SIDE EVENTS
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Tuesday, 5 February (13:30 - 14:45)
Mine Action in Somalia: Towards Victim and Disability Assistance
South to South Cooperation in Humanitarian Mine Action: A Step Forward in National Ownership
- Ms. Dwi Prameswari, Technical Officer of Mine Action, ASEAN Regional Mine Action Center (ARMAC), Cambodia
- Brigadier General Ziad Nasr, Director, LMAC, Lebanon
- LCL Saturnin Obelakou, Director, CPADD, Benin
- Mr. Stanislas Rouquayrol, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, France
- Ms. Åsa Massleberg, Advisor, Strategic Management, GICHD
Wednesday, 6 February (10:00 - 11:15)
Weapon Contamination and the Recovery of Human Remains
- Mr. Siraj Barzani, IKMAA
- Pr. Jai Kook Cho, Yonsei University
- Ms. Valeska Martinez Lemus, Forensic Specialist, ICRC, Georgia
- Mr. Stefaan Landerloos, Weapon Contamination Coordinator, ICRC, Iraq
Improving Disability Inclusive Programming in Humanitarian Mine Action - Good practices and Lessons Learned
UNOPS: Meeting the Challenge Together - Implementing Projects in Complex Environments
Wednesday, 6 February (11:45 - 13:00)
Across the UN: Challenges and Responses to IEDs
- Ms. Fatuma Akellos, Child Protection Chief, UNICEF Syria & Mr. Hugues Laurenge, Child Protection Specialist, Mine Action and Explosive Weapons, UNICEF
- Mr. Will Meurer, IED Threat Mitigation Adviser, UNMAS
Linking Mine Action and Development through Research and Policy Support
- Brigadier General Ziad Nasr, Director, LMAC, Lebanon
- Mr. Hans Risser, Head of Operations, Norwegian People’s Aid
- Ms. Ariane Elmas, UNDP Technical Advisor, LMAC, Lebanon
Wednesday, 6 February (13:30 - 14:45)
Virtual Worlds for Real World Action
- Mr. Stanislav Damjanovic, Land Release and Operational Efficiency Advisor, GICHD
- Mr. Umberto Draghi, Development Advisor, Digger DTR
- Mr. Christopher Nicolas, Audiovisual Producer, ICRC
- Dr. Sandra Bialystok, Digital Media Coordinator, GICHD
Healthcare and Explosive Violence: Observations from Civil Society
- Mr. Iain Overton, Executive Director, AOAV
- Mr. Shehan Hettiaratchy, Lead Surgeon and Major Trauma Director, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
- Dr. Annie Sparrow, Assistant Professor, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
- Ms. Roos Boer, Programme Officer, PAX
Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA) Workshop
- Ambassador Prum Sophakmonkol, Secretary General, Cambodian Mine Action Authority
- Ambassador Rosemary McCarney, Permanent Representative of Canada to the UN in Geneva
Wednesday, 6 February (15:00 - 16:15)
Protecting Civilians from a Human Rights Perspective
- Ms. Caitlin Longden, Programme Officer, UNMAS
- Mr. Calvin Ruysen, Head of Region, Afghanistan and the Middle East, The HALO Trust
Emerging Technology for Mine Action in the Context of Displacement
Thursday, 7 February (13:30 - 14:45)
Findings from the Evaluation of the UK’s Global Mine Action Programme
Why Does National Capacity Development (NCD) Matter in Mine Action?
- Mr. Olaf Juergensen, Development and Mine Action Specialist, UNDP
- Mr. Marc Bonnet, Head of Division, Risk Management, GICHD
- Mr. Faiz Paktian, Global Capacity Development Adviser, NPA
- Mr. Carl Case, Senior Advisor for Mine Action and Small Arms/Light Weapons, OAS
Thursday, 7 February (17:30 - 18:30)
UNOPS: Meeting the Challenge Together - Implementing Projects with Impact