Session Descriptions
Opening Ceremony
Doha Forum 2023 opening ceremony
The Imperative of Palestinian Political Renewal
Newsmaker Interview: H.E. Sergey Lavrov, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Russia
Shaping Peace: Integrated Pathways for Conflict Prevention, Humanitarian Action, and Peacebuilding
Local, Regional and International Dynamics in Yemen (invitation only)
Decoding the Debt Dilemma - Unveiling Multilateral Solutions
The panel session will focus on the topic of public debt as a global economic challenge and the importance of finding multilateral solutions. Experts from various fields will discuss the implications of rising public debt levels, the impact on economic stability, and the potential risks it poses to global financial systems. The session will also address the need for collaborative efforts among countries to develop effective strategies and policies to manage and reduce public debt.
A Conversation with US Senator Lindsey Graham
Putting People First: Humanitarian Diplomacy in a Challenging World / Launch of the Global Humanitarian Overview 2024
This high-level session will present the latest trends, analyses, challenges and opportunities in humanitarian action, and overview of the coordinated humanitarian system plans in 2024. Despite the generosity of donors and partners, the gap between needs and resources continues to grow. A distinguished interactive panel will discuss how the international community can better address the challenges of the future; respond to growing humanitarian needs in a manner appropriate to local populations and communities in response to increasing conflicts, natural disasters, and the growing impact of climate change that is displacing millions of people across the world; and deepen partnerships with a diverse set of actors to strengthen humanitarian diplomacy and advocacy for better access and protection to people most affected.
Newsmaker Interview: H.E. Guy Ryder, Under Secretary General for Policy, Executive Office of the Secretary-General, United Nations Secretariat
Palestine Has Become a Global Crisis - Does It Have a Global Solution?
Advancing the Human Rights Discourse in the Arab Region: The Role of States and Non-State Actors
Preventing Further Escalation in the Middle East - The Hour of Intelligence Support? (invitation only)
A Multilateral Dialogue on Regional Security and Diplomacy
Governing our Climate Future
Towards a Multilayered World: Rethinking Alliances
Securing Data in an AI Driven Era
Sudan at War
State Agency and Multilateral Institutions in Times of Multipolarity
Building a Digital Economy: Is Your Country Future-Ready?
Vaccine Innovation and Global Health Resilience: Lessons from COVID-19 and Beyond
Newsmaker Interview: H.E. Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Iran
The Middle East's Fragile Reset: What Future?
Prior to the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7 and the ensuing Gaza invasion, regional diplomacy was experiencing an upswing. Almost all regional countries were active participants in the process of regional de-escalation and normalization. The talk of a new and more cooperative era in regional politics was almost ubiquitous. However, as the war has illustrated, this process was and is fragile and reversible. Indeed, the regional reset remains an unfinished project. The Middle East was and is yet to define what comes after the de- escalation and normalization phases of recent years. As a watershed moment, the war will have a major impact on the dynamics of escalation and de-escalation in regional affairs. Premised on a special dossier,the Middle East's Fragile Reset: Actors, Battlegrounds, and (Dis)order, this panel aims to address the following questions:
1. What future awaits the process of regional reset of recent years in the Middle East?
2. What is the prospect for the idea of regional cooperation, multilateralims or minilateralism?
3. How does the interaction between the regional reset, Palestinian - Israeli conflict and the Palestinian question likely to evolve in the new period?
4. How do the regional reset and the war change the place of external powers in regional politics?
5. What is the way out of the current abyss?