Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)

Humanitarian Affairs Segment 2010

DRAFT PROVISIONAL AGENDA

Strengthening of the coordination of humanitarian assistance

Tuesday, 13 July              Afternoon session

3.00 p.m. – 5.00 p.m.        Economic and Social Council event to discuss transition from relief to development, lessons learned from the experience in Haiti

Chairs:

H.E. Ambassador Alexandru Cujba, Vice-President of the

Economic and Social Council

H.E. Ambassador Octavio Errázuriz, Vice-President of the

Economic and Social Council

Moderator:

Ms. Debbie Landey, Director, United Nations Development

Operations Coordination Office (DOCO)

Panelists:

Dr. Paul Farmer, Deputy United Nations Special Envoy for Haiti

H.E. Amb. Leslie Voltaire, Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary

Envoy to the Secretary-General of the United Nations

Dr. Michaële Gedeon, President of the Haitian Red Cross

Mr. Nigel Fisher, Acting United Nations Resident Coordinator, Haiti

5.00 p.m. – 6.00 p.m.        Long-term programme of support for Haiti

Report of the Ad Hoc Advisory Group on Haiti

Introduction of the report and general discussion

HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS SEGMENT

14 – 15 July 2010

Wednesday, 14 July         Morning session

10.00 a.m. – 1.00 p.m.      Opening session and general debate

 Opening remarks by the Vice-President of ECOSOC

 Introduction of the Secretary-General’s Report

 General debate

 Closing by the Vice-President of ECOSOC

Afternoon session

3.00 p.m. – 6.00 p.m.        Panel discussion: Humanitarian assistance operations in highly hazardous, or insecure and unsafe environments

Chair:

H.E. Ambassador Octavio Errázuriz, Vice-President of the

Economic and Social Council

Moderator:

Mr. John Holmes, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian

Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator

Panelists:

Mr. Alexander Aleinikoff, Deputy High Commissioner, Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)

Mr. Ramiro Lopes da Silva, Deputy Executive Director of External

Relations, World Food Programme (WFP)

Mr. Fyras Mawazini, Executive Coordinator, NGO Coordination

Committee for Iraq (NCCI)

Mr. Martin Mogwanja, United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator, Pakistan

Mr. Gregory Starr, Under-Secretary-General, United Nations

Department for Safety and Security (DSS)

Mr. Dominik Stillhart, Deputy Director of Operations, International

Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)