PANEL DISCUSSION ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS AND HUMAN RIGHTS

AS FRAMEWORK FOR CONFLICT RESOLUTION AND MEDIATION:

IMPLICATIONS FOR ASEAN & MALAYSIA

2.00 - 4.30 p.m., 27^th October 2015

Meeting Room 310, Level 3,

Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre, KL

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PROGRAMME OBJECTIVE:

·         To review the Agenda 2030 document on Sustainable Development Goals which was endorsed by the global community in New York at the UN General Assembly held on Sept 25, 2015

·         To draw out the implications of this agenda on development, human rights, environment and democracy

·         To note the implications for development planning and economic growth in ASEAN in general and Malaysia in particular

·         To discern the usefulness of the SDG framework in addressing socio-economic deprivation together with peoples participation as a strategy to foster conflict resolution and reconciliation
  

·         To discuss the possibility of establishing a Malaysian Civil Society Alliance on SDG: Agenda 2030 for policy advocacy and monitoring

PANEL SPEAKERS

Datuk K. Yogeesvaran (EPU, JPM): SDG & Malaysia’s Commitment

Dato' Aishah Bidin (SUHAKAM): SDG & Human Rights

Mr Alizan Mahandi (ISIS): SDG, Sustainability & Environment

Mr Asrul Daniel (GMM): SDG & Conflict Resolution

Mr Andrew Khoo (Bar Council): SDG & Access to Justice

Ms Ivy Josiah (PROHAM): SDG & Gender

Mr Stephen Dass (Yayasan Budi Penyayang): Youth & SDG

Mr Mohammad Shukri (COMMACT): SDG & People Centred Development

Dr Jun-E Tan (ASEC): SDG & Solidarity Economy

Dr Khoo Ying Hooi (University Malaya): SDG & ASEAN Community

PANEL MODERATOR: Datuk Dr Denison Jayasooria (KITA-UKM & PROHAM)

For further reading:-

https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/post2015/transformingourworld

http://proham.blogspot.my/2015/10/human-rights-sustainable-development.html

For further enquiries and reservation, kindly contact:

GMM Programmes Division, Mr. Afandi Rafi
Tel +603 2095 1115/ +6012 343 3763 Email afandi@gmomf.org