Thursday August 25, 2007  
          Serena Hotel
8:30

Prayer
Opening Remarks Chairs
Chairs: Colonel Shafika and Director AWN official or Najia Zewari UNIFEM (TBC)
08:40  Facilitated plenary discussion on police women’s response to violence against women
Facilitator: Najia Zewari, UNIFEM
‘What three new approaches could police women adopt to respond to violence against women and reduce its incidence?’
09.15 Refreshment break
09:45  Introduction of Keynote Speaker
Afghan police woman
09:50 Keynote address
‘Islamic police women making their voices heard: the value of professional association’
UK Muslim police woman, German police woman or other (TBA)
10:10 

Plenary meeting
Chair: Safia Sidiqqi or Fawzia Koofi
Proposers and Seconders: (TBA)

Discussion and decision on

  1. The creation of a professional organization for Islamic police women
  2. A conference declaration
11:00

Closing ceremony and presentation of certificates
Chair: TBA

Speakers: Deputy Minister of Women’s Affairs, Regional Director UNFPA
Guests:  Heads of Aid at sponsoring embassies
UNIFEM country director
EUPOL Gender Advisor
US Embassy Advisor
General Ahmadzai,

12:00 Press conference 
Deputy Minister Women’s Affairs
Commissioner Kiran Bedi, India
Senior Afghan police women (Gen. Aziza, Colonel Shafika, Lt/Col Hetmatchuhi)
Junior police woman – Homira or Khadija or both
2 police women from other Muslim countries
2 female parliamentarians
                                               
Topics:Conference declaration
Professional association
Value of conference for police women from the Muslim world
12:00  Lunch for participants and guests
13:00 Departure