Tuesday, 1 February 2005

Arrival of participants from abroad

7:30 – 10 :00 Welcome dinner offered by the Government of , 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 , 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,

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. , 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,

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