Sixty-sixth session of the Commission
Sixty-sixth session of the Commission
Committing to action on sustainable development in times of change
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| Report of sixty-sixth session (advance copy) E/2015/37-E/ECE/1472 |
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| Programme of the sixty-sixth session | ||||||
| Revised annotated provisional agenda for the sixty-sixth session E/ECE/1471/Rev.1 |
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Committing to action on sustainable development in times of change |
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Background note |
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High-level statement on the post-2015 development agenda and expected sustainable development goals in the ECE region |
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Progress in the implementation of the outcome of the review of the 2005 reform of ECE |
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Report on activities of the Executive Committee |
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Other issues calling for decision by the Commission: The Geneva United Nations Charter on Sustainable Housing |
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14 April
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Item 1: |
Opening and adoption of the agenda |
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10.00-10.25 |
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Opening remarks |
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- Mr. Roderick van Schreven, Ambassador of the Netherlands, Chairperson of the Economic Commission for Europe |
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- Mr. Christian Friis Bach, Executive Secretary, Economic Commission for Europe |
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- Mr. Michael Møller, Acting Director-General, United Nations Office at Geneva |
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High level segment |
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Committing to action on sustainable development in times of change |
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Item 2: |
High level dialogue |
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10:30-13:00 |
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Moderator: |
Mr. Roderick van Schreven, Ambassador of the Netherlands |
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Panelists: |
- Mr. Jochen Flasbarth, State Secretary, Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety, Germany |
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- Mr. Gennady Gatilov, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Russian Federation |
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- Mr. Serdar Atayev, Deputy Minister of Economy and Development, Turkmenistan |
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- Ms. Nerissa J. Cook, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of International Organization Affairs, Department of State, United States |
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- Mr. Nicholas Hanley, Acting Director, Directorate-General for the Environment, European Commission |
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- Mr. Mahmud Mammad-Guliyev, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Azerbaijan |
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Item 3: |
High level thematic discussions |
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15:00-16:30 |
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Panel A - Sustainable energy and resilient communities |
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Moderator: |
Mr. Christian Friis Bach, Executive Secretary, ECE |
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Panelists: |
- Ms. Elena Szolgayova, Director General, DG Housing Policy and Urban Development, Ministry of Transport, Construction and Regional Development, Slovakia - Topic: Housing and urban development, Geneva UN Charter on Sustainable Housing |
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- Mr. Jérôme Schmitt, Senior Vice President, Sustainable Development and Environment, Total S.A. - Topic: Changing business models for smarter energy systems |
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- Mr. Chris Kuijpers, Director-General, Environment & International Affairs, Ministry of Infrastructure & Environment, the Netherlands - Topic: The Dutch Green Deal & The Energy Agreement |
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- Mr. Gregory Dimitriadis, CEO, Athens Urban Transport Organization (OASA) - Topic: Urban Transport |
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- Ms. Galina Khovanskaya, Chair, Social Housing Committee of the Duma, Russian Federation - Topic: Housing |
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- Ms. Saskia Sassen, Robert S. Lynd Professor of Sociology and Co-Chair Committee on Global Thought, Columbia University - Topic: Population and the major population trends in UNECE region - ageing, urbanization and migration |
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- Prof. Peter Droege, Sustainable Spatial Development, President Eurosolar, Chair of the World Council for Renewable Energy, Asia Pacific - Topic: Spatial development, renewable energy |
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- Mr. Barry Worthington, Executive Director, United States Energy Association - Topic: Fossil fuels facing the CO2 challenge |
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16:30-18:00 |
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Panel B - Sustainable management of ecosystems and natural resources |
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Moderator: |
Mr. Roderick van Schreven, Ambassador of the Netherlands |
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Panelists: |
- Ms. Tiina Rytilä, State Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Finland - Topic: Forests, green economy, ecosystem management, air and water |
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- Mr. Janusz Zaleski, Deputy Director, Polish State Forest, Poland - Topic: Forests |
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- Ms. Victoria Elias, Programme Director, WWF, Russia - Topic: Biodiversity, ecosystem management |
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- Ms. Leilani Münter, Race car driver and environmental activist, United States - Topic: Environmental protection, behavioural change, public participation, sustainable transport |
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- Prof. David Simon, Director, Mistra Urban Futures, Chalmers, Gothenburg & Royal Holloway University London, United Kingdom - Topic: Sustainable urban development, green economy, MEAs, SDGs |
15 April
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Wednesday, 15 April 2015 |
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10:00-11:30 |
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Panel C - Connectivity and competitiveness for sustainable lives |
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Moderator: |
Mr. Christian Friis Bach, Executive Secretary, ECE |
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Panelists: |
- Mr. Vladimir Yakunin, Chairman of the Union Internationale des Chemins de fer (UIC) and CEO of Russian Railways (RZD) - Topic: Better connectivity through regulatory framework: the case of the unified railway law |
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- Mr. Niklas Gustavsson, Deputy CEO, Volvo Group; Chief of Sustainability - Topic: The role of vehicle regulations for fair trade and the connected vehicles for sustainable mobility management |
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- Mr. David Ward, Secretary General, Global NCAP- Topic: Sustainable connectivity includes safe mobility, which also requires safe vehicles |
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- Mr. Jos Arts,Professor, Environment & Infrastructural Planning, Groningen University; Strategic Advisor, Ministry of Infrastructure and Environment, the Netherlands - Topic: Finding the balance for future mobility of freight and people |
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- Mr. Glyn Hughes, Global Head of Cargo, IATA - Topic: Global supply chains and electronic documentation |
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11:30-13:00 |
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Panel D - Measuring and monitoring sustainable development |
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Moderator: |
Mr. Roderick van Schreven, Ambassador of the Netherlands |
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Panelists: |
- Prof. Enrico Giovannini, Chair of the SG Independent Expert Advisory Group on Data revolution for Sustainable Development - Topic: New requirements from policy demands for the global statistical system in measuring SD |
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-Dr. Vanessa Lawrence, Co-Chair of the United Nations Committee of Experts on Global Geospatial Information Management (UN-GGIM) - Topic: The importance of geo-spatial information in advancing the data revolution |
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- Mr. Padraig Dalton, Chief Statistician, Ireland, Chair of the ECE High-level Group on Modernization of statistical production - Topic: Innovations in official statistics to support the post-2015 development agenda |
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- Dr. Peder Jensen, Head of Programme, Partnerships and Networks, European Environment Agency - Topic: Environmental Monitoring and Assessment |
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- Prof. Adonis F. Velegrakis, Professor in Marine Geology, Department of Marine Sciences, School of Environment, University of the Aegean, Greece - Topic: Measuring and monitoring transport-related aspects of the sustainable development goals |
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15:00-16:30 |
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Panel E - Partnering for sustainable development |
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Moderator: |
Mr. Christian Friis Bach, Executive Secretary, ECE |
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Panelists: |
- Mr. James Stewart, Chairman of Global Infrastructure, KPMG, Chairman of the ECE PPP Advisory Board - Topic: Challenges in implementing Partnerships for Sustainable Development: the private sector perspective |
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- Mr. Georg Kell, Executive Director, UN Global Compact - Topic: Partnerships to address the SDGs |
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- Mr. Umberto de Pretto, Secretary General, International Road Transport Union - Topic: Public and private sector partnerships supporting international transport: the case of TIR |
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- Mr. Maksim Yermalovich, Deputy Minister of Finance, Belarus - Topic: Challenges in driving public-private partnerships forward in countries that are just getting started: the Belarus experience |
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- Ms. Inger Andersen, Executive Director, International Union for the Conservation of Nature - Topic: Maximizing civil society's contributions to partnerships for sustainable development |
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16:30-17:15 |
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Item 4: |
Discussion and adoption of the outcome document |
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General Segment |
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17:15-18:00 |
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Item 5: |
Progress in the implementation of the outcome of the review of the 2005 reform of ECE |
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16 April
Thursday, 16 April 2015
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10:00-10:30 |
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Item 6: |
Report on activities of the Executive Committee |
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10:30-11:00 |
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Item 7: |
Other issues calling for decision by the Commission |
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11:00-11:30 |
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Item 8: |
Election of officers |
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Item 9: |
Other business |
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16:00-17:00 |
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Item 10: |
Adoption of the report of the session |
List of participants
| List of participants (as of 27 July 2015) |
