SDGs CONFERENCE 2022
In the margins of the United Nations General Assembly 77th Session
21 September 2022, Wednesday | 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM (EST)
Program
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM – OPENING SESSION
Welcome Remarks
Mehmet Kilic, President, Journalists and Writers Foundation | USA
Keynote Speech
Atefeh Riazi, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center | USA
- The Importance of Right to Access Information and Communication Technologies for Sustainable Development
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM – PANEL 1
THE GLOBAL STATE OF PEACE AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION
Mondli Makhanya, Editor-In-Chief, City Press | SOUTH AFRICA
- Moderator, Opening Remarks
Ovais Sultan Khan, Independent Human Rights Activist | INDIA
- The role of civil society in establishing sustainable peace and security
Henelito A. Sevilla, Jr., PhD, Dean and Professor, Asian Center, University of the Philippines Diliman | PHILIPPINES
- Wars and conflicts as a threat to sustainable development
12:15 PM – 01:45 PM – PANEL 2
GENDER-BASED CRIMES IN CONFLICT ZONES
Karen Marón, Journalist in Conflict Zones | ARGENTINA
- Violence against women journalists in armed conflicts
Fawzia Amini, Former Senior Judge in the Supreme Court of Afghanistan | U.K.
- Violations faced by women human rights defenders under authoritarian regimes
Jelena Pia-Comella, Senior International Consultant | USA
- Conflict related sexual violence as a weapon of war
Ranjeni Munusamy, Head of Media Relations, GAPP: Government and Public Policy | SOUTH AFRICA
- Challenges of reporting for women journalists: A case from South Africa
Carlos Pedro Mondlane, Judge and President, Mozambican Judges Association | MOZAMBIQUE
- Progress of SDG 5.2: Elimination of all Forms of Violence Against Women and Girls
02:00 PM – 03: 30 PM – PANEL 3
MIGRATION AND REFUGEE POLICIES: INTERGOVERNMENTAL RESPONSES TO RECENT DISPLACEMENTS
Yuksel Durgut, Spokesperson, International Journalists Association | GERMANY
- Moderator, Opening Remarks
Marianna Kakaounaki, Journalist and Documentary Producer, eKathimerini | GREECE
- The cross-cutting issue of migration, refugees, and the SDGs
Dr. Graham Thom, Refugee Coordinator, Amnesty International Australia | AUSTRALIA
- Climate crisis inducing and waves of migration
Nicole Melaku, National Partnership for New Americans, Executive Director | USA
- Conflict-related enforced migration
03:30 PM – 04:00 PM – CLOSING SESSION
Cemre Ulker, UN Representative, Journalists and Writers Foundation | USA