THIS PROGRAM IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE - THE PROGRAM WAS LAST UPDATED 15 OCTOBER 2008A PDF version of the programme (along with background information and and pre- and post- conference events) can be downloaded from the " Documents" section of this website. The programs for Pre-Conference Seminars and Workshop and the Post-Conference Workshop can be found on the respective webpages for those days (and are also included in the PDF of the programme available for download).
Thursday, 20 November 2008 (Day 1)08.30 onwards
| Registration and Morning Coffee
| | 09.00 – 09.30 | Introduction and Welcome Remarks
| | 09.30 – 10.45 | Plenary 1: Overview of the Asia Pacific Region
- Key issues facing the Asia Pacific region, challenges and opportunities - UNHCR and Civil Society Perspectives
- Questions and Answers
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| 10.45 – 11.15
| Coffee Break
| | 11.15 – 12.45 | Concurrent Sessions: Geographical Issues
Participants map
main trends and key issues faced in their regions, review actions and
solutions (successful and unsuccessful), and suggest concrete ways of
collaboration with each other and as a Network. They break into 3
groups simultaneously:
- South Asia and Central Asia
- Southeast Asia and East Asia
- Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific
| | 12.45 – 14.00 | Lunch
| 14.00 – 15.15
| Plenary 2: Report Back from Geographical Sessions - 15 minute reports from each group
- Open Discussion
| 15.15 – 15.30
| Coffee Break
| | 15.30 – 17.00 | Plenary 3: Service Provision
- Ethics in Working with Refugees: Community Perspectives and Principles of Partnership
- Strategies for Addressing Human Rights Dilemmas in Service Provision: Challenges and Opportunities in Advocacy
- Open Discussion
| 19.00 – 21.00
| Welcome Dinner
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Friday, 21 November 2008 (Day 2)| 08.30 – 09.00 | Morning Coffee
| | 09.00 – 10.30 | Plenary 4: Strategies in Advocacy
- Advancing refugee rights through international human rights mechanisms
- Advancing refugee rights through regional inter-governmental processes
- Advancing refugee rights through Executive Committee Processes
- Open Discussion
| | 10.30 – 11.00 | Coffee Break
| | 11.00 – 12.30 | Concurrent Sessions: Thematic Issues
- Advocacy on Detention
- Refugee Legal Aid
- Advocacy on the Right to Health
| | | 12.30 – 13.30 | Lunch
| 13.30 – 14.45
| Plenary 5: Dialogue with UNHCR Regional Hub
Interactive discussion with UNHCR Regional Hub about its key concerns and action plans
| | 14.45 – 15.30 | Plenary 6: Moving Forward Together
Structuring the Regional Network – Key Objectives, Action Plan for 2009-2010, Steering Committee, 2nd APCRR
| 15.30 – 15.45
| Coffee Break
| 15.45 – 17.00
| Plenary 6 (continued)
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End of consultation. |