ECOSOC 2003

PREPARATIONS FOR THE HIGH-LEVEL SEGMENT

30 June – 2 July

“Promoting an integrated approach to rural development in developing countries for poverty eradication and sustainable development"

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INTRODUCTION

REPORT OF THE SECRETARY-GENERAL: PROMOTING AN INTEGRATED APPROACH TO RURAL DEVELOPMENT IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES FOR POVERTY ERADICATION AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT (Click here to view the document)

24 MARCH ECOSOC BRAINSTORMING SESSIONS ON PROMOTING AN INTEGRATED APPROACH TO RURAL DEVELOPMENT IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES FOR POVERTY ERADICATION AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: (Click here to view the programme)

Issues paper (Click here to view the document)

Dialogue session on policies, goals and commitments for integrated approaches to rural development:

Keynote address by Mr. Gordon Conway, President, Rockefeller Foundation; (Click here to view the document)
Presentation by Dr. Michael Appleby, Humane Society of the United States;(Click here to view the document)
Presentation by Ms. Judith Symonds, Future Harvest Foundation;(Click here to view the document)
Presentation by Mr. James McDonald, Bread for the World;(Click here to view the document)

Dialogue session on implementation and best practices: tools, approaches and the role of actors in integrated approaches to rural development

Keynote address by Professor Alain de Janvry, University of California, Berkeley (for Power Point presentation click here);(Click here to view the document)
Presentation by Ms. Judith Bryson, AFRICARE (for Power Point presentation click here);(Click here to view the document)
Presentation by Mr. Peter Gubbels, World Neighbours (for Power Point presentation click here);(Click here to view the document)
Presentation by Ms. Kristin Penn, Land O’Lakes (for Power Point presentation click here); (Click here to view the document)
Presentation by Mr. Clive Lightfoot, International Farming Systems Association; (Click here to view the document)
Presentation by Mr. Sam Daley-Harris, Microcredit Summit Campaign; (Click here to view the document)

Informal summary of the dialogue sessions (Click here to view the document)

30 APRIL ECOSOC ONE-DAY MEETING ON “THE ROLE OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE ACHIEVEMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF INTERNATIONALLY AGREED DEVELOPMENT GOALS INCLUDING THOSE CONTAINED IN THE UN MILLENNIUM DECLARATION”: (Click here to view the programme)

UN system coordination for rural development. A Chief Executives Board for Coordination / High-Level Committee on Programmes panel discussion with ECOSOC:

Presentation by Mr. Lennart Båge, President, IFAD;(Click here to view the document)
Presentation by Mr. Jacques Diouf, Director-General, FAO;
Presentation by Mr. Ibrahim Gambari, Under Secretary General and Special Advisor to the United Nations Secretary-General on Africa;(Click here to view the document)
Presentation by Mr. Bruce Jenks, Director, Bureau for Resources and Strategic Partnerships, UNDP.(Click here to view the document)

Ministerial Roundtable on “Primary education and girls education in rural areas”:

Issues paper;(Click here to view the document)
Summary of roundtable discussion;(Click here to view the document)
Presentation by H.E. Ambassador Sheila Sisulu, Deputy Executive Director of WFP;(Click here to view the document)
Presentation by Mr. Jones Kyazze, Representative of UNESCO to the United Nations;
Presentation by Ms. Ruth Kavuma, Chairperson of the Forum for African Women Educationalists;(Click here to view the document)
Examples from the field: UNICEF and girls’ education in rural areas.(Click here to view the document)

Ministerial Roundtable on “Economics and rights: interconnections in the context of HIV/AIDS and feminized poverty”:

Issues paper;(Click here to view the document)
Summary of roundtable discussion;(Click here to view the document)
Statement by Ms. Noeleen Heyzer, Executive Director of UNIFEM; (Click here to view the document)
Presentation by Dr. Nafis Sadik, Special Envoy of the UN Secretary General on HIV/AIDS in Asia;(Click here to view the document)
Presentation by H.E. Ambassador Inonge Mbikusita-Lewanika, Republic of Zambia;(Click here to view the document)
Presentation by Ms. Winnie Byanima, Member of Parliament, Uganda;(Click here to view the document)
Presentation by Ms. Sissel Ekaas, Director, Women and Population Division, FAO;(Click here to view the document)
Statement by IFAD.(Click here to view the document)

Ministerial Roundtable on “Population and reproductive health in the rural context as critical determinants in the achievement of MDG Targets”:

Issues paper;(Click here to view the document)
Summary of roundtable discussion;(Click here to view the document)
Statement by Ms. Thoraya Obaid, Executive Director of UNFPA;(Click here to view the document)
Presentation by Dr. Siswanto Wilopo, Deputy for Family Planning and Reproductive Health, Indonesia;(Click here to view the document)
Presentation by Dr. Tomris Turmen , Executive Director, Family and Community Health Cluster, WHO;(Click here to view the document)
Presentation by Mr. Pali Lehohla, Statistician-General of South Africa.(Click here to view the document)

Ministerial Roundtable on “Increasing productivity of rural work”:

Issues paper;(Click here to view the document)
Summary of roundtable discussion;(Click here to view the document)
Presentation by Mr. John Langmore, Director, ILO office in New York;(Click here to view the document)
Presentation by Ms. Maria Elena Chavez, Deputy Director General, International Co-operative Alliance;(Click here to view the document) (Click here for power point presentation)
Presentation by Ms. Linda Deelen, Social Finance Programme, ILO;(Click here to view the document)
Presentation by Mr. Terje Tessem, Employment-Intensive Investment Branch, ILO;(Click here to view the document)
Presentation by Ms. Gemma Adaba, Representative, International Confederation of Free Trade Unions.(Click here to view the document)

Ministerial Roundtable on “Role of agriculture and rural development in the eradication of hunger and poverty”:

Issues paper;(Click here to view the document)
Summary of roundtable discussion;(Click here to view the document)
Statement by Mr. Lennart Båge, President, IFAD;(Click here to view the document)
Presentation by Mr. Peter Matlon, Deputy Director for Food Security, Rockefeller Foundation.(Click here to view the document)

Ministerial Roundtable on “Rural development and rural energy development”:

Issues paper;(Click here to view the document)
Summary of roundtable discussion;(Click here to view the document)
Presentation by Mr. Jayrarao Gururaja, Senior Interregional Adviser on Energy, DESA;(Click here to view the document)
Presentation by Ms. Susan McDade, Manager, Sustainable Energy Prorgamme, UNDP;(Click here to view the document in power point presentation)
Presentation by Mr. Cahit Gurkok, Director, Energy Branch, UNIDO;(Click here to view the document)
Presentation by Ms. Johane Meagher, Managing Director, E7 Network Secretariat;(Click here to view the document)
Presentation by Ms. Yvette Stevens, UN Special Coordinator for Africa.(Click here to view the document)

Ministerial Roundtable on “Commodities, markets and rural development”:

Issues paper;(Click here to view the document)
Summary of roundtable discussion;(Click here to view the document)
Presentation by H.E. Mr. John Richardson, Head of the Delegation of the European Commission to the UN;(Click here to view the document)
Presentation by Mr. Nestor Osorio, Executive Director, International Coffee Organization;(Click here to view the document)
Presentation by Mr. Phil Twyford, Advocacy Director, OXFAM;(Click here to view the document)
Presentation by Ms. Caroline Digby, Programme Director, International Council on Mining Metals.(Click here to view the document)