Opening of the Copenhagen 2021 LGBTI+ Human Rights Forum Monday 16 August 15.15-17.30 (online)
Programme:
15:15-15:35 Welcome and official opening
Karen Ellemann – moderator.
Welcome to the Human Rights Forum
- Dr. Natalia Kanem, UN Under-Secretary-General, Executive Director, UNFPA
- Aron le Fèvre, Director of Human Rights, Copenhagen 2021.
Opening Address
- Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Mary of Denmark
Introductory remarks
- Flemming Møller Mortensen, Minister for Development Cooperation and Minister for Nordic Cooperation (Denmark).
15:35-16:10 Dilemma dialogue
GOAL 16: PEACE, JUSTICE & STRONG INSTITUTIONS
- Anonymous activist (Mexico),
- Michelle Bachelet, UN Under-Secretary-General and United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights,
- Tarek Zeidan, Executive Director, Helem (Libanon),
- Erinda Ballanca, People’s Advocate / Ombudsman (Albania).
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16:10-16:15 Break
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16:15-16:50 Dilemma dialogue
GOAL 3: ENSURE HEALTHY LIVES AND PROMOTE WELL-BEING FOR ALL AT ALL AGES
- Anonymous activist (Nigeria),
- Dr. Natalia Kanem,
- Tuisina Ymania Brown, Co-Secretary General of ILGA world (Samoa),
- Franka Cadée, President, International Confederation of Midwives (ICM).
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16:50-16:55 Break
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16:55-17:20 Panel discussion
GOAL 10: REDUCE INEQUALITY WITHIN AND AMONG COUNTRIES
- Jayathma Wickramanayake, UN Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth,
- Ulrika Modéer, UN Assistant Secretary General, Director of Bureau of External Relations & Advocacy, UNDP,
- Anbid Zaman, Youth Representative, European and Central Asian Region, ILGA World Youth Steering Committee (Bangladesh).
17:20-17:30 Looking ahead
- Victor Madrigal-Borloz, HRC Independent Expert on protection against violence and discrimination based on SOGI.
THANK YOU, by Dr. Natalia Kanem and Aron le Fèvre.
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