NDM-UN22 Presentations from Plenary Sessions

PLENARY SESSIONS

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Opening Ceremony

• Opening Remarks by Mr. Alexandre Zouev, Assistant Secretary-General for Rule of Law and Security Institutions, United Nations
  

Plenary Session One: Mine Action Vision - Forging the Future Together

• Ms. Sachi Claringbould, Deputy Permanent Representative of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the Conference on Disarmament, Geneva
• Brigadier General Ziad Nasr, Director, Lebanon Mine Action Centre
• Colonel Mkhululi Bhika Ncube, Director, Zimbabwe Mine Action Centre

Plenary Session Two: Facing the Challenges of Victim Assistance in Today’s Conflicts

• Dr. Mahpekay Sidiqy, Physical Rehabilitation Therapist, Kabul Orthopedic Organisation, Afghanistan
• Dr. Lucy Foss, Research Programmes Manager, Centre for Blast Injury Studies, Imperial College London
• Colonel Mohammed Torgeman, Director, Libyan Mine Action Centre

Plenary Session Three: Turning Intention to Action for Survivors

• Ambassador Prum Sophakmonkol, Secretary-General, Cambodian Mine Action and Victim Assistance Authority
• Mr. Muhabbat Ibrohimzoda, Director, Tajikistan Mine Action Centre
• Ms. Sarah Harrison, Co-Chair, IASC Reference Group on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Emergency Settings

Plenary Session Four: Building Stronger Communities - Youth and Women in Mine Action

• Ambassador Abdulkadir Abdulle Hooshow, Director, Somalia Explosive Hazard Management Authority, Federal Government of Somalia
• Ms. Zahra Abdihagi Mahamed, Operations Assistant and Volunteer Chairperson for Somali Youth United
• Ms. Erin Hunt, Programme Manager, Mines Action Canada

Plenary Session Five: Preventing Humanitarian Crises, Building Peace

• Ambassador Adriana del Rosario Mendoza Agudelo, Permanent Representative of Colombia to the United Nations Office at Geneva

Plenary Session Six: A Safer Tomorrow for Children

• Ms. Christelle Loupforest, Global Coordinator, Mine Action Area of Responsibility, UNMAS and Mr. Michael Copland, Global Coordinator, Child Protection Area of Responsibility, UNICEF
• Mr. Velayuthan Sivagnanasothy, Secretary, Ministry of Resettlement, Rehabilitation, Northern Development and Hindu Religious Affairs, and Secretary, Presidential Task Force on Northern and Eastern Provinces Development, Government of Sri Lanka
• Mr. Abraham Achiek, Child Protection Specialist, UNICEF Yemen
  

Plenary Session Seven: Mitigating New Threats - Bridging the Gaps

• Ambassador Yann Hwang, Permanent Mission of France to the Conference on Disarmament, Geneva
• Ms. Sachi Claringbould, Deputy Permanent Representative of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the Conference on Disarmament, Geneva
• Mr. Bryan Sand, IED Threat Mitigation Advisor, UNMAS

Innovations in Mine Action - Part I

Innovations in Mine Action - Part II