The Yemen International Forum (YIF) is a civil-society-led peace conference organized by the Sana’a Center. The Forum provides a multistakeholder platform for Yemeni-Yemeni dialogue and for regional and international engagement in policy dialogues that support overcoming the current crises and pave the way to a peaceful, prosperous, and just Yemen. These Yemeni-Yemeni dialogues are intended to complement the formal UN-led peace process and Track II initiatives, fostering an inclusive and sustained dialogue process.
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8:00 - 9:00 |
Check-in and handing over badges |
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09:00 - 10:00 |
Plenary - Live streaming: Opening Keynotes
Master of Ceremony:
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10:00 - 11:00 |
Plenary - Live streaming: Collective Responsibilities for Achieving Peace and Stability in Yemen
Moderator:
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11:00 - 11:30 |
Break |
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11:30 - 1:00 |
Parallel Sessions - Chatham House Rule:
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1:00 - 2:30 |
Lunch Break |
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2:30 - 3:30 |
Plenary - Live streaming:
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3:30 - 4:00 |
Break |
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4:00 - 5:30 |
Parallel Sessions - Chatham House Rule:
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09:00 - 10:30 |
Plenary - Live streaming: Panel: Yemeni and International Perspectives: Addressing Aid Policy Shifts and Economic Transition
Moderator:
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10:30 - 11:00 |
Break |
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11:00 - 12:30 |
Parallel Sessions - Chatham House Rule:
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12:30 - 2:00 |
Lunch Break |
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2:00 - 3:30 |
Plenary - Live streaming: Charting the Path to Transitional Justice Process in Yemen
Moderator:
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3:30 - 4:00 |
Coffee break |
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4:00 - 5:30 |
Parallel Sessions - Chatham House Rule:
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6:30 - 7:30 |
Reception: Hosted by the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands & Sana’a Center |
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09:00 - 10:30 |
Plenary - Live streaming: Addressing Water Insecurity in the Context of a Protracted Conflict
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10:30 - 11:00 |
Break |
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11:00 - 12:30 |
Parallel Sessions- Chatham House Rule
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12:30 - 2:00 |
Lunch Break |
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2:00 - 3:00 |
Plenary - Live streaming: Peace and Stability in Yemen and the Region: Security Interdependencies and Strategic Opportunities |
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3:00 - 4:00 |
Summary of Takeaways with Sana’a Center experts
Closing Address HE Mr. Hans Grundberg, UN Special Envoy for Yemen |
Minister of Foreign Affairs and, Yemen
Governor of Aden
Minister of Social Affairs and Labor, Yemen
Deputy Head of the Consultation and Reconciliation Commission of the Presidential Leadership Council. Diplomat, peace dialogue facilitator, and mediator.
UN Special Envoy for Yemen
Ambassador of the Netherlands to Yemen
Yemen Country Director at the World Bank
Lawyer and human rights advocate
Director of Abductees’ Mothers Association
President of Girton College, University of Cambridge
Acting Secretary-General of the Islah party
Assistant Secretary-General of the Nasserite Party
Ambassador of the European Union to Yemen
UN Resident Coordinator in Yemen
Secretary-General of the Hadramawt Inclusive Conference and Vice President of the Consultation and Reconciliation Commission
Lawyer and mediator of prisoner exchanges
Former Minister of Civil Service and Social Security, former Minister of Tourism, and member of the Development Champions
rapporteur of the Political Negotiation Team with the Government of Yemen, and head of the National Information Center
Co-founder of DeepRoot Consulting, former Minister of Youth and Sports, and development expert
Journalist specializing in military affairs and investigating the internal structures of armed groups in Yemen.
Executive Director of South24 for News and Studies, and a researcher and policy analyst specialized on Yemen and the Gulf
President of the Wujood Foundation for Human Security, and Coordinator of the Feminist Summit
Deputy Minister of Water and Environment, water sector
Member of the Higher Election Committee and a founding member of the Association of Families of the Disappeared
First-Secretary of the Yemeni Socialist Party in Taiz and a founding member of the Reconciliation and Social Peace Committee in Taiz
Director-General of the Tribal Affairs Department in the Hadramawt Valley and Desert region
Member of the Marib National Forum Supreme Leadership Council and a tribal leader in Marib
Member of the Leadership Committee of the Hadramawt National Council
First Deputy to the President of the Hadramawt Inclusive Conference and advisor to the Minister of Oil and Minerals
Head of the Parliamentary Bloc for the General People’s Congress and member of the Consultation and Reconciliation Commission of the Presidential Leadership Council
Political expert and researcher and former Minister of Information
Member of Parliament and the Human Rights and Freedoms Committee representing the independent parliamentary bloc
Professor at Osaka University in Japan specialized in semiconductors and renewable energy
International Development Expert and a member of the Development Champions
Research Fellow at Chatham House specialized in Yemen and the Gulf. Co-founder and former chairperson of the Sana’a Center for Strategic Studies.
Secretary-General of Yemen’s Economic Team of the Presidential Leadership Council, and a member of the Development Champions
Executive Director Advisor, Hayel Saeed Anam Group
Member of the Leadership Committee of the Hadramawt National Council and former Minister and a member of the Development Champions
CEO of Burum Seafood Company and e-commerce website Bazzarry, president of the Yemeni Fish Exporters Association, member of the Economic Reforms Team of the Presidential Leadership Council and a member of the Development Champions.
Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, member of the Shura Council and Assistant Secretary-General of the General People’s Congress party
Secretary-General of the Yemeni Socialist Party and Chairman of the Political Committee in the Consultation and Reconciliation Commission of the Presidential Leadership Council
Senior Program Manager at Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, Yemen
Project Manager at C2C Project Management Services Co focused on the financial and oil sectors
Spokesperson of Peaceful Sit-in Committee of the Sons of Al-Mahra
Associate Fellow at Chatham House’s MENA Program and former Yemeni diplomat
Post-Doctoral Fellow at the Center for Environment, Community, and Equity at American University, specialized in energy transitions and the impacts of climate crises, economic crises, and armed conflicts on policy outcomes, with a focus on Yemen’s energy system during the war
Member of the Administrative Board of the Yemeni Journalists Syndicate, Financial Secretary of the Advocate for Press Freedoms, and Secretary-General of the Humanitarian Rights Association in Switzerland.
Editor-in-Chief of Yemen Future and founder of the Yemen Future Foundation for Cultural and Media Development
Director of the Office of the Governor of Marib
Assistant Deputy Governor for Women’s Affairs in Al-Mahra, member of the Yemeni Women’s Union in Al-Mahra, coordinator for civil society organizations, and former secretary of the Technical Department in Al-Mahra
Assistant Deputy Governor of Shabwa.
Deputy Chairman of Yemen’s Economic Team of the Presidential Leadership Council, an executive advisor to the Saudi Program for the Development and Reconstruction of Yemen, and a member of the Development Champions
Secretary-General of the Yemeni Nasserist Party, member of the Consultation and Reconciliation Commission of the Presidential Leadership Council and Deputy Head of the Yemeni Lawyers Syndicate
Assistant Deputy Governor of Hadramawt for the Valley and Desert Region Affairs, and member of the Leadership Committee of the Hadramawt National Council and the Advisory Committee of Hadramawt
Tribal sheikh from Al-Bayda
Head of the Foundation for Law Protection and Social Peace, and a lawyer and human rights advocate focusing on local mediation, defending political prisoners, recovering confiscated properties, and leading efforts in prisoner exchanges and reopening roads
Head of the Freedoms Organization for Human Rights and Development, journalist, and human rights advocate who endured eight years of detention and torture for his work
Assistant Secretary-General and Head of the Political and External Relations Department at the Political Bureau of the National Resistance
Chairman of the Board at Al-Kaboos Group for Trade, Industry, and Investment
Chairman of the Board at Kamaran Company for Industry and Investment
Judge and researcher specializing in transitional justice and human rights
Head of the Negotiations Affairs Unit in the Southern Transitional Council
Chairman of the Board of CAC Bank, a member of the Union of Arab Banks, the International Banking Federation, the Social Network for Sustainable Development and a technical member of the Yemeni Economic Committee of the Presidential Leadership Council
Senior Analyst for Yemen at the International Crisis Group, specializing in conflict dynamics, politics, security, and regional affairs
Chairman of the Consultations and Reconciliation Commission of the Presidential Leadership Council
Chairman of the National Media Authority and the official spokesperson for the Southern Transitional Council
Assistant Secretary-General of the Shabwa National General Council, spokesperson for the Resistance Council in Aden, member of the Executive Body of the National Alliance of Yemeni Political Parties and Forces, and a member of the Presidency of the Shabwa National General Council
