Date:  11 November 2015

Time: 9.30 – 12.00hrs

Venue: Old University, St Paul Street, Valletta

Aditus Foundation, Integra Foundation and Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) Malta, in collaboration with the International Catholic Migration Commission (ICMC) Europe and the Migration and Development civil society (MADE) network in Africa, invite you to attend the civil society event on the Valletta Summit.

Leading African and European civil society organisations will express their views and recommendations on issues to be discussed at the Summit.

The event is being organized with the support of the Open Society Foundations.

Programme

09:30 Introduction

Maria Pisani, Integra Foundation

09:40 Refugee testimony

10:00 Tackling the root causes of migration

Sarah Tesorieri, Oxfam International

10:20 Beyond the root causes: development aid and human rights – the case of Eritrea

Elsa Chyrum, Human Rights Concern Eritrea

10:40 No more deaths: Safe and legal access to protection

Matteo de Bellis, Amnesty International

11:00 Outcomes and recommendations from NGO consultations

Odile Faye, President of the Steering Committee, Migration and Development (MADE) civil society network in Africa

11:20 Concluding remarks

Katrine Camilleri, JRS Malta

11:30 Meet the press

12:00 Refreshments