Oslo Humanitarian Conference on Nigeria and the Lake Chad Region
Scandic Holmenkollen Park, 24 February 2017
TBC in cursive
23 February
11:00 – 16:00 Civil society conference
16:00 – 17:00 Side event – Sustainable health response in emergencies
Panellists:
Ms. Laila Bokhari, State Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Norway
Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, Executive Director, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
Dr. Richard Brennan, Director, Emergency Operations, Health Emergencies Programme, WHO
Dr. Natalie Roberts, Emergency Operations Manager, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)
Ms. Mariam Claesson, Director, Global Financing Facility (GFF)
17:00 – 18:00 Side-event – Response and recovery towards durable solutions
Panellists:
Mr. Filippo Grandi, UN High Commissioner for Refugees
HE Kashim Shettima, Governor Borno State, Nigeria
Mr. William Swing, Director General, International Organization for Migration (IOM)
(other panellists TBC)
18:30 – 19:00 Reception
19:00 – 21:00 Ministerial dinner hosted by Mr. Børge Brende, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Norway (host and co-organiser)
19:00 – 21:00 Standing buffet dinner for the delegates hosted by Ms. Tone Skogen, State Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Norway
24 February
10:00 – 10:45 Opening session
Mr. Børge Brende, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Norway (host and co-organiser)
Mr. Sigmar Gabriel, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Germany (co-organiser)
Mr. Geoffrey Onyeama, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nigeria (co-organiser)
Mr. Stephen O’Brien, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, UN (co-organiser)
Mr. Lejeune Mbella Mbella, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Cameroon
Mr. Hissein Brahim Taha, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Chad
Mr. Magagi Laouan, Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Niger
Ms. Fatima Shehu, Director, NESCOB – Network of Civil Society Organisations in Borno State
10:45 – 11:00 Break
Photo session, Heads of Delegation
11:00 – 13:00 Plenary session chaired by Foreign Minister Børge Brende
Delegations will be invited to give three-minute statements.
13:00 – 14:30 Lunch (buffet, open seating)
14:30 – 15:15 Thematic session 1 – Food security
Mr. Sigmar Gabriel, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Germany (co-organiser)
Ms. Ertharin Cousin, Executive Director, World Food Program (WFP)
Panellists:
Mr. John Bakeni, Secretary General, Caritas Borno, Nigeria
(other panellists TBC)
15:15 – 15:30 Break
15:30 – 16:15 Thematic session 2 – Protection and access
Ms. Zainab Ahmed, Minister of State, Ministry of Budget and National Planning, Nigeria (co-organiser)
Mr. Filippo Grandi, UN High Commissioner for Refugees
Panellists:
Mr. Jan Egeland, Secretary General, Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC)
Mr. Peter Maurer, President, International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
(other panellists TBC)
16.15 – 16:30 Break
16:30 – 17:15 Thematic session 3 – Education in emergencies
Mr. Børge Brende, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Norway (host and co-organiser)
Mr. Anthony Lake, Executive Director of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)
Panellists:
Mr. Christos Stylianides, European Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management
Ms. Mausi Segun, Human Rights Watch (HRW)
Mr. Hassan Hamza, Regional Director of Education in Diffa, Niger
(other panellists TBC)
17:15 – 17:30 Chair’s outcome statement
Mr. Børge Brende, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Norway (host and co-organiser)