Protect Education for Sustainable Peace

09 September 2021 15:30 - 17:30

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High-level Panel I: Protecting Education & Building Sustainable Peace

Issue Framing

Ms. Audrey Azoulay, Director General of UNESCO
Ms. Henrietta Fore, Executive Director of UNICEF

Panel Discussion

Her Highness Sheikha Moza Bint Nasser, SDG Advocate, Chairperson of EAA
H.E. Mr. António Guterres, UN Secretary-General
H.E. Mr. Mohamed Bazoum, President of the Republic of Niger
H.E. Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani, Deputy Prime Minister & Minister of Foreign Affairs, State of Qatar
H.E. Mr. Josep Borrell, High-Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy
Mr. Karim Khan, Chief Prosecutor of the ICC
Mr. Peter Maurer, President of the ICRC

Moderated by Mr. Nicholas Kristof, NYT columnist

High-level Panel II: High-level Panel II: Strengthening Legal & Policy Mechanisms to Protect Education

Issue Framing

Ms. Virginia Gamba, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict

Panel Discussion

H.E. Mr. Geoffrey Onyeama, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nigeria
The Hon. Evarist Bartolo, Minister for European and Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Malta
Mrs. Helen Grant MP, UK Prime Minister’s Special Envoy for Girls’ Education
H.E. Ms. Geraldine Byrne Nason, Permanent Representative of Ireland to the United Nations, Co-Chair of the Security Council Informal Expert Group on Women, Peace and Security
Ms. Lise Grande, President of the United States Institute of Peace (USIP)
Mr. Forest Whitaker, Founder and CEO of the Whitaker Peace and Development Initiative (WPDI)

Moderated by Ms. Nelufar Hedayat, Doha Debates Correspondent

High Level Technical Discussion: Harnessing the Power of Data, Monitoring & Reporting to Protect Education from Attack

Issue Framing

Ms. Nada Al-Nashif, Deputy High Commissioner, OHCHR

Panel Discussion

Mrs. Maki Katsuno-Hayashikawa, Director of Division for Education 2030, UNESCO
Dr. Ahmed Elmagarmid, Executive Director, QCRI
Prof. Michael VanRoonyen, Co-founder and Director of the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative
Ms. Diya Nijhowne, Executive Director, GCPEA

Moderated by Ms. Nelufar Hedayat, Doha Debates Correspondent

"Calling Attendance"

What happens when violence intercepts education? Who feels the impact?

Amid a disturbing upwards trend in deliberate attacks on schools, students, and teachers in 2020, Education Above All (EAA) Foundation and global partners seek justice for victims and want to hold attackers accountable.

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Agency: Across the Pond
Executive Creative Director - Jim de Zoete
Executive Producer - Anna Brent
Head of Production - Tom Dore
Creative - Maggi Machado
Creative - Nick Alden
Director - Nathan Sam Long

Senior Producer - Matt Mager
DoP - Oliver Ford
Editor - Phil Currie @ Cheat
Music & Sound Design - Luis Issermann
Production Manager - Viviana Cabral
Production Designer - Jakob Gierse
Casting Director - Emma Garrett

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Impact

"Humanity will not overcome the immense challenges we face unless we ensure that children get the quality education that equips them to play their part in the modern world." -- HH Sheikha Moza bint Nasser