Third High Level Conference Sessions - Day One

10:00 AM – 11:30 AM

The Opening Session
Addressing Terrorism through Reinvigorated Multilateralism and Institutional Cooperation

Introductory Remarks:

• Mr. Vladimir Voronkov, Under-Secretary-General of the Office of Counter-Terrorism, United Nations (opening statement)

Keynote Speakers:

• H.E. Mr. António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations (remarks)
• H.E. Mr. Csaba Kőrösi, President of the 77th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (video message)

Special Guests:

• Ms. Narmatova Dilnora, Returnee from Al-Hol camp
• Ms. Siddikova Zukhrabonu, Young-returnee from Al-Hol camp

Eminent Speakers:

• H.E. Mr. Albert Kan-Dapaah, Minister of National Security, Ghana
• Major General Nasser bin Saeed Al-Fheed Al-Hajri, Vice-Chairman of the National Counter-Terrorism Committee, State of Qatar
• H.E. Mr. Björn Olof Skoog, Ambassador, Head of the Delegation of the European Union to the United Nations
• Ms. Ghada Fathi Waly, Executive Director, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)
• H.E. Ms. Alena Kupchyna, Ambassador, Co-ordinator of Activities to Address Transnational Threats (OSCE)
• H.E. Mr. Yousef Al-Dobeay, Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation

Update on Negotiations of the Eighth Review of the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy:

• H.E. Mr. Robert Rae, Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Canada to the United Nations
• H.E. Mr. Tarek Ladeb, Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Tunisia to the United Nations

Session I
Multistakeholder Engagement in Countering Terrorism while Ensuring Compliance with Human Rights and the Rule of Law

Co-Chairs:

• H.E. Ms. Alya Ahmed Saif Al-Thani, Ambassador, Permanent Representative of the State of Qatar to the United Nations (7 min)
• Ms. Ilze Brands Kehris, Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights, United Nations

Voices of Youth and Civil Society:

Panelists

• Mr. Eelco Kessels, Executive Director, Global Center on Cooperative Security
• Ms. Chido Cleopatra Mpemba, African Union Youth Envoy
• H.E. Mr. Qassim al Araji, National Security Advisor, Republic of Iraq
• Professor Fionnuala D. Ní Aoláin, Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism
• Mr. Manuel Navarrete, Head of Fusion Centre Against Organized Crime and Counter-Terrorism, (CITCO), Spain
• H.E. Mrs. Nathalie Broadhurst Estival, Ambassador, Deputy Permanent Representative of France to the United Nations
• Mr. Muhammad Tahir Rai, National Coordinator, National Counter Terrorism Authority (NACTA), Pakistan
• H.E. Ms. Cecile Hillyer, Ambassador for Counter-Terrorism, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, New Zealand
• Ms. Paivi Kannisto, Chief, Peace and Security Section, UN Women

Questions and observations from the floor

Side Events and lunch break

Session II
Building Effective and Resilient Member States' Institutions in the Evolving Global Terrorism Landscape

Co-Chairs:

• Mr. Raffi Gregorian, Director and Deputy to the Under-Secretary-General, United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism
• H.E. Ms. Vanessa Frazier, Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Malta to the United Nations

Voices of Youth and Civil Society:

• Ms. Bintang Assyifa, Global PCVE Programme, Youth Engagement and Empowerment Programme (YEEP) alumni, Indonesia

Eminent Speakers:

• Mr. Babagana Mongono, National Security Adviser, Nigeria
• Mr. Miguel Ángel Moratinos, Under-Secretary-General and High Representative for the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC)

Panelists:

• Dr. Rosalinda Nyawira, Director, National Counter Terrorism Center (NCTC), Republic of Kenya
• Mr. Colin Smith, Head of Counter-Terrorism Department, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, United Kingdom
• Mr. Wu Xin, Deputy Director General of the Counter-Terrorism Bureau, Ministry of Public Security, People’s Republic of China
• Ms. Alison August Treppel, Executive Secretary, Inter-American Committee against Terrorism (CICTE), Organization of American States
• H.E. Mr. Ismail Chekkori, Director of Global Issues, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccan Expatriates, Kingdom of Morocco

Questions and observations from the floor

Official Reception hosted by UNOCT and the State of Qatar