Second Committee
Side events of the 67th session
All events will be held in the Economic and Social Council Chamber (NLB).
| Date / Time | Event |
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16 October |
Panel discussion on "Conceptualizing a set of sustainable development goals" [concept note] and [programme] - [event summary] Moderator: Mr. Andrew Revkin, Senior Fellow, Pace Academy for Applied Environmental Studies Panellists: Mr. Mootaz Ahmadein Khalil, Permanent Representative of Egypt to the UN Mr. Manish Bapna, Executive Vice-President and Managing Director, World Resources Institute Ms. Kate Raworth, Senior Researcher, Oxfam GB Mr. Charles Kenny, Senior Fellow, Center for Global Development |
25 October |
Panel discussion on "Sovereign debt crises and restructurings: lessons learnt and proposals for debt resolution mechanisms" [pursuant to General Assembly resolution 66/189] [concept note] and [programme] - [event poster] and [event summary] Opening remarks by: H.E. Mr. Vuk Jeremić (Serbia), President of the sixty-seventh session of the General Assembly Mr. Supachai Panitchpakdi, Secretary-General of UNCTAD Keynote address by: Professor Kenneth Rogoff, Professor of Public Policy and Economics, Harvard University Panellists: "Are there missing links in the international financial architecture for debt restructuring?" H.E. Mr. Arvinn Eikeland Gadgil, State Secretary for International Development, Norway H.E. Ms. Maria Kiwanuka, Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, Uganda "Lessons learnt from past debt crises" H.E. Mr. Adrián Cosentino, Secretary of Finance, Argentina Mr. Otaviano Canuto, Vice-President, Poverty Reduction and Economic Management Network, World Bank "Features of a possible debt resolution mechanism" Ms. Shamshad Akhtar, Assistant Secretary-General for Economic Development, Department of Economic and Social Affairs Mr. Martin Khor, Executive Director, South Centre Reference materials: Report of the Joint Committee on Strengthening the Framework for Sovereign Debt Crisis Prevention and Resolution |
7 November |
Panel discussion on "Entrepreneurship for development" Panellists: [bios] Mr. Robert Orr, Assistant Secretary-General for Policy Coordination and Strategic Planning, Executive Office of the Secretary-General Ms. Rebecca Grynspan, Under-Secretary-General and Associate Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme Ms. Magatte Wade, Chief Executive Officer of Tiossan Dr. Miri Yemini, Lecturer and Researcher on Entrepreneurship Education, Tel Aviv University Mr. Roy Thomasson, Chief Executive Officer of Young Americas Business Trust Ms. Beverly Schwartz, Vice-President of Marketing, Ashoka Foundation Ms. Yasmín Marlenis Quezada López, Entrepreneurship Leader, Panama |
15 November |
Panel discussion on "Migration and development: causes and impact" [concept note] and [programme] Moderator: Mr. Vlad Lupan, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Moldova to the UN Panellists: Mr. Austin T. Fragomen, Jr., Partner, Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen and Loewy, LLP, New York City Ms. Chung-Wha Hong, Executive Director, New York Immigration Coalition, New York Mr. Donald Kerwin, Executive Director, Center for Migration Studies (CMS), New York Ms. Susan Martin, Director, Institute for the Study of International Migration, Georgetown University, Washington D.C. Mr. Juan José Garcia, Vice-Minister for Salvadorans Abroad Closing remarks: Ms. Michelle Klein-Solomon, Permanent Observer for the International Organization for Migration to the United Nations |
| 16 November Friday, 10 am-1 pm |
Panel discussion on "Science, technology and innovation for development" [concept note] and [programme] Moderator: Ms. Shamshad Akhtar, Assistant Secretary-General for Economic Development, United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs Panellists: Mr. Romain Murenzi, Executive Director, Third World Academy of Sciences Mr. Nathan Hultman, Director of Environmental Policy Program, University of Maryland School of Public Policy Mr. Eskil Ullberg, Senior Research Scholar and Visiting Assistant Professor, Interdisciplinary Center for Economic Science, George Mason University Mr. Ping Li, Chief Executive Officer, International Federation of Multimedia Associations |
Discussion on "Countries with special needs / Middle income countries" |
Joint meetings of the Second Committee and
the Economic and Social Council
Both meetings will be held in the Economic and Social Council Chamber (NLB).
| Date / Time | Event |
|---|---|
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Special joint meeting on "The Global Economic Outlook" organized by the Development Policy Analysis Division and the Office for ECOSOC Support and Coordination of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs [concept note] and [programme] Co-Chairs: His Excellency George Wilfred Talbot, Chair of the Second Committee and Permanent Representative of Guyana to the United Nations His Excellency Luis-Alfonso de Alba, Vice-President of the Economic and Social Council and Permanent Representative of Mexico to the United Nations Presentation by: Mr. Rob Vos, Director, Development Policy Analysis Division, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, on “Project LINK Global Economic Outlook” Lead discussants: Mr. Andrew Burns, World Bank Mr. Moazam Mahmood, International Labour Organization |
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Social media campaign on the event - Facebook page (http://bit.ly/UNfood) or via Twitter (#FutureWEwant and #UNFoodSec) |
Joint meeting of the Second and Third Committees
The meeting will be held in the Economic and Social Council Chamber (NLB).
| Date / Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 12 November Monday, 3 pm |
Co-Chairs: H.E. Mr. George Wilfred Talbot, Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Guyana to the UN, and Chair of the UNGA Second Committee H.E. Mr. Henry L. Mac‐Donald, Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Suriname to the UN, and Chair of the UNGA Third Committee Opening remarks: Mr. Martin Mogwanja, Deputy Executive Director, United Nations Children's Fund Moderator: Mr. Rafael Obregon, Chief, Communication for Development, UNICEF Panellists: Ms. Jasna Matic, Special Adviser for Competitiveness and Knowledge Economy to the Minister of Finance and Economy, Serbia, and Commissioner of the UN Broadband Commission for Digital Development Mr. Darrell E. Owen, Senior ICT Consultant, United States Agency for International Development Ms. Alethea Clark-Lodge, Programme Manager, Public Private Partnerships, Microsoft Mr. Luis Fernando Lozano, Director, Compartel, Ministry of Communication and Information Technology, Colombia Discussants: Mr. Gary Fowlie, Head, ITU Liaison Office to the UN Ms. Suzanne Bilello, Sr Public Information and Liaison Officer, UNESCO Mr. Vladimir Cuk, Head, New York Secretariat of the International Disability Alliance |
[16 January 2013]
