Intellectual endeavours and participation
Intellectual endeavors and participation, in Regional and International Conferences and Workshops, as Chair of the Executive Board of UNESCO:
- 38th session of the General Conference of UNESCO, tribute to the Chairperson of the Executive Board, UNESCO Headquarters, France, November 2015
- 38th session of the General Conference of UNESCO, oral report within the context of the introduction to the General Policy Debate on the Executive Board activities and on its programme implementation in the 2014-2015 biennium, UNESCO Headquarters, France, November 2015
- 38th session of the General Conference of UNESCO, opening remarks, UNESCO Headquarters, France, November 2015
- Future Prospects Initiative, meeting “The Role of the Sciences in Building Inclusive Societies”, UNESCO Headquarters, France, October 2015 (Endeavour within Egyptian Presidency of the UNESCO Executive Board)
- Inauguration of Renovation of UNESCO’s Executive Board Meeting Room and the Delegates’ Lounge, UNESCO Headquarters, France, October 2015 (Endeavour within Egyptian Presidency of the UNESCO Executive Board)
- 197th session of the Executive Board, closing remarks, UNESCO Headquarters, France, October 2015
- Future Prospects Initiative, meeting with Mr Riad Toufic Salamé, Governor of the Banque du Liban, UNESCO Headquarters, France, October 2015 (Endeavour within Egyptian Presidency of the UNESCO Executive Board)
- 197th session of the Executive Board, opening remarks, UNESCO Headquarters, France, October 2015
- Future Prospects Initiative, meeting on “Innovation as a driving force for development”, UNESCO Headquarters, France, June 2015 (Endeavour within Egyptian Presidency of the UNESCO Executive Board)
- Youth and the Internet: Fighting Radicalization and Extremism, UNESCO Headquarters, France, June 2015
- World Education Forum 2015, Incheon, Republic of Korea, May 2015
- Second meeting of the Informal Task Force of the Executive Board on Governance, UNESCO Headquarters, France, May 2015
- Future Prospects Initiative, meeting on “UNESCO and La Francophonie: Reinforcing Cooperation”, UNESCO Headquarters, France, April 2015 (Endeavour within Egyptian Presidency of the UNESCO Executive Board)
- 196th session of the Executive Board, closing remarks, UNESCO Headquarters, France, April 2015
- 196th session of the Executive Board, opening remarks, UNESCO Headquarters, France, April 2015
- Future Prospects Initiative, meeting on “New Energy and Climate Change”, UNESCO Headquarters, France, March 2015 (Endeavour within Egyptian Presidency of the UNESCO Executive Board)
- Future Prospects Initiative, meeting on “UNESCO and the Commonwealth: Empowering Youth”, UNESCO Headquarters, France, March 2015 (Endeavour within Egyptian Presidency of the UNESCO Executive Board)
- Future Prospects Initiative, meeting on “Women for Science”, UNESCO Headquarters, France, March 2015 (Endeavour within Egyptian Presidency of the UNESCO Executive Board)
- First meeting of the Informal Task Force of the Executive Board on Governance, UNESCO Headquarters, France, March 2015 (Endeavour within Egyptian Presidency of the UNESCO Executive Board)
- 2015 International Year of Light and Light-Based Technologies, UNESCO Headquarters, France, January 2015
- Future Prospects Initiative, meeting on “Science for Development and International Cooperation”, UNESCO Headquarters, France, January 2015 (Endeavour within Egyptian Presidency of the UNESCO Executive Board)
- Future Prospects Initiative, meeting on “Science for Sustainable Development”, UNESCO Headquarters, France, December 2014 (Endeavour within Egyptian Presidency of the UNESCO Executive Board)
- Future Prospects Initiative, meeting on “Climate Change and Sustainable Development”, UNESCO Headquarters, France, December 2014 (Endeavour within Egyptian Presidency of the UNESCO Executive Board)
- High-level Roundtable on How to enhance policy support for Education for Sustainable Development at the UNESCO World Conference on Education for Sustainable Development, Japan, November 2014
- Future Prospects Initiative, meeting on “Women and Sustainable Development”, UNESCO Headquarters, France, November 2014 (Endeavour within Egyptian Presidency of the UNESCO Executive Board)
- “Governance in UNESCO: the Role of the Executive Board” Meeting, UNESCO Headquarters, France, November 2014 (Endeavour within Egyptian Presidency of the UNESCO Executive Board)
- 70th Anniversary of UNESCO in Tribute to Nelson Mandela, UNESCO Headquarters, France, October 2014
- 195th session of the Executive Board, closing remarks, UNESCO Headquarters, France, October 2014
- 195th session of the Executive Board, opening remarks, UNESCO Headquarters, France, October 2014
- Tribute to Edward Gough Whitlam, UNESCO Headquarters, France, October 2014
- IV Baku International Humanitarian Forum: Prospects and Challenges in the 21st century in the realities of a globalizing world, Baku, Azerbaijan, October 2014
- Célébration des 25 ans du concept de la Culture de la Paix : La paix dans l'esprit des hommes et des femmes, Côte d'Ivoire, septembre 2014
- Inaugural meeting of the UNESCO at 70 and Future Prospects Initiative on UNESCO's role in the Post-2015 Sustainable Development Agenda, UNESCO Headquarters, France, July 2014 (Endeavour within Egyptian Presidency of the UNESCO Executive Board)
- 38th session of the World Heritage Committee, Qatar, June 2014
- International Conference on Language: Enhancing Language Ability and Education for the 21st Century, China, June 2014
- United Nations Day of Vesak, Interfaith and Intercultural Awareness towards peace, UNESCO Headquarters, France, May 2014
- Special Thematic Debate UN General Assembly: Culture and Sustainable Development in the
Post-2015 Development Agenda, New York, USA, May 2014
- 194th session of the Executive Board, closing session, UNESCO Headquarters, France, April 2014
- 194th session of the Executive Board, opening session, UNESCO Headquarters, France, April 2014
- 80th birthday of Mr Federico Mayor, UNESCO Headquarters, France, February 2014
Intellectual Participation in Regional and International Conferences and Workshops
- Workshop on “Sovereignty and International Watercourses”, Bergen University (Norway), 2012
- World Water Council, 6ème Forum mondial de l'eau Marseille, 2012
- Workshop: Blue for Peace (The Nile), Zurich, February, 2012
- Workshop: Countering Antiquities Trafficking at Egypt's Ports and Border, organized by U.S. Immigration and Custom Enforcement Homeland Security Investigation and Egyptian Ministry of State for Antiquities, 2011. (Speaker)
- Workshop: "Freshwater and International Law: The Multiple Challenges", Conference organized by Geneva University, Geneva, 2011
- "For the Preservation of the Cultural Heritage in Libya - A Dialogue among Institutions", Conference organized by Ministry of Italian Foreign Affairs, Second University of Naples and UNESCO, Caserta - Italy, 2011 (Speaker)
- Conference “The International Protection of Cultural Property at the Time of Armed Conflict and Occupation, ICRC, Beirut, 2011 (Speaker)
- UNESCO International Conference on Transboundary Aquifers: Challenges and NewDirections (ISARM), 2010
- Conference “International Humanitarian Law”, ICRC, Damascus, 2010 (Speaker)
- Conference “International Humanitarian Law in Arab Region”, ICRC, Beirut, 2010 (Speaker)
- Conference “International Humanitarian Law to Academicians”, ICRC, Tunisia, 2008 (Speaker)
- Conference “International Humanitarian Law to Academicians”, ICRC, Cairo, 2008 (Speaker)
- ALECSO Conference (18th session) on Monuments and Cultural Heritage in the Arab World, Algeria, 2007 (Speaker)
- Fourth Symposium on International Humanitarian Law in Arab Region”, ICRC, Cairo, 2007 (Speaker)
- Workshop on “International Humanitarian Law’ for Egyptian Judges, ICRC, Cairo, 2007 (Speaker)
- ALECSO Conference on Cultural Diversity and Respect of Cultural Identity, Aleppo – Syria, September 2006 (Speaker)
- Regional Conference for Arab Diplomats, ICRC, Abu Dhabi, 2006 (Speaker)
- Third Symposium on International Humanitarian Law in Arab Region”, ICRC, Beirut, 2006 (Speaker)
- Conference on “International Protection of Cultural Heritage at Time of Armed Conflict”, Beirut Arab University, 2004 (Speaker)
- Workshop on “Training of Trainers in the Field of International Humanitarian Law”, ICRC, Rabat, 2005 (Speaker)
- First Symposium on International Humanitarian Law in Arab Region”, ICRC, Beirut, 2004 (Speaker)
- Cairo International Conference to Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Heritage at the Time of Armed Conflict (1954), Cairo, 2004 (Speaker)
- Workshop: "The Legal Tools for World Heritage Conservation" was held in Siena, Italy, UNESCO, World Heritage Centre and the University of Siena, 2002
- The Curatorium of the Hague Academy of International Law, Centre for Studies and Research, 2001
- ICRC – Graduate Institute Training Seminar on the International Humanitarian Law for University Teachers, Geneva – Switzerland, 2000