Programme of Work Third Forum of Ministers in charge of Women Affairs and Gender in the Great Lakes Region Venue: Kibo Palace Hotel Arusha United Republic of Tanzania 16-18 December 2010 Jointly organized by The Tanzania Ministry of Community Development, Gender and Children And UNESCO, UNIFEM, UNFPA s and conveners of the meeting: Hon. Sophia Simba, Minister for Community Development, Gender and Children, the United Republic of Tanzania Ms Maria del Pilar Alvarez-Laso, Assistant Director General for Social and Human Sciences UNESCO General Rapporteurs: Ministry of Community Development, Gender and Children, The United Republic of Tanzania Task Force Drafting group (Action Plan, Arusha Declaration) Technical advisor from each country
Wednesday 15 December 2010 Arrival of participants and transfer at the Hotel Thursday 16 December 2010 09:30 10:30 Opening ceremony Master of Ceremony: State House and Ministry of Foreign Affairs Opening Speeches Ambassador Liberata Mulamula, Executive Secretary, International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) (5 mn); UNIFEM Regional Director (5 mn); UNFPA Regional Director (5 mn); Hon. Marie-Ange Lukiana, Minister of Gender, Family and Children, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (5 mn); Hon. Dr. Naomi Shaaban, Minister for Social Development, Gender and Children Affairs, Kenya (5 mn); Ms Maria del Pilar Alvarez-Laso, Assistant Director General for Social and Human Sciences UNESCO (10 mn); Hon. Sophia Simba, Minister for Community Development, Gender and Children, the United Republic of Tanzania (10 mn); Official Opening: His Excellency Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete, President of the United Republic of Tanzania 2
11:00 13:00 / Session 1 10:30 11:00: Coffee Break Objectives of the meeting and Follow up on the Second Forum of Ministers of Women s Affairs Master of Ceremony: Prof. M.S.Sheya, Permanent Delegate of the United Republic of Tanzania to UNESCO, Member of UNESCO s Executive Board Hon. Sarah Sayifwanda, Minister of Gender and Women in development, Zambia 1. Overview of what was discussed and agreed/action Plan and Mombasa Declaration: Hon. Dr. Naomi Shaaban, Minister for Social Development, Gender and Children Affairs, Kenya (20 mn); 2. Review of the Action Plan 2.1 Activities coordinated by the United Republic of Tanzania Introduction By Hon. Sophia Simba, Minister for Community Development, Gender and Children, The United Republic of Tanzania (10 mn); Presentation of the State of the art review by UNECA, comments from ICGLR (20 mn); Presentation of the Baseline survey by ICGLR and comments from UNIFEM (20 mn). 3
2.2 Reports and observations on National Consultations in view of the establishment of the Centre and national bodies Uganda Hon. Nakadama Rukia Isanga, Minister for Gender and Cultural Affairs, Uganda (10 mn); Rwanda Hon. Dr Jeanne d Arc Mujawamariya, Minister of Gender and Family Promotion, Rwanda (10 mn); Republic of Congo Hon. Jeanne Françoise Leckomba Loumeto Pombo, Minister for Women Promotion and Integration to Development, Republic of Congo (10 mn); Sudan Hon. Ms Amira Elfadil Mohamed Elfadil, Minister of Welfare and Social Security, Sudan (10 mn); Future national consultations to be held: Angola and Central African Republic (10 mn). 15:00 16:30 / Session 2 Conclusions and recommendations 13:00 15:00: Lunch Break Report on the Activities of the Center from last Forum and Road Map till next Forum Hon. Immaculée Nahayo, Minister of National Solidarity, Gender and Human Rights, Burundi 1. Transitional Organization of the Center s activities: arrangements made by the Democratic Republic of the Congo and proposed Road Map 4
By, Hon. Marie-Ange Lukiana Minister of Gender, Family and Children, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (30 mn); 2. Report on the results of the Executive Board: Grant of Category 2 Status to the Kinshasa Regional Centre By Professor Manda Kizabi, Permanent Delegate of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to UNESCO, Member of UNESCO s Executive Board (10 mn); Discussion: Transitional Organisation: duration, staff, mandate, objective, support of countries Road Map: Official launch, Donor Roundtable, 1 st Meeting of Governing bodies 16:30 17:00: Coffee Break 17:00 18:00 Discussion / Continuation Evening Programme: Karibu dinner offered by the host country at the Hotel/ and cultural event Drafting Group: to draft Arusha Declaration and Future Action Plan 5
Friday 17 December 2010 09:00 13:00 / Session 3 Contribution of each country to the Center s activities till next Forum session Ms Maria del Pilar Alvarez-Laso Assistant Director General for Social and Human Sciences UNESCO Discussion: Item 1: Item 2: Item 3: Item 4: Item 5: Statutory annual contributions (25 mn); Secondment of staff of the launching period (25 mn); Governing bodies expenses: travel and accommodation (25 mn); National associate centers: identification (25 mn); Ministers Forum sustainability and organization of future meetings (20 mn) 15:00 16:30 / Session 4 11:00 11:30: Coffee Break 11:30 13:00: Continuation of the discussion 13:00 15:00 Lunch Break Fundraising and Project Document Hon. Jeanne Françoise Leckomba Loumeto Pombo, Minister for Women Promotion and Integration to Development, Republic of Congo 1. Fundraising strategy/opportunities and the project document for the launching of the Regional Center (30 mn) By Prof.Pamphile Mabiala Mantuba-Ngoma Discussion
2. Proposal on Terms of Reference of the National Associate Centers including the role expected and the relationship with the Regional Center By Hon. Sophia Simba, Minister for Community Development, Gender and Children, the United Republic of Tanzania (20 mn) 17:00 18:30 / Session 5 Discussion 16:30-17:00 Coffee Break Review of the Legal Documents of the Center Draft Action Plan and Future Actions till the next Forum of Ministers Hon. Ana Paula do Sacramento Neto, Minister of Family and Promotion of Women, Angola Legal Documents: Constitution and Agreement for the Seat By Mrs Monique Kande, Director a.i., RC-GLR (40 mn) Partnership between the Center and UNESCO, UNIFEM, ICGLR, UNFPA, UNECA and ADB By UNESCO (20 mn) Draft Action Plan and Future Actions By Drafting Group (30 mn) Evening Event: Cocktail and Entertainment 8:00 PM: Cocktail offered by Ms Maria del Pilar Alvarez-Laso, UNESCO Assistant Director General for Social and Human Sciences Sector 7
Saturday 18 December 2010 10:00 11:00 / Session 6 Hon. Nakadama Rukia Isanga, Minister for Gender and Cultural Affairs, Republic of Uganda Advocacy Campaign to fight violence against Women: I denounce and say no, by Hon. Marie-Ange Lukiana, Minister of Gender, Family and Children, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (10 mn); Adoption and Signing of the Accord on the Forum of Women in the Great Lakes Region by the Ministers, presentation by Ambassador Liberata Mulamula, Executive Secretary, International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) (10 mn); Signature of the legal documents: Centre s Constitution and Agreement for the Seat, Adoption of Arusha Declaration General Recommendations 11:00 11:30: Coffee Break
11:30 13:00 Closing Ceremony Master of Ceremony: State House and Ministry of Foreign Affairs Reports: Concise Report and General Recommendations, Rapporteurs Action Plan till the next Forum in 2011, Hon. Sophia Simba, Minister for Community Development, Gender and Children, the United Republic of Tanzania; 4 th Forum Venue, Host country Closing speeches Vote of Thanks by Hon. Dr Jeanne d Arc Mujawamariya, Minister of Gender and Family Promotion, Republic of Rwanda UNIFEM Regional Director; UNFPA Regional Director; Ambassador Liberata Mulamula, Executive Secretary, International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) Hon. Marie-Ange Lukiana, Minister of Gender, Family and Children, the Democratic Republic of the Congo Ms Maria del Pilar Alvarez-Laso, Assistant Director General for Social and Human Sciences UNESCO Hon. Sophia Simba, Minister for Community Development, Gender and Children, the United Republic of Tanzania Official Closing: His Excellency Dr Gharib Bilal, Vice President of the United Republic of Tanzania 13:00 15:00: Lunch Break Afternoon: Guided Tour in Arusha