President, SZABIST.
Country Representative, UNFPA - Pakistan
Secretary Population Welfare Department, Sindh
Secretary Population Welfare Department, KPK.
Secretary Population Welfare Department, AJK
Executive Director, FP2030 Secretariat, Washington DC, United States
First Day, Friday, July 14, 2023 | |
14:30 - 15:30 | Registration |
Arrival of the Hon’ble Chairman, Law and Justice Commission of Pakistan/Chief Justice of Pakistan | |
15:40 - 15:45 | National Anthem |
15:45 - 15:50 | Recitation from the Holy Quran |
15:50 - 16:00 |
Opening Ceremony:
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16:00 - 16:30 | Keynote speech by HCJP (Justice for Population) |
Session One: Review of the Progress after the Human Rights Case No.17599/2018 | |
16:30 - 18:00 | Plenary discussion on the progress made by Federal, Provincial department and
Civil Society organization (CSO)
Representative on the decision of the Council of Common Interest (CCI), Progress
on Task Force
Recommendations and National
Population Action Plan.
Each speaker (Azad Jammu & Kashmir, Balochistan, Gilgit Baltistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab, Sindh, Civil Society, and Federal Government) will be given 07 minutes to present achievements, gaps, challenges and the way forward on population dynamics. |
Chair: Hon'ble Judge of the Supreme Court of Pakistan | |
Co Chair: Ms. Shahnaz Wazir Ali, President, SZABIST | |
Session Two: The International Perspective on Population Growth | |
18:00 - 19:30 | The speakers will share thoughts on regional and global perspective focusing on
policies, program, strategies on population management, human capitalization,
youth
development, family planning and women empowerment etc. and lessons for
Pakistan.
Speakers: i. Professor Muhammad Jalal Abbasi, Tehran University (online) ii. Dr. Samukeliso Dube, Executive Director, FP2030 Secretariat, Washington iii. Monica Kerrigan, Managing Director - North America & Europe, FP 2030 (online) iv. Dr. Tauseef Ahmed, Technical Advisor, UNFPA v. Mr. Oliver Zambuko, Officer In-charge, Partners in Population & Development. (online) |
Chair: Hon'ble Judge of the Supreme Court of Pakistan | |
Co-Chair: Dr. Luay Shabaneh, Country Representative, UNFPA. | |
20:00 | Dinner |
Second Day, Saturday, July 15, 2023 | |
Session Three - Demographic Trends and Implications for Pakistan | |
09:00 - 11.00 |
i. Demographic features of Pakistan – What population statistics unfold?
Speaker: Mrs. Samina A. Hasan, Executive Director-NIPS |
ii. Utilizing the demographic potential: the need for structural reforms.
Speaker: Dr. Zeba Sathar (T.I.), Country Director, Population Council. |
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iii. Population dynamics of Pakistan: opportunity for achieving the SDGs.
Speaker: Mr. Rafiullah Kakar, Member (Social Sector & Devolution) at the Planning Commission of Pakistan |
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iv. High population and economic vulnerabilities of Pakistan
Speaker: Dr. Durre Nayab, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics |
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Chair: Hon’ble Judge Supreme Court of Pakistan | |
Co-Chair: Dr. Sania Nishtar (Public Policy Expert) | |
11:00 - 11:30 | Refreshment |
Session Four: Pathways to Economic and Social Cohesion | |
11:30 - 13:00 | i. Investing in the Next Generation: utilizing the youth bulge.
Speaker: Dr. Adil Najam, Dean, Boston University |
ii. Social inclusion – re-aligning strategies for poverty alleviation
Speaker: Mr. Arshad Rashid, Chief Programs, Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund |
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iii. Social Protection for balancing families
Speaker: Dr. Amjad Saqib, Akhuwat Foundation (Online participation). |
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iv. Growing population, climate change and lessons for Pakistan
Speaker: Mr. Amir Khan Goraya, Asst. Resident Representative, UNDP, Pakistan |
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Chair: Hon’ble Judge Supreme Court of Pakistan | |
Co-Chair: Dr. Abid Qaiyum Suleri, Executive Director, SDPI. | |
13:00 - 14:00 | Lunch |
Session Five: Women Rights, Empowerment and Equality. | |
14:00-15:30 |
i. Global discourse on women rights and development.
Speaker: Dr Palitha Gunarathna Mahipala, World Health Organization (WHO) Representative and Head of WHO Mission in Pakistan |
ii. Women education as transformative tool - individuals to the society.
Speaker: Ms. Shahnaz Wazir Ali, President – SZABIST |
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iii. Economic empowerment of women: An existential necessity.
Speaker: Ms. Fouzia Viqar, Federal Ombudsperson against Women Harassment |
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iv. No Exception, No Exclusion: Women reproductive health & rights
Speaker: Dr. Rubina Ali, Assistant Country Representative, UNFPA - Pakistan. |
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v. Women reproductive rights: silencing the myths.
Speaker: Mr. Asif Iftikhar, Teaching Fellow, LUMS |
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Chair: Hon’ble Judge Supreme Court of Pakistan | |
Co-Chair: Ms. Khawar Mumtaz, Women’s Rights Activist and Former Chairperson National Commission on Status of Women | |
Concluding Ceremony | |
15:30 - 16:30 | Marching Towards a Resilient Pakistan/Call for Action |
Concluding Remarks: Hon’ble Chief Justice of Pakistan | |
Vote of thanks: Secretary, Law and Justice Commission of Pakistan | |
Refreshment |