Speakers' interventions at the virtual event "How employment and decent work can contribute to peace and social cohesion in the time of the COVID-19 crisis"

Opening Remarks:

• Mr. Guy Ryder, Director-General, ILO
• Mr. Oscar Fernandez-Taranco, Assistant Secretary General, PBSO
• H.E. Mr. Ambassador Félix Baumann, Permanent Representative of Switzerland to the Conference on Disarmament and Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN Office and other International Organizations in Geneva

Panellists:

• Mr. Maman Sidikou, Executive Secretary, G5 Sahel
• Ms. Muferiat Kamil, Minister of Peace, Ethiopia
• Ms. Jenan Mubarak, Chairperson of the Iraqi Center for Women Rehabilitation & Employment (ICWRE) and Head of Iraqi Peace Net
• Ms. Elvia Mejía Fernandez, Manager of the Territorially Focused Development Program (PDET) of the Sierra Nevada and Perijá, Colombia
• Mr. Omar Faruk Osman, General Secretary, Federation of Somali Trade Unions (FESTU)
• Ms. Lindiwe Sephomolo, Chief Executive Officer, Association of Lesotho Employers and Business

Closing remarks:

• Ms. Renée Larivière, Senior Director for Programme Management, INTERPEACE