Certificate Course on Humanitarianism, Policy, and Diplomacy
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Certificate Course on Humanitarianism, Policy, and Diplomacy Course Booklet FEBRUARY 6, 2021-APRIL 10, 2021 Center for Peace Studies South Asian Institute of Policy and Governance North South University The Center for Peace Studies (CPS) The Center for Peace Studies (CPS), of South Asian Institute of Policy and Governance (SIPG) is an interdisciplinary initiative, which aims to facilitate the academic study of peacebuilding and the promotion of a resilient society through evidence-based and empirical research at North South University (NSU). The Center aspires to be a hub of academic research and activity in the areas of conflict studies and peace promotion that will have national, regional and global implication. CPS is a platform for academics, researchers and practitioners from diverse academic backgrounds working together to create a peaceful world with a focus on sustainable and inclusive solutions for contemporary humanitarian crises. CPS has organized this 10-week Certificate Course titled Humanitarianism, Policy, and Diplomacy. The objective of this course is to provide a framework for the participants to help them better understand the role of state and non-state actors in responding to global disasters, crises, and tragedies by coming forward to render assistance to those in distress. The course looks at the policies and politics of humanitarian crises as well as the need for protecting humanity. It also examines legal, moral, and ethical dimensions of global security of all human beings regardless of race, creed, and/or ethnic/political affiliation. The course will run from February 6, 2021 - April 10, 2021. The participants have joined from Bangladesh, Canada, Japan, and Italy. They work in different sectors such as teaching, journalism, government, non-governmental organizations, and international organizations. The resource persons are from various universities and international organizations in Bangladesh, Australia, the USA, Thailand, and other countries. The course has been designed to give an overview of the concepts, principles, and history of humanitarian organizations - their origins, development, and scope of work; conflict resolution and humanitarian initiatives, humanitarian action in climate change and displacement, human rights, and gender issues in the humanitarian crisis, etc. Although this is an online course, one of the most notable aspects of this course is a field visit to the Rohingya camps in Cox's Bazar. This booklet offers information of the resource persons and the participants. 1 Inauguration of the Certificate Course 2 Course Content and Session Plan Schedule for Certificate Course in Humanitarianism, Policy, and Diplomacy Date Inauguration: 2.30 – 3.00 pm BST Chair: Professor Atiqul Islam, Vice-Chancellor, NSU 2/6 Guests of Honor: Major Gen Abdul Quayyum Mollah, ndc, psc, Commandant, BIPSOT and H.E. Mr. Earl R. Miller, U.S. Ambassador to Bangladesh Moderator: Dr. Katherine Li, Course Coordinator and Advisor, CPS 2/6 Day 1 • Dr. Katherine Li, NSU Humanitarian Resource • Dr. Nichole Georgeou, Director, Humanitarian & Concepts, Principles, Persons Development Research Initiative (HADRI), U. of and Institutions Western Sydney • Professor Sarkar Ali Akkas, NSU 2/13 Day 2 History of • Ambassador Shahidul Haque, NSU Humanitarianism and Resource • Mr. Richard Ragan, UNWFP, Bangladesh its Evolution Persons • R2P: Lt Col Mamun, BIPSOT including the • Mr. Masrur Bin Ansari, ICRC’s Legal Adviser for Responsibility to Bangladesh Protect 2/20 Day 3 Conflict Management • Dr. M Jashim Uddin, NSU Resource and Humanitarian • Peace Operations (PO): Lt. Cdr. Shahriar, BIPSOT Persons Actions • Protection of Civilians (POC): Lt. Col. Mamun, BIPSOT 2/27 Day 4 • Ambassador Shahidul Haque, NSU • Professor Todd Eisenstadt, American University Washington DC Climate Change, Resource • Professor Karl Kim, Displacement, and University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Persons Humanitarian Actions • Ms. Farah Kabir, ActionAid • Professor Md. Sirajul Islam, NSU • Professor Md. Jakariya, NSU 3/6 Day 5 • Professor William Paul Simmons, University of Arizona Human Rights and • Ms. Kasumi Shirahata, Embassy of Japan, Dhaka Resource Gender in • Ms. Maria Teresa Dico Young, UN Women, Bangladesh Persons Humanitarian Crises • Lt. Col. Rooslan, BIPSOT • Lt. Cdr. Shahriar, BIPSOT 3 Schedule for Certificate Course in Humanitarianism, Policy, and Diplomacy Date 3/13 Day 6 Case Studies on • Ambassador Shahidul Haque, NSU Humanitarian Resource • Mr. Arifur Rahman Prodhan, UNHCR Situations such as Persons • Lt. Col. Rooslan, BIPSOT Rwanda, Darfur and • Lt. Col. Mamun, BIPSOT Somalia 3/20 Day 7 • Ambassador Shahidul Haque, NSU • Ambassador Ito Naoki, Embassy of Japan, Dhaka Humanitarian Resource • Ambassador Espen Rikter-Svendsen, Royal Norwegian Diplomacy Persons Embassy in Dhaka • Mr. Ilya Ivanov, ICRC 3/27 Day 8 • Dr. Sk. Tawfique M Haque, NSU • Dr. Katherine Li, NSU • Dr. Ishrat Zakia Sultana, NSU Cox’s Bazar Field Resource Visit and Presentation • Ambassador Shahidul Haque, NSU Persons on Rohingya Crises • Mr. Boniface S. Gomes, BASD • Dr. A.K.M. Taifur Rahman, Health Management BD Foundation, IOM, RRRC, and UNHCR 4/3 Day 9 • Ambassador Shahidul Haque, NSU • Ms. Mia Seppo, UNRC, Bangladesh • Dr. Alberto "Mo" Morales, Center for Excellence in Future of Resource Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistance Humanitarianism Persons • Mr. Brian Laguardia, UNOCHA (Bangkok) • Representative from British High Commission • Brig. Gen. Habib, BIPSOT 4/10 Day 10 Assignments, Two- way Feedback and Resource • Dr. Katherine Li, NSU Evaluation & Person Closing Ceremony 4 Resource Persons Ambassador Shahidul Haque Shahidul Haque is a Professorial Fellow at the North South University, Bangladesh and also an advisor on migration and humanitarian policy of IOM, Dhaka. He was the Foreign Secretary of Bangladesh from January 2013 to December 2019. Mr. Haque also served as a director for migration policy and IOM global relations based in Geneva from 2009 to 2012. He had received the IOM Director General’s Award in 2005. He has chaired the Global Forum for Migration and Development from 2015 to 2016. He had also lead the Chairmanship of the Platform on Disaster Displacement from 2015 to 2016, a global body dealing with displacement due to climate change ( the Nansen Initiative). Mr. Haque has also been extensively engaged in negotiations associated with the Rohingya. He has led Bangladesh side of the Bangladesh-Myanmar Joint Working Group on the Repatriation of Displaced Myanmar Nationals from Bangladesh. He has also chaired Bangladesh National Task Force on Undocumented Myanmar Nationals from 2013 to 2019. Currently he is an Independent Expert to the Committee on the Rights of All Migrant Workers and their Families. He pursued his graduate studies in International Relations and Diplomacy from Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University, USA (1988). He completed his Master’s Degree in Social Welfare from Dhaka University, Bangladesh. Recently, he has co- authored a book titled “Migration Myth in Policy and Practice” (Springer, 2020). He has also written articles on trade, migration, climate change and human trafficking issues published in various journals. He was awarded Honorable Mention for Robert B. Steward Prize for high academic achievement at Fletcher. He was also awarded Dhaka University Chancellor’s Award, The Grant’s Commission Award and Chancellor’s Gold Medal from Dhaka University for his outstanding academic accomplishments. Dr. Katherine Li Dr. Katherine Li, an Assistant Professor in the Department of English and Modern Languages (DEML) and the Director of the Office of External Affairs (OEA) at North South University (NSU), is the Coordinator of the course. She is also the Advisor of the Center for Peace Studies (CPS) at NSU. She did her Master’s in International Educational Development, Teachers College, Columbia University, New York. Dr. Li pursued her Ph.D. in Educational Foundations, College of Education at the University of 5 Hawai‘i at Mānoa, Honolulu, where she also has earned a Graduate Certificate in Conflict Resolution. Dr. Li is a mediator, facilitator, and co-author of the article titled “Towards contextual experimentation: Creating a Faculty Learning Community to Cultivate Writing-to-Learn Practices”. She is a reviewer of several books. Dr. Li most recently earned an Executive Certificate in Leadership Coaching from Georgetown University. Her major areas of interest include - Peace Education and Global Citizenship Education. H. E. Ambassador ITO Naoki H.E. Ambassador Naoki Ito, who assumed the position as Consul General of Japan in Chicago late February, has been a career diplomat since 1984. Born in November 1960 in Tokyo, Ito joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs upon graduation from the prestigious Tokyo University's Department of Law. He also studied at the University of Cambridge in International Law & International Relations. He is currently the Ambassador of Japan to the People’s Republic of Bangladesh. Ms. Mia Seppo Mia Seppo joined the United Nations Country Team in Bangladesh as the United Nations Resident Coordinator in October 2017. With broad expertise and experience including in post-conflict and peace keeping contexts, with managing support for complex elections and in humanitarian crises and responses, Mia has served the majority of her career in senior managerial roles within the UN - working in Tajikistan, Sierra Leone and Malawi as well as in UN HQ in New York with the UNDP Regional Bureaus for