Preliminary Programme
DAY 1 | WEDNESDAY 8 October 2014
08:30 | Participants registration in Manila Hotel |
09:15 | Opening Address
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09:30 | Key-note Intervention as introduction to the high level panel
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A group photo will take place before the start of the plenary session | |
09:50 | High Level Panel Current challenges to armed violence reduction and prevention This session will highlight current challenges in armed violence reduction and prevention in Asia and the Pacific, and in relation to the rest of the world. The session will be a moderated conversation between panelists and conference participants.
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11:00 | Coffee break |
11:30 | Additional statements by states
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12:30 | Lunch break |
14:00
| Dimensions of armed violence and insecurity in Asia and the Pacific The panel will discuss the main characteristics, trends, and impacts of armed violence, conflict, crime, and insecurity in the region.
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15:30 | Coffee break |
16:00 | Parallel Thematic Sessions |
| Session 1 From data collection to action: using data for action and measuring results Measuring and monitoring armed violence and development data is one of the main pillars of the Geneva Declaration. Efforts to effectively reduce and prevent armed violence require clear diagnosis of its scope, distribution, and drivers. At the same time, the armed violence reduction and prevention (AVRP) / citizen security interventions developed on the base of such diagnosis need to be assessed in terms of effectiveness and impact to make sure that the investment done produce their fruits. Data-driven initiatives are often developed at local or national level, where they can more easily translated into policies and interventions. This panel will deal with questions such as how can data be provided that can be relevant for AVRP policies and interventions? What are the conditions and capacities needed for a successful integration of data into policy processes? It will also highlight experiences and emerging practices in results-based management in citizen security policy-making and programming. The session will be dealing with; the development of relevant indicators; and with integrating monitoring and evaluation into citizen security programming.
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| Session 2 The Role of National Action Plans on Women, Peace and Security in Preventing and Reducing Armed Violence In recent years several international agendas—involving women, peace, security, and small arms—have found important points of convergence, addressing issues such as gender-based violence and the participation and representation of women in small arms policymaking. The convergence of agendas is apparent in the outcome document of the 2012 Review Conference of the UN Programme of Action, in the ATT, the 2013 Security Council Resolution on small arms and, in parallel, in the two 2013 resolutions on women, peace, and security (both reaffirming the gender provisions of the ATT). While such commitments are clear at the international level, in many contexts their actual implementation at the national level is far from being achieved. This session will discuss how NAPs can be aligned to implement UN SCR 1325 and and policies related to small arms and light weapons, in response to the unprecedented convergence of agendas at the international level.
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17:45 | End of thematic sessions |
18:30 | Official Reception Dinner offered by the Philippines |
DAY 2 | THURSDAY 9 OCTOBER 2014
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08:45 | Launch of the Handbook Implementing the Geneva Declaration
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| Plenary Session Armed violence reduction within the post-2015 agenda The session will highlight the importance of linking armed violence reduction with programming policies and interventions to the development agenda, at national, regional and international levels. The panel will also focus on the importance of supporting the inclusion of peace and reduction of violence in the debates leading to the post-2015 development agenda. The session will be a moderated discussion, with panelists offering insights and examples, as well as interaction with conference participants.
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10:30 | Coffee break | ||
11:00 | Parallel Thematic Sessions The sessions will focus on experiences and lessons learned in programming in the following areas: | ||
| Session 1 Community-based conflict prevention and conflict resolution strategies and approaches The main objective of this session is to share experiences or case studies about community-based approaches that have resulted in reduction or prevention of violence in target communities. The discussion will focus on strategies for addressing key facets of armed violence, such as gang violence, rido or clan wars, gender-based violence, and common crime.
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| Session 2 This panel will reflect on the role of youth in relation to themes such as security, small arms, violence and crime prevention, and rehabilitation and reintegration. The session will consider experiences in which the youth are central actors in innovative approaches to increasing security and ‘living together’ in Asia and the Pacific region.
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| Session 3 The importance of security and justice providers for peace and development The effective provision of security and justice is central to the rule of law, peace building and development. In this perspective, security and justice institutions have a key role to play in reducing and preventing armed violence. Building legitimate, democratic, accessible and accountable security and justice institutions is a process that can be controversial and affected by diverging interests but that is important for sustainable reduction and prevention of armed violence. The panel will focus on different aspects and challenges for security and justice institutions when developing comprehensive violence reduction and prevention strategies.
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Lunch break |
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14:00 | Plenary Session Armed violence reduction in post-conflict situations: between disarmament and development Effective armed violence reduction and prevention is responsibility of several actors, often coming from different backgrounds, such as ‘development’ and ‘disarmament’. Is effective collaboration between these communities actually possible given different institutional responsibilities and funding lines and cycles? Why and how did development and peace policy actors include this issue in their programming? What are the current challenges?
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15:00 | Parallel Thematic Sessions | ||
| Session 1 The role of media in armed violence reduction and prevention (AVRP) and development Media activities that exacerbate conflict often receive attention, yet little attention has been paid to the sector’s positive impacts in reducing violence. Media plays a highly significant role in the context of security. The panel will focus on how media can engage in reducing and preventing armed violence to foster peace and development.
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| Session 2 Controlling the tools of violence The session will share the experiences of firearms control programmes that have or could have a positive impact on armed violence reduction. The discussion will focus on strategies for control of institutional inventories, regulation of privately-owned guns, reducing availability of illicit firearms, and prevention of illicit manufacturing of and trafficking of firearms.
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| Session 3 Women and Dialogue The session will discuss how women in peace processes help mainstream language of armed violence prevention and reduction in peace agreements. The panel will focus on the challenges women face as members of peace panels and how their inclusion helps push the discourse towards conflict resolution
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16:45 | Coffee break | ||
17:15 | Plenary Session An agenda for action and closing remarks Speakers will suggest an agenda for action in order to address the challenges of reducing and preventing armed violence.
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17:45 | End of Conference | ||
18:00 | Cocktail Reception offered by the Government of Switzerland| Manila Hotel - Champagne Hall | ||