This two-day virtual conference will bring together scholars, activists, policy makers, humanitarian workers and donors to share their evidence-based findings and actionable experience on the Rohingya crisis and humanitarian actions undertaken by national and international authorities.
This event is free and for all.
To register
Book here for Thursday 3rd December (Day 1)
Book here for Friday 4th December (Day 2)
Conference programme (in GMT (Greenwich Mean Time))
| Day 1: Thursday, 3rd December 2020 | |
| 09:30–10:00 | Zoom login |
| 10:00–10:15 | Welcome speech – Prof Peter Sammonds & Prof Imtiaz Ahmed |
| 10:15–11:15 | Panel discussion on COVID-19 challenges in the camps (Moderator: Prof Amena Mohsin) |
| 11:15–11:30 | Tea break |
| 11:30–12:30 | Keynote Speech by Mr Robert Chatterton Dickson, British High Commissioner to the People’s Republic of Bangladesh (Moderator: Prof Imtiaz Ahmed) |
| 12:30–13:30 | Lunch break |
| 13:30–14:30 | Panel discussion on Natural Hazards Perspective (Moderator: Prof Peter Sammonds) |
| 14:30–15:30 | Rohingya case studies from India, Malaysia and Saudi Arabia (Moderator: Dr Kazi Fahmida Farzana) |
| 15:30–15:45 | Tea break |
| 15:45–17:00 | Panel discussion on Human Rights and Refugee Advocacy: Activist Perspectives (Moderator: Dr Jessica Field) |
| Day 2: Friday, 4th December 2020 | |
| 09:30–10:00 | Zoom login |
| 10:00–11:15 | Panel discussion on Rohingya crisis and Bangladesh (Moderator: Dr Md Touhidul Islam) |
| 11:15–11:30 | Tea break |
| 11:30–12:30 | In conversation with Rohingya activists (Moderator: Dr Niloy Biswas) |
| 12:30–13:30 | Lunch break |
| 13:30–14:30 | Panel discussion on ICJ & Justice Issues (Moderator: Professor Imtiaz Ahmed) |
| 14:30–14:45 | Tea break |
| 14:45–15:45 | Rohingya Crisis: documentary, photo exhibition and arts (Moderator: Dr Bayes Ahmed) |
| 15:45–16:00 | Closing remarks by Prof Peter Sammonds & Prof Imtiaz Ahmed |
Sessions – Day 1
Panel discussion on COVID-19 challenges in the camps (Moderator: Prof Amena Mohsin)Meghna GuhathakurtaSara HossainAsif MunierA.K.M. Taifur Rahman
Keynote Speech by Mr Robert Chatterton Dickson, British High Commissioner to the People’s Republic of Bangladesh (Moderator: Prof Imtiaz Ahmed)Robert Chatterton Dickson
Panel discussion on Natural Hazards Perspective (Moderator: Prof Peter Sammonds)A. S. M. Maksud KamalRashedur M. RahmanSebastian KaminskiAkhtar Alam
Rohingya case studies from India, Malaysia, and Saudi Arabia (Moderator: Dr Kazi Fahmida Farzana)Morad AlsahafiKazi Fahmida FarzanaAishwarya Pandit
Panel discussion Human Rights and Refugee Advocacy: Activist Perspectives (Moderator: Dr Jessica Field)Ali JoharLamees HafeezRahima Begum
Sessions – Day 2
Panel discussion on Rohingya crisis and Bangladesh (Moderator: Dr Md Touhidul Islam)Imtiaz AhmedNiloy Ranjan BiswasAmena MohsinMohammad Atique RahmanMd. Touhidul IslamTanzina RahmanBulbul Siddiqi
In conversation with Rohingya activists (Moderator: Dr Niloy Biswas)Miwako HosodaZaw Min HtutHla MyintYasmin Ullah
Panel discussion on ICJ & Justice Issues (Moderator: Professor Imtiaz Ahmed)Imtiaz AhmedBenoit Préfontaine
Rohingya Crisis: documentary, photo exhibition and arts (Moderator: Dr Bayes Ahmed)Edward Lawrenson
Please note: this event will be recorded and livestreamed on the UCL IRDR YouTube channel.
Acknowledgement: This conference is organised by Dr Bayes Ahmed at the UCL Institute for Risk and Disaster Reduction (IRDR) in collaboration with the Centre for Genocide Studies (CGS) at the University of Dhaka.
This conference is funded by the British Academy as part of the project, “Rohingya Journeys of Violence and Resilience in Bangladesh and its Neighbours: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives” (Award Reference: SDP2\100094), supported under the UK Government’s Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF).
