Schedule

Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom or Belief

SCHEME PROGRAMME

The time given below is Warsaw time (CET = UTC + 1 hour)

DAY ONE: MINISTERIAL - 16.11

14:00 – 14.15

Keynote Address and Call to Action

H.E. Mr Zbigniew Rau, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland

H.E. Mr Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State of the United States of America

14:15 – 18.35

PLENARY SESSION OF THE MINISTERIAL

General Debate

18.35 – 18.45

Closing remarks

H.E. Mr Piotr Wawrzyk, Secretary of State, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland [tbc]

DAY TWO: NGO COMPONENT - 17.11

13:00 – 13.15

Welcoming remarks

H.E Mr Piotr Wawrzyk, Secretary of State, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland [tbc]

H.E. Mr Samuel Brownback, US Ambassador at Large for Religious Freedom

General and Thematic Sessions:

13:15 – 14:45

Session 1

General Session: United in Dialogue during Covid-19 pandemic

14:45 – 16.15

Session 2

Thematic Session: FORB in support of Agenda 2030

16.15 – 17.45

Session 3

Thematic Session: The interrelationship between freedom of religion or belief (FoRB) and security