Day of Dialogue

07:30 - 09:00

Arrival and accreditation

Location:

Info Hub -

Esplanade Solidarność 1980

Badge collection at Info Hub

(After 11:00, badges will be available at the Accreditation Centre)

Location:

Simone Veil Entrance -

Esplanade Solidarność 1980

Entrance to the European Parliament Hemicycle

Welcome coffee

09:00 – 09:15

Opening Session

Location: European

Parliament Hemicycle

Statement by Mr Janez Lenarčič, Commissioner for Crisis Management (DG ECHO) 

Statement by Mr Gert Jan Koopman, Director General (DG NEAR)

9:15 - 10:00

Perspectives from the region on civil society consultations

Moderator: Mr Ali Al-Jaberi

Rapporteur for Ministerial: Ms Roula Al-Rokbi, Country Director, Women Now for Development

Location: European Parliament Hemicycle

Panelists:

·         Ms Maryam Atallah, Founder, Syrian Pioneer NGO

·         Ms Stéphanie Abboud, Acting Programs Manager, ALEF – Act for Human Rights.

·         Mr Agyead Abo Zayed, Journalist, Community Media Network/Radio Al-Balad

·         Ms Najat Rochdi, UN Deputy Special Envoy for Syria

Ms Henrike Trautmann, Acting Director of the Neighbourhood South and Türkiye Directorate (DG NEAR)

10:00 - 11:15

First panel discussion: Addressing basic needs, access to basic services and Early Recovery in the Syrian context

Moderator: Mr Ali Al-Jaberi

Rapporteur for Ministerial: Ms Amany Qaddour, Regional Director at Syria Relief and Development

Panelists:

·         Ms Adele Khodr, Regional director of UNICEF office in the Middle East and North Africa

·         Mr Moutaz Adham, Syria Country director, OXFAM

·         Mr Michael Talhami, Regional Water and Habitat Adviser for the Near and Middle East, International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)

·         Ms Nirvana Shawky, Regional Director for Middle East and North Africa, CARE

·         Mr Fadi Al-Dairi, Country Director, Hand in Hand for Aid & Development (HIHFAD)

Remarks by Mr Andreas Papaconstantinou, Director Neighbourhood & Middle East (DG ECHO)

11:15 - 11:45

Coffee break – Location: Hemicycle Bar & Antechambers

11:45 - 13:00

Second panel discussion: Developing opportunities at the local level: empowering and protecting local leadership

Moderator: Dr Rim Turkmani, Director of Syria research group, London School of Economics (LSE)

Rapporteur for Ministerial: Ms Rola Baghdadi, Executive Director, Dawlaty

Location: European Parliament Hemicycle

Panelists:

·         Mr Mouhamad Hassno, CEO, Assistance Coordination Unit (ACU)

·         Mr Bhajjat Hajjar, Executive Director, Local Administration Councils Unit (LACU)

·         Ms Houda Atassi, Regional Director, International Humanitarian Relief (IHR)

·         Mr Ibrahim Olabi, Board Member, Syrian Legal Development Programme (SLDP)

Mr Per Örneus, Special Envoy to Syria, Sweden

Lunch break – Location: 3Q space EXPO, Antall building

14:30 - 16:00

Third panel discussion: Furthering justice and accountability for the Syrian people - state of play of ongoing efforts by civil society, international organisations and national jurisdictions and the way forward

Moderator: Mr Mohammed al-Abdallah, Executive Director of the Syria Justice and Accountability Centre (SJAC)

Rapporteur at the Ministerial: Ms Mariana Karkoutly, Syrian human rights activist, Senior Fellow at Humanity in Action

Location: European Parliament Hemicycle

Panelists:

·         Ms Catherine Marchi-Uhel, Head of the International, Impartial and Independent Mechanism (IIIM) for Syria

·         Ms Sophie Havard, First Deputy Prosecutor Specialized Unit for Crimes against Humanity and War Crimes at the French National Counterterrorism Prosecution Office   

·         Dr Patrick Kroker, Senior Legal Advisor in the International Crimes and Accountability program at the European Centre for Constitutional and Human Rights (ECCHR)

·         Ms Wafa Mustafa, Syrian Activist, journalist, and Non-Resident Fellow at the Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy (TIMEP) and Refugees International

Ms Noura Ghazi-Safadi, Syrian Human Rights Lawyer, Co-Founder and Director of Nophotozone, and Founding Member of Families for Freedom

16:00- 16:30

Coffee break - Location: Hemicycle Bar & Antechambers

16:30 - 17:30

Concluding session

Location: European Parliament Hemicycle

• Presentation of the outcome of the online survey by Mr Ian Larson, Senior Analyst, Center for Operational Analysis and Research (COAR)
• Conclusions from rapporteurs
• Closing statement by Mr Michael Köhler, Deputy Director-General, DG ECHO

Closing statement by Ms Hélène Le Gal, Managing Director for Middle East and North Africa (EEAS)

17:30 - 20:00

Reception - Location: 3Q space EXPO, Antall building

9:00 – 11:00 – OPENING AND MORNING PLENARY SESSION

(you can follow this session here)

Opening Address by the Conference Chair: Mr Josep Borrell Fontelles, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission

Opening Address Video by the UN: Secretary-General António Guterres

Opening addresses by countries hosting the largest numbers of Syrian refugees in the region

-         H.E. Mr Ayman Safadi, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Jordan

-          H.E. Mr Fuad Hussein, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs Iraq

-          H.E. Mr Abdallah Bou Habib, Minister for Foreign Affairs Lebanon

-         H.E. Dr. Badr Abdelatty, Ambassador Egypt

-          H.E. Mr Faruk Kaymackci, Ambassador Türkiye

Restitution by Civil Society Panels Rapporteurs

-          Ms Roula Al-Rekbie

-          Ms Amany Qaddour

-          Ms Roula Baghdadi

-          Ms Mariana Karkoutly

Keynote speaker Mr Geir Pedersen, UN Special Envoy for Syria

11:00 – 11:15 – FAMILY PHOTO

11:15 – 12:00 – PRESS CONFERENCE (HRVP)

(you can follow the press conference here)

12:00 – 13:30 – LUNCH BREAK

13:30 – 15:00 – AFTERNOON PLENARY SESSION (Part I)

(you can follow this session here)

Opening speech by the Chair: Mr Oliver Várhelyi, European Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement

Keynote speakers:

-          Ms Sawsan Zakzak, Representative of Syrian Women Advisory Group WAB

-          Mr Filippo Grandi, UN High Commissioner for Refugees

-          Ms Ulrika Modeer, UNDP Assistant Secretary-General and Director of the Bureau of External Relations and Advocacy

Statements and announcements of pledges by participating delegations (in protocol order)

15:00 – 15:15 – COFFEE BREAK

15:15 – 17:00 – AFTERNOON PLENARY SESSION (Part II)

(you can follow this session here)

Opening speech by the Chair: Mr Janez Lenarčič, European Commissioner for Crisis Management

Keynote Speakers:

-          Mr Bahjat Hajjar, Representative of Civil Society Support Room CSSR

-          Ms Joyce Msuya, UN Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator

Statements and announcements of pledges by participating delegations (in protocol order)

17:00 – 17:15 – COFFEE BREAK

17:15 – 17:20 – CONCLUDING REMARKS

(you can follow this session here)

Chair: Commissioner Janez Lenarčič - Concluding remarks and final pledge announcement by the chair