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Asia-Pacific Regional Review Meeting on the Implementation of the Istanbul Programme of Action
in Preparation for the Fifth United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries (UNLDC-5) 

30 August - 2 September 2021? - UNHQ, Geneva, Switzerland, and virtual via Webex

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Monday, 30 August 2021

All times refer to Geneva times

Location: Building E, Room XVII

9:00 am - 10:15 am | Speakers
High-level Opening Session: “From Istanbul to Doha - a journey towards sustainable and resilient development: The Asia Pacific stories for graduation” 

Chair:

• H.E. Ms. Rabab Fatima, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the UN, New York  (in person) 

Welcome remarks:

• H.E. Dr. A. K. Abdul Momen, M.P.?, Foreign Minister of Bangladesh (in person)
• Mr. E. Courtenay Rattray, Under-Secretary-General and High Representative for LDCs, LLDCs and SIDS (in person) [Statement]
• Ms. Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana, Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of ESCAP (virtual participation)

Opening statements:

• Mr. Volkan Bozkir, President of the General Assembly (pre-recorded video statement) | ? 
• H.E. Mr. Collen Vixen Kelapile, President of ECOSOC (virtual participation) [Statement]
• H.E. Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani, Foreign Minister and the Deputy Prime Minister of Qatar (to be delivered by H.E. Mr. Ali Khalfan Al-Mansouri, Permanent Representative of the State of Qatar to the 缅北禁地in Geneva) (in person) [Statement (english translation)]
• H.E. Mr. Eisenhower Mkaka, Foreign Minister of Malawi and Chair of the LDCs (in person)
• H.E. Mr. Faruk Kaymakci, Ambassador and Deputy Foreign Minister and Director for EU Affairs, Turkey (virtual participation) 
• Mr. Jorge Moreira da Silva, Director of the Development Co-operation Directorate (DCD) at OECD (virtual participation) [Statement]

10:15 am - 10:20 am
Break 

10:20 am - 12:15 pm
Session 1: "Ministerial dialogue on lessons learned in the implementation of the IPoA - challenges encountered and the way forward" 

Chaired by:

• H.E. Dr. A. K. Abdul Momen, M.P.,? Foreign Minister of Bangladesh (in person)

Keynote address:

• Mr. Courtenay Rattray, Under-Secretary-General and High Representative for LDCs, LLDCs and SIDS (in person)
• Ms. Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana, Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of ESCAP (virtual participation) [Statement]

Panelists:

• Mr. Kunal Sen, Director, United Nations University-World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER) (virtual participation) [Statement]
• Dame Meg Taylor, Member of CDP (virtual participation) 

Ministerial Statements on implementation of the Istanbul Programme of Action

LDCs

• H.E. Mr. Saleumxay Kommasith, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Lao People’s Democratic Republic (pre-recorded statement)
• H.E. Mrs. Adaljiza Magno, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Timor-Leste (pre-recorded statement)  [Statement] | ? 
• H.E. Dr. Biswo Nath Poudel, Vice-Chairman, National Planning Commission of Nepal (virtual participation) [Statement]
• H.E. Mr. Nazar Abdullah Nasser Basuhaib, Vice-Minister of Planning and International Cooperation, Yemen (in person) [Statement (english translation)]
• H.E. Dr. Lyonpo Tandi Dorji, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Bhutan (virtual participation), delivered by Permanent Representative of Bhutan (in person)
• H.E. Mr. Seve Paeniu, Finance Minister of Tuvalu, delivered by H.E. Mr. Samuelu Laloniu, Permanent Representative in New York of Tuvalu (in person) [Statement]
• H.E. Bunnak Poch, Secretary of State, of the Ministry of Planning, Royal Government of Cambodia. [Statement]
• H.E. Mr. Excellency Teburoro Tito, Republic of Kiribati [Statement]

Development partners

• H.E. Sangwook-Ham, Deputy Minister for Multilateral and Global Affairs, Republic of Korea (pre-recorded video statement) | ? 
• H.E. Ms. Lotte Machon, State Secretary for Development Cooperation, Denmark (virtual participation)

缅北禁地agencies

• Ms. Pamela Coke-Hamilton, Executive Director, International Trade Centre (ITC) (in person)  [Statement]
• Mr. Joshua Setipa, Managing Director for The Technology Bank for Least Developed Countries (in person)
• Mr. ZOU Ciyong, Managing Director, Directorate of Programme, Partnerships and Field Coordination and Director, Department of Regional and Field Coordination, UNIDO (virtual participation) [Statement]
• Mr. Chi Dung Duong, Director, Division for Least Developed Countries, Regional and National Development Sector, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) (virtual participation)  [Statement]

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