IIIrd UNDP International Round Table for recently established Ombudsmen Institutions in the ECIS region
Prague/Brno, 30 June - 2 July 2004
 Report.pdf 
List of participants pdf
Photo gallery
Agenda
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Day One, 30 June, Wednesday
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9.30
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Opening of the workshop
Introduction of participants
Opening remarks and welcome speeches by:
Representative of the Host Czech Partners
Mr. James Lee, UNDP/UNFPA/UNOPS Ombudsman
Introduction and objective of the Workshop
Mr. Sergei Sirotkin, Policy Adviser, UNDP RBEC BSC, Bratislava
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10.00 – 12.30
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Session I. UPDATING SESSION: BAKU FOLLOW-UPS
Moderator: Mr. Sergei Sirotkin, BSC
Brief introductions and reflections (10 minutes each) by ombuds-institutions, information of progress made to date, problems faced.
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10.00 – 11.00
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Countries news and discussion
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Coffee break
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11.30 – 13.00
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Session II . Ombudsman and Humanitarian Law: The Institution in Post- Conflict Environment
Panelist:
Mr. Dean Gottehrer, Int'l consultant, AOA
Ms. Elmira Suleymanova, Ombudsperson , Azerbaijan
Mr. Frank Orton, former Ombudsman in BiG
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13.00 – 14.30
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Lunch
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14.30 – 17.30
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Session III. The Ombudsman and the Party Political Safe Haven: guidelines for ombudsman self-restraint.
Moderator: Ms. Leyla Bayshina, UNDP Kazakhstan
Keynote speaker: Mr. Frank Orton, former Ombudsman
Panelists:
Mr. Tomas Ragauskas, Advisor to Ombudsman , Lithuania
Mr. Nicolaus Schwarzler, Executive Member of the European Ombudsman Institution
Comments
Discussion in small groups
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• – 16.00
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Coffee break
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Continuation of discussion/ reports from groups
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17.30
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End of the day
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19.00
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Reception hosted by UNDP
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Day Two, 1 July, Thursday
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9.00 – 13.00
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Session IV. The Ombudsman's Relation to the Courts and other parts of the Legal Community
Moderator : Ms. Alla Skvortova, UNDP Moldova ,
Keynote speraker : Mr. Nicolaus Schwarzler, Executive Member of the European Ombudsman Institution
Panelists:
Ms. Neringa Kucinskaite, Advisor to the Ombudsperson, Lithuania
Mr. Dean Gottehrer, Int'l consultant, AOA
Mr. James Lee, Ombudsman
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10.30 – 11.00
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Coffee break
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Discussion
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13.00 – 14.30
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Lunch
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14.30 – 17.00
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Session V. The Ombudsman and the Mass Media
Moderator: Ms. Lina Jankauskiene, UNDP CO Lithuania
Keynote speaker : Mr. Dean Gottehrer, Int'l consultant
Panelists:
Ms. Rimante Salaseviciute, Ombudsperson
Mr. Nicolaus Schwarzler, Executive Member of the European Ombudsman Institution
Mr. Frank Orton, BiG Ombudsman
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15.45 – 16.00
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Coffee break
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Discussion
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17.00 – 17.30
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Closing Session
Moderator : Mr. Sergei Sirotkin , UNDP, BSC Bratislava
Comments and remarks to the entire workshop
Mr. James Lee, UNDP/UNFPA/UNOPS Ombudsman
Ms. Marcia Kran, UNDP, BSC Bratislava
Ombudspersons
Conclusions and Proposed Next Steps
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Day three, 2 July, Friday
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Study tour to Brno: The Office of Ombudsman in the Czech Republic
The Ombudsman Office: Structures and procedures, organization and administration, planning and financing
Social event (TBC)
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Departure Day 3-4 July, Saturday-Sunday
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09.00 – 13.30
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Check-out and transport from the hotel to the airport
Special session for UNDP practitioners.
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