARSONS–IndependentJournalist
QuestionandAnswerSession
CoffeeBreak
SESSION6:TheRoleofPrevention:TheResponsibilitytoProtect
FlaviaZORZIGIUSTINIANI–LecturerofInternationalLaw,WebsterUniversityGeneva
Thepreventionstrategyandprotectionworkforthedisplacementofindigenouspopulations:Thecase
oftheUNHCRinColombia
RobertoMIGNONE–PrincipalEmergencyCoordinator,EmergencyServices,DivisionofEmergency,
SecurityandSupply(DESS),UNHCR
Accesstoworkandlabormarketsaspartoftheprotectionframework
NicholasGRISEWOOD–CrisisMigration,LaborMigrationBranch,InternationalLaborOrganization(ILO)
12:30–12:45
12:45–13:00
TheUNHCRandtheResponsibilitytoProtectinGreece
MarilenaBERARDO–AssociateReportingSpecialist,UNHCR
Romaandhumanrights:Twocasestudies
MariaP.COSTANTINIandLauraE.PACIFICI–UnioneForenseperlaTuteladeiDirittiUmani(UFTDU)
QuestionandAnswerSession
ConcludingComments,WebsterStudentOrganizingCommittee
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