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The Yemen International Forum

June 17-19, 2022 - Stockholm, Sweden

About the forum

The YIF 2022 will be an opportunity for supporting diplomatic efforts on Yemen through formal and informal dialogues, roundtables and in-depth conversations. Participants will include around 200 policy makers, Yemeni political stakeholders, regional and international actors, mediators, women’s groups, Yemen experts, activists, civil society actors, and journalists.
The Forum will dive deep into themes essential for achieving sustainable peace in Yemen including pathways to political settlements, reviving political life beyond the settlement, the Southern file, reconciliation and approaches to addressing post war grievances and injustice, economic recovery, and security.

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Agenda

8.30 - 9.30 Breakfast
9.30 - 10.30 Registration (for those who didn’t register the evening before)
14.00 - 15.00 Opening session: Keynote speeches & roundtable: Political horizons in Yemen (Plenary)
  • Ann Linde, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sweden (KN)
  • Hans Grundberg, UNSG Special Envoy to Yemen (KN)
  • Amat Al-Alim Al-Soswah, Former minister and diplomat, Yemen
  • Khaled Bahah, Former Vice President, Yemen
  • Facilitator: Sanaa Center & FBA
Room 1
12.00 - 12.30

Agenda presentation and orientation

Room 1
12.30 - 14.00 Lunch
14.00 - 15.00
Economy: Economic missed opportunities
(Workshop)
Facilitator: Dr. Achim Wennmann, Geneva Graduate Institute
Room 3 		Reconciliation:
Future pathways to reconciliation
(Panel)
Room 5 		Political:
Political parties in the peace process
(Roundtable)
Room 1 		Security:
Central questions in the security sector
(Panel)*
Room 2
15.00 - 15.30
Coffee (in room) Break
15.30 - 17.00
Economy:
Banking sector: Coordination and data sharing
(Closed - Roundtable) 		South:
Governance and managing relations within the South
(Roundtable)
Room 5 		Settlement:
Basis for negotiations
(Panel)
Room 1 		Political:
Women in the negotiating table and decision-making bodies
(Roundtable) *
Room 3 		Security:
Integrating fighters
(Roundtable) *
Opening remarks: Switzerland
Room 2
17.00 - 17.30 Break
17.30 - 19.00
Reconciliation: Practices of memorialisation through art and creative methods (Plenary - Roundtable)
  • Artists: Film, graffiti, poetry, tv and theater
  • Facilitator: Kate Nevens, Yemen Policy Center
Room 1
Short-films screening (Plenary- Screening)
Room 1
19.00 Dinner (optional)
End of Day 1
8.00 - 9.00 Breakfast
9.00 - 11.15
Economy:
Immediate national economic priorities (Plenary - Panel)
Facilitator: DeepRoot
Room 1
Economy:
Economic Recovery: From humanitarian relief to development (Plenary - Panel)
Facilitator:Jeehan Abdul Ghaffar, International Development Expert - Development Champions.
Room 1
11.00 - 11.30 Break
11.30 - 13.30
Economy:
Banking sector: Currency exchange and liquidity
(Closed - Roundtable) 		Security: National security/defense strategies:
Instruments and Modalities (Closed - Workshop)
Facilitator: FBA
Room 2 		Political: Civil society:
transitioning from humanitarian relief to early recovery
(Workshop)
Facilitator: Saferworld & Sana’a Center
Room 1 		Reconciliation: Notions of reconciliation and justice:
Local perspectives
(Closed - Roundtable)
Facilitators: Yemen Policy Center & Sana’a Center
South:
Mechanisms of including Southern groups in the peace process
(Closed - Roundtable)
Facilitator: EIP
Room 3
13.30 - 15.00 Lunch
15.00-16.00 Settlement: Yemen and the geopolitical context: International and regional considerations (Plenary - Panel)
  • US Envoy to Yemen
  • GCC Ambassador to Yemen
  • Facilitator: Samaa Al-Hamdani
Room 1
16.00 - 16.15 Break
16.15 - 17.15
Political: Syndicates and trade unions
(Panel)
Room 1 		Settlement: Experts weigh in on peace process approaches, including the interaction between the three tracks
(Roundtable)
Room 2 		Reconciliation: Local reconciliation and justice mechanisms
(Roundtable)
Room 3 		Special Session: Water & Environment
(Panel)
Room 5
17.15 - 18.30 Break
18.30 Photo exhibit talk
Room 1
19.30 Dinner
End of Day 2
8.30 - 9.00 Breakfast
9.00 - 10.00 South: Inclusion of the South in the peace process (Plenary - Roundtable)
Room 1
10.00 - 10.15 Break
10.15 - 11.45
Security: Civilian control and accountability in the security sector
(Panel)
Room 2 		Political: Shifting political landscape: Formal and informal political groups
(Roundtable)
Room 1 		Economy: Private sector vision for addressing business challenges– commercial routes
(Panel)
Room 3 		Special Session: Minorities in the peace process
(Panel)
Room 5 		Political: Track II
(Closed - Workshop)
Room 4
11.45 - 12.15 Break
12.15 - 13.00 Special Session: FSO Safer (Plenary - In-conversation)
  • UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Yemen, David Gressly
  • Interviewer: Mohammed Al-Qadhi, Humanitarian Dialogue
13.00 - 14.30 Lunch
14.30 - 16.15
Economy: Public revenue and the issue of salaries: what opportunities can Belhaf Gas offer Yemenis?
(Roundtable)
Room 1 		Political: Role of the tribes in peace and conflict resolution
(Panel)
Room 3 		Special Session: Women in peace - everyday practices
(Panel)
Room 5 		Reconciliation: Transitional justice and reconciliation: Lessons from other contexts (Panel)*
Room 2
16.15 - 16.30 Break
16.30-17.30 Closing remarks (FBA & SC)
Room 1
19.30 Dinner
End of Day 3

*: Hybrid/zoom link required

Organizers

FBA
Sana'a Center

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