Doha High Level Meeting on Fighting Corruption and Extremism *** POSTPONED ***
Doha High Level Meeting on Fighting Corruption and Extremism *** POSTPONED ***

Organizers: United Nations Alliance of Civilizations
International Institute of Higher Studies in Criminal Sciences
Rule of Law and Anti-Corruption Center, State of Qatar
Doha High-Level Meeting on Fighting Corruption and Extremism:
"Combating Extremism through Fighting Corruption and Promoting Islamic and Universal Values"
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Background
As the lead entity of the UN Secretariat in assisting countries to address global challenges with interfaith and intercultural dimensions, the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) actively supports Member States in addressing rising tensions that appear through the faces of radicalization, violence and extremism. In October 2015, the UN Alliance of Civilizations, the Rule of Law and Anti-Corruption Center in the State of Qatar, in coordination with International Institute of Higher Studies in Criminal Sciences will hold a Meeting on Fighting Corruption and Extremism "Combating Extremism through Fighting Corruption and Promoting Islamic and Universal Values". This meeting will occasion a much-needed opportunity to advance cooperation in addressing the world’s global public good through the advancement and maintenance of international regimes of laws and institutions. Cultural and religious values play key role in advancing the global efforts to combat these challenges on the path of achieving sustainable development.
This event that will focus on the underlying human values, including Islamic values that can serve as core for some legal systems in order to organize regional and international actions to fight corruption and to reaffirm a culture of peace. We are currently witnessing severe crises indiscriminately affecting regions of the global north and south. Nevertheless, the majority of victims and deaths from corruption and terrorism are of a South-South rather than South-North nature. This approach allows us to recalibrate the necessity of effective and fair counterterrorism and counter-corruption objectives in line with the goals of sustainable development and human rights. We cannot understate relationship between radicalization-extremism-violence, where the absence of development can create the conditions for radicalization. The absence of development can create the conditions for radicalization and corruption while the existence of violent extremism can impede advances towards Sustainable Human Development.
This event that will focus on the underlying human values, including Islamic values that can serve as core for some legal systems in order to organize regional and international actions to fight corruption and to reaffirm a culture of peace. We are currently witnessing severe crises indiscriminately affecting regions of the global north and south. Nevertheless, the majority of victims and deaths from corruption and terrorism are of a South-South rather than South-North nature. This approach allows us to recalibrate the necessity of effective and fair counterterrorism and counter-corruption objectives in line with the goals of sustainable development and human rights. We cannot understate relationship between radicalization-extremism-violence, where the absence of development can create the conditions for radicalization. The absence of development can create the conditions for radicalization and corruption while the existence of violent extremism can impede advances towards Sustainable Human Development.
To overcome these challenges, we must recall that the United Nations Charter is a foundational treaty for international peace, allowing Member States to cooperate on social, political and economic levels. Various UN Secretariats, such as the Security Council, the General Assembly’s main committees and subsidiary bodies, the Peacebuilding Commission, the UN Alliance of Civilizations and other UN agencies and programs, have been created with the necessary tools and a shared-responsibility to address these challenges.
The Meeting on Combatting Extremism through Islamic - Universal Values and fighting corruption, is to revolve around the following four key themes:
1) Fighting Corruption and other sociopolitical defects as means to counter radicalization and extremism: Doha meeting of 2015 on The Thirteenth United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice
2) The link between Development and Radicalization
3) The Contribution of Sharia , Islamic and Universal values and Human Rights Charters in combating extremism.
4) Acts of Violence Committed by Radical Groups Violate Islamic Law-The Sharia
Schedule
21/10/2015
PROGRAMME
Doha Meeting on Fighting Corruption and Extremism:
"Combating Extremism through Fighting Corruption and Promoting Islamic and Universal Values"
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DOHA – QATAR
Venue: Four Seasons Hotel
First day, Wednesday 21.10.2015
07:45 – 08:45 Registration
09:00 - 9:45 Opening
- Keynote speech by H. E. Dr. Ali bin Fetais al-Marri, Qatar’s Attorney General.
- Introduction and welcoming remarks by H. E. Mr. Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser, the UN High Representative for the Alliance of Civilizations
- Remarks by Professor. M. Cherif Bassiouni, President, International Institute of Higher Studies in Criminal Sciences (ISISC); Emeritus Professor of Law, DePaul University; Honorary President, International Association of Penal Law (AIDP)
09:45 - 10:45 Press Conference
10:45 - 11:00 Coffee Break
Session 1
“Fighting Corruption and other sociopolitical defects as means to counter radicalization and extremism: Doha meeting of 2015 on The Thirteenth United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice”
Remarks by Moderator (TBD)
11:00 - 12:00 Panel Discussion
Speaker 1- Preparations for the 13th UN Congress, Doha 2015 (15 minutes)
- Speaker 2 - Social and Political Factors (15 minutes)
- Interaction (30 minutes)
12:00 - 12:30 Prayer
12:30 - 13:30 Continuation of Discussion
Speaker 3- Crimes: prevention and effects (15 minutes)
- Speaker 4 – Crimes, Corruption, Money Laundering and Radical Groups (15 minutes)
- Interaction (30 minutes)
13:30 - 14:30 Lunch hosted by Qatar
14:30 - 15:00 Prayer
Session 2
“The link between Development and Radicalization”
Remarks by Moderator (TBD)
15:00 – 16:00
- Speaker 1- The Importance of Stable Environment for Sustainable Development (15 minutes)
- Speaker 2 –Terrorist Acts as Crimes and Atrocities (15 minutes)
- Interaction (30 minutes)
16:00 – 16:15 Coffee Break
16:15 - 17:15 Continuation of Discussion
- Speaker 3- Internal and Regional Conflicts, Examples from the Region of Middle East and North Africa (15 minutes)
- Speaker 4 – International Criminal Law and International Humanitarian Law to Support Sustainable Development (15 minutes)
- Interaction (30 minutes)
19:00 - 20:00 Dinner hosted by Qatar
22/10/2015
Second day, Thursday 22.10.2015
Session 1
“The Contribution of Shari’ā , Islamic and Universal values and Human Rights Charters in combating extremism.”
Remarks by Moderator (TBD)
09:30– 10:30 Panel Discussion
- Speaker 1- The Role of Islamic Values and Universal Values as Factors Limiting Violence (15 minutes)
- Speaker 2 – Sharia and Islamic Law Norms to Combat Violent Extremism (15 minutes)
- Interaction (30 minutes)
10:30 - 10:45 Coffee Break
10:45 - 11:45 Continuation of Discussion
11:45 - 12:15 Prayer
12:15– 13:15 Session 2
“Acts of Violence Committed by Radical Groups Violate Islamic Law-The Shari’ā”
Remarks by Moderator (TBD)
- Speaker 1- Human Rights, Universal Rights and Islamic Rights in Relation to Combating Terrorism, Pillar 4 of the UN Strategy on Countering Terrorism (15 minutes)
- Speaker 2 – Humanitarian Impact of Corruption and Terrorist Acts (15 minutes)
- Interaction
13:30 - 14:45 Lunch hosted by Qatar
13:45 - 15:00 Prayer
15:00 - 16:00 Continuation of Discussion
16:00 - 16:15 Coffee Break
16:15 - 17:15
Presentation and Summary
Conclusion
Remarks by Moderator (TBD)
- Remarks by H. E. Dr. Ali bin Fetais al-Marri, Qatar’s Attorney General.
- Remarks by H. E. Mr. Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser, The UN High Representative for the Alliance of Civilizations announces the conclusion of the conference
- Remarks by Professor. M. Cherif Bassiouni, President, International Institute of Higher Studies in Criminal Sciences (ISISC); Emeritus Professor of Law, DePaul University; Honorary President, International Association of Penal Law (AIDP)
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