Co-hosted by UNDP and the Government of Sweden

25 November, 13:00 - 16.00 (Central European Time)

The report launch includes performances by singer Amena Alsameai, famous from the TV show Idol. The report launch will be followed by a mingle and a film screening of 'From Yemen with Love'

At Fotografiska, Stadsgårdshamnen 22, Stockholm

The first part of the event, 13.00-14.30, will also be available through livestream. The screening of the documentary will be exclusive to guests at Fotografiska. 

Register for the event here: https://assessing-the-impacts-of-war-in-yemen-a-pathway-to-recovery.confetti.events/ 

Yemen has often been described as the world’s worst humanitarian crisis. The war has already set back development by more than two decades and caused more deaths from indirect causes such as hunger and disease than deaths from the conflict violence. However, if a sustainable and implementable peace deal can be reached, there is still hope for a brighter future in Yemen.

The United Nations Develoment Programme (UNDP), together with the Government of Sweden, are pleased to invite you to a high-level discussion on the final Impact of War trilogy report and the future of Yemen. For the third and final report, The Recovery in Yemen: Addressing the development crisis, UNDP Yemen has once again partnered with the Frederick S. Pardee Center for International Futures.

The report presents seven different recovery scenarios to better understand prospects and priorities for recovery and reconstruction in Yemen and identifies key leverage points for a successful recovery that can put Yemen on a path not only to catch up with – but to surpass – its pre-war SDG trajectory by 2050. Through pursuing an integrated recovery strategy and leveraging key transformative opportunities, it is possible for Yemen to make up for lost time and offer better opportunities to the next generation.  

Speakers

• Sweden’s Minister for International Development Cooperation, Per Olsson Fridh
• Chair of the SIPRI Environment of Peace initiative and former Swedish Minister for Foreign Affairs, Margot Wallström
• UN Assistant Secretary General and UNDP Director of External Relations and Advocacy, Ulrika Modéer
• UNDP Resident Representative for Yemen, Auke Lootsma
• Director of Frederick S. Pardee Center for International Future, Josef Korbel School of International Studies, University of Denver, Dr. Jonathan Moyer
• Economist at the Sana’a Center for Strategic Studies, Amal Nassar
• Sweden’s Special Envoy for Yemen, Ambassador Peter Semneby
• Swedish Radio Correspondent Johan-Mathias Sommarström

Musical Performance 

• Singer Amena Alsameai, famous from TV show Idol

Agenda

12:45 Registration

13:00 Event begins

• Introductory message by UN Assistant Secretary General and UNDP Director of External Relations and Advocacy, Ulrika Modéer
• Performance by singer Amena Alsameai
• Keynote remarks by Sweden’s Minister for International Development Cooperation, Per Olsson Fridh
• Presentation of the key findings of the report Recovery in Yemen: Addressing the Development Crisis by the Director of Frederick S. Pardee Center for International Future, Josef Korbel School of International Studies, University of Denver, Dr. Jonathan Moyer
• Panel discussion: 
  • Sweden’s Special Envoy for Yemen, Ambassador Peter Semneby
  • Economist at the Sana’a Center for Strategic Studies, Amal Nassar 
  • UNDP Resident Representative for Yemen, Auke Lootsma
• Closing remarks by Margot Wallström, Chair of the SIPRI Environment of Peace initiative and former Swedish Minister for Foreign Affairs
• Performance by singer Amena Alsameai

End of livestream

14:30 Pause and mingle with refreshments

14:45  Armchair conversation between Swedish Radio Correspondent Johan-Mathias Sommarström and UNDP Resident Representative for Yemen Auke Lootsma

15:00 Film screening 'From Yemen with Love'

16:00 End of event