PROGRAMME OF THE INTERNATIONAL FORUM FOR THE CHALLENGES OF PEACE OPERATIONS 2010
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The theme for Challenges Forum 2010 was Challenges of Protecting Civilians in Multidimensional Peace Operations.
Challenges Forum 2010 Briefing
Supt Nigel Phair, Asia Pacific Civil-Military Centre of Excellence /Australia
Ms Annika Hilding-Noberg, International Coordinator, Challenges Forum, Folke Bernadotte Academy / Sweden
Maj Gen (Retd) Michael G. Smith, Executive Director, Asia Pacific Civil-Military Centre of Excellence / Australia
Supt Nigel Phair
Ms Annika Hilding Norberg and Maj Gen Michael G. Smith
Welcome and Opening - Objectives and Issues
The Hon. Dr Mike Kelly, Parliamentary Secretary for Defence Support / Australia
Mr Henrik Landerholm, Director General, Folke Bernadotte Academy / Sweden
Mr Jean-Marie Guéhenno, Patron, Challenges Forum, Former Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, United Nations / France
The Hon. Dr Mike Kelly and Mr Henrik Landerholm
Mr Jean-Marie Guéhenno
FIRST SESSION
The Global State of Peace Operations
Chair: Lt Gen (Retd) Satish Nambiar, Member, High Level Panel on Threats, Challenges and Change / Former Force Commander, UNPROFOR / Member of Advisory Group, Security Council Report / Senior Adviser, Challenges Forum
Lt Gen (Retd) Satish Nambiar
Panel:
Scope and Challenges of United Nations Peacekeeping Operations
Mr Dmitry Titov, Assistant Secretary-General for Rule of Law and Security Institutions, United Nations
Scope and Challenges of United Nations Peacekeeping Operations
Mr Jake Sherman, Associate Director, Center on International Cooperation, New York University / United States
Key Issues for the Effective Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict
Maj Gen (Retd) Tim Ford, Former Military Adviser, Department of Peacekeeping Operations, United Nations / Former Chief of Staff, UNTSO / Australia
Mr Dmitry Titov and Mr Jake Sherman
Maj Gen (Retd) Tim Ford
SECOND SESSION
Protection of Civilians in United Nations Peacekeeping Operations
Chair: HRH Prince Zeid Ra'ad Zeid Al-Hussein, Ambassador of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan to the United States
HRH Prince Zeid Ra'ad Zeid Al-Hussein
Panel:
Protection Successes, Setbacks and Challenges
H E Dr Augustine P Mahiga, Permanent Representative of Tanzania to the United Nations and Chair of the DPKO/OCHA Jointly-Commissioned Independent Study on 'Protection of Civilians' Mandates in UN Peacekeeping Operations / Tanzania
Challenges in Applying Protection Mandates
Mr Amr Aljowaily, Director of United Nations Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs / Egypt
Protection of Civilians: A United Nations Cross-Cutting Issue
Dr William Durch, Senior Associate, Henry L. Stimson Center / United States
HE Dr Augustine P Mahiga and Mr Amr Aljowaily
Dr William Durch
THIRD SESSION
Protection of Civilians - Regional Approaches
Chair: Ms Sylvie-Agnès Bermann, Director, United Nations, International Organizations, Human Rights and Francophonie, Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs / France
Ms Sylvie-Agnès Bermann
Panel:
The African Union Approach to the Protection of Civilians in Darfur and Somalia
Mr Olabisi Dare, Political Analyst and Focal Point for Somalia / African Union Comission
A Field Perspective
Gen Martin Agwai, Former Force Commander, UNAMID / Former Chief of Defence, Nigeria / Former Deputy MILAD, Department of Peacekeeping Operations / Unied Nations
A Regional Approach to the Protection of Civilians in the South Pacific
Dr Lesi Korovavala, Regional Protection Liaison Officer, UNHCR Regional Office, Canberra
Mr Olabisi Dare
Introduction of Guest Speaker: Deputy Police Commissioner Peter Drennan, Australian Federal Police / Australia
Challenges for Peace and Security in Africa
Guest Speaker: Mr El Ghassim Wane, Director for Peace and Security / African Union
FOURTH SESSION
Considerations for Mission Leadership in United Nations Peacekeeping Operations
Chair:
Ms Sylvie-Agnès Bermann, Director, United Nations, International Organizations, Human Rights and Francophonie, Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs / France
Speakers:
Maj Gen (Retd) Robert Gordon, Senior Adviser, Challenges Forum / United Kingdom
Mr Andreas Sugar, Considerations Project Coordinator, Challenges Forum / Denmark
Co-Chairs of Considerations Project Working Groups:
Maj Gen Muhammed Tahir, Former Deputy Force Commander, UNMIL / National Defence University / Pakistan
Prof William J. Flavin, Director of Doctrine and Concepts, U.S. Army Peacekeeping and Stability Operations Institute / United Nations
Dr Ann Livingstone, Vice President, Pearson Peacekeeping Centre / Canada
Lt Gen Parmendra Singh, Director, United Service Institution of India / India
H E Ms Soad Shalaby, Director, Cairo Regional Center for Training and Conflict Resolution and Peacekeeping in Africa / Egypt
Maj Gen (Retd) Tim Ford, Adviser, Asia Pacific Civil-Military Centre of Excellence / Australia
Mr Henri Boshoff, Head of Peace Missions Program, Insitute for Security Studies / South Africa
Maj Gen (Retd) Tim Ford, Mr Henri Boshoff, Lt Gen Parmendra Singh, Dr Ann Livingstone, Maj Gen Muhammed Tahir, Prof William J. Flavin, Mr Andreas Sugar, HE Ms Soad Shalaby, Maj Gen (Retd) Robert Gordon and Ms Sylvie-Agnès Bermann.
Challenges Forum Study (Draft): "Challenges Forum Considerations for Mission Leadership in United Nations Peacekeeping Operations" (Table of Content)
Challenges Forum Study (Draft): "Challenges Forum Considerations for Mission Leadership in United Nations Peacekeeping Operations" (The Study Draft)
FIFTH SESSION
Applying Protection in United Nations Missions
Chair: Ms Victoria K. Holt, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of International Organization Affairs, Department of State and Co-Author of DPKO/OCHA Jointly-Commissioned Independent Study on 'Protection of Civilians' Mandates in UN Pacekeeping Operations, and / United States
Ms Victoria K. Holt
Panel:
Guidance from United Nations Headquarters in Applying Protection of Civilians in United Nations Missions
Ms Izumi Nakamitsu, Director, Division for Policy, Evaluation and Training / United Nations
Ensuring a Humanitarian Approach in Applying Protection in United Nations Missions
Mr Hansjoerg Strohmeyer, Chief, Office of the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Policy Development and Studies Branch / United Nations
Ms Izumi Nakamitsu and Mr Hansjoerg Strohmeyer
Case Study:
Protecting Civilians in United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti
Lt Gen Carlos dos Santos Cruz, Former Force Commander, MINUSTAH / Brazil
Lt Gen Carlos dos Santos Cruz
SIXTH SESSION
Military and Police Requirements for Effective Implementation of Protection of Civilians Mandates
Chair: Amb Robert Hill, Former Permanent Representative to the United Nations, New York, and President of United Nations Association in Australia
Amb Robert Hill
Panel:
Policing Considerations
Police Commissioner (Retd) Andrew Hughes, Former Police Adviser, Department of Peacekeeping Operations, United Nations / Australia
Military Considerations
Maj Gen (Retd) Patrick Cammaert, Former Division Commander, MONUC / Former Military Adviser, Department of Peacekeeping Operations, United Nations / Former Force Commander, UNMEE / Netherlands
Police Commissioner (Retd) Andrew Hughes and Maj Gen (Retd) Patrick Cammaert
Case Study:
Protection and Timor-Leste 2006
Col Brian Cox, Australian Army / Australia
Col Brian Cox
SEVENTH SESSION
Protection of Civilians, Conflict Prevention and Human Rights
Chair: Mr Richard Towle, UNHCR Regional Representative for Australia, New Zealand, Papua Guinea and the South Pacific
Mr Richard Towle
Panel:
The ICRC Approach to the Protection of Civilians
Mr Pierre Gentile, Head of Unit in Charge of the Protection of Civilians, International Committee of the Red Cross / Switzerland
Protecting Women
Ms Anneke Van Woudenberg, Senior Researcher, Human Rights Watch / Netherlands
Civilian Protection in the Mindanao Conflict - An Emerging Consensus
Pastor Reu Montecillo, Chairman, Mindanao People's Caucus / Philippines
Mr Pierre Gentile and Ms Anneke Van Woudenberg
Pastor Reu Montecillo
Personal Reflections on Peacekeeping
Guest Speaker: HRH Prince Zeid Ra'ad Zeid Al-Hussein, Ambassador of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan to the United States / Jordan
EIGHT SESSION
The Rule of Law and the Protection of Civilians
Chair: Mr Dmitry Titov, Assistant Secretary-General for Rule of Law and Security Institutions, Department of Peacekeeping Operations / United Nations
Mr Dmitry Titov
Panel:
A Research Perspektive
Prof Charles Sampford, Director, Institute for Ethics, Governance and Law (a joint Centre of the UN University, Griffith University, Australian National University and Queensland University of Technology / Australia
An Afghan Perspective
Mr Nader Nadery, Deputy of the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission / Afghanistan
Prof Charles Sampford and Mr Nader Nadery
NINTH SESSION
Working Groups - Six Parallel Sessions
Chair: Mr Shigeki Takizaki, Director, International Peace Cooperation Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs / Japan
Mr Shigeki Takizaki
Working Group I
Protection of Civilians: Responsibilities of the UN Security Council and the UN Secretariat
Working Group II
Protection of Civilians: Responsibilities and Priorites for UN Senior Mission Leadership
Working Group III
Protection of Civilians: Military Responsibilities and Requirements
Working Group IV
Protection of Civilians: Police Responsibilities and Requirements
Working Group V
Protection of Civilians: Challenges for International Humanitarian Law, Refugee Law and Human Rights Law
Working Group VI
Protection of Civilians: The Relevance of the Rule of Law
Chair: Mr Shigeki Takizaki, Director, International Peace Cooperation Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Panel: Working Groups Co-Facilitators
TENTH SESSION
Concluding Session
Chair: Maj Gen (Retd) Michael G. Smith, Executive Director, Asia Pacific Civil-Military Centre of Excellence / Australia
Challenges Forum 2010 Summary of Key Issues
Mr Jean-Marie Guéhenno, Patron, Challenges Forum, Former Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, United Nations / France
Concluding and Looking Ahead
Ms Annika Hilding-Norberg, International Coordinator, Challenges Forum / Sweden
Closing Remarks by Host of Challenges Forum 2010
The Hon. Dr Mike Kelly, Parliamentary Secretary of Defence Support / Australia
Invitation to the International Forum for the Challenges of Peace Operations 2011
H E Ms Soad Shalaby, Director, Cairo Regional Center for Training on Conflict Resolution and Peacekeeping in Africa / Egypt
H E Ms Soad Shalaby
Concluding Remarks
Maj Gen (Retd) Michael G. Smith, Executive Director, Asia Pacific Civil-Military Centre of Excellence / Australia
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