Tuesday, 1 February 2005
Arrival of participants from abroad
7:30 – 10 :00 Welcome dinner offered by the Government of Djibouti, 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, Djibouti
Ms. Mbaranga Gasarabwe, Resident Coordinator of the United Nations System's Operational Activities in Djibouti
Ms. Emma Bonino, Member of the European Parliament, Italy
Welcome remarks by: H.E. Ms. Kadra Mahamoud Haid, First Lady of Djibouti and President of the National Union of Women of Djibouti
10:45 – 11:15 Coffee Break
11:15 - 12:30 Thematic Session 1
« The position of Islam on Female Genital Mutilation »
Chair and opening speech Mr. Mogueh Dirir Samatar, Minister in charge of Wakfs Goods and Muslim Affairs, Djibouti
Co-Chair Dr. M.H. Khayat, Senior Adviser to the Regional Director of the East Mediterranean Office of the WHO
Facilitator Mr. Abdourahman Bachir, Director of the Ministry of Wakfs Goods and Muslim Affairs, Djibouti
Rapporteurs Mr. Mohamed Ali Issa, Adviser to the Minister in charge of International Cooperation, Djibouti
Dr. Ismail Abdel Khalek El Deftar, Consultant at the Al Azhar University of Cairo, Egypt
Interventions Dr. M.H. Khayat, Senior Adviser to the Regional Director of the East Mediterranean Office of the WHO
Mr. Abdourahman Bachir, Director of the Ministry of Wakfs Goods and Muslim Affairs, Djibouti «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»
Chair Dr. Mohamed Ali Kamil, Minister of Health, Djibouti
Co-Chair Ms. Naphy Samb, Program Assistant, High Commissioner for Human Rights and Peace Promotion, Senegal
Facilitator Ms. Degmo Mohamed, General Secretary of UNFD, Djibouti
Rapporteurs Ms. Fozia Djama, Advisor to the Prime Minister, Djibouti
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, Djibouti: « Correlations between FGM and obstetrical complications»
Ms. Joanne Vogel, Health and Development of Women, WHO
Dr. Carlo Astini, Director of the Balbala Hospital, Djibouti: « 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 »
Chair Mr. Mahamoud Ali Youssouf, Minister in charge of International Co-operation, Djibouti
Co-Chair Ms. Linah J. Kilimo, Minister of Home Affairs, Kenya
Facilitator Ms. Maria Gabriella De Vita, Child Protection Program Division, UNICEF - NYHQ
Rapporteurs Ms. Aicha Ibrahim, Program Coordinator, UNFPA, Djibouti
Mr. Chehen Mohamed Watta, USAID, Djibouti
Interventions and debate
Introduction Ms. Degmo Mohamed, General Secretary of UNFD, Djibouti
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
Ms. Bogalech Gebre, Director KMG, Ethiopia
16:00 – 16.30 Coffee break
16:30 - 18:30 «The Maputo Protocol »
Chair Ms. Hawa Ahmed, Minister in charge of Women’s Empowerment, Family Welfare and Social Affairs, Djibouti
Co-Chair Mr. Hassan Abdella, Minister of Labor and Social Affairs, Ethiopia
Facilitator Mr. Abdi Ismaïl Hersi, Secretary General of the Ministry of Justice, Djibouti
Rapporteurs Ms. Ayane Awaleh, Consultant to the Presidency, Djibouti
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, Djibouti “The Position of the Government of Djibouti on the Maputo Protocol”.
Ms. Zeinab Kamil Ali, Jurist, Djibouti
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 »
Chair Mr. Mogueh Dirir Samatar, Minister in charge of the Wakfs Goods and of Muslim Affairs, Djibouti
Co-Chair Dr. M.H. Khayat, Senior Adviser to the Regional Director of the East Mediterranean Office of the WHO
Facilitator Dr. Mohamed Raafat Othman Darwish, Consultant at the Al Azhar University of Cairo, Egypt
Rapporteurs Mr. Abdourahman Bachir, Director of the Ministry of the Wakfs Goods and of Muslim Affairs, Djibouti
Mr. Mohamed Ali Issa, Adviser to the Minister in charge of International Cooperation, Djibouti
Debate and summary of the session
10:30 – 11:00 Coffee Break
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 »
Chair Mr. Ismael Ibrahim, Minister of Justice, Djibouti
Co-Chair Mr. Gianfranco Dell'Alba, Secretary General, No Peace Without Justice
Facilitator Mr Ali Mohamed Abdou, General Prosecutor, Djibouti
Ms. Hasna Barkat Daoud, Lawyer, Djibouti
Rapporteurs Mr. Ali Sillaye, Ministry of Health, Djibouti
Ms. Marie Claire Mutanda, Program Officer, UNICEF, Djibouti
Interventions by governmental and non-governmental representatives
Ms. Amina Abdi, Ministry for the Promotion of Women, Djibouti
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
Chair Dr. Mohamed Ali Kamil, Minister of Health, Djibouti
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»
Djibouti 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»
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
Dr. M.H. Khayat, Senior Adviser to the Regional Director of the East Mediterranean Office of the WHO
15:30 - 16:30 Closing Ceremony
Ms. Fatma Samoura, Resident Coordinator a.i. of the United Nations System's Operational Activities in Djibouti
Ms. Emma Bonino, Member of the European Parliament, Italy
Mr. Bernard Zoba, Commissioner for Infrastructure and Energy, African Union
H.E. Mr. Dileita Mohamed Dileita, Prime Minister, Djibouti
The Prime Minister presents the Instrument of Ratification of the Maputo Protocol to the representative of the African Union
16.30 Conclusions