22ndINTERNATIONALHUMANITARIAN&SECURITYCONFERENCE

February16-17,2017InternationalConferenceCenterGeneva(CICG)

AsimultaneousinterpretationserviceinEnglishandFrenchwillbeprovided

UpholdingRefugeeProtection,HumanRightsandHumanitarianLaw:

TheRoleofGenevainInternationalHumanitarianAction

DAY1–Thursday,February16,201708:30–09:00 WELCOMEANDREGISTRATION09:00–09:30 OPENINGREMARKS OlivierCOUTAU–GenevaStateCouncil’sDelegateforInternationalGeneva ClementinaACEDO–Director,WebsterUniversityGeneva

IvanJURKOVIČ–ApostolicNuncioandArchbishop,PermanentObserveroftheHolySeetotheUNOfficeinGenevaandOtherInternationalOrganizationsMadinaJARBUSSYNOVA–Ambassador,SpecialRepresentativeandCoordinatorforCombatingTraffickinginHumanBeings,OrganizationforSecurityandCooperationinEurope(OSCE)ThomasNIERLE–EmergencyPhysician,MemberoftheInternationalBoardofMédecinsSansFrontières(MSF),andPresidentofMSFSwitzerland

OresteFOPPIANI–Head,DepartmentofInternationalRelations,WebsterUniversityGeneva09:30–10:15 KEYNOTEADDRESSES BeyondOperationMARENOSTRUM:Whatnext?

GiuseppeDEGIORGI–ViceAdmiral,FormerChiefofStaffoftheItalianNavyandResponsibleforOperationMARENOSTRUMin2013-2014

OperationSOPHIAandtheControlofMigrationFlowsintheMediterraneanSea

ManlioSCOPIGNO–BrigadierGeneral,ItalianArmy,ChiefoftheEUMultinationalStaff,OperationSOPHIA,OperationalHeadquarters,EUNAVFOR-MED,Rome

10:15–11:15 SESSION1:TheRoleofGenevainInternationalHumanitarianActionChair: OresteFOPPIANI–Head,DepartmentofInternationalRelations,WebsterUniversityGeneva Humanitariandiplomacy:AUNHCRperspective MachielSALOMONS–PrincipalEvaluationOfficer,UNHighCommissionerforRefugees(UNHCR) Theneedforcomprehensivepolicydesign

HeikkiS.MATTILA–LecturerofMultilateralDiplomacy,SchoolofInternationalTraining(SIT) Refugeeprotectionandthe“SpiritofGeneva”inthe21stcentury OttoHIERONYMI–ProfessorofInternationalRelations,WebsterUniversityGeneva Inordertocopewithcomplexglobalchallenges,reaffirmuniversalfundamentalprinciples

MichelVEUTHEY–AssociateProfessorofInternationalLaw,WebsterUniversityGeneva11:15–11:30 QuestionandAnswerSession11:30–11:45 CoffeeBreak11:45–12:30 SESSION2:TheContinuingChallengeoftheRespectofInternationalHumanitarianLaw(IHL)Chair: JubinGOODARZI–AssociateProfessorofInternationalRelations,WebsterUniversityGeneva

HowtouseIslamicLawasawayofencouragingrespectforIHLHebaALY–Director,IRINNewsAgency Yemen:ThewiltingfloweroftheArabSpring? MatthewPARISH–ManagingPartner,GentiumLawGroup

22ndINTERNATIONALHUMANITARIAN&SECURITYCONFERENCE

February16-17,2017InternationalConferenceCenterGeneva(CICG)

AsimultaneousinterpretationserviceinEnglishandFrenchwillbeprovided

Refugees:LessonsfromthepastfortodayFranciscoRUBIO–SeniorLecturerofINGOs,WebsterUniversityGeneva,andJudge-AssessorattheCourNationaleduDroitd’Asile(CNDA),Paris

12:30–12:45 QuestionandAnswerSession12:45–14:00 LunchBreak14:00–15:00 SESSION3:TheDegradationoftheEnvironmentandHumanRightsChair: LeonardSURANSKY–HeadoftheDepartmentofInternationalRelations,WebsterUniversityGhana

Climate-inducedhumanmobilityandassociatedhumanrightsimpactsBenjaminSCHACHTER–HRsOfficer,ClimateChangeandEnvironment,ThematicEngagement,SpecialProceduresandRighttoDevelopmentDivision,OfficeoftheHighCommissionerforHumanRights(OHCHR)AccesstoWaterinInternationalHumanitarianLawMaraTIGNINO–SeniorLecturerofInternationalLaw,UniversityofGeneva,andCoordinatorofthePlatformforInternationalWaterLawBodies,bordersandbelongingNitashaKAUL–AssistantProfessorofInternationalRelations,DepartmentofPolitics&InternationalRelations(DPIR),UniversityofWestminster

Nolifeguardsonduty:StoppingChina’sforciblerepatriationofrefugeestoNorthKoreaKathrynHOLZMAN–InternationalRelationsGraduateStudent,WebsterUniversity

15:00–15:15 QuestionandAnswerSession15:15–15:45 CoffeeBreak

15:45–16:45 SESSION4:TheFightagainstHumanTraffickingontheMigrationRoutesChair: JuditKOZENKOW–LecturerofInternationalEconomics,WebsterUniversityGeneva

Humantraffickingintheeraofglobalization:InherentchallengesinidentifyingandprotectingvictimsoftraffickingalongmigrationroutesStelaHAXHI–Head,Asylum,Migration&Counter-TraffickinginHumanBeingsProgram,GenevaCenterfortheDemocraticControlofArmedForces(DCAF)ThemanagementofpersonaldataandtheproblemofthedeadintheMediterraneanSea:GuaranteesofInternationalandEuropeanLawGiovanniGIUDETTI–ResearchFellowinInternationalLawandPh.D.Candidate,PontificiaUniversitasLateranensis(PUL)WorkontheSerbian-Hungarianborder:Experiencewiththeflowofmigrants.RékaSZUNYOGH-KOVÁCS–IndependentInternationalRelationsAnalystandformerImmigrationOfficerattheOfficeofImmigrationandNationality,AsylumDivision,Szeged,HungaryProtectingtheunheardvoices:ThetragedyofSyrianrefugeesShanayLOWE–InternationalRelationsGraduateStudent,WebsterUniversity

16:45–17:00 QuestionandAnswerSession17:00–17:15 ConcludingCommentsfortheDay

22ndINTERNATIONALHUMANITARIAN&SECURITYCONFERENCE

February16-17,2017InternationalConferenceCenterGeneva(CICG)

AsimultaneousinterpretationserviceinEnglishandFrenchwillbeprovided

DAY2–Friday,February17,201708:30–09:00 WELCOMEANDREGISTRATION09:00–09:45 KEYNOTEADDRESSES

TheNetherlandsandInternationalHumanitarianLawReinoutVOS–Ambassador,Chargéd’AffairesadinterimoftheKingdomoftheNetherlandstotheUNOfficeinGenevaandOtherInternationalOrganizationsTitleTBCAnnaKORKA–Ambassador,PermanentRepresentativeoftheHellenicRepublicofGreecetotheUNOfficeinGenevaandOtherInternationalOrganizations

09:45–11:00 SESSION5:TheRoleofPrivateFoundations:NonprofitOrganizationsandHumanitarianActionChair: MichelVEUTHEY–AssociateProfessorofInternationalLaw,WebsterUniversityGeneva

Theroleoffoundationsattheforefrontof“DoingGood”ChristianTOHMÉ–RelationshipManager,FoundationsandTrusts,Int’lCommitteeoftheRedCross(ICRC)Walkinghumblytogether:AScalabrinianapproachtohumanmigrationGabrieleBELTRAMI–Editor-in-Chief,ScalabrinianiSearchandRescueintheCentralMediterraneanSeaJakobSCHOEN–Chairman,JugendRettete.V.Thenewroleofprivatefoundationsandnon-profitsinmediacoverageofhumanitarianactionPeterKENNY–PermanentCorrespondenttotheUNOG,TheStar,CapeTimesandPretoriaNewsThecontroversialroleofWhiteHelmetsinSyria RobertJ.PARSONS–IndependentJournalist

11:00–11:15 QuestionandAnswerSession11:15–11:30 CoffeeBreak11:30–12:30 SESSION6:TheRoleofPrevention:TheResponsibilitytoProtectChair: FlaviaZORZIGIUSTINIANI–LecturerofInternationalLaw,WebsterUniversityGeneva

Thepreventionstrategyandprotectionworkforthedisplacementofindigenouspopulations:ThecaseoftheUNHCRinColombiaRobertoMIGNONE–PrincipalEmergencyCoordinator,EmergencyServices,DivisionofEmergency,SecurityandSupply(DESS),UNHCRAccesstoworkandlabormarketsaspartoftheprotectionframeworkNicholasGRISEWOOD–CrisisMigration,LaborMigrationBranch,InternationalLaborOrganization(ILO)TheUNHCRandtheResponsibilitytoProtectinGreeceMarilenaBERARDO–AssociateReportingSpecialist,UNHCR

Romaandhumanrights:Twocasestudies MariaP.COSTANTINIandLauraE.PACIFICI–UnioneForenseperlaTuteladeiDirittiUmani(UFTDU)

12:30–12:45 QuestionandAnswerSession12:45–13:00 ConcludingComments,WebsterStudentOrganizingCommittee