Tuesday 21 June 2022
Session 1
Opening of the 2021 Annual Meeting
7:30 - 9:00 EDT
Transformative Change through UNDP’s Global Programme for Strengthening the Rule of Law, Human Rights, Justice and Security for Sustainable Peace and Development: A New Era of Engagement
Moderator:
Ms. Asako Okai, Assistant Secretary-General, Assistant Administrator and Director Crisis Bureau, UNDP
7:30-8:30 Welcome and panel discussion
Plenary:
Mr. Achim Steiner, UNDP Administrator Mr. James Christopher Swan, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Somalia and Head, United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM)
H.E Dr. Arnaud Djoubaye Abazène, Minister of State in charge of Justice, Promotion of Human Rights and Good Governance, Keeper of the Seals, Central African Republic
Mr. James Christopher Swan, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Somalia and Head, United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM)
H.E Ambassador Yoka Brandt, Permanent Representative of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the United Nations
H.E. Mr. ISHIKANE Kimihiro, Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative of Japan to the United Nations
Ms. Nada Al-Nashif, United Nations Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights
8:30-8:50 Statements from the Floor:
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8:50-9:00 Closing remarks:
Ms. Asako Okai, Assistant Secretary-General, Assistant Administrator and Director, Crisis Bureau, UNDP
Session 2
9:15 - 10:30 EDT
Human Rights as a Problem-Solving Tool for Sustainable Development
Moderator:
Ms. Katy Thompson, Head Rule of Law, Security and Human Right
9:15-09:20 Welcome and moderation:
Ms. Katy Thompson, Head of Rule of Law, Security, and Human Rights, UNDP
9:20-9:25 Opening remarks
Ms. Asako Okai, Assistant Secretary-General, Assistant Administrator and Director, Crisis Bureau, UNDP
9:25-9:30 Partner reflection: Securing a greener, safer, better future through Our Common Agenda
Ms. Ilze Brands Kehris, Assistant Secretary-General, UN Human Rights Office in New York
9:30-9:40 Keynote presentation: The centrality of human rights for sustainable development
H.E. Ambassador Federico Villlegas Beltrán, President of the Human Rights Council
09:40-10:05 High-level panel: Utilizing human rights to address development challenges
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Engaging NHRIs as cornerstones of human rights systems to further SDG progress
Ms. Louise Chamberlain, Resident Representative, UNDP Kyrgyz Republic
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Leveraging UPR recommendations to reach development milestones
Mr. Pa Lamin Beyai, Resident Representative, UNDP Sierra Leone
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Integrating human rights and SDG systems to increase effectiveness and efficiencies
Ms. Aliona Niculita, Deputy Resident Representative, UNDP Pakistan
10:05-10:25 Q&A with panelists
10:25-10:30 Closing remarks
Ms. Asako Okai, Assistant Secretary-General, Assistant Administrator and Director, Crisis Bureau, UNDP
Session 3
10:45 - 12:00 EDT
People-Centered Security Approach: Joint UN Engagement under the Global Focal Point for the Rule of Law
Moderator:
Mr. George Conway, Deputy Assistant Administrator and Deputy Director, Crisis Bureau, UNDP
10:45-10:50 Welcome and introduction
10:50-10:55 The Relevance of the Rule of Law to Peace and Security and Our Common Agenda
Mr. Eihab Omaish, Director, Rule of Law Unit, Executive Office of the Secretary-General
10:55-11:02 UN Inter-Agency Task Force on Policing and UNODC Initiatives in the Security Sector Area
Ms. Delphine Schantz, Representative of UNODC New York Liaison Office, UNODC
11:02-11:10 Global Focal Point for the Rule of Law and joint police and security sector programming
Ms. Ann-Marie Orler, Director, Standing Police Capacity, Office of Rule of Law and Security Institutions, Department of Peace
Operations
11:10-11:20 Launch of UNDP – FBA Knowledge Product on People-Centered Approaches to Security
Ms. Emma Skeppström, Head of SSR Unit, Department for Governance, FBA
11:20-11:30 Women, Peace and Security and Local Security Committees in Tunisia
Ms. Cyrine Chaabani, Member Local Security Committee, Tunisia
11:30-11:40 Peacebuilding and Interlinkages between Security Sector Reform and People-Centered Security Approach
Mr. Brian James Williams, Chief of the Financing for Peacebuilding Branch, Peacebuilding Support Office
11:40-11:55 Discussion
11:55 – 12:00 Closing remarks
Mr. George Conway, Deputy Assistant Administrator and Deputy Director, Crisis Bureau, UNDP
Session 4
12:15 - 13:30 EDT
Environmental Justice: Securing our Right to a Clean, Healthy and Sustainable Environment
Moderator:
Mr. Pradeep Kurukulasuriya, Director and Executive Coordinator, Nature, Climate and Energy, UNDP (TBC)
12:15-12:20 Welcome and introduction
Ms. Katy Thompson, Head of Rule of Law, Security, and Human Rights, UNDP
12:20-12:25 Opening remarks
Ms. Francine Pickup, Deputy Assistant Administrator and Deputy Director in the Bureau for Policy and Programme Support (BPPS), UNDP
12:25-12:35 Launch of the Environmental Justice strategy
Mr. Fabiano de Andrade Correa, UNDP ROLSHR Environmental Justice Consultant
12:35-13:05 Panel discussion:
H.E Ms. Marcela Rios, Minister of Justice and Human Rights, Chile
Mr. David R. Boyd, UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and the Environment
Ms. Sara Omi, President of the Coordinator of Territorial Women Leaders of Mesoamerica and Embera Lead Advisor to the Embera
Women Craftswomen's Association (Panama)
13:05-13:25 Moderated Q&A session
13:25-13:30 Closing remarks
Ms. Katy Thompson, Head of Rule of Law, Security, and Human Rights, UNDP
Wednesday 22 June 2022
Session 5
8:00 - 9:15 EDT
Heightened Human Rights Due Diligence – Supporting Businesses in Contributing to Peacebuilding in Conflict-Affected Areas
Moderator:
Ms. Agi Veres, Director, UNDP Representative Office, Geneva
8:00-8:10 Welcome and introduction
8:10-8:20 The responsibility of businesses in conflict-affected areas – framing the issue
Ms. Anita Ramasastry, Member, UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights
8:20-8:30 The Heightened Human Rights Due Diligence Guide
Mr. Gerald Pachoud, UNDP consultant
8:30-8:37 The consequences of carrying our heightened HRDD: the business angle
Mr. Yann Wyss, Global lead, Social impact, Nestle
8:37-8:44 State support to businesses carrying out heightened HRDD
Mr. Frédéric Chenais, Senior Advisor, Peace and Human Rights Division, Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, Switzerland
8:44-8:51 The need for support on heightened HRDD in conflict-affected areas
Ms. Olena Uvarova, Head of International Lab on Business and Human Rights, Yaroslav Mudryi University, Ukraine
8:51-9:15 Closing and Q&A