R¨¦union internationale des Nations Unies sur la question de Palestine?Le r?le des jeunes et des femmes dans le r¨¨glement pacifique de la question de Palestine?Si¨¨ge de l¡¯Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµESCO, Paris, 30 et 31 mai 2012

Overview
The Meeting was convened under the auspices of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People. Its aim was to mobilize the international community in support of youth and women¡¯s initiatives on the ground and further raise awareness of the ways in which the energy and resourcefulness of youth and women can be harnessed to achieve a peaceful end to the Israeli occupation. Participants focused on how to empower women and youth through education, training and economic opportunities, and how to include them more in the political process. They also looked at social media networks and their impact on the building of an open Palestinian society, and considered the role of the international community, in particular, how Governments, Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ entities and international civil society organizations can better coordinate their efforts with Palestinian and Israeli youths and women organizations to achieve a peaceful solution to the question of Palestine.
Le Comit¨¦ pour l¡¯exercice des droits inali¨¦nables du peuple palestinien souhaite mobiliser la communaut¨¦ internationale en faveur des initiatives concr¨¨tes men¨¦es en faveur des jeunes et des femmes, et informer sur les moyens de mobiliser l¡¯¨¦nergie et le potentiel de ces derniers pour mettre fin de fa?on pacifique ¨¤ l¡¯occupation isra¨¦lienne. Les participants se pencheront sur les moyens de rendre les femmes et les jeunes ma?tres de leur destin gr?ce ¨¤ des mesures d¡¯¨¦ducation et de formation, et en leur procurant des d¨¦bouch¨¦s ¨¦conomiques, et de les faire participer davantage ¨¤ la vie politique. Ils s¡¯int¨¦resseront aussi aux r¨¦seaux sociaux et ¨¤ la mani¨¨re dont ils contribuent ¨¤ b?tir une soci¨¦t¨¦ palestinienne ouverte, et examineront le r?le que joue la communaut¨¦ internationale, en particulier la mani¨¨re dont les gouvernements, les entit¨¦s des Nations Unies et les organisations de la soci¨¦t¨¦ civile pourraient se coordonner plus efficacement avec les organisations palestiniennes et isra¨¦liennes de jeunes et de femmes pour parvenir ¨¤ un r¨¨glement pacifique de la question de Palestine. Les langues officielles des r¨¦unions seront l¡¯anglais, l¡¯arabe et le fran?ais.
OPENING SESSION

H.E. Mr. Ban Ki-Moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations, Message delivered via video (Text: , , )
H.E. Mr. Abdou Salam Diallo, Chairman of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People (, )
Mr. Getachew Engida, Deputy Director-General, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, Representative of the Director-General of Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµESCO ()

H.E. Ms. Rabiha Diab, Minister for Women’s Affairs, Palestinian Authority, Ramallah, Representative of Palestine (, , )

Mr. St¨¦phane Fr¨¦d¨¦ric Hessel, Honorary Ambassador of France

PLENARY I
“The situation of youth and women in the Occupied Palestinian?Territory, including East Jerusalem”

Ms. Siham Rashid, Project Manager, United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Women), Ramallah ()
Mr. Matthias Burchard, Director, Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµRWA Representative Offices to the EU and Geneva, Brussels ()
Ms. Nour Odeh, Freelance journalist and media consultant, Ramallah ()
Mr. Akram Natsheh, Youth Against Settlements, Hebron (, )
Mr. Mohammed S. M. Iqtifan, Campaign Coordinator, Migratory Letters Campaign, Gaza (, , )
PLENARY II
“Empowerment of women and youth: a core prerequisite in the Palestinian society for an independent State of Palestine”

Ms. Louise Haxthausen, Programme Coordinator, Conflict and Post-Conflict Operations, Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµESCO, Paris ()
H.E. Mr. Nawaf Salam, Permanent Representative of Lebanon to the United Nations, New York ()
Mr. Sabri Saidam, Advisor to the President on Telecommunications, Information Technology and Technical Education, Palestinian Authority, Ramallah
Mr. Muath Abu Arqoub, Youth activist and expert on social media, Ramallah (, , )
PLENARY III
“The role of the international community, in particular,?the United Nations and civil society”

Mr. Tal Harris, Executive Director, One Voice Israel, Tel Aviv
Ms. Phyllis Bennis, Director, New Internationalism Project, Fellow, Institute for Policy Studies, US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation, Washington, D.C.
Ms. Rutie Atsmon, Co-founder and Director, Windows: Channels for Communication, Tel Aviv/Ramallah ()
Ms. Shifa Jayousi, Programme Officer, Office of the United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Jerusalem ()
Ms. Fadwa Khawaja Al-Shaer, Director General, NGO Department, Ministry of Interior, Palestinian Authority, Ramallah
CLOSING SESSION

H.E. Ms. Rabiha Diab, Minister for Women’s Affairs, Palestinian Authority, Ramallah, Representative of Palestine
H.E. Mr. Abdou Salam Diallo, Chairman of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People (, )
Resources
- Programme (, , )
- Chairman Summary (, )