as of 1st December 2021

SIDE EVENTSvirtual

13 DECEMBER 2021

Central European Time10:00 – 11:15

13:30 – 14:45Central European Time

11:45 – 13:00Central European Time

15:15 – 16:30Central European Time

Sports organizations

Meaningful refugee participation

Inclusion, impact, innovation: how investing in refugees yields growth

and opportunity

Translating principles to practical action: Academic solidarity #WithRefugees

LINKED EVENTSvirtual

8 DECEMBER 2021

10 DECEMBER 2021

6 DECEMBER 2021

14:00 – 15:30Central European Time

14:00 – 16:00Central European Time

13:00 – 17:00Central European Time

Age, gender, and diversity: Ending discrimination in refugee responses

Meaningful participation of young people in the stocktaking and

future design processes of the GRF

University Refugee Forum

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15 DECEMBER 2021

8:00 - 9:15

13:30 - 14:45

15:00 - 17:00

17:00 - 17:30

17:30 - 18:00

10:00 - 10:45

10:45 - 13:00

13:00 - 13:30

SPOTLIGHT SESSION on the 3-year strategy on resettlement and complementary pathways

SPOTLIGHT SESSION on the role of the GCR in the medium to long-term response to the COVID-19 pandemic

Recommendations for the future

Advancing implementation of pledges and initiatives

Plenary discussion (continued)

Plenary discussion (continued)

L U N C H B R E A K

Closing of the High-Level Officials Meeting

14 DECEMBER 2021

13:30 - 14:45

15:00 - 15:45

15:45 - 18:00

10:00 - 11:00

11:00 - 13:00

13:00 - 13:30

SPOTLIGHT SESSION on the support platforms8:00 - 9:15

SPOTLIGHT SESSION on the role of the GCR in climate action and displacement

Expanding support through responsibility sharing

Opening of the High-Level Officials Meeting

Commencement of the Plenary discussion

Plenary discussion (continued)

L U N C H B R E A K

PANEL ON PRIORITY 1

PANEL ON PRIORITY 3

PANEL ON PRIORITY 2

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UNHCR High-level Officials Meeting1

8:00 – 9:15

10:00 – 11:00

CHAIR

OPENING STATEMENT

JOINT STATEMENT BY REFUGEES

JOINT STATEMENT BY THE GRF CO-HOSTS AND CO-CONVENORS

WELCOMING REMARKS

Mr. Filippo GRANDI, High Commissioner, UNHCR

Mr. Filippo GRANDI, High Commissioner, UNHCR

Dr. Ignazio CASSIS, Head, Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, Switzerland

SPEAKERS (TBD)

SPOTLIGHT SESSION ON THE SUPPORT PLATFORMS

OPENING OF THE HIGH-LEVEL OFFICIALS MEETING

Ms. Rez GARDI, Member, Annual Tripartite Consultations on Resettlement Refugee Steering Group

TDB

Mr. Cheng Laban NDOH, Founder, Great Step Initiative

14 DECEMBER 2021

Central European Time

Central European Time

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UNHCR High-level Officials Meeting2

15:00 – 15:45

EXPANDING SUPPORT THROUGH RESPONSIBILITY SHARING

Central European Time

13:30 – 14:45

OPENING STATEMENT

OPENING STATEMENTS

MODERATOR

Mr. Raouf MAZOU, Assistant High Commissioner (Operations), UNHCR

Mr. Guy RYDER, Director-General, International Labour Organization

Ms. Henrietta FORE, Executive Director, United Nations Children's Fund

Ms. Katrin WIEGMANN, Deputy Director General, International Committee of the Red Cross

SPEAKERS

SPOTLIGHT SESSION ON THE ROLE OF THE GCR IN CLIMATE ACTION AND DISPLACEMENT

• Dr. Betty ACHAN OGWARO, Minister of Agriculture, South Sudan

• Mr. Mateus DE MELO NUNES GUIMARÃES, Fraternidade sem Fronteiras

• Ms. Than DAR AUNG, Refugee

• Ms. Merete FJELD BRATTESTED, Director General, Department for Multilateral Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Norway

• Mr. Thomas FOHGRUB, Team Leader of the Coordination Unit, Global Platform for Action on Sustainable Energy in Displacement Settings

• Ms. Mette THYGESEN, Director for the Department of Humanitarian Affairs, Civil Society and Engagement, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Denmark

• Mr. Carl SKAU, Head of Department for UN Policy, Conflict and Humanitarian Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Sweden

• Uganda, TBD

Central European Time

PANEL ON PRIORITY 1

SPEAKERS

• Brigadier General Tareq AZAR, Director, Syrian Refugee Affairs Directorate, Jordan

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UNHCR High-level Officials Meeting3

8:00 – 9:15

MODERATOR Mr. David MANICOM, Special Adviser on Resettlement and Complementary Pathways, UNHCR

SPEAKERS

SPOTLIGHT SESSION ON THE 3-YEAR STRATEGY ON RESETTLEMENT AND COMPLEMENTARY PATHWAYS

• Ms. Cécilia BRASSIER-RODRIGUES, Director of the Information and Communication Department, University of Clermont Auvergne, France

• Ms. Bahati Ernestine HATEGEKIMANA, Critical Care Attendant, Glen Haven Manor, Nova Scotia, Canada

• Dr. Monika KRUESSMAN, Director, RESET United Kingdom

• Mr. Iikka SAUNAMÄKI, Senior Specialist, Ministry of Interior, Finland

• Ms. Nabila OUMAR HASSAN, Student, University of Clermont Auvergne

15 DECEMBER 2021

Central European Time

• Ambassador Sibylle Katharina SORG, Director-General for Crisis Prevention, Stabilization, Peace Building and Humanitarian Assistance, Germany

• Ms. Fatma ŞAHIN, Mayor, Gazientep, Chair, Union of Municipalities, Turkey

• Mr. Sergio PIMENTA, Regional Vice-President for Africa, International Finance Corportation

• Ms. Soukeyna KANE, Director for Fragility, Conflict and Violence, World Bank Group

• Mr. Andrew DUNNETT, Director, SDGs, Sustainable Business and Foundation, Vodafone Group Plc.

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UNHCR High-level Officials Meeting4

13:30 – 14:45

MODERATOR Ms. Gillian TRIGGS, Assistant High Commissioner (Protection), UNHCR

SPEAKERS

SPOTLIGHT SESSION ON THE ROLE OF THE GCR IN THE MEDIUM TO LONG-TERM RESPONSE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

• Ms. Esther ANYAKUN, Minister of State for Relief, Disaster Preparedness and Refugees, Uganda

• Mr. Yero BALDEH, Director, Transition States Coordination Office, African Development Bank

• Ms. Stefania GIANNINI, Assistant Director-General for Education, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

• Mr. Bjorn GILLSATER, Head, UNHCR Joint Data Center on Forced Displacement, World Bank Group

• Dr. Ibrahima SOCÉ FALL, Assistant Director-General for Emergency Response, World Health Organization

Central European Time

• Dr. Susan LIAUTAUD, Vice-Chair, Global Partnership for Education, United Kingdom

• Mr. Asif SALEH, Executive Director, Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee

• IGAD, TBD

10:00 – 10:45

ADVANCING IMPLEMENTATION OF PLEDGES AND INITIATIVES

Central European Time

MODERATOR

OPENING STATEMENT

Ms. Nelufar HEDAYAT, Journalist, United Kingdom

Mr. Achim STEINER, Administrator, United Nations Development Programme

PANEL ON PRIORITY 2

SPEAKERS

• Mr. Julien BOUCHER, General Director, Asylum Capacity Support Group, France

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UNHCR High-level Officials Meeting5

17:00 – 17:30

RECOMMANDATIONS FOR THE FUTURE

Central European Time

MODERATOR Prof. Dr. Azza KARAM, Secretary-General, Religions for Peace

PANEL ON PRIORITY 3

SPEAKERS

• Ms. Asma RABII, Student Leader, Tertiary Refugee Student Network

• Ms. Marta Lucía RAMÍREZ, Vice-President and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Colombia

OPENING STATEMENT Ms. Jutta URPILAINEN, Commissioner for International Partnerships, European Union

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