Programme of Regional Consultations on ECOSOC Annual Ministerial Review

17-18 May 2007
Ministry of External Relations
Palacio do Itamaratay
Brasilia, Brazil

"Key Challenges of Financing Poverty and Hunger Eradication in Latin America and the Caribbean"

Nikhil Seth, Director of the Office for ECOSOC Support and Coordination; H. E. Ambassador Everton Vieira Vargas, Under-Secretary of Political Issues I, Ministry of External Relations, Brazil; Mr. José Luis Machinea, Executive Secretary, ECLAC; and Rommel Acevedo, Secretary-General, The Latin American Association of Financial Institutions for Development (ALIDE). Photograph courtesy of the Ministry of External Relations, Brazil.

17 May
5:00 pm	Registration
6:00 pm	Opening remarks by Representative of the Ministry of External Relations, Brazil
	Opening remarks by Mr. José Luis Machinea, Executive Secretary, UNECLAC
	Opening remarks by Mr. Nikhil Seth, Director, Office for Economic and Social Council Support and Coordination, UNDESA
	Opening remarks by Ms. Kim Bolduc, Resident Coordinator of the United Nations in Brazil
	Keynote address by H.E. Mr. Patrus Ananias , Minister for Social Development and Fight against Hunger of Brazil on “Emerging trends and challenges in financing for the eradication of poverty and hunger”
	Question and answer session
6:45 pm	Reception

18 May
9:30 am	Opening of the meeting
	Welcome by H.E. Ambassador Everton Vieira Vargas, Under-Secretary of Political Issues I, Ministry of External Relations, Brazil
	Message from Mr. José Antonio Ocampo, Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs, UNDESA (delivered by Mr. Nikhil Seth)
	Message from H.E. Ambassador Léo Mérorès, Vice-President of the Economic and Social Council (as circulated)
	Opening address Mr. José Luis Machinea, Executive Secretary, UNECLAC
10:15 am-12:00 pm	Panel discussion on “ Traditional financing instruments for poverty eradication”, followed by interactive discussion
	Chair Minister Ana Cabral Petersen, Ministry of External Relations, Brazil
	Mr. Rommel Acevedo, Secretary-General The Latin American Association of Financial Institutions for Development (ALIDE)
	Mr. Daniel Titelman, Chief, Development Studies Unit, UNECLAC
	Ms. Mirela de Carvalho Pereira da Silva, Researcher, Institute of Applied Economic Research (IPEA)
12:00– 1:00 pm	Presentations of best practices for fighting poverty which merit scaling-up.
	Jamaica Barbados UNFPA Venezuela
1:00 – 3 pm	Lunch break with possibility of side events, presentation of initiatives
3:00 – 4:30 pm	Panel discussion on "Innovative sources of financing for poverty eradication”, followed by interactive discussion
	Chair Mr. Nikhil Seth
	Dr. Ricardo Ffrench-Davis, Representative of the President of Chile in the Action Against Hunger and Poverty Initiative and Consultant for ECLAC
	Mrs. Ana Peliano, Director of Social Policies, Institute of Applied Economic Research
4:30 – 5:45 pm	Presentations of concrete new initiatives.
	Mexico Costa Rica Ministry of Labour and Employment, Brazil (in English, in Spanish) World Food Programme ( power point presentation ) International Poverty Centre Caixa Econômica Federal Legião da Boa Vontade (LBV) Pastoral da Criança
5:45-6:00 pm	Closing of meeting by H.E. Ambassador Everton Vieira Vargas