Geneva Conference Statements 7 - 8 April

Geneva Conference on Preventing Violent Extremism – The Way Forward

PROGRAMME & STATEMENTS - 7 APRIL 2016

Welcoming Remarks  (Webcast English - Original)

Session I: The PVE Plan of Action in the Context of the larger United Nations Prevention Agenda (Webcast English - Original)

Session Chairperson: Mr. Jehangir Khan, Director, United Nations Counter-Terrorism Implementation Task Force (CTITF)-United Nations Counter-Terrorism Centre (UNCCT) (Webcast - Chapter 1)

  • H.E. Mr. Martin Kimani, Director National Counter Terrorism Center, Kenya (Webcast - Chapter 2)
  • Mr. Sharif Al-Omari, Director of Countering Extremism and Violence Directorate, Ministry of Interior, Jordan (Webcast - Chapter 3)
  • Mr. Ahmad Alhendawi, United Nations Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth (Webcast- Chapter 4)
  • Mr. Patrick Keuleers, Director/Chief of Profession, Governance and Peacebuilding, Bureau for Policy and Programme Support, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) (Webcast - Chapter 5)
  • Ms. Mô Bleeker, Special Envoy for Dealing with the Past and Prevention of Atrocities, Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, Switzerland and Chair of the Global Action Against Mass Atrocity Crimes (Paper Statement) (Webcast - Chapter 6)
  • Mr. Alistair Millar, Executive Director of the Global Center for Cooperative Security (Paper Statement) (Webcast- Chapter 7)

Interventions from the floor

Session II – Addressing the Drivers of Violent Extremism -  Webcast (English - Original)

Session Chairperson: Mr. Ahmad Alhendawi, United Nations Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth

Interventions from the floor

Session III – Priorities for National PVE Plans of Action   -  (Webcast English - Original)

  • Dialogue and conflict prevention
  • Strengthening good governance, human rights and the rule of law
  • Engaging communities
  • Empowering youth
  • Gender equality and empowering women
  • Education, skill development and employment facilitation
  • Strategic communications, the Internet and social media

Session Chairperson: H.E. Ms. Heidi Grau, Ambassador Head of the Human Security Division, Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, Switzerland (Paper Statement)

Interventions from the floor

Session IV – Mobilizing Resources - Webcast (English - Original)

Session Chairperson: H.E. Mr. Thomas Greminger, Ambassador, Deputy Director General, Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, Switzerland (Paper Statement)

  • H.E. Mr. Piet de Klerk, Special Envoy for Counterterrorism, Government of the Netherlands
  • Ms. Anne Le More, Special Adviser to Chair of the OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC)
  • Ms. Selina Jackson, Special Representative of the World Bank Group to the United Nations, Geneva
  • Dr. Baboucarr Sarr, Lead Regional Fragility Coordinator, African Development Bank
  • Ms. Carol Bellamy, Chair of the Governing Board of the Global Community Engagement and Resilience Fund (GCERF)
  • Mr. Espen Eide, Head of Geopolitical Affairs, Member of the Managing Board, World Economic Forum
  • Mr. Michael Keating, United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Somalia

Interventions from the floor

Concluding Session

  • Mr. Jeffrey Feltman, Chairman of the United Nations Counter-Terrorism Implementation Task Force and Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs
  • H.E. Mr. Stephan Husy, Ambassador-at-Large for Counter-Terrorism, Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, Switzerland

PROGRAMME & STATEMENTS - 8 APRIL 2016

Opening Session (Webcast) 

Keynote Statements by the Co-Chairs

Session I – National and Regional Perspectives - Ministerial Segment - Webcast (English- Original)

Co-Chair: H.E. Mr. Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations

Co-Chair: H.E. Mr. Didier Burkhalter, Head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, Switzerland

Session II – Action at the Global Level   - Webcast (English- Original)

Co-Chair: Mr. Jeffrey Feltman, Chairman of the United Nations Counter-Terrorism Implementation Task Force and Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs

Co-Chair: H.E. Mr. Stephan Husy, Ambassador-at-Large for Counter-Terrorism, Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, Switzerland

Panellists

  • Mr. Staffan de Mistura, United Nations Special Envoy for Syria
  • Mr. Yury Fedotov, Executive Director, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)
  • Mr. Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)
  • Ms. Zainab Hawa Bangura, United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict
  • Mr. Pierre Krähenbühl, Commissioner-General, United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA)
  • Mr. Jean-Paul Laborde, Assistant Secretary-General and Executive Director of the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED)
  • Ms. Izumi Nakamitsu, Assistant Secretary-General, Assistant Administrator and Director Crisis Response Unit, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
  • Mr. Qian Tang, Assistant Director-General for Education, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
  • Mr. Volker Türk, Assistant High Commissioner for Protection, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
  • Mr. Yannick Glemarec, Assistant Secretary-General, Policy and Programme, Deputy Executive Director UN Women

Interventions from the floor

Concluding Session (Webcast) - Joint Co-Chairs Conclusions (English)

  • H.E. Mr. Stephan Husy, Ambassador-at-Large for Counter-Terrorism, Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, Switzerland
  • Mr. Jehangir Khan, Director, United Nations Counter-Terrorism Implementation Task Force (CTITF)-United Nations Counter-Terrorism Centre (UNCCT)
  • Mr. Michael Møller, Director-General, United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG)