UNGA CONFERENCE 2019
Transforming Our World: Inclusive Social Development for All
25 September 2019 | New York
PROGRAM
09:00 – 09:30 AM | OPENING & WELCOME REMARKS
Cemre Ulker, US Director & UN Representative | Journalists and Writers Foundation
Mehmet Kilic, President, Journalists and Writers Foundation
H.E. Adama Dieng, Under-Secretary-General | Special Adviser of the UN Secretary-General on the Prevention of Genocide
09:30 – 10:30 AM | PANEL 1: INCLUSIVE SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT IN ACHIEVING THE GLOBAL GOALS 2030
Keynote
Hon. Mark Botomani, Minister of Information, Civic Education and Communications Technology, REPUBLIC of MALAWI
Moderator
Dr. Macharia Munene, Professor, United States International University, KENYA
Panelists
Tushar A. Gandhi, President & Founder, Gandhi Foundation, INDIA
Role of the culture of peace in social cohesion and inclusiveness
Flavie Fuentes, Legal Manager, North America, Thomson Reuters Foundation, USA
Importance of rule of law and democracy to reduce inequalities and implement social development policies
Dr. Han Entzinger, Professor and Author, University Rotterdam, NETHERLANDS
Social integration policies that promote access to basic public services
Silvia Alejandra Perazzo, President, ANU-AR, ARGENTINA
Civil society participation to facilitate social development
Discussant
Moneeza Burney, Writer at Dawn Newspaper, Falak Sufi Scholar 2018, PAKISTAN
The role of youth in creating inclusive social societies
10:30 – 11:00 AM | UNGA 2019 AWARDS CEREMONY
Culture of Peace & Non-Violence Award 2019
Tushar Gandhi | President & Founder | Mahatma Gandhi Foundation
Culture of Peace Award 2019
Sello Hatang | CEO | Nelson Mandela Foundation
Youth Empowerment Award 2019
Enes Kanter | NBA Player, Boston Celtics | Enes Kanter Foundation
11:00 – 11:15 AM | COFFEE BREAK
11:15 – 12:45 PM | PANEL 2: ADVANCING YOUTH THROUGH SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT
Moderator
Emmanuel N.B. Flomo, Founder & Executive Director, Inspire Liberia Project, LIBERIA
Panelists
Johnnie Lee Fielder, Director of Operations, International Youth Leadership Institute
Youth as stakeholders in the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals: Advocacy, awareness-raising, and capacity building
Sasha E. Butler, Executive Director, Changing Destinations: Journey to Excellence, Inc., USA
Key priorities and challenges in access to quality education
Alyson Neel, Policy and Advocacy Strategist, UN Foundation, USA
UNA-USA Youth member participation in human rights mechanisms and UN Summits
Discussants
Nick Hatzoglou, Head of Community Projects, Football Victoria, AUSTRALIA
The role of sports for the social and personal development of youth
Kit Miller, Director, M.K. Gandhi Institute, USA
Importance of non-violence education and culture of peace for social empowerment of youth
Maria Cruz Rodriguez Del Cerro, Former Vice President, UNESCO Center of Getafe-Madrid, SPAIN
Education as a tool to create peaceful and inclusive societies
12:45 – 02:00 PM | LUNCH BREAK
02:00 – 03:30 PM | PANEL 3: PROTECTION OF SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, AND CULTURAL RIGHTS
Keynote
Craig Foster, Football broadcaster; Author; Ambassador for Human Rights, AUSTRALIA
Moderator
Jose Igreja Matos, President, European Association of Judges, PORTUGAL
Panelists
Isaque Chande, Ombudsman, MOZAMBIQUE
Early warning mechanisms of human rights to prevent conflicts: severe inequalities in access of social services
James C. Harrington, Founder & Director Emeritus, Texas Civil Rights Project, USA
Promotion of social, economic and cultural rights in building peaceful societies
Antonio Alberto do Vale Cerqueira, Court of Ethics and Disciplinary at the Brazilian Bar Association – District Federal Section, BRAZIL
Violation of human rights leading to social unrest: Country-based Analysis
Discussant
Ekaterina Shebalina, Executive Assistant to the Vice-Rector, Institute for International Studies, Research Fellow, RUSSIA
Protection of Social, Economic and Cultural Rights
03:30 – 03:45 PM | COFFEE BREAK
03:45 – 4:45 PM | PIONEERS IN SDGs AWARD CEREMONY
1st Place: Zambia Bio Project | Japan Organic Farming Association | JAPAN, ZAMBIA
2nd Place: CANOPS for Africa | Consortium Bamboo-Equator & Golden Climate | KENYA
2nd Place: Young Peace Builders | TCC Brooklyn & Kings Bay Y | USA
3rd Place: Women Against Violent Extremism | Women in Int’l Security-Horn of Africa | KENYA
Innovation Award: Storytelling for Fundraising | RWANDA, CHAD, USA
Stakeholders Award: A Concert for Refugees 2019 | Turquoise Harmony Institute | SOUTH AFRICA
Scope Award: UN Model & Simulation Games | UNA-ARGENTINA | ARGENTINA
Impact Award: Keep a Child in School | Safe Future Uganda | UGANDA
Change Maker Award: Concert of Three Cultures | ARCO Forum, UNESCO Centre Getafe Madrid | SPAIN
Change Maker Award: Washing for Cars | Nile Dialogue Platform, Nile Humanitarian Development Agency | UGANDA
Change Maker Award: International Meeting of Intellectuals | MIRNAS | RUSSIA
5:00 PM | CLOSING REMARKS
Family Photo with Speakers, Awardees, and Global Partners