WORLD
ENVIRONMENT DAY
4 June 2004
Video-conference and Webcast originating at United Nations
Headquarters, New York with Sydney, Australia; Korcula,
Croatia; Athens, Greece; Mexico City, Mexico, Port-of-Spain,
Trinidad and Tobago
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| 10:00 |
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Welcome - Mr. Shashi Tharoor, Under-Secretary-General
for Communications and Information, DPI
Distinguished guests: H.E. Mr. Vladimir Drobnjak, Permanent
Representative, Croatia; Mr. Marco Balarezo, UN Deputy
Permanent Representative, Peru |
| 10:03 |
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Opening remarks by Mrs. Nane Annan, Lawyer, artist and
wife of Secretary-General Kofi Annan |
| 10:08 |
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Introduction of sites – Mr. Ramu Damodaran, Chief,
Civil Service Society Section, Outreach Division, DPI |
| 10:10 |
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Video – “Lionheart” – the Jesse
Martin story |
| 10:16 |
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Comments by Jesse Martin – Australia |
| 10:18 |
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Presentation by students in Korcula, Croatia |
| 10:23 |
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Presentation by students in Mexico City, Mexico |
| 10:28 |
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Presentation by students in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad
and Tobago |
| 10:33 |
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Presentation by Roots and Shoots student, UN Headquarters,
New York |
| 10:38 |
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Discussion among students at all video sites –
Introduced and Moderated by Mr. Adnan Amin, Director,
New York Office, United Nations Environment Programme
(UNEP) |
| 11:12 |
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Comments by Mr. Adnan Amin, Director, New York Office,
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and introduction
of UNEP swim meet observance in Athens, Greece and Jean-Michel
Cousteau |
| 11:15 |
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Dive and brief comments by Jean-Michel Cousteau |
| 11:20 |
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Comments and/or questions from each site to UNEP expert
or Jean-Michel Cousteau – Australia, Croatia, Mexico,
Port-of-Spain, Philadelphia, UN Headquarters |
| 11:35 |
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Mr. Ramu Damodaran thanks Jean-Michel Cousteau and introduces
Alexandra and Philippe Cousteau |
| 11:37 |
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Comments by Alexandra and Philippe Cousteau |
| 11:42 |
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Comments and/or questions to the Cousteaus |
| 11:50 |
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Closing comments from each site in turn - Australia,
Croatia, Mexico, Port-of-Spain, Philadelphia, UN Headquarters |
| 11:56 |
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Closing remarks, Mr. Ramu Damodaran, Chief, Civil Service
Society Section, Outreach Division, DPI |
| 12:00 |
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End of video-conference event - Fade to black |
