Watch photos of the Commission Session
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Sixty-fourth session
Palais des Nations, Geneva, Salle XIX
29 - 31 March 2011
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- Documents
- High-level Segment, Day 1
- High-level Segment, Day 2
- Gender Roundtable
- Registration Form
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English
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French
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Russian
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Provisional agenda for the sixty-fourth session |
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E/ECE/1454 |
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E/ECE/1454 corr.1
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Item 2 of the provisional agenda |
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Economic integration in the ECE region: developments and new challenges in light of the economic crisis
Note by the secretariat |
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E/ECE/1455
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Item 3 |
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Item 4 of the provisional agenda |
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New directions and initiatives in the Special Programme for the Economies of Central Asia and in the field of innovation
Note by the secretariat |
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E/ECE/1456
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Global road safety and inland water transport
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E/ECE/1457
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New directions and initiatives in the fields of forests and housing
Note by the secretariat |
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E/ECE/1458
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Seventh “Environment for Europe” Ministerial Conference, the Environment and Health Process, Measuring sustainable development
Note by the secretariat |
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E/ECE/1459
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E/ECE/1459 corr.1
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Item 5 of the provisional agenda |
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Issues calling for decision by the Commission
Note by the secretariat |
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E/ECE/1460
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Item 6 of the provisional agenda |
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Report on the activities of the Executive Committee
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E/ECE/1461
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Informal documents |
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ECE global outreach: a summary of ECE activities involving non-ECE member States
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No. 1 |
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Empowering women for sustainable development
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No. 2 |
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29 March 2011
CHAIRED BY: Mr. Herman De Croo, Minister of State, Belgium |
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10.00 - 10.45
Item 1: Opening and adoption of the agenda
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OPENING SESSION
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Opening remarks |
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Mr. Herman De Croo, Minister of State, Belgium |
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Mr. Ján Kubiš, Executive Secretary, Economic Commission for Europe |
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Mr. Sergei Ordzhonikidze, Director-General, United Nations Office at Geneva |
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10.45 – 13.00
Item 2: Economic integration in the ECE region: developments and new
challenges in light of the economic crisis
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Issues note |
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PANEL – PROMOTING ECONOMIC INTEGRATION AND GLOBAL
COMPETITIVENESS IN THE ECE REGION: ADDRESSING THE
CHALLENGES CREATED BY THE GLOBAL CRISIS AND
GLOBALIZATION
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Keynote speeches |
Presentations
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Mr. Francis Gurry, Director General, World Intellectual Property Organization
Innovation and intellectual property |
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Mr. Igor Finogenov, Chairman, Eurasian Development Bank
The role of the Eurasian Development Bank in the integration process in the Eurasian area |
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Mr. Gennady Gatilov, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs, Russian Federation
Importance of integration and the role of the ECE |
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Mr. Jiří Hlaváček, Vice-Chair of the Bureau of the Preparatory Committee for
UNCSD and Director of Department of Multilateral Relations, Ministry of
Environment, Czech Republic
Preparatory process for Rio+20 |
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Panel discussion |
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Mr. Michael Landesmann, Scientific Director, Vienna Institute for International
Economic Studies
The crisis and recovery from the crisis: heterogeneity across the
ECE region and comparisons with other emerging regions |
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Ms. Jennifer Blanke, Director, Head of Global Competitiveness Network, World
Economic Forum
Status of the economies in the ECE region in creating competitive
and innovative economies |
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Mr. Edil Mamytbekov, Deputy Executive Secretary, Commission
of the Customs Union of Belarus, Kazakhstan and Russia
Integration in the Customs
Union of EurAsEC in a globalized trade environment |
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Mr. Alexander Kazakov, Head of Department of Economic Policies, Eurasian
Economic Community (EurAsEC)
Development of economic integration within
EurAsEC and its means of overcoming the consequences of the world financial crisis |
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Mr. Srdjan Majstorovic, Deputy Director of the European Integration Office, Serbia
EU integration process and regional trade and economic cooperation and integration
(CEFTA, BSEC, CEI) |
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Interactive discussion |
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15:00 - 18:00
Item 3:
The role of regional integration and cooperation for promoting sustainable development in the ECE region: Transport and Trade Infrastructure
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Issues note |
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Keynote presentations |
Mr. J.-C. Schneuwly, Head of Section for International Affairs, Federal Department of the Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications, Switzerland
Transport for sustainable development in the UNECE region - best practices and new challenges |
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Mr. Henri Malosse, President, Employers Group, European Economic and Social Committee
Integrating Eastern Europe and Central Asia into International Supply Chains |
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Panel discussion
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New challenges of infrastructure development in the UNECE region |
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- Mr. Enes Covrk, Director of IPSA Institute, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina: Integrated approach towards infrastructure planning
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- Mr. András Timár, Professor at Pecs University, Hungary: Integrated approach towards infrastructure financing
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Transport facilitation for borderless traffic in the UNECE region
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- Mr. Oleksandr Fedorov, Deputy Head of Department, State Customs Service of Ukraine
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- Mr. Sergei Negrei, Head of Foreign Trade Activity and Transport Logistics Department, Ministry of Transport and Communications of Belarus
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Ms. Maria Sack, Head of Unit International Associations, Department of European Transport Policy, Deutsche Bahn AG
Strengthening the transport legal framework for better connectivity in the UNECE region - Harmonized conditions to facilitate long distance rail traffic |
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Ms. Eva Molnar, Director, Transport Division, UNECE
Climate change mitigation policies for Future Inland Transport Systems (ForFITS) |
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Mr. Nurdaulet Kilybay, Chairman of the Committee for Roads, Ministry of Transport and Communications, Republic of Kazakhstan
State of transport and communications complex |
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Implementing Key Trade Facilitation Standards and Recommendations
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- Mr. Edil Mamytbekov, Deputy Executive Secretary, Commission of the Customs Union of Belarus, Kazakhstan and Russia
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- Mr. Eoin O’Neill, Vice President, Integration Management & Enterprise Architecture, DHL Supply Chain
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30 March 2011
CHAIRED BY: Mr. Herman De Croo, Minister of State, Belgium |
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10:00 - 13:00
Item 3 - The role of regional integration and cooperation for promoting sustainable development in the ECE region: Energy cooperation
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Issues note |
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Keynote speeches
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Presentations |
Mr. Hamrokhon Zarifi, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Tajikistan |
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Mr. Fabrizio Barbaso, Deputy Director General Energy, European Commission |
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Mr. Yoshiteru Uramoto, Deputy to the Director-General, UNIDO |
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Mr. Anatoly Yanovsky, Deputy Minister of Energy, Russian Federation |
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10:45-11:45
PANEL 1: IMPROVING ENERGY NETWORKS |
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Mr. Hans Riddervold, Director, International Gas Union
Gas supply networks |
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Mr. Dimitrios Chaniotis, System Development Manager, European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity
Electricity networks |
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Mr. Nicola Pochettino, Senior Energy Economist, European Investment Bank
Financing of energy projects |
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11:50-13:00
PANEL 2: ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND DIVERSIFICATION OF ENERGY SOURCES |
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Mr. Reid Detchon, Vice-President for Energy and Climate, United Nations Foundation
Consumer energy efficiency |
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Mr. Nick Otter, CEO, Global CCS Institute
Strategies for diversification of energy sources |
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Mr. Patrice Dreiski, Senior Expert, Energy Charter Secretariat
The Energy Charter Treaty: a multilateral tool for energy cooperation, energy security and investor confidence |
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Programme |
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Gender Roundtable Info |
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Empowering women for sustainable development
Informal Document No. 2 |
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English
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French
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Registration form |
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