Veronica Fernandes
Journalist
Biography
Veronica Fernandes is a correspondent and anchor on the foreign news desk of Rainews24. As well as presenting the news, she is the host of Checkpoint, the channel's in-depth programme covering international policy. She recently covered the war in Ukraine, the criminal destruction of the Amazon forest and the US Midterm Elections.
Mother of two, in her spare time, she enjoys running and seeks inspiration by reading a book a week.
Organisation
Rainews24
Speaker session
Protection of Civilians and Humanitarian Civil-Military Coordination
Studio
This session seeks to increase awareness on mainstreaming of Protection of Civilians (PoC) by the UN and EU peace/security actors and on the complementarity of PoC with humanitarian protection. It will discuss the key lessons learnt and best practices derived from the engagement with military/peace actors on mainstreaming Protection of Civilians in EU CSDP missions and operations, and UN peacekeeping missions. In addition, it will debate the current gaps and challenges to protecting civilians in complex emergencies. Finally, the session will discuss how Civil-Military Coordination can facilitate protection outcomes in contexts of shared humanitarian and military/peace presence.
Vianney Bisimwa
Regional Director, Sahel
Biography
As CIVIC's Regional Director for the Sahel, Vianney Bisimwa is responsible for support to communities' Self-protection programs, Governments, Security and Defense Forces' efforts to put the protection of civilians at the heart of responses to instability, and Civil Society organization's advocacy to Institutions to prioritize POC. Through the innovative and pragmatic research, advocacy, capacity building, and technical advice approaches and tools, he leads CIVIC's effort to reduce civilians harm and better protect communities affected by the conflict in the Sahel. He served as Country Director in Mali and Head of the Goma and Kinshasa Offices in the DRC with Search for Common Ground. In addition, he worked in the Central African Republic (CAR) as Social Cohesion Program Manager with Danish Refugee Council, and as Head of the Humanitarian and Tackling Violence and Building Peace program of Christian Aid in DRC.
@Viabisimwa
Organisation
Center for Civilians in Conflict
NGO
Speaker session
Protection of Civilians and Humanitarian Civil-Military Coordination
Studio
This session seeks to increase awareness on mainstreaming of Protection of Civilians (PoC) by the UN and EU peace/security actors and on the complementarity of PoC with humanitarian protection. It will discuss the key lessons learnt and best practices derived from the engagement with military/peace actors on mainstreaming Protection of Civilians in EU CSDP missions and operations, and UN peacekeeping missions. In addition, it will debate the current gaps and challenges to protecting civilians in complex emergencies. Finally, the session will discuss how Civil-Military Coordination can facilitate protection outcomes in contexts of shared humanitarian and military/peace presence.
Carl Skau
Deputy Director General
Biography
He has served as Ambassador and Special Envoy for Venezuela, Ambassador and Deputy Representative to the UN Security Council during Sweden's term as an elected member and has also worked for the EU and the UN, including in Africa and Latin America.
Organisation
Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Sweden
Member State authority
Speaker session
Protection of Civilians and Humanitarian Civil-Military Coordination
Studio
This session seeks to increase awareness on mainstreaming of Protection of Civilians (PoC) by the UN and EU peace/security actors and on the complementarity of PoC with humanitarian protection. It will discuss the key lessons learnt and best practices derived from the engagement with military/peace actors on mainstreaming Protection of Civilians in EU CSDP missions and operations, and UN peacekeeping missions. In addition, it will debate the current gaps and challenges to protecting civilians in complex emergencies. Finally, the session will discuss how Civil-Military Coordination can facilitate protection outcomes in contexts of shared humanitarian and military/peace presence.