Center Sava – Annex A

AGENDA

Friday, November 16th, 2007
Moderators (Dragana Petrovic & DanicaTodorov)
09:30 – 10:30 / Registration of participants
10:30 – 11:15 / Opening notes
  • Mr. Emil Jeremic, Regional Representative, Norwegian People`s Aid
  • Mr. Rasim Ljajic, Minister of Labour and Social Policy, Serbia(TBC)
  • Ms. Anne Stenhammer - State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Norway(TBC)
  • Ms. Anniken Huitfeldt, Norwegian Labour Party
  • Ms. Ivana Dulic Markovic, Former Deputy Prime Minister of Serbia

Key note speaker:
11.15 – 11.30 / Ms. Manuela Ramin Osmundsen, Minister of Children and Equality, Norway"The Norwegian Government Policy on Women’s Empowerment and Gender Equality"
11:30 – 11:45 / WCDI World Overview, Ms. Asgerd Vetlejord
11:45 – 12:15 / Coffee Break
12:15 – 12:30 / Global Gender Equality Instruments
(UN Security Council Resolution 1325),Ms. Anne Cathrine Berger
12:30 – 13:30 / Women in the Global Context – Regional Approach
  • Sudan – Ms. Kawa Koul Tong
  • Southern Africa – Ms. Luta Shaba
  • Balkans – Ms. Ana Popovicki
  • Middle East – Ms. Hayfa Jammal
  • Belorussia– Ms. Luli Khipponen

13:30 – 15:00 / Lunch Break (with preparing exhibition in the Hall of Sava Centar)
Moderators (Ms. Anne Cathrine BergerMs. Ana Popovicki)
15:00 – 15:10 / Introduction of Conference participants
15:10 – 15:50 / How WCDI Programme Makes a Difference in your Country/Region?
  • The origin of the WCDI Programme - How did we start? – Ms. Anniken Huitfeldt
  • WCDI as Reconciliation Tool – TBC
  • WCDI in Conflict Regions – Mr. Diab Qoed
  • WCDI as a Tool to Strengthen the Movement for Women’s Rights – Ms. Helena Zefanias Lowe

15:50 – 16:20 / Coffee break
16:20 – 17:00 / Plenary discussion
17:00 – 20:00 / Gallery Walk - Exhibition in the Hall of SavaCenter
Saturday, November 17th, 2007
Moderators (Milica Panic & Nada Drobnjak)
09:30 – 11:30 / WCDI as a tool for achieving Gender Equality – Best Practice
  • WCDI in Elections – From Promises to Practice, Ms. JeanneMyirahabimana
  • WCDI in Politics,Ms. Natasa Perisic Pavlovic
  • WCDI Networking on Local Level, Ms. Marina Mikhailova
  • How to Make Women’s Work and Results Visible, Ms. Cathrina Fernando
  • WCDI in Media, Ms. Slavica Strikovic and Ms. Snezana Jakovljevic
  • Young WCDI , Ms. Mirjana Vlahovic

Discussion
11:30 – 12:00 / Coffee Break
12:00 – 13:00 / WCDI as a tool for achieving Gender Equality – Best Practice: Group work
13:30 – 15:00 / Lunch Break
15:00 – 16:00 / Group work continues
16:00 – 17:00 / Presentation of Group Work - Plenary discussion
20:30 / Dinner for all participants at the Restaurant RIVER (REKA) on Danube
Sunday, November 18th , 2007
Moderators (Ms. Zorana Sijacki & Ms. Hilde Thorkildsen)
09:30 – 10:00 / Presentation of the New WCDI Training Manual, Ms. Rina Mariann Hansen
10:00 – 10:30 / The Way Forward
  • WCDI as a Tool for Combating Violence Against Women, Ms. Liv Bremer
  • WCDI and Women’s Labour Rights, Ms. Sylvi Nergaard

10:30 – 10:45 / Challenges for the Future, Ms. Sonja Lokar
10:45 – 11.00 / Questions and Comments
11:00 – 11:30 / Coffee break
11:30 – 12:45 / Conference Conclusions and Discussion
12:45 – 13:00 / Closing session
Mr. Finn Erik Thoresen, Secretary General, Norwegian People's Aid and Ms. Anniken Huitfeldt, Leader of Norwegian Labour Party Women's Network
13:00 – 14:00 / Lunch
14:00 – 18:00 / “Belgrade from a Women’s Angle” City sightseeing
Monday, November 19th , 2007
Departure of participants

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