INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS STUDIES with the UNESCO centre trieste and UNITWIN/UNESCO chair trieste faculty of architecture, university of trieste the right to life in africa “everyone has the right to life, liberty and the security of person” INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS STUDIES via Murat 1 - 34100 Trieste - Italy www.istitutodirittiuomo.net [email protected] 4 we are pleased to invite you to the conference “THE RIGHT TO LIFE IN AFRICA” trieste, 9 - 10 november 2007 the abdus salam international centre for theoretical physics main lecture hall - main building - strada costiera 11 - trieste the universal declaration of human rights - art.3: “everyone has the right to life, liberty and the security of person” conference promoted by the international institute for human rights studies, by the UNESCO centre trieste, by the UNITWIN/UNESCO chair - faculty of architecture, university of trieste with the collaboration of IsIAO (italian institute for africa and the east) within the framework of activities for the year dedicated to science and technology nominated by the african union with the participation of abdus salam international centre for theoretical physics, friuli venezia giulia region, interacademy medical panel, international foundation for the progress and freedom of sciences, third world academy of sciences, university of trieste english/italian simultaneous translation will be available friday 9 november 2007 9.30 a.m. - opening speeches katepalli sreenivasan director of the abdus salam international centre for theoretical physics, trieste francesco peroni rector of the university of trieste roberto antonaz friuli venezia giulia regional councillor for education and culture giacomo borruso president of the international institute for human rights studies tullia carettoni honorary president of IsIAO italian institute for africa and the east paolo alessi president UNESCO centre, trieste 10.30 a.m. - foreword roberto costa UNESCO chair - faculty of architecture, university of trieste first session: communication, training and cooperation paolo budinich claudio tuniz raul pantaleo teresa wanjiku ngigi edino valcovich bou konate don mario del ben nikolas komninos president of the trieste international foundation for the progress and freedom of sciences - introduction assistant director of the abdus salam international centre for theoretical physics, trieste - chairman emergency kenya children foundation faculty of engineering, university of trieste public works councillor, municipality of monfalcone director of the centro diocesano, trieste language centre, university of trieste 3.30 p.m. - second session: diseases and mortality mohamed hassan giampaolo de ferra executive director of the third world academy of sciences - introduction vice president of the trieste international foundation for the progress and freedom of sciences chairman vittorio colizzi UNESCO chair, university of rome tor vergata franco panizon hospital da divina providencia, angola filippo rossi university of verona - university of ngozi, burundi bartholomew akanmorifaculty of medicine, university of ghana martin sanou sobze department of public health, university of rome tor vergata saturday 10 november 2007 9.30 a.m. - third session: sanitation for homes and cities paolo fusaroli international foundation for the progress and freedom of sciences - introduction and chairman ralph mills - tettey olusegun omole cordelia osasona academy of arts and sciences, ghana dean of the faculty of technologies, university of ibadan, nigeria dean of the faculty of agriculture, university of bologna third world academy of sciences, faculty of agriculture, makerere university obafemi awolowo university ile-ife, nigeria round table paolo alessi president UNESCO centre trieste - chairman andrea segrè elly sabiiti