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Forum Humanitarian relief in Latin America
— May 19, 2017, from 12:30 to 19:00 hrs at the University of St.Gallen
Forum Humanitarian Relief in Latin America
May 19, 2017, University of St.Gallen, Main Building, Room 01-011
12.30 Prof. Dr. Yvette Sánchez (CLS HSG), Opening and Welcome
12:45 Prof. Dr. Jacques Forster (Humanitarian Quality Assurance Initiative, HQRI.ORG): “Quality and accountability of humanitarian action”
13:15 Prof. Dr. Hans-Joachim Heintze (Institute for International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict (IFHV, Ruhr University Bochum (RUB): “Humanitarian principles and the moral/legal dimension of the access to victims of humanitarian disasters”
13:45 Dr. Alfredo Stein Heinemann (Lecturer in Urban Development Planning, University of Manchester): “Humanitarian relief and climate change (Cartagena/Colombia, Estelí/Nicaragua and Tegucigalpa/Honduras)” [via Skype]
14:10 Coffee break
14:30 Dr. med. Pedro Albajar Viñas (Medical Officer for Neglected Tropical Diseases, World Health Organization, WHO, Geneva): “Neglected tropical diseases: the case of Chagas in Latin America and Switzerland”
15:00 Dr. Marina Gold (Fundación Mundo Sano): “Humanitarian Assistance on site and in the diaspora: Chagas in endemic and non-endemic countries. The case of Santiago del Estero/Argentina and Geneva”
15:30 Gustavo Nanez: Musical Interlude
15:40 Jean-Luc Bernasconi (Head of Division Europe, Asia and Americas, Federal Department of Foreign Affairs FDFA, Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation SDC, Humanitarian Aid and SHA): “Currrent humanitarian challenges in Latin America and the Caribbean: assessment and response from SDC’s Humanitarian Aid”
16:10 Angharad Laing (Executive Director, Professionals in Humanitarian Assistance and Protection, PHAP, Geneva): “Humanitarian work across sectors”
16:40 Coffee break
17:00 Dr. Florencia Romero (Medical Advisor, Médecins Sans Frontières, Geneva): “Medical Consultancy for MSF Programs in Honduras and Mexico.” [tentative title]
17.30 Androulla Kaminara (Director for Africa, Asia, Latin America, Caribbean and Pacific in the Directorate General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO), Senior Research Associate, King’s College, London University): “The humanitarian challenges in Latin America in the context of global humanitarianism”
18:00 Gustavo Nanez: Musical Interlude
18:10 Yves Daccord (Director-General ICRC): “The ICRC and its principled humanitarian action”
19:00 Latin American Buffet
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