United Nations High-Level Forum on The Culture of Peace – 20th Anniversary
Convened by the President of the 73rd Session of the General Assembly
Friday, 13 September 2019
UN Headquarters, New York
PROGRAMME
OPENING SEGMENT General Assembly Hall
10:00 am –11:00 am
Opening Remarks
• H.E. María Fernanda Espinosa Garcés, President of the 73rd Session of the UN General Assembly
• H.E. Maria Luiza Ribeiro Viotti, Chef de Cabinet of the Secretary-General of the United Nations
Video
• To commemorate the 20th Anniversary of the Declaration and Programme of Action Culture of Peace
Solidarity Message
• H.E. Leymah Gbowee, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, 2011
Keynote Address
• His Royal Majesty Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, Asantehene (King of the Ashanti people of Ghana)
Musical Interlude
11:00 am –1:00 pm
Plenary Segment
• Statements by the Member States and Observers of the General Assembly
PANEL DISCUSSION Theme: “The Culture of Peace: Empowering and Transforming Humanity” Trusteeship Council Chamber
3:00 pm –5:50 pm
Chair and Moderator
• H.E. Ambassador Anwarul K. Chowdhury, Founder of the Global Movement for the Culture of Peace; Permanent Representative of Bangladesh (1996-2001) and former Under-Secretary-General and High Representative of the United Nations (2002-2007)
Panelists
• H.E. Miguel A. Moratinos, High Representative for the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations
• H.E. Nada Al-Nashif, UNESCO Assistant Director-General for Social and Human Sciences
• H.E. Gabriela Cuevas Barron, President of the Inter-Parliamentary Union
• H.E. Jacqueline O’Neill, Canada’s Ambassador for Women, Peace, and Security
• H.E. Adela Raz, Permanent Representative of Afghanistan to the United Nations
• H.E. Valentine Rugwabiza, Permanent Representative of Rwanda to the United Nations
Discussant
• H.E. Francisco Rojas Aravena, Rector, University for Peace
Interactive Discussion
Special Comments
• H.E. Federico Mayor Zaragoza, Chairman of the Foundation for a Culture of Peace and former UNESCO Director-General
CLOSING SEGMENT Trusteeship Council Chamber
5:50 pm –6:00 pm
Closing Remarks
• H.E. María Fernanda Espinosa Garcés, President of the 73rd Session of the UN General Assembly