ANNOTATED AGENDA 27Th March 2012 08:30 REGISTRATION 09:00
ANNOTATED AGENDA 27 th March 2012 08:30 REGISTRATION 09:00 – 09:30 OPENING SESSION Introductory Statement Noor Al Malki Al Jehani , Executive Director, DIIFSD Statement Hafedh Chekir , Regional Director, UNFPA Objectives & Outcomes expected of the Symposium Patrick Taran, President, Global Migration Policy Associates 09:30 – 10:00 COFFEE BREAK SECTION 1 MEASURING RISKS, COSTS & OPPORTUNITIES SESSION I: Migrant Families in Destination Countries: Experiences 10:00 – 12:00 What are the challenges, risks & obstacles to integrity, function & performance of family in the experiences & context of migration? MODERATOR: Noor A l Malki Al Jehani MENA Region/Arab States Abdelkader Latreche, Expert in Migration, Qatar Europe Michael Williams, Church of Sweden/Churches Commission for Migrants in Europe, Stockholm Africa Zaheera Jinnah, Research African Center for Migration & Society, South Africa North America Lisa Simeone, Department of Anthropology, University of Chicago DISCUSSION 12:00 – 13:30 LUNCH BREAK SESSION II: Families in Origin Countries Affected by Emigration 13:30 – 15:00 What are the characteristics, behavior & problems for families & children? What are the means of compensation for absent parents? Case Stories: MODERATOR : Ayman Zohry Asia/Phipippines Maruja Asis, Director of Research & Publications, Scalabrini migration Centre, Manila Americas-Caribbean Bridget Wooding, Director, Caribbean Migration Observatory, Santo Domingo MENA Situations Mohamed Charef, Director of ORMES (Observatoire Regional des migrations, Espaces et Societies),
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