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Strengthening Convergences for Humanitarian Action in Asean STRENGTHENING CONVERGENCES FOR HUMANITARIAN ACTION IN ASEAN An ASEAN Institute for Peace and Reconciliation Symposium on International Humanitarian Law Manila, Philippines | 2-3 October 2017 STRENGTHENING CONVERGENCES FOR HUMANITARIAN ACTION IN ASEAN An ASEAN Institute for Peace and Reconciliation Symposium on International Humanitarian Law Manila, Philippines | 2-3 October 2017 in collaboration with: Table of Contents Foreword by Ambassador Elizabeth P. Buensuceso ............................ 7 Message from His Excellency Alan Peter S. Cayetano ...................... 9 Introduction .................................................................................................................................... 11 Summary Report ........................................................................................................................ 13 Session I: Opening Ceremony Welcome Message by Mr. Pascal Porchet, Head of ICRC Delegation to the Philippines ...................................................................... 19 Opening Remarks by Her Excellency Andrea Reichlin, Ambassador of Switzerland to the Philippines ................................................................. 22 Opening Remarks by His Excellency Erik Førner, Ambassador of Norway to the Philippines ......................................................................... 24 Keynote Address by Hon. Jesus G. Dureza, Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (PAPP)........................................................... 27 Keynote Address by Hon. Richard Gordon, Senator, Senate of the Philippines/Chair, Philippine Red Cross ................................. 30 Session II: Protection Challenges Related to Conicts and Communal/Ethnic Tension in the Region Presentation by Ms. Dragana Kojic, Operations Coordinator for Asia and the Pacific, ICRC Headquarters, Geneva..... 34 Open Forum and Plenary Discussion ................................................................................... 40 Session III: Exploring Convergences Between International Humanitarian Law (IHL), Religious Principles and Customary Practice to Enhance Respect for Humanitarian Law Presentations by: Dr. Ahmed Aldawoody, Legal Adviser for Islamic Law and Jurisprudence, ICRC Headquarters, Geneva ..................................................................................................... 48 Strengthening Convergences for Humanitarian Action in ASEAN 3 4 Strengthening Convergences for Humanitarian Action in ASEAN Dr. Hilman Latief, Deputy Rector, Faculty of Islamic Studies, Muhammadiyah University of Yogyakarta, Indonesia ................................................... 53 Venerable Dr. Phramaha Boonchuay Doojai, Lecturer, Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University, Chiang Mai, Thailand .................................................................................................................. 55 Ms. Norma Mapansa Gonos, Former Director, Institute for Indigenous People's Education, Philippines ............................................. 57 Most Reverend Fernando Capalla, D.D., Former Archbishop of Davao, Founder and Co-convenor, Bishops-Ulama Conference, Philippines ...................... 60 Open Forum and Plenary Discussion ................................................................................... 62 Session IV: Challenges in Translating Humanitarian Principles and Religious Values into Practice When Assisting and Protecting Victims of Conict Presentations by: Dr. Rahmawati Husein, Vice-Chair, Muhammadiyah Disaster Management Center, Indonesia ......................................... 64 Atty. Oscar Palabyab, Secretary-General, Philippine Red Cross .................................. 66 Dato’ Dr Ahmad Faizal Mohd Perdaus, President, MERCY Malaysia ......................... 67 Hon. Diosita T. Andot, Undersecretary for the Peacebuilding and Development Cluster and Executive Director of the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP), Philippines .................. 70 Ms. Tomoko Matsuzawa, Head of Cotabato Office, ICRC Delegation to the Philippines ....................................................................................... 74 Open Forum and Plenary Discussion ................................................................................... 76 Session V: How to Increase Protection of Vulnerable Groups While Addressing Conict and Security-Related Challenges in ASEAN 1. Health Care Presentations by: Dr. Jose Amigo, Health Coordinator, ICRC Delegation to the Philippines .............. 80 Dr. Maria Guevarra, Regional Humanitarian Representative to ASEAN, Médecins Sans Frontières ......................................................................................................... 83 Prof. Lubna Baig, Pro-Vice Chancellor, Dean, Table of Contents 5 APPNA Institute of Public Health, Jinnah Sindh Medical University, Pakistan ...... 89 Dr. Tha Hla Shwe, Honorary President, Myanmar Red Cross Society, Myanmar ............................................................................... 91 Brigadier General Joseph M. Acosta, Surgeon General, Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), International Committee on Military Medicine (ICMM) ................................................. 93 Open Forum and Plenary Discussion ................................................................................... 96 2. Children and Education Presentations by: Ms. Monique Nanchen, Child Protection Adviser, ICRC Headquarters, Geneva .................................................. 99 Ms. Najelaa Shihab, Founder and Head of School, Sekolah Cikal and Rumah Main Cikal, Indonesia .............................................................. 102 Ms. Lotta Sylwander, Country Representative, UNICEF Philippines .......................... 105 Ms. Maria Corazon G. de la Paz, Chairperson, Balay Rehabilitation Center, Philippines ............................................................................. 108 Mr. Ned Olney, Country Director, Save the Children, Philippines .............................. 110 Open Forum and Plenary Discussion ................................................................................... 112 3. Protection of Vulnerable Groups Presentations by: Ms. Froilyn Mendoza, Executive Director, Teduray Lambangian Women Organization, Inc., Philippines. .................................. 117 Hon. Laisa Masuhud-Alamia, Executive Secretary, Regional Government, Autonomous Region for Muslim Mindanao (ARMM), Philippines ........................................................................ 121 Dr. Emma Leslie, Executive Director, Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies, Cambodia ........................................................... 126 Mr. Cornelius Brueser, Regional Adviser on Migration for Asia Pacific, ICRC Regional Delegation to Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei Darussalam ........... 128 Open Forum and Plenary Discussion ................................................................................... 131 4. Persons Deprived of Their Liberty Presentations by: Mr. Shane Clive Bryans, Regional Prison System Advisor for Southeast Asia, ICRC Regional Delegation to Thailand, Cambodia, Viet Nam and Laos ................... 136 6 Strengthening Convergences for Humanitarian Action in ASEAN H.E. Dr. Seree Nonthasoot, Representative of Thailand to the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) ........................................ 142 Open Forum and Plenary Discussion ................................................................................... 149 Session VI: Closing Program Synthesis and Way Forward: Identification of Best Practices By Mr. Christoph Sutter, Head of Regional Delegation of the ICRC to Indonesia and Timor-Leste .......................... 153 Recommendations By H.E. Elizabeth P. Buensuceso, Permanent Representative of the Republic of the Philippines to ASEAN/ Chair, Committee of Permanent Representatives to ASEAN/ Chair, ASEAN-IPR Governing Council .............................................................................................. 159 Closing Remarks By H.E. Elizabeth P. Buensuceso, Permanent Representative of the Republic of the Philippines to ASEAN/ Chair, Committee of Permanent Representatives to ASEAN/ Chair, ASEAN-IPR Governing Council .............................................................................................. 161 Annexes Annex I: Program .................................................................................................................................... 165 Annex 2: Profiles of Speakers and Moderators ............................................................................ 170 Annex 3: List of Participants ............................................................................................................... 182 Annex 4: Terms of Reference of the ASEAN-IPR .......................................................................... 191 Annex 5: Members of the ASEAN-IPR Governing Council and Advisory Board ............... 196 Symposium Photos .................................................................................................................. 197 FOREWORD 2017, a landmark year of the 50th Anniversary of ASEAN under the Chairmanship of the Philippines, was also a year of ‘firsts.’ For the ASEAN Institute for Peace and Reconciliation (ASEAN-IPR), 2017 was the year when it was formally operationalized with the recruitment of its first Executive Director. 2017 also bore witness to the first collaboration between the ASEAN-IPR
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