Regional Consultation on MDGs
17 March 2010,
Salle VIII
Palais des Nations, Geneva
PROGRAMME
9h45-10h00 Opening remarks
- Mr. Jan Kubis, Executive Secretary, UNECE
10h00-11h00Poverty, Employment and Food Security (MDG 1)
Moderator: Mr. Max Spoor, INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL STUDIES
Mr. Jens Wandel, Director, RBEC Bratislava Regional Center, UNDP
Ms. Petra Ulshoefer, Regional Director, Office for Europe and Central Asia, ILO
Ms. Maria Kadlecikova, Regional Director, Office for Europe and Central Asia, FAO
11h00-12h00 Education, Gender Equality and Empowerment of Women (MDGs 2 & 3)
Moderator: Mr. Raphael Crowe, ILO
Mr. Englebert Ruoss, Director, Regional Office for Science and Culture in Europe,UNESCO
Ms. Zina Mounla, Chief, Europe & the CIS Section, UNIFEM
12h00-13h00 Health-Related MDGs (MDGs 4,5 & 6)
Moderator: Dr. Olavi Elo, UNAIDS
Mr.Enis Baris, Director, Country Health Systems (DCS), Regional Office for Europe, WHO
Mr. Steven Allen, Regional Director, Office for CEE and CIS,UNICEF
Ms. Thea Fierens, Regional Director, Eastern Europe and Central Asia Office, UNFPA
Mr. Denis Broun, Director, Regional Support Team for Europe and Central Asia, UNAIDS
13h00-15h00 LUNCH BREAK
15h00-16h00 Environmental Sustainability (MDG 7)
Moderator: Mr. Peter Droege, UNIVERSITY OF LIECHSTENSTEIN
Mr. Christophe Bouvier, Regional Director, Office for Europe, UNEP
Mr. Marco Keiner, Director, Environment, Housing and Land Management Division, UNECE
Prof. Martin Beniston, Director, Institut des Sciences de l’Environment, UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA
Mr. Nickolaï Denisov, Coordinator for Europe, ZOÏ ENVIRONMENT NETWORK
16h00-17h00 Global Partnerships (MDG 8)
Moderator: Mr. Patrice Robineau, UNECE
Ms. Brigita Schmögnerova, Vice-President, EBRD
Mr. Bonapas Onguglo, Chief of Office, Division of International Trade in Goods and Services and Commodities (DITC), UNCTAD
Ms. Eva Molnar, Director, Transport Division, UNECE
17h00-18h00 Closing session: Addressing all MDGs jointly: the enabling environment at the national and international levels
Chairperson: Mr. Jan Kubis, Executive Secretary, UNECE
Mr. Heiner Flassbeck, Director, Globalization and Development Strategies, UNCTAD
Ms. Sarah Cook, Director, UNRISD
- Interactive Debate
- Closing remarks