PLENARY SESSIONS
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Opening Ceremony
Plenary Session One: Mine Action Vision - Forging the Future Together
- Ms. Sachi Claringbould, Deputy Permanent Representative of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the Conference on Disarmament, Geneva
- Brigadier General Ziad Nasr, Director, Lebanon Mine Action Centre
- Colonel Mkhululi Bhika Ncube, Director, Zimbabwe Mine Action Centre
Plenary Session Two: Facing the Challenges of Victim Assistance in Today’s Conflicts
- Dr. Mahpekay Sidiqy, Physical Rehabilitation Therapist, Kabul Orthopedic Organisation, Afghanistan
- Dr. Lucy Foss, Research Programmes Manager, Centre for Blast Injury Studies, Imperial College London
- Colonel Mohammed Torgeman, Director, Libyan Mine Action Centre
Plenary Session Three: Turning Intention to Action for Survivors
- Ambassador Prum Sophakmonkol, Secretary-General, Cambodian Mine Action and Victim Assistance Authority
- Mr. Muhabbat Ibrohimzoda, Director, Tajikistan Mine Action Centre
- Ms. Sarah Harrison, Co-Chair, IASC Reference Group on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Emergency Settings
Plenary Session Four: Building Stronger Communities - Youth and Women in Mine Action
- Ambassador Abdulkadir Abdulle Hooshow, Director, Somalia Explosive Hazard Management Authority, Federal Government of Somalia
- Ms. Zahra Abdihagi Mahamed, Operations Assistant and Volunteer Chairperson for Somali Youth United
- Ms. Erin Hunt, Programme Manager, Mines Action Canada
Plenary Session Five: Preventing Humanitarian Crises, Building Peace
Intervention from the floor:
Plenary Session Six: A Safer Tomorrow for Children
- Ms. Christelle Loupforest, Global Coordinator, Mine Action Area of Responsibility, UNMAS and Mr. Michael Copland, Global Coordinator, Child Protection Area of Responsibility, UNICEF
- Mr. Velayuthan Sivagnanasothy, Secretary, Ministry of Resettlement, Rehabilitation, Northern Development and Hindu Religious Affairs, and Secretary, Presidential Task Force on Northern and Eastern Provinces Development, Government of Sri Lanka
- Mr. Abraham Achiek, Child Protection Specialist, UNICEF Yemen
Plenary Session Seven: Mitigating New Threats - Bridging the Gaps
- Ambassador Yann Hwang, Permanent Mission of France to the Conference on Disarmament, Geneva
- Ms. Sachi Claringbould, Deputy Permanent Representative of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the Conference on Disarmament, Geneva
- Mr. Bryan Sand, IED Threat Mitigation Advisor, UNMAS
Innovations in Mine Action - Part I
Innovations in Mine Action - Part II