Flame of Hope

Annexes

Programme

Tuesday, May 5th, 1999

 

I.    The Nature and Potential of the Moratorium

09.30    The Humanitarian Consequences of Small Arms Proliferation

    Judge Abdul G. Koroma

    International Court of Justice

    President of the Henry Dunant Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue

    

    1. La lutte pour la promotion de la paix et contre la prolifération des armes légères en Afrique de l'Ouest

S. E. Alpha Oumar Konaré

Président de la Republique du Mali

(The Quest to Promote Peace and Limit the Proliferation of Arms

    in West Africa

H.E. Alpha Oumar Konaré

President of the Republic of Mali)

    1. Le rôle présent et futur de la CEDEAO dans la mise en oeuvre du Moratoire

M. Lansana Kouyate

Secrétaire exécutif de la CEDEAO

(The Present and Future Role of ECOWAS in the Effective

Implementation of the Moratorium on Small Arms

    Mr. Lansana Kouyate

    Executive Secretary of ECOWAS)

    1. The Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement and the

    Proliferation of Small Arms

    Dr. Astrid N. Heiberg

    President of the International Federation of Red Cross and

    Red Crescent Societies

11.00             Coffee / Tea break

    1. Video Presentation:

"A Farewell to Arms" - on how Africa leads the way in getting arms off the streets and out of the bush

11.50     General Discussion

13.00            Working lunch

 

II.     Making the Moratorium a Reality

    

14.30    The Wassenaar Arrangement and West Africa’s Moratorium

Ambassador Staffan Sohlman

Chairman in Office of the Wassenaar Arrangement

14.45    The Regional Implementation Mechanism for the West African Moratorium: PICASED    

Mr. Ivor Fung, Director of the UN Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Africa

15.00    The Role of Civil Society in Promoting the Moratorium

Rev. Dr. Samuel Kobia

Director, World Council of Churches

15.15    General discussion: Implementation

16.00             Coffee / Tea break

16.30    International Support for the West African Moratorium

Ambassador Bjørn Skogmo, Norwegian Foreign Ministry, and

Ambassador Raimund Kunz, Swiss Foreign Ministry

16.50        General discussion: Looking to the future

                

18.00    Summary by the Chairperson

    Mr. Jan Egeland

    Norwegian Initiative on Small Arms and

    Henry Dunant Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue

 

 

Lists of Participants

 

Government Representatives

  1. Salorio, Manuel Fernandez, Minister, Permanent Mission of Argentina, Geneva
  2. King, Philippa, Second Secretary, Permanent Mission of Australia, Geneva
  3. Kumin, Andreas, Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Austria, Geneva
  4. Vanhove, Gust, Advisor to the Belgium Minister of Foreign Affairs, Brussels
  5. Saverijs, Peter, Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Belgium, Geneva
  6. Ilboudo, Jean-Baptist, Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of Burkina Faso, Bonn
  7. Bouha-Kamon Claude, Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of Côte d’Ivoire, Geneva
  8. Aamann, Preben, Assistant attaché, Permanent Mission of Denmark, Geneva
  9. Jaakola, Vesa, First Secretary, Permanent Mission of Finland, Geneva
  10. Toivonen, Aaro, Researcher, National Defence College, Helsinki
  11. Bourges, François-Xavier, Chargé de mission, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Paris
  12. Rhein, François, Chargé de mission, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Paris
  13. Khan, Essa A., Deputy Permanent Secretary, Department of State for Defence, Gambia
  14. Schepe, Gerhard, Colonel, Permanent Mission of Germany, Geneva
  15. Laryea, J.A., Deputy Foreign Minister, Accra, Ghana
  16. Aggrey-Orleans, A.Y., Ambassador, Permanent Mission of Ghana, Geneva
  17. Asante, Kwasi, Minister Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Ghana, Geneva
  18. Camara, Sékou, Chargé d'affaires a.i. Permanent Mission of Guinea, Geneva
  19. Hanney, Thomas, Deputy Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of Ireland, Geneva
  20. Picheca, Giulio, Chargé d'affaires a.i. Permanent Mission of Italy, Geneva
  21. Yamamoto, Nobuaki, First Secretary, Permanent Mission of Japan, Geneva
  22. H. E. Konaré, Alpha Oumar, President, Mali
  23. Diagouraga, Mahamadou, Commissaire au Nord, Mali
  24. Sangare, Sirakoro, Colonel, Deputy Chief of Staff, Bamako, Mali
  25. Dembele, Ousmane, Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of Mali, Bonn
  26. Mohamed Saleck Ould Mohamed Lemine, Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of Mauritania, Geneva
  27. Kouwenaar, Thymen A., Counsellor, Permanent Mission of the Netherlands, Geneva
  28. Idigbe, Felix, Senior Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Nigeria, Geneva
  29. Skogmo, Bjørn, Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of Norway, Geneva
  30. Knutsen, Jan A., Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of Norway, Geneva
  31. Chomicki, Tadeusz, Director, Export Control Policy Department, Poland
  32. Orlinski, Marek, First Secretary, Permanent Mission of Poland, Geneva
  33. Coelho, Fernando, Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Portugal, Geneva
  34. Park, Tong-Hyong, Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Korea, Geneva
  35. Kim, Hong-Kyun, First Secretary, Permanent Mission of Korea, Geneva
  36. Horumba, Radu, First Secretary, Permanent Mission of Rumania, Geneva
  37. Mistrîk, Karol, Second Secretary, Permanent Mission of the Slovak Republic, Geneva
  38. Molander, Johan, Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of Sweden, Geneva
  39. Sjogren, Per Ola, Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Sweden, Geneva
  40. Calltorp, Sofia, Trainee, Permanent Mission of Sweden, Geneva
  41. Kunz, Raimund, Ambassador, Swiss Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Bern
  42. Haug, René, Military Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Switzerland, Geneva
  43. Yesim Say, Damla, First Secretary, Permanent Mission of Turkey, Geneva
  44. Volodymyr, Dzyub, First Secretary, Permanent Mission of Ukraine, Geneva
  45. Wells, Colin, Second Secretary, Permanent Mission of the United Kingdom, Geneva
  46.  

    Organisations and Observers

  47. Djély. Samoura, Secretary General, African Commission of Health and Human Rights Promoters (CAPSDH), Geneva
  48. Kouyate, Lansana, Executive Secretary, Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Abuja, Nigeria
  49. Vossah, Goudjo B., Member of the Secretariat, Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Abuja, Nigeria
  50. Koroma, Abdul G., Judge, International Court of Justice, The Hague and President, Henry Dunant Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue (HDC), Geneva
  51. Baumgartner, Sylvie, Co-ordinator, Henry Dunant Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue (HDC), Geneva
  52. Egeland, Jan, Henry Dunant Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue (HDC) and Norwegian Initiative on Small Arms Transfers (NISAT), Oslo
  53. Grombach Wagner, Johanna, Administrator a.i., Henry Dunant Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue (HDC), Geneva
  54. Keller, Pierre, Foundation Council Member, Henry Dunant Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue (HDC), Geneva
  55. Bugnion, François, Senior Advisor, International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Geneva
  56. Kosirnik, René, Deputy Director, International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Geneva
  57. Heiberg, Astrid N., President, International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFCR), Geneva
  58. Sunde, Ole Petter, Program Manager, Norwegian Initiative on Small Arms Transfers (NISAT), Oslo
  59. Putman-Cramer, Gerhard, Deputy Director, Office for the Co-ordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), Geneva
  60. Katoch, Arjun, Chief, Office for the Co-ordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), Geneva
  61. Peters, Albert-Alain, Director, Africa Bureau, Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Geneva
  62. Moussa, Abou, Mission at HK, Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Geneva
  63. Fung, Ivor Richard, Programme for Co-ordination and Assistance for Security and Development (PCASED), Mali
  64. Ba, Hassan, Secretary General, Synergies Africa, Geneva
  65. De Boice, Larry, Deputy Director, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Geneva
  66. Awori, Thelma, Regional Director for Africa, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), New York
  67. Rose, Tore, Resident Representative, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Bamako, Mali
  68. Lewis, Patricia, Director, United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR), Geneva
  69. Carle, Christophe, Deputy Director, United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR), Geneva
  70. Poulton, Robin-Edward, Senior Research Fellow, , United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR), Geneva
  71. Smock, David, Director, Grant Programme, United States Institute of Peace (USIP), Washington D.C.
  72. Sohlman, Staffan, Ambassador, Chairman in Office, Wassenaar Arrangement, Vienna
  73. Rev Kobia, Samuel, Director, World Council of Churches (WCC), Geneva
  74. Brenninkmeijer, Andrew E., Entrepreneur, Paris
  75. Lwanwa, Chuma, Expert, University of Sussex, Brighton, UK
  76. Addadi, Fadil, International Expert, Versonnex, France

 

 

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