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Event |
Friday, 15 Oct 2010
10 AM - 1 PM
ECO Chamber NLB |
Panel discussion on the “Fourth 缅北禁地Conference on the LDCs: Enhanced International Support and Smooth Transition of LDCs towards Graduation”
Moderator:
- Mr. Cheick Sidi Diarra, Special Adviser on Africa, Under-Secretary-General and High Representative for the LDCs, LLDCs and SIDS
Keynote speaker:
- H.E. Mr. Abul Maal Abdul Muhith, Minister of Finance of Bangladesh
Panelists:
- Prof. Patrick Guillaumont, CERDI, Université d'Auvergne (Clermont-Ferrand 1), France
- Mr. Pierre Encontre, UNCTAD Africa, Least Developed Countries and Special Programmes
- H.E. Mr. Ahmed Naseem, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Republic of Maldives
- Mr. Peter Thompson, Director for Development and Economic Partnership Agreements, Commission of the European Union, DG Trade
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Friday, 22 Oct 2010
10 AM - 1 PM
ECO Chamber NLB |
Panel discussion on "Follow-up to the outcome of the High-level Plenary Meeting relating to MDG 1, and an introduction to the Multidimensional Poverty Index"
Panelists:
- Mr. Jomo K. Sundaram, Assistant Secretary-General for Economic Development, United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (Moderator)
- Prof. James Foster, Professor of Economics and International Affairs, George Washington University, Washington DC
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Tuesday, 26 Oct 2010
3 PM - 6 PM
ECO Chamber NLB |
Panel discussion on "Economic and other constraints faced by Small Island Developing States in the context of climate change"
Moderator:
- Mr. David O'Connor, Chief, Policy Analysis and Networks Branch, Division for Sustainable Development, Department of Economic and Social Affairs
Panelists:
- Professor Franklin J. McDonald, Advisor and former Director, Institute for Sustainable Development, University of West Indies, Jamaica
- Ms. Jocelyne Albert, Senior Regional Coordinator, Sustainable Development Department, Latin American and Caribbean Region, The World Bank
- Mr. Isaac Anthony, Board Member, Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility, and Permanent Secretary/Director, Ministry of Finance, Saint Lucia
- Ms. Gail Hurley, Policy Specialist, Development Finance and Inclusive Globalization, United Nations Development Programme
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Friday, 29 Oct 2010
10 AM - 1 PM
ECO Chamber NLB |
Event on “Advancing Sustainable Development: What Should Rio+20 Achieve?” [ event summary ]
Moderator:
- Mr. Muhammad Aslam Chaudhry, Chief, Global Policy Branch, Division for Sustainable Development, Department of Economic and Social Affairs
Speakers:
- Professor Rehman Sobhan, Center for Policy Dialogue, Bangladesh
- Dr. Soogil Young, Chairman, Presidential Committee on Green Growth, Republic of Korea [statement] [presentation]
- Professor Adil Najam, Frederick S. Pardee Professor of Global Public Policy, Boston University
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