Draft Program
Saturday, 13 December 2008
throughout day Arrival of international participants
12:00 – 19:00 Registration and Accreditation of Participants in InterContinental Hotel lobby
Sunday, 14 December 2008
8:00 – 9:00 Registration and Accreditation of Participants at Foyer of Al Saraya Ballroom
9:00 – 10:00 Seating in Al Saraya Ballroom
10:00 – 11:30 Opening Session
Opening allocution
H.E. Mrs Suzanne Mubarak, First Lady, Egypt
introduced by Moushira Khattab, Secretary General, Egyptian National Council for Childhood and Motherhood
H.E. Mme Compaorè, First Lady, Burkina Faso
H.E. Mme Viviane Wade, First Lady, Senegal
message from H.E. Mrs Clio Maria Bittoni Napolitano, First Lady, Italy
Ms Elisabetta Belloni, Director General, Italian Cooperation
Ms Emma Bonino, Vice President of Italian Senate, founder of NPWJ
11:45 – 13:30 Plenary Session- Ending FGM: a Goal We Can Achieve
Chair: H.E. Mrs Suzanne Mubarak, First Lady, Egypt
Co-Chair: Ms Emma Bonino, Vice President of Italian Senate, founder of No Peace Without Justice
Moderator: Moushira Khattab, Secretary General, Egyptian National Council for
Childhood and Motherhood
Performance by Rokia Traoré, Malian singer; Screenings of film on FGM.
Presentation by
Ms Marta Santos Paiz, Director, Innocenti Research Centre, UNICEF
Keynote Addresses:
Hon Mariam Lamizana, President, Inter-African Committee
Hon Maiga Sina Damba, Minister for the Promotion of Women, Children and Family, Mali
Hon Hajaa Alima Mahama, Minister for Women and Children’s Affairs, Ghana
Hon Jeanne Peuhmond, Minister of Family, Women, and Social Affairs, Côte d’Ivoire
Hon Linah Kilimo, MP, Kenya
Amb. Klaus Ebermann, Head of the EC Delegation in Egypt
Amb. James W. Rawley, United Nations Resident Coordinator in Egypt
Mr Emmanuel E. Mbi, Director, World Bank
13:30 – 15:30 Group Photo and Luncheon
15:30 – 18:30 Thematic Sessions
Session I: Thematic Session on FGM Legislation as a tool for behavioural change
Session II: Thematic Session on reaching the FGM Communities: the role of Outreach, Public Information and Media Campaigns
Session III: Measuring Success: Sharing Knowledge Useful in Understanding Trends on FGM
20:00 Dinner & Cultural Event
Monday, 15 December 2008
9:00 – 10:15 Resumed Thematic Sessions
Session I: Thematic Session on FGM Legislation as a tool for behavioural change
Session II: Thematic Session on eaching the FGM Communities: the role of Outreach, Public Information and Media Campaigns
Session III: Measuring Success: sharing knowledge useful in understanding trends on FGM
10:15 – 10:45 coffee break
10:45 – 12:30 Plenary Session
Co-Chairs: Moushira Khattab, Secretary General, Egyptian National Council for Childhood and Motherhood
Gianfranco Dell’Alba, Secretary General, No Peace Without Justice
Reports from the Thematic Sessions
Rapporteur for the Thematic Session on FGM Legislation as a tool for behavioural change
Rapporteur for the Thematic Session on Reaching the FGM Communities: the role of Outreach, Public Information and Media Campaigns
Rapporteur for the Thematic Session on Measuring Success: sharing knowledge useful in understanding trends on FGM
Discussion
12:30 – 13:00 Closing Session
13:00 – 15:00 Lunch
15:30 Cars and Busses depart from InterContinental Hotel to FGM-Free Village
17:00 – 19:00 Village FGM Declaration
Simultaneous Interpretation is available in Arabic, French, English and Italian for all Sessions
