AiW - Panel Discussion on “Frontiers of Gender Equality in the Arab Region”
LAU Beirut campus, Gezairi Building, Room 402 & Online
The Arab Institute for Women at the Lebanese American University (AiW), Faculty of Law, University of Toronto, and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights are organizing this event as per the following program:
| Opening Remarks | ||
| Ms. Myriam Sfeir | Director of LAU’s Arab Institute for Women | Introductory Remarks |
| Mr. Mazen Shaqoura | OHCHR Regional Representative for the Middle East and North Africa | Introductory Remarks |
| Panel 1: “The Utility of the CEDAW Convention” | ||
| Ms. Joumana Merhi (Panel Moderator) | Director of Lebanon Branch, Arab Institute for Human Rights | Opening Remarks on “The Utility of the CEDAW Convention” |
| Dr. Rebecca Cook |
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About the Edited Book “Frontiers of Gender Equality” |
| Ms. Manar Zaiter | Lawyer and Human Rights Activist | Reservations of Arab Countries to the CEDAW Convention |
| Ms. Youmna Makhlouf |
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Utilization of International Standards, including CEDAW, in Legal Proceedings |
| Panel 2: “The Promises of Gender Equality in the Arab Region” | ||
| Ms. Layal Sakr (Panel Moderator) |
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Opening Remarks on “The Promises of Gender Equality in the Arab Region” |
| Ms. Mervat Rishmawi |
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Advancing Gender Equality through the Arab Charter on Human Rights |
| Dr. Ziad Abdel Samad | Co-Founder and Executive Director of the Arab NGO Network for Development (ANND) | Gender Equality and Sustainable Development: the link between CEDAW and the 2030 agenda for sustainable development |
| Dr. Fadia Kiwan | Director General of the Arab Women Organization | Role of the Arab Women Organization in Advancing Gender Equality |
| Concluding Remarks | ||
| Mr. Mazen Shaqoura | OHCHR Regional representative for the Middle East and North Africa | Closing Remarks |
| Ms. Myriam Sfeir | Director of LAU’s Arab Institute for Women | Closing Remarks |