Global Multi-stakeholder ForumAddressing Hate Speech through Education 30 September – 1 October 2021

Programme

DAY 1 – 30 September 2021

High-Level Panel Discussions Parallel sessions

13:00 – 13:05 CET

(5 mins)

Introductory video

13:05 – 13:20

(15 mins)

Opening Remarks

• Alice Wairimu Nderitu, Under Secretary-General, Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide

• Stefania Giannini, Assistant Director-General for Education, UNESCO

Introduction

• Alice Wairimu Nderitu, Under Secretary-General, Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide

13:20 – 14:05

(45 mins)

High-level panel 1:

Addressing hate speech at a time of crisis: what global solutions do we need?

Opening video by CNN

• Susan Benesch, Executive Director, Dangerous Speech Project, Harvard University

• Agnès Callamard, Secretary General, Amnesty International

• Priya Lakhani O.B.E., Founder and CEO, CENTURY Tech

• Romilson Silveira, President, Pan African Youth Network for a Culture of Peace (PAYNCOP)

Moderated by Elizabeth Akua Ohene, journalist

14:05 – 14:10

(5 mins)

Break

14:10 – 15:10

(1hr)

Parallel Session 1

Combatting hate speech and upholding freedom of expression in times of crisis – what is the role of education?

Co-organizers: OHCHR & ARTICLE19

Parallel Session 2

Education in Emergencies: addressing hate speech and the plight of migrants, refugees and marginalized communities

Organizer: UNESCO

DAY 1 – 30 September 2021

High-Level Panel Discussions Parallel sessions

15:10 – 15:15

(5 mins)

Break

15:15 – 16:00

(45 mins)

High-level panel 2:

Policies and Pedagogies: what kind of education is needed in today’s world to build more peaceful and sustainable societies for all?

• Tiago Brandão Rodrigues, Minister of Education of the Portuguese Republic

• Susan Hopgood, President, Education International (EI)

• Koumbou Boly Barry, Special Rapporteur on the right to education

• Refat Sabbah, President, Global Campaign for Education (GCE)

• Felisa Tibbitts, UNESCO Chair in Human Rights and Higher Education

Moderated by Elizabeth Akua Ohene, journalist

16:00 – 16:05

(5 mins)

Break

16:05 – 17:05

(1hr)

Parallel Session 3

Global citizenship education as a framework to educate against hate speech – is this the kind of education we need?

Organizer: UNESCO Asia-Pacific Centre of Education for International Understanding (APCEIU)

Parallel Session 4

Transparency and education: Addressing hate speech on social media

Co-organizers: OSAPG, OHCHR & Access Now

17:05 – 17:10

(5 mins)

Break

17:10 – 17:20

(10 mins)

Closing Remarks

• Tawfik Jelassi, Assistant Director-General for Communication and Information, UNESCO

DAY 2 – 1 October 2021

High-Level Panel Discussions Parallel sessions

13:00 – 13:05 CET

(5 mins)

Introduction by MC

13:05 – 13:15

(10 mins)

KEYNOTE REMARKS

• Nada Al-Nashif, United Nations Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights

13:15 – 14:00

(45 mins)

High-level panel 3:

From hate speech to genocide: what is the role of education in the prevention of atrocity crimes?

• Alice Nderitu, Under Secretary-General, Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide

• Yanghee Lee, former United Nations Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in Myanmar

• Silvia Fernández de Gurmendi, Chair, Global Action Against Mass Atrocity Crimes (GAMAAC), President of the Assembly of State Parties of the International Criminal Court

• Mohamed Sidibay, Champion, Global Partnership for Education

Moderated by Bianca Nobilo, CNN

14:00 – 14:05

(5 mins)

Break

14:05 – 15:05

(1hr)

Parallel Session 5

Hate speech, youth and conflict prevention

Co-organizers: UN Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs (DPPA) & UNESCO

Parallel Session 6

Exploring Intersectionality: the nexus between hate speech and violent extremism and the role of education

Organizer: United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT)

DAY 2 – 1 October 2021

High-Level Panel Discussions Parallel sessions

15:05 – 15:10

(5 mins)

Break

15:10 – 15:55

(45 mins)

High-level Panel 4:

How educating against hate speech can support a safer society and global citizenship in a digital age?

• Dan Koivulaakso, Vice Minister of Education, Finland

• Elyas Abdi Jillaow, Director General, Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, Kenya

• Emma Inamutila Theofelus, Deputy Minister of Information and Communication Technology, Republic of Namibia

• Carlos Staff, Executive Secretary, Central America Educational and Cultural Coordination (CECC-SICA

• Lucy Calladine, Government Affairs and Public Policy, YouTube

Moderated by Bianca Nobilo, CNN

15:55 – 16:00

(5 mins)

Break

16:00 – 17:00

(1hr)

Parallel Session 7

Youth confronting online hate speech and exploring the notion of citizenship in a digital age

Organizer: United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC)

Parallel Session 8

Making learners more resilient to disinformation, ‘fake news’ and conspiracy theories

Organizer: United Nations Department of Global Communications (UNDGC)

17:00 – 17:05

(5 mins)

Break

17:05 – 17:15

(10 mins)

Forum Conclusions

• Stefania Giannini, Assistant Director-General for Education, UNESCO

1. Combatting hate speech and upholding freedom of expression in times of crisis – what is the role of education?

Co-organizers: OHCHR & ARTICLE 19

Speakers

Moderator: Michael Wiener, OHCHR

Panellists

à Patricia Meléndez, ARTICLE19

à Paula Martins, Association for Progressive Communications

à Ingrid Aspelund, European Wergeland Centre

à Jim Fitzgerald, Equal Rights Trust

à Ahmed Shaheed, Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief

2. Education in Emergencies: addressing hate speech and the plight of migrants, refugees and marginalized communities

Organizer: UNESCO

Speakers

Moderator: Prof. Massimiliano Tarozzi, UNESCO Chair, Global Citizenship Education in Higher Education / Director of the International Research Centre on Global Citizenship Education, University of Bologna

Panellists

à Florencia Jensen, Independent expert, Argentina

à Essa Tahhan, Youth leader, Syria

à Ranim El Bizri, psychosocial worker, Lebanon

à Paula Klenner Forttes, Associate Programme Coordinator, Section of Education 2030, Migration, Displacement and Emergencies, UNESCO Santiago

à Yayoi Segi-Vltchek, UNESCO HQ

Forum Parallel Sessions

3. Global Citizenship Education as a framework to educate against hate speech – is this the kind of education we need?

Organizer: UNESCO Asia-Pacific Centre of Education for International Understanding (APCEIU)

Speakers

Moderator: Patrick Dolan, Professor of Political Science and Sociology, National University of Ireland Galway & UNESCO Chair in Children, Youth and Civic Engagement

Panellists

à Hyun Mook Lim, Director, APCEIU

à Victoria Ibiwoye, Executive Director/Founder, One African Child Foundation for Creative Learning

à Dina Kiwan, Professor of Comparative Education, University of Birmingham

à Makoto Kobayashi, Professor of Education, Tamagawa University

à Gabriela Martini, Professor at the Faculty of Philosophy and Humanities, University of Chile

à Dylan Wray, Director, Shikaya

4. Transparency and education: Addressing hate speech on social media

Co-organizers: OSAPG, OHCHR & Access Now

Speakers

Moderator: Guilherme Canela De Souza Godoi, Chief, Section Freedom of Expression and Safety of Journalists Section, UNESCO

Panellists

à Alice Wairimu Nderitu, Special Advisor of the Secretary-General on Genocide Prevention

à Eliška Pírková, Europe Policy Analyst and the Global freedom of expression lead at Access Now

à Tara Wadhwa, Policy Director for Tik Tok US

à Sanjana Hattotuwa, Special Advisor at the ICT4Peace Foundation

à Christopher Schmon, International Policy Director, Electronic Frontier Foundation

à Farai Morobane, Public Policy Manager for Human Rights in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) region at Facebook

à Ngala Desmond, #defyhatenow initiative Cameroun Country Project Manager

5. Hate speech, youth and conflict prevention

Co-organizers: UN DPPA, UNESCO & OSAPG

Speakers

Moderator: Teresa Whitfield, Director of DPPA Policy and Mediation

Panellists

à Dilrukshi Fonseka, Regional Peace and Development Advisor for Asia and the Pacific, DPPA-UNDP Joint Programme

à Grace Kpohazounde, Peace and Development Advisor, DPPA-UNDP Joint Programme

à Myrzagul Baialieva, Project Coordinator, Search for Common Ground

à Stiven Shala, Youth Delegate of Albania to the United Nations and Member of the advisory group for a research project on youth perspectives on peace and security in the Western Balkans

à Nelson Kwaje, Director of programmes for #defyhatenow in South Sudan

6. Exploring Intersectionality: the nexus between hate speech and violent extremism and the role of education

Organizer: United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT)

Speakers

Moderator: Sian Hutchinson, Head of Global Programme on Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism, UNOCT/UNCCT

Panellists

à Vladimir Voronkov, Under Secretary General, UNOCT (Video message)

à Cynthia Miller-Idriss, Director, Polarisation and Extremism Research and Innovation Lab (PERIL) in the Center for University Excellence (CUE), Professor in the School of Public Affairs and School of Education, Department of Justice, Law and Criminology, American University

à Moustafa Ayad, Executive Director, Institute for Strategic

à Galen Lamphere-Englund, Research and Insights Director, Love Frankie Thailand

à Case Study: Enas Latef, Teeba Press + 2 young leaders from the University of Khartoum (Sudan)

7. Youth Confronting online hate speech and exploring the notion of citizenship in a digital age

Co-organizers: UNAOC

Speakers

Moderator: Nihal Saad, Chief of Cabinet and Spokesperson, United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC)

Panellists

à Nthabiseng Modjadji, Managing Director, Leaders Who Dare to Dream Foundation (South Africa – recipient of UNAOC’s Youth Solidarity Fund 2021)

à Jason Wee, Co-founder and Lead Coordinator, Architects of Diversity (Malaysia – recipient of UNAOC’s Youth Solidarity Fund 2021)

à Ayu Kartika Dewi, Managing Director, Indika Foundation (Indonesia – recipient of UNAOC and BMW Group’s Intercultural Innovation Award)

à Julien Darmon - Lead Facilitator - EDIN – “Empowering Dialogue and Interfaith Networks” – a project of UNAOC and UNOCT/UNCCT

à Mariam Abdul Gowad - Translator and Researcher - Al-Azhar Observatory for Combating Extremism

à Emile Ackermann - Founder - AYEKA

8. Making learners more resilient to disinformation, ‘fake news’ and conspiracy theories

Organizer: United Nations Department of Global Communications (UNDGC)

Speakers

Moderator: Nanette Braun, Chief, Communications Campaigns, United Nations Department of Global Communications

Panellists

à Marija Vasileva-Blazev, Special Adviser to the United Nations Secretary-General's Envoy on Youth

à Robb Skinner, Deputy Director and Chief of Partnerships and Global Engagement, Outreach Division, United Nations Department of Global Communications, United Nations

à William Bird, Director, Media Monitoring Africa

à Tracey Petersen, Manager: Education Outreach Section, Outreach Division, Department of Global Communications, United Nations

Educate Against #HateSpeech

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