Saturday, June 21, 2003
8.30 - 9.15 Coffee and Registration of participants
9.15 - 10.30 OPENING CEREMONY
Chairs:
-Moushira Khattab, Secretary General, NCCM, Egypt
-Emma Bonino, member of the European Parliament
Keynote Speech
-HE Mrs. Suzanne Mubarak, First Lady, Egypt
-Mohammed Sayed Tantawy, Grand Sheikh of al-Azhar
-H.H. Pope Shenouda III, Patriarque of Alexandria and See of st. Mark (to be confirmed)
-Mariam Lamizana, Minister of Social Action and National Solidarity, Burkina Faso,
-Asha Rose Migiro, Minister of Community Development, Women's and Children Affairs, Tanzania
-Jaap Doek, Chair of the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child
-Emma Bonino, Member of the European Parliament, Italy
10.30 - 13.00 PROGRAMS FOR THE PREVENTION OF FGM
The activities of the National Council of Childhood and Motherhood in the field of FGM
-Moushira Khattab, Secretary General, NCCM, Egypt
The "Stop FGM" Campaign
-Daniela Colombo, President, AIDOS, Italy
The Egyptian Society for the Prevention of Harmful Practices: twenty years of experience
-Aziza Hussein, President, Egyptian Society for the Prevention of Harmful Practices, Egypt
The "Zero Tolerance to FGM" IAC program
-Amna Abdel Rahman, Vice President, Inter-African Committee against traditional practices, (IAC) Ethiopia
Medical Ethics Perspectives
-Hamdi El Sayed, Chair of Medical Syndicate, Egypt
13.00 - 15.00 Lunch
Keynote Speaker
-Mame Bassine Niang, Human Rights Commissioner, Senegal
15.00 - 18.00 Background for Working Group Discussion
Chairs:
-Daniela Colombo, President, AIDOS, Italy
-Gianfranco Dell'Alba, Secretary General, NPWJ, Italy
"Using Legislation to Promote Women's Rights: considerations in drafting and implementing legislation to prevent FGM"
-Laura Katzive, CRR, United States
-Tahany El Gabaly, Justice Supreme Constitutional Court, Egypt
Legislation as a tool for behaviour change
-Nahid Toubia, President, RAINBO, United Kingdom
Country Case Studies
-Kenya: Ken Wafula, Lawyer
-Mali: Sidibé Kadidia Maïga Aoudou, President, AMSOPT
-Burkina Faso: Gisèle Kambou, Secretary General, Voix de Femmes
FGM and the law in Europe
-Fareda Banda, University of London School of Oriental and African Studies
General Discussion
Moderator:
-Katherine Hall Martinez, Director of International Program, CRR, United States
18.30 Dinner and Cultural Event
Sunday, June 22, 2003
9.00 - 9.30 Coffee
9.30 - 13.00 Working Groups
Working Group I
DESIRABILITY AND OBJECTIVES OF ADOPTING LEGISLATION AS A TOOL FOR SOCIAL CHANGE
Working Group II
TECHNICAL ELEMENTS OF LAW ON FGM
13.00 - 15.00 Lunch
Keynote Speaker:
-Halima Warzazi, United Nations Special Rapporteur on Traditional Practices
15.00 - 18.00 Resumed Working Groups
18.30 Dinner and cultural Event
Monday, June 23, 2003
9.00 - 10.00 Report by the Working Groups
10.00 - 11.00 General Debate and Adoption of a Strategy Document
11.00 - 11.30 Coffee break
11.30 - 13.00 Closing session
-Media Campaign against FGM in Tanzania, name
-The Stop FGM International Appeal and Web Porta, name
-Media Campaign against FGM in Egypt, name
-FGM Dictionary, Sophie Bessis
-Conclusions and Strategy Document on FGM Legislation, name
13.00 - 15.00 Farewell Lunch
