UNGA CONFERENCE 2019
Transforming Our World: Inclusive Social Development for All

09:00 – 09:30 AM | OPENING & WELCOME REMARKS

Cemre Ulker, US Director & UN Representative | Journalists and Writers Foundation

Mehmet Kilic, President, Journalists and Writers Foundation

H.E. Adama Dieng, Under-Secretary-General | Special Adviser of the UN Secretary-General on the Prevention of Genocide

09:30 – 10:30 AM | PANEL 1: INCLUSIVE SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT IN ACHIEVING THE GLOBAL GOALS 2030

Keynote

Hon. Mark Botomani, Minister of Information, Civic Education and Communications Technology, REPUBLIC of MALAWI

Moderator

Dr. Macharia Munene, Professor, United States International University, KENYA

Panelists

Tushar A. Gandhi, President & Founder, Gandhi Foundation, INDIA

Role of the culture of peace in social cohesion and inclusiveness

Flavie Fuentes, Legal Manager, North America, Thomson Reuters Foundation, USA

Importance of rule of law and democracy to reduce inequalities and implement social development policies

Dr. Han Entzinger, Professor and Author, University Rotterdam, NETHERLANDS

Social integration policies that promote access to basic public services

Silvia Alejandra Perazzo, President, ANU-AR, ARGENTINA

Civil society participation to facilitate social development

Discussant

Moneeza Burney, Writer at Dawn Newspaper, Falak Sufi Scholar 2018, PAKISTAN

The role of youth in creating inclusive social societies

10:30 – 11:00 AM | UNGA 2019 AWARDS CEREMONY

Culture of Peace & Non-Violence Award 2019

Tushar Gandhi | President & Founder | Mahatma Gandhi Foundation

Culture of Peace Award 2019

Sello Hatang | CEO | Nelson Mandela Foundation

Youth Empowerment Award 2019

Enes Kanter | NBA Player, Boston Celtics | Enes Kanter Foundation

11:00 – 11:15 AM | COFFEE BREAK

11:15 – 12:45 PM | PANEL 2: ADVANCING YOUTH THROUGH SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT

Moderator

Emmanuel N.B. Flomo, Founder & Executive Director, Inspire Liberia Project, LIBERIA

Panelists

Johnnie Lee Fielder, Director of Operations, International Youth Leadership Institute

Youth as stakeholders in the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals: Advocacy, awareness-raising, and capacity building

Sasha E. Butler, Executive Director, Changing Destinations: Journey to Excellence, Inc., USA

Key priorities and challenges in access to quality education

Alyson Neel, Policy and Advocacy Strategist, UN Foundation, USA

UNA-USA Youth member participation in human rights mechanisms and UN Summits

Discussants

Nick Hatzoglou, Head of Community Projects, Football Victoria, AUSTRALIA

The role of sports for the social and personal development of youth

Kit Miller, Director, M.K. Gandhi Institute, USA

Importance of non-violence education and culture of peace for social empowerment of youth

Maria Cruz Rodriguez Del Cerro, Former Vice President, UNESCO Center of Getafe-Madrid, SPAIN

Education as a tool to create peaceful and inclusive societies

12:45 – 02:00 PM | LUNCH BREAK

02:00 – 03:30 PM | PANEL 3: PROTECTION OF SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, AND CULTURAL RIGHTS

Keynote

Craig Foster, Football broadcaster; Author; Ambassador for Human Rights, AUSTRALIA

Moderator

Jose Igreja Matos, President, European Association of Judges, PORTUGAL

Panelists

Isaque Chande, Ombudsman, MOZAMBIQUE

Early warning mechanisms of human rights to prevent conflicts: severe inequalities in access of social services

James C. Harrington, Founder & Director Emeritus, Texas Civil Rights Project, USA

Promotion of social, economic and cultural rights in building peaceful societies

Antonio Alberto do Vale Cerqueira, Court of Ethics and Disciplinary at the Brazilian Bar Association – District Federal Section, BRAZIL

Violation of human rights leading to social unrest: Country-based Analysis

Discussant

Ekaterina Shebalina, Executive Assistant to the Vice-Rector, Institute for International Studies, Research Fellow, RUSSIA

Protection of Social, Economic and Cultural Rights

03:30 – 03:45 PM | COFFEE BREAK

03:45 – 4:45 PM | PIONEERS IN SDGs AWARD CEREMONY

1st Place: Zambia Bio Project | Japan Organic Farming Association | JAPAN, ZAMBIA

2nd Place: CANOPS for Africa | Consortium Bamboo-Equator & Golden Climate | KENYA

2nd Place: Young Peace Builders | TCC Brooklyn & Kings Bay Y | USA

3rd Place: Women Against Violent Extremism | Women in Int’l Security-Horn of Africa | KENYA

Innovation Award: Storytelling for Fundraising | RWANDA, CHAD, USA

Stakeholders Award: A Concert for Refugees 2019 | Turquoise Harmony Institute | SOUTH AFRICA

Scope Award: UN Model & Simulation Games | UNA-ARGENTINA | ARGENTINA

Impact Award: Keep a Child in School | Safe Future Uganda | UGANDA

Change Maker Award: Concert of Three Cultures | ARCO Forum, UNESCO Centre Getafe Madrid | SPAIN

Change Maker Award: Washing for Cars | Nile Dialogue Platform, Nile Humanitarian Development Agency | UGANDA

Change Maker Award: International Meeting of Intellectuals | MIRNAS | RUSSIA

5:00 PM | CLOSING REMARKS

Family Photo with Speakers, Awardees, and Global Partners