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Thursday, 2 October 2003 |
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10.00 - Opening remarks :Executive Secretary |
Session I: |
Poverty in the low-income countries of the ECE region (discussion session) |
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Chair: Dieter Hesse, UNECE |
Paper : |
Poverty in the CIS and the Baltic region
Jane Falkingham, University of Southampton |
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Falkingham
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Discussants: |
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- Renee Friedman, UNDP Regional Support Centre Bratislava>
- Gilda Farrell, Council of Europe |
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Farell
presentation |
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Presentation: |
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Poverty in the European Union
Laura Bardone, European Commission; Employment and Social Affairs DG |
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Bardone
presentation |
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General Discussion |
12.50 - Chairperson's summary |
13.00-15.00 - Lunch break |
15.00 |
Session II: |
The role of institutions and domestic targeted policies |
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Chair: Jane Falkingham, University of Southampton |
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Presentations: |
(i) |
The role of housing policy
Iskra Dandolova, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia |
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Dandalova
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(ii) |
Transforming property rights into a tool for poverty alleviation: the importance of institutions
Geoffrey Hamilton, UNECE |
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Hamilton
presentation |
(iii) |
The role of gender equality
Anra Tabyshalieva, Central Asia-Caucasus Institute, The John Hopkins University, Paul H. Nitze, School of Advance International Studies |
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Tabyshalieva
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The challenge of HIV/AIDS to health, poverty, and economic development in the ECE region
Henning Mikkelsen, UNAIDS |
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Mikkelsen
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General Discussion |
17.45 - Chairperson's summary |
18.00 -End of first day / Reception |
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Friday, 3 October 2003 |
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10.00 |
Session II: |
The role of institutions and domestic targeted policies [cont’d] |
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Chair: Jane Falkingham |
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Presentations: |
(i) |
Social protection
Wouter Van Ginneken, ILO |
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Van Ginneken
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(ii) |
The role of the informal economy
Predrag Bejakovic, Institute of Public Finance, Zagreb |
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Bejakovic
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General Discussion |
11.15 - Chairperson's summary |
11.20 |
Session III: |
Country experiences with MDGs and poverty reduction initiatives: national and international perspectives (Roundtable) |
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Chair: Renee Friedman, UNDP |
(i) |
National experiences: Common Country Assessments and Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers |
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Presentations: |
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Albania:Tim Scott, UNDP Country Office Tirana |
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Scott
presentation |
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Moldova: Arcadie Barbarosie, Public Policy Institute, Moldova |
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Barbarosie
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Poland: Irena Woycicka, Gdansk Institute for Market Economics (IbnGR), Gdansk |
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Woycicka
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General Discussion |
13.00-15.00 - Lunch break |
15.00-15.15 |
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General Discussion [continued] |
15.20 |
Session III: |
Country experiences with MDGs and poverty reduction initiatives: national and international perspectives [cont’d] |
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The role of international institutions in support of national poverty reduction initiatives (and the status of low-income countries) |
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Presentations: |
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Gabriella Battaini-Dragoni, Council of Europe |
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Abdelmajid Slama, International Fund for Agricultural Development |
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Slama
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Dorothy Rosenberg, UNDP |
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Charles Gore, NCTAD |
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Gore
presentation |
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General Discussion |
17.50 - Chairperson's summary |
Closing remarks |
18.00 - End of seminar |