Technical segment

09:00 - 12:30 CET

Keynote address by H.E. Ms. Leslie E. Norton, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Canada to the UN in Geneva

Session one: The impacts of displacement on children and youth, moderated by Ms. Verena Knaus (UN Children’s Fund) - with Ms. Farishta Afzaly (Youth Advocate from Afghanistan) , Ms. Christelle Cazabat (IDMC), Mr. Alexis Reynaud (IMPACT/REACH), and Mr. Enzo Tabet Cruz (Plan International).

Session two: Preparing the world of tomorrow: improved data and use of evidence, moderated by Ms. Bina Desai (IDMC) - with Ms. Amelie Gagnon (IIEP-UNESCO), Ms. Shannon Hayes (International Organization for Migration), Mr. William Low (Save the Children), and Ms. Margharita Lundkvist-Houndoumadi (JIPS).

Closing remarks by Mr. Björn Gillsäter (Joint Data Center on Forced Displacement), Mr. Frank Laczko (International Organization for Migration and International Data Alliance for Children on the Move).

Lunch will be provided.

High-level segment

14:00 - 16:30 CET

Welcome and opening remarks by Alexandra Bilak, IDMC Director

Keynote address by Ms. Catherine Russell, Executive Director of the UN Children's Fund (video message)

Presentation of report by Mr. Vicente Anzellini, IDMC

Panel discussion - moderated by Ms. Alexandra Bilak, IDMC

• Ms. Inger Ashing, CEO, Save the Children International
• Mr. Ehab Badwi, Founder and CEO, Syrian Youth Assembly
• Ms. Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim, Commissioner, National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
• Ms. Nina Papadopoulos, Vice President Education, International Social Impact, Sesame Workshop
• Ms. Jayathma Wickramanayake, UN Secretary-General's Envoy on Youth

Closing remarks by Mr. Achim Steiner, Administrator of the UN Development Programme (video message)

Simultaneous interpretation in French, Spanish and Arabic will be provided.

A cocktail reception will follow.