Sam Rose
Director of Planning
Organisation
UNRWA
International organisation
Speaker session
Fleeing for survival: Human mobility and Forced displacement in Latin America and the Caribbean
Aquarium
While the humanitarian consequences of the Venezuela crisis, both in the country and in the region have made the headlines in recent years, the objective of the panel is broader since it intends to highlight the humanitarian consequences of population mobility in Latin America and the Caribbean, focusing on internal & international displacement caused by the widespread violence and other humanitarian crises in different countries of the region.
The discussion is aimed at analyzing the challenges across the Latin America and Caribbean region and provide recommendations enabling an appropriate humanitarian response in terms of coordination, resources, and humanitarian access.
Sabrina Lustgarten
Executive Vice President
Biography
Organisation
HIAS
NGO
Speaker session
Fleeing for survival: Human mobility and Forced displacement in Latin America and the Caribbean
Aquarium
While the humanitarian consequences of the Venezuela crisis, both in the country and in the region have made the headlines in recent years, the objective of the panel is broader since it intends to highlight the humanitarian consequences of population mobility in Latin America and the Caribbean, focusing on internal & international displacement caused by the widespread violence and other humanitarian crises in different countries of the region.
The discussion is aimed at analyzing the challenges across the Latin America and Caribbean region and provide recommendations enabling an appropriate humanitarian response in terms of coordination, resources, and humanitarian access.
Minata Samaté Cessouma
H.E. Ambassador
Biography
H.E. Amb. Minata Samaté/ Cessouma is the Commissioner for Political Affairs of the African Union Commission (AUC) since 2017. A native of Burkina Faso,Amb. Samaté is a career diplomat with a legal background, with over thirty (30) years of experience in Law, Diplomacy, mediation, preventive diplomacy, Governance and International relations. At the national level, Amb. Samaté was the diplomatic adviser of the President of Burkina Faso and Minister in charge of Regional Cooperation of Burkina Faso. In these capacities, she participated in mediation processes in West African countries. As Minister, she chaired the Council of Ministers, Mediation and Security of the Economic Community of West African States, and co-chaired the ECOWAS - European Union Troika Meetings. At the continental level, she was appointed Ambassador of Burkina Faso to Ethiopia, Permanent Representative to the African Union and to the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UN-ECA). At the international level, she has served as Director of the United Nations and African Union Hybrid Mission in Darfur, where she contributed to strengthening humanitarian affairs, peacekeeping operations, and preventive diplomacy. Amb. Samate is a fervent diplomat who is passionate about public service and the fight against the scourges of the African continent. Her ardent will for a better continent and her strong commitment for good governance, promotion and protection of human rights, justice and the rule of law, as well as her fight for a better humanitarian situation and her strong advocacy for women and youth participation in governance processes in Africa, are some of her core values. Commissioner Samate is a mother and a devoted wife who stunningly reconciled family life and noteworthy diplomatic career. She inspires more than few young African, especially young women and girls to aspire to better in life and to leadership positions.
Organisation
African Union Commisions
International organisation
Speaker session
Fleeing for survival: Human mobility and Forced displacement in Latin America and the Caribbean
Aquarium
While the humanitarian consequences of the Venezuela crisis, both in the country and in the region have made the headlines in recent years, the objective of the panel is broader since it intends to highlight the humanitarian consequences of population mobility in Latin America and the Caribbean, focusing on internal & international displacement caused by the widespread violence and other humanitarian crises in different countries of the region.
The discussion is aimed at analyzing the challenges across the Latin America and Caribbean region and provide recommendations enabling an appropriate humanitarian response in terms of coordination, resources, and humanitarian access.