Omar Mekky
ICRC Regional Coordinator Arab Speaking countries
Biography
Dr. Omar Mekky
Regional Legal Coordinator for Middle East and North Africa, ICRC.
Omar joined ICRC in 2011 to be responsible of the dissemination and implementation of IHL across the MENA region. Beforehand, he served as a public prosecutor and a Primary Court Judge at the Egyptian Judicial Authority. He, also. holds a PhD in International Law from the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (IHEID), Geneva
Speaker session
The situation of women and girls in humanitarian crises: How to uphold the humanitarian principles whilst preventing a humanitarian catastrophe? The case of Afghanistan
Auditorium
Parasto Hakim
Founder of Srak undergrounded home schools and online university across Afghanistan.
Biography
Parasto Hakim, founder of Srak undergrounded home schools and online university across Afghanistan.
She started the schools in September 2021, and now they have more than 300 girls who can't go to schools anymore in 9 provinces of Afghanistan, 150 women in second chance litracy program and one online university with more than 50 girls.
She advocates for the rights of children in Afghanistan and believes not only girls but boys are also victim of the taliban, the world need to provide facilities for children to learn far from politics, gender apartheid, getting targeted and sensored.
Speaker session
The situation of women and girls in humanitarian crises: How to uphold the humanitarian principles whilst preventing a humanitarian catastrophe? The case of Afghanistan
Auditorium
Pekka Haavisto
Minister for Foreign Affairs
Biography
Pekka Haavisto is the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Finland. Haavisto has wide experience in foreign policy, for example from UNEP Task Forces on environmental impacts of war in the Balkans, Afghanistan, Iraq, Liberia, occupied Palestinian territory and Sudan. He has been also EU’s Special Representative for Sudan and Darfur and UN Special Advisor in the Darfur peace process.
Organisation
Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland
Speaker session
The situation of women and girls in humanitarian crises: How to uphold the humanitarian principles whilst preventing a humanitarian catastrophe? The case of Afghanistan
Auditorium