Yana Zhovnirenko
Partnership Coordinator
Organisation
ACTED
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.
Yavel Lanuza
Ambassador of Panama to the EU
Biography
At the time of her appointment, Ms. Francis was a partner in the law firm Anzola, Roble & Asociados and in the professional consultancy FL Francis & Co. Beginning in 2005, she served as Ambassador and Adviser to the First Vice President and Minister for Foreign Affairs on multilateral affairs related to the General Assemblies of the United Nations and the Organization of American States. She worked in the private sector from 1997 to 2004, practicing as an associate attorney with prestigious law firms in Panama, and serving as Executive Vice President for Legal and Regulatory Affairs for Cable & Wireless Panama, S.A. In 1996, Ms. Francis was appointed Permanent Representative to the World Trade Organization in Geneva. Later that year, she was named Executive Director of the Foreign Trade Council, the body responsible for developing the country’s foreign trade and international trade negotiations policy.
A Fulbright scholar, Ms. Francis earned a Bachelor’s degree in law and political science from Santa María La
Antigua Catholic University in Panama and a Master of Law degree from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor.
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.
Zahra Dahir
Head of Child Protection & Child Rights Governance
Organisation
Save the Children
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.