Peace through Languages
Conference Room 7, UN Headquarters
Tuesday March 18th, From 9:30 am to 5:30 pm
Agenda
From 9h30 to 10h30:
Opening Session:
Introduction to the Forum
H.E. Mr. Moussa Makan Camara, Permanent Representative of the International Organization of the Francophonie to the United Nations.
Presentation of the themes
Mr. Jean-Marc Coicaud, Head, United Nations University Office in New York.
Orientation Presentations
H.E Mr. Jean Maurice Ripert, Ambassador, Permanent Representative of France, President of the Group of French Speaking Ambassadors.
Madame Hélène-Marie Gosselin, Representative to the United Nations
and
Director, UNESCO New York Office.
Mr. Ramu Damodaran, Chief, Civil Society Service, Outreach Division of Department of Public Information.
From 10h30 to12h00:
Panel 1: Strategic Challenges of Multilingualism for Peace in the World
Moderator: Mr. Jean-Marc Coicaud, Head, United Nations University Office in New York.
Multilingualism as an International Strategic Challenge:
Mr. Jean-Louis ROY, President of the Canadian Human Rights Commission, Honorary Secretary General of the Intergovernmental Agency of the Francophonie.
World Languages and Cultural Understanding: China's Contribution:
Ms. Nancy Jervis, Office of the Chinese Language Council International.
Questions / Answers Session (30 minutes)
From 12h00 to 13h30
Panel 2: Multilingualism inside the UN and other International and Regional Organizations
Moderator: H.E Mr. Mihnea Ioan Motoc, Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Romania.
The Statute of Languages in the UN Organs, Secretariat General and Agencies: from the Legal Framework to the Reality:
Mr. Louis Dominique Ouédraogo, the Joint Inspection Unit (JIU) of the United Nations.
The Budgetary and Organizational Constraints of Multilingualism:
Mr. Yves Michiels Deputy Director, Office of Human Resources Management (OHRM), United Nations.
Questions / Answers Session (30 minutes)
From 13h30 to 15h00: Lunch Break
From 15h00 to 16h00:
Panel 3: Multilingualism in International Organizations and Regional Communities and Institutions.
Moderator: H.E Mr. Jean–Marie Ehouzou, Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Bénin.
Multilingualism in the European Union
- Mr. Charles Michel Geurts, First Counselor, European Union, Delegation of the European Commission to the United Nations.
Multilingualism in the African Union
- H.E Madame Lila Ratsifandrihamanana, Permanent Observer of the African Union to the United Nations in New York.
Multilingualism in the Arab World
- H.E. Mr. Maged Abdelfattah Abdelaziz, Ambassador, Permanent Representative of the Arab Republic of Egypt.
From 16h00 to 17h30:
Recapping and Concluding Session: Multilingualism and the Way Forward.
Moderator: Jean –Louis Roy, President of the Canadian Human Rights Commission, Honorary Secretary General of the Intergovernmental Agency of the Francophonie.
The respect of the statute of languages and the rule of law:
- H E Mr. Juan Antonio Yáñez-Barnuevo, Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Spain.
- H.E. Mr. Paul Badji, Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Senegal, Coordinator of Multilingualism Network of the Group of Francophone Ambassadors.
- H.E. Mr. Michel Kafando, Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Burkina Faso to the UN.
- Mr. Louis Dominique Ouédraogo, the Joint Inspection Unit (JIU) of the United Nations.
- Mr. Jean-Pierre Lacroix, Deputy Permanent Representative of France to the UN.
Information Technology as a support to Multilingualism:
- Mr. Michael L. Smolens, Founder and CEO, dotSUBllc- Any Film Any Language.
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