Tuesday, 1 February 2005 Arrival of participants from abroad 7:30 10 :00 Welcome dinner offered by the Government of, Palais du Peuple Wednesday, 2 February 2005 9:00 10:45 Plenary Session Opening Ceremony Traditional songs Interventions by: Dr. Mohamed Ali Kamil, Minister of Health, Ms. Mbaranga Gasarabwe, Resident Coordinator of the United Nations System's Operational Activities in Ms. Emma Bonino, Member of the European Parliament, Italy Welcome remarks by: H.E. Ms. Kadra Mahamoud Haid, First Lady of and President of the National Union of Women of 10:45 11:15 Coffee Break 11:15-12:30 Thematic Session 1 «The position of Islam on Female Genital Mutilation» and opening speech Mr. Mogueh Dirir Samatar, Minister in charge of Wakfs Goods and Muslim Affairs, Mr. Abdourahman Bachir, Director of the Ministry of Wakfs Goods and Muslim Affairs, Mr. Mohamed Ali Issa, Adviser to the Minister in charge of International Cooperation, Dr. Ismail Abdel Khalek El Deftar, Consultant at the Al Azhar University of Cairo, Egypt Interventions
Mr. Abdourahman Bachir, Director of the Ministry of Wakfs Goods and Muslim Affairs, «Methodology of collection of background documents» Dr. Ismail Abdel Khalek El Deftar, Consultant at the Al Azhar University of Cairo, Egypt Dr. Mohamed Raafat Othman Darwish, Consultant at the Al Azhar University of Cairo, Egypt 12:30 14:00 Lunch 14:15 16:00 Debate: Interventions by national and sub-regional religious representatives 16:00 16:30 Coffee Break 16:30 18:30 Debate and Summary of the day 19:00-21:15 Cocktail-buffet offered by No Peace Without Justice, Palais du Peuple Thematic Session 2 «The Maputo Protocol and the implementation of legal and political instruments as a means of changing social conventions» 11:15 12:30 «Women s Rights and the Impact on socio-cultural, health and economic development» Dr. Mohamed Ali Kamil, Minister of Health, Ms. Naphy Samb, Program Assistant, High Commissioner for Human Rights and Peace Promotion, Senegal Ms. Degmo Mohamed, General Secretary of UNFD, Ms. Fozia Djama, Advisor to the Prime Minister, Ms. Miriam Martinelli, Director of Training of the Heath Project, Italian Cooperation, Italy Interventions and Debate Ms. Mari Adillahi Ibrahim, Deputy Director, Edna Ismail Hospital, Somaliland Ms. Safia Elmi Djibril, Reproductive Health Program, : «Correlations between FGM and obstetrical complications» Ms. Joanne Vogel, Health and Development of Women, WHO Dr. Carlo Astini, Director of the Balbala Hospital, : «Presentation of problematic cases» Brikti Hbtai Tsefalassie, Project Co-ordinator, NUEW, Eritrea
Mr. Ali Lotf Al Thoor, IPPF/AWRO, Arab World Regional Office Ms. Samira Ahmed, Assistant Child Officer, UNICEF Sudan 12:30 14 :00 Lunch 14:15 16:00 «NGO experiences and results in the sub-region» Mr. Mahamoud Ali Youssouf, Minister in charge of International Co-operation, Ms. Linah J. Kilimo, Minister of Home Affairs, Kenya Ms. Maria Gabriella De Vita, Child Protection Program Division, UNICEF - NYHQ Ms. Aicha Ibrahim, Program Coordinator, UNFPA, Mr. Chehen Mohamed Watta, USAID, Interventions and debate Introduction Ms. Degmo Mohamed, General Secretary of UNFD, Ms. Daniela Colombo, President, AIDOS, Italy Interventions Ms. Husnia Al-Khadri, Director, Studies on Women and Development, Yemen Ms. Pamela Mburia, Media Women Association in Kenya (AMWIK), Kenya Ms. Kadidja Sidibe, AMSOPT, Mali Mr. Michael Miller, Innocenti Research Center, UNICEF, Italy Ms. Somaya El Bashir El Tayeb, AMFAD University for Women, Sudan 16:00 16.30 Coffee break Ms. Bogalech Gebre, Director KMG, Ethiopia 16:30-18:30 «The Maputo Protocol» Ms. Hawa Ahmed, Minister in charge of Women s Empowerment, Family Welfare and Social Affairs, Mr. Hassan Abdella, Minister of Labor and Social Affairs, Ethiopia Mr. Abdi Ismaïl Hersi, Secretary General of the Ministry of Justice, Ms. Ayane Awaleh, Consultant to the Presidency, Ms. Els Leye, International Centre of Reproductive Health, University of Ghent, Belgium
Interventions by governmental and non-governmental representatives Ms. Hawa Ahmed, Minister in charge of Women s Empowerment, Family Welfare and Social Affairs, The Position of the Government of on the Maputo Protocol. Ms. Zeinab Kamil Ali, Jurist, Mr. Anthony Njoroge, Consultant, Human Rights Commission, Kenya Dr. Ghada Hafez, Consultant, WHO 7:00-9:15 Cocktail-buffet offered by No Peace Without Justice, Palais du Peuple Thursday, 3 February 2005 9:00 10:30 Thematic Session 1 «The position of Islam on Female Genital Mutilation» Mr. Mogueh Dirir Samatar, Minister in charge of the Wakfs Goods and of Muslim Affairs, Dr. Mohamed Raafat Othman Darwish, Consultant at the Al Azhar University of Cairo, Egypt Mr. Abdourahman Bachir, Director of the Ministry of the Wakfs Goods and of Muslim Affairs, 10:30 11:00 Coffee Break Mr. Mohamed Ali Issa, Adviser to the Minister in charge of International Cooperation, Debate and summary of the session 11:00 12:30 Summary and adoption by consensus of a declaration on the abandonment of Female Genital Mutilation by the religious representatives 12:30 14:00 Lunch Thematic Session 2 9:00 12:30 «The Maputo Protocol and the implementation of legal and political instruments as a means of changing social conventions» Mr. Ismael Ibrahim, Minister of Justice,
Mr. Gianfranco Dell'Alba, Secretary General, No Peace Without Justice Mr Ali Mohamed Abdou, General Prosecutor, Ms. Hasna Barkat Daoud, Lawyer, Mr. Ali Sillaye, Ministry of Health, Ms. Marie Claire Mutanda, Program Officer, UNICEF, Interventions by governmental and non-governmental representatives Ms. Amina Abdi, Ministry for the Promotion of Women, Ms. Naphy Samb, Program Assistant, High Commissioner for Human Rights and Peace Promotion, Senegal Debate (10:30 11:00 Coffee Break) 12:30 14:00 Lunch 14:00 15:30 Plenary Session Dr. Mohamed Ali Kamil, Minister of Health, Declaration by Mogueh Dirir Samatar, Minister in charge of the Wakfs Goods and of Muslim Affairs on «Religious consensus for the abandonment of Female Genital Mutilation» Declaration read by Mme Hawa Ahmed, Minister in charge of Women s Empowerment, Family Welfare and Social Affairs on «Political consensus for the abandonment of Female Genital Mutilation» 15:30-16:30 Closing Ceremony Declarations by the Ministers of participant countries Ms. Linah J. Kilimo, Minister of Home Affairs, Kenya Mr. Hassan Abdella, Minister of Labor and Social Affairs, Ethiopia Ms. Fowzia Mohamed Sheik, Minister of Women Rights, Somalia Ms. Fatma Samoura, Resident Coordinator a.i. of the United Nations System's Operational Activities in Ms. Emma Bonino, Member of the European Parliament, Italy
Mr. Bernard Zoba, Commissioner for Infrastructure and Energy, African Union 16.30 Conclusions H.E. Mr. Dileita Mohamed Dileita, Prime Minister, The Prime Minister presents the Instrument of Ratification of the Maputo Protocol to the representative of the African Union