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CSD 16th Session [CSD-16:Home]
5 - 16 May 2008
New York

Tuesday, 6 May 2008

Country/Affiliation Document Title
THEMATIC DISCUSSIONS: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Legal Empowerment of the Rural Poor
- presentation by Dr. Naresh Singh, Executive Director, Commission on Legal Empowerment of the Poor
 
Argentina Statement by Argentina
Canada Statement by Canada
[English] [Français]
European Union Statement by Ms. Marta Hrustel Majcen, Deputy Head of Delegation
on behalf of the European Union
G77 & China Statement by Ms. Janil Greenaway, Minister Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Antigua and Barbuda to the UN on behalf of the Group of 77 and China
India Statement by Mr. B. Pradhan,
Joint Secretary, Ministry of Rural Development
Iran, Islamic Republic of Statement by Mr. Javad Amin-Mansour,
Representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran
Marshall Islands Statement by Marshall Islands
Mexico Statement by Mexico
Morocco Statement by Morocco
Norway Statement by Norway
Rio Group Statement by Mexico on behalf of Rio Group
[English] [Spanish]
Switzerland Statement by Mr. François Pythoud,
Head International Sustainable Agriculture, Federal Office of Agriculture
Tonga Statement by Mr. Mahe Tupouniua, Deputy Permanent Representative
Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of Tonga to the UN on behalf of the Pacific Small Islands Development States
USA Statement by Mr. Hiram Larew,
Agricultural Specialist, Office of Environmental Policy, Bureau of Oceans, Environment and Science, U.S. Department of State
Venezuela Statement by Venezuela
AOSIS Statement by Barbados on behalf of AOSIS
Scientific & Technological Community Statement by the Scientific and Technological Community
REGIONAL DISCUSSIONS: ASIA AND THE PACIFIC
Presentation by Ms. Elenita C. Dano,
Associate, Thrid World Network
Thailand Statement by Thailand
Children & Youth Statement by Children & Youth Major Group
Farmers Statement by Ms. Dr.Sarala Gopalan,
International Federation of Agricultural Producers
REGIONAL DISCUSSIONS: LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN
La Perspectiva de los Paises Sudamericanos
by Ms. Ana Bianchi, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Argentina
Caribbean Perspectives
by Dr Teresita Borges Hernandez Environment Directorate, CITMA, Cuba (presentation read by Ms. Marianne Schaper)
Presentation by Mr. Sergio Zelaya,
UNCCD Secretariat, Focal Point for Latin America and the Caribbean
Agricultura, desarrollo rural, tierra, sequía y desertificación: resultados, tendencias y desafíos para el desarrollo sostenible en América Latina y el Caribe
by Ms. Marianne Schaper, Principal Officer, Sustainable Development and Human Settlements Division, UN ECLAC
 
Argentina Statement by Argentina
Business & Industry Statement by Business & Industry Major Group
Farmers Statement by Mr. Juan José Grigero Naon,
SRA, Argentina
THEMATIC DISCUSSIONS: AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT
International Agriculture Trade and Access to Markets
- presentation by Prof. He Maochun, Director and Professor, Research Center of Economy and Diplomacy, Department of International Relations, Tsinghua University
Presentation by Dr. Christ Leaver,
Emeritus Professor of Plant Science, Fellow of St. John's College, University of Oxford
International Trade and Market Access by Senator Edgardo J. Angara,
Republic of the Philippines
Land Degradation, Low Agricultural Productivity and Poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa – Overcoming the Spiral
- presentation by Dr. John Pender, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI
 
Australia Statement by Australia
Czech Republic Statement by Czech Republic
India Statement by Dr. N.B. Singh,
Commissioner, Department of Agriculture and Cooperation
Japan Statement by Japan
Norway Statement by Norway
Palestine Statement by Ammar Hijazi,
First Secretary, Permanent Observer Mission of Palestine to the United Nations
Switzerland Statement by Mr. François Pythoud,
Head International Sustainable Agriculture, Federal Office of Agriculture
Thailand Statement by Thailand
Togo Statement by Togo
Tonga Statement by Mr. Mahe Tupouniua, Deputy Permanent Representative
Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of Tonga to the UN on behalf of the Pacific Small Islands Development States
Venezuela Statement by Venezuela
Children & Youth Statement by Ms. Kiara Worth on behalf of Children & Youth Caucus
Farmers Statement by Mr. Nic Opperman,
AgriSA, South Africa
NGOs Statement by NGOs
REGIONAL DISCUSSIONS: UN ECE REGION
Presentation by Mrs. Elisabeth Gauffin,
LRF, Sweden
 
Belarus Statement by Mr. Andrei Metelitsa,
Counsellor, Permanent Mission of  Belarus to the UN
European Union Statement by Ms. Dragica Iskrenovič, Slovenian EU Presidency on behalf of the European Union
USA Statement by Dr. Colien Hefferan, Administrator,
Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture
Workers & Trade Unions Statement by Mr. Bernard Saincy (CGT-France)
DIALOGUE WITH MAJOR GROUPS
Netherlands Statement by H.E. Mr. Ton Boon von Ochssée,
Ambassador for Sustainable Development
Business & Industry Statement by Ms.Kristen E. Sukalac,
Head of Information and Communications, International Fertilizer Industry Association (IFA)
Children & Youth Statement by Children & Youth
Farmers Statement by  Dr. Sarala Gopalan,
NIA, India
Indigenous Peoples Statement by the Indigenous Peoples' Caucus
Local Authorities Statement by Mayor Arba Diallo from Dori, Burkina Faso
NGOs Statement by Mr. Arthur Getz Escudero,
Heifer International, NGO Major Group spokesperson
Scientific & Technological Community Statement by the Scientific and Technological Community
Workers & Trade Unions Statement by Workers & Trade Unions
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