DRAFT AGENDA as of 23 October 2007 Two-day high-level conference on Multidimensional and Integrated Peace Operations: Integrated Missions Revisited An Initiative by the Norwegian Government 29 30 October, Oslo Conference venue: Oslo Military Society, Great Hall Myntgata 3, Oslo Sunday 28 October 17:30 19:00 Guided tour of the Nobel Peace Center (Transportation by bus from hotel leaves at 17:15, but for those of you who would like to walk (pleasant 15 minute walk) the group leaves around 17:10) 19:00 22:00 Welcome Reception and Dinner Hosted by Espen Barth Eide State Secretary, Norwegian Ministry of Defence Venue: Pascal, Nobel Peace Center, Rådhusplassen, Oslo Dress code: Business Attire
Monday 29 October 08:00 Transportation from the hotel to the conference centre 08:15 08:45 Coffee and Registration 08:45 09:15 Welcome and Introductory Remarks Jonas Gahr Støre Minister of Foreign Affairs, Norway 09:15 10:45 Managing UN Multidimensional and Integrated Peace Operations Espen Barth Eide State Secretary, Ministry of Defence, Norway Edmond Mulet Assistant Secretary General, Department of Peacekeeping Operations Claudio Bisogniero Deputy Secretary General, NATO Ingrid Dagestad Former Deputy Police Commissioner/Adviser, UN Mission in Afghanistan and Liberia Ross Mountain Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary General of the United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo 10:45 11:15 Refreshments
11:15 13:00 The Peacebuilding Continuum: the Interlinkages between Peacemaking, Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding Colin Keating Director, Security Council Report Alan Doss Special Representative of the Secretary General of the United Nations Mission in Liberia 13:00 14:15 Lunch Michael Møller Special Representative of the Secretary General in the United Nations Mission in Cyprus Hilde Frafjord Johnson Deputy Executive Director United Nations Children s Fund David Gressly UN Deputy Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator Southern Sudan 14:15 16:00 Humanitarian and Human Rights Partnerships in UN Multidimensional and Integrated Peace Operations Nicolas Stockton Director Humanitarian Accountability Project Louise Arbour High Commissioner for Human Rights Jacques Forster Vice President, International Committee of the Red Cross. Ed Schenkenberg Director, International Council of Voluntary Agencies (ICVA)
1600: 16:15 Refreshments Eric Chevallier Special Advisor to the Minister of Foreign Affairs on Crisis and Conflicts, France Hans Joerg Strohmeyer Chief of Policy and Development and Studies Branch, Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs 16:20 18:00 Implementing UN Integrated Peace Operations: Re-aligning Mandates, Programmes and Resources Espen Barth Eide State Secretary, Ministry of Defence, Norway Ad Melkert Associate Administrator, United Nations Development Programme Manuel Aranda da Silva Adviser to the WFP Executive Director in Rome Nonye Udo Member of the UN Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions 18:00 Transportation back to hotel 19:15 Transportation from the hotel to the Restaurant 19:30 22:00 Dinner Hosted by Jonas Gahr Støre Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs Venue: Ekeberg Restaurant, Kongsveien 15, Oslo Dress code: Dark Suit
Tuesday 30 October 08:00 Transportation from the hotel to the Conference Centre 08:30 10:00 Partnerships in Multidimensional Peace Operations Jan Egeland Special-Adviser to the UN Secretary General on Mediation Sergei Ordzhonikidze Director-General, United Nations Office at Geneva 10:00 10:15 Refreshments Sarah Cliffe Head, Fragile and Conflict-affected Countries Group, World Bank(TBC,alternate) Arnauld Akodjenou Director, Division of Operational Support, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. Toby Lanzer UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator, UNDP Resident Representative, Central African Republic 10:15 13:00 Break Away Sessions (Refreshments will be served throughout) 1) Leadership and Management in Integrated Peace Operations lessons learned and best practices Facilitator: Ariel Morvan Acting Chief, Senior leadership Appointments Section, United Nations Department of Field Support
2) Re-aligning Mandates and Resources - experiences, lessons and possible solutions Facilitator: Mohammad Mustafa Tal Member of the UN Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions 3) The Peacebuilding Continuum - realigning peace processes, strategies and implementation Facilitator: Ellen Margrethe Løj Ministry of Foreign Affairs Denmark 4) Protection of Civilians in Integrated Peace Operations - lessons, best practices and dilemmas to be addressed Facilitator: Robert Mood, Inspector General Norwegian Armed Forces 5) Regional cooperation, Hybrid Structures Integrated Frameworks - the way forward: aligning priorities and promoting interoperability Facilitator: Monica Juma Senior Researcher Africa Policy Institute 6) Integrated Planning and Evaluation Facilitator: Jean Luc Siblot Deputy Director, United Nations Development Group 7) Reconfiguration of International Assistance Facilitator: Dominik Bartsch Senior Adviser, Peacebuilding Support Office 8) Coordinating humanitarian assistance in countries ridden by conflicts Facilitator: Gloria Fernandez Head of Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in the Democratic Republic
of Congo 13:00 14:15 Lunch 14:30 16:00 The Regional Context: Building, Restoring and Supporting Local Processes. Susan Shabangu Deputy Minister of Safety and Security, Department of Foreign Affairs, South Africa Gyan Chandra Acharya Acting Foreign Secretary, Nepal 16:00 16:20 Refreshments Pétronille Vaweka District Commissioner in Ituri Jan Erik Wilhelmsen UN Chief Arms Monitor (UNMIN) Shahmahmood Miakhel Senior Governance Adviser UN Mission in Afghanistan
16:20 17:30 Integrated Missions Revisited: Next Steps Moderators: Espen Barth Eide State Secretary, Ministry of Defence, Norway OPEN DISCUSSION 18:00 Transportation to Hotel 19:15 Transportation from the hotel to the Dinner 19:30 22:00 Dinner Hosted by Anne-Grethe Strøm-Erichsen (tbc) Norwegian Minister of Defence Venue: Oslo Military Society, Myntgata 3, Oslo Dress code: Dark Suit