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Country/Affiliation |
Title |
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Monday, 12 May 2008 |
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SIDS DAY |
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AOSIS |
Statement by Dr. Angus
Friday, Permanent Representative of Grenada to the UN, Chair
of the Alliance of Small Island States |
|
Australia |
Statement by Ms.
Joanna Hewitt, Head of the Australian delegation |
|
Austria |
Statement by Austria |
|
Bahamas |
Statement by the Bahamas |
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European Union |
Statement by Ms. Marta
Hrustel Majcen, Deputy Head of Delegation
on behalf of the European Union |
|
France |
Statement by France |
|
Iceland |
Statement by Mr. Harald
Aspelund, Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN |
|
India |
Statement by Mr. Sudhir
Mital, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Environment and Forests |
|
Italy |
Statement by Mr. Paolo
Soprano – Ministry of the Environment, Land and Sea |
|
Solomon Islands |
Statement by H.E Collin
Beck, Permanent Representative of Solomon Islands to the UN |
|
Children & Youth |
Statement by Children &
Youth |
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REVIEW OF CSD-13 DECISIONS ON
WATER & SANITATION |
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Australia |
Statement by
Australia |
|
Czech Republic |
Statement by Ms. Emilie
Nedvedova, Ministry of the Environment |
|
European Union |
Statement by Ms. Marta
Hrustel Majcen, Deputy Head of Delegation
on behalf of the European Union |
|
France |
Statement by France |
|
India |
Statement by Mr. Indra
Raj, Commissioner, Ministry of Water Resources |
|
Mexico |
Statement by Mexico |
|
Saudi Arabia |
Statement by Saudi Arabia |
|
Scientific & Technological Community |
Statement by
Scientific & Technological Community |
|
Friday, 9 May 2008 |
|
THEMATIC DISCUSSIONS:
AFRICA |
|
|
Hunger, Poverty and
Sustainable Development: The New Context of the Global Food Crisis
by Dr. Julie Howard, Executive Director, Partnership to Cut
Hunger and Poverty in Africa |
|
|
Sustainable
Development and Food Security: The African Context by
Prof. Robert B. Richardson, PhD, Michigan State University |
|
Argentina |
Statement by
Argentina |
|
Canada |
Statement by Canada
[Part 1]
[Part 2]
[Français - Partie 1]
[Partie 2] |
|
European Union |
Statement by Mr. Aleš
Verdir, Slovenian EU Presidency on behalf of the European Union |
|
Statement by Mr. Aleš
Verdir, Slovenian EU Presidency on behalf of the European Union |
|
France |
Statement by France |
|
Israel |
Statement by Ms. Ofra
Farhi, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Israel |
|
Italy |
Statement by Mr. Paolo
Soprano – Ministry of the Environment, Land and Sea |
|
Mexico |
Statement by Mr. Benito
Jiménez Sauma, Misión Permanente de México ante las Naciones Unidas |
|
Morocco |
Statement by Morocco |
|
Niger |
Statement by M. Azara
MALAM SULLY, Conseiller Principal du Premier Ministre |
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Switzerland |
Statement by
Mr. Hanspeter Wyss |
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Venezuela |
Statement by
Venezuela |
|
Business & Industry |
Statement by Business
& Industry |
|
Indigenous Peoples |
Statement by Ms.
Lucy Mulenke |
|
NGOs |
Statement by NGOs |
|
Scientific & Technological Community |
Statement by Dr
Lindiwe Majele Sibanda |
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THEMATIC DISCUSSIONS:
INTER-LINKAGES AND ALL CROSS-CUTTING ISSUES |
|
|
Presentation
by Ms. Mona Elisabeth Brøther, Ambassador, Ministry of
Foreign Affairs, Norway |
|
Argentina |
Statement by
Argentina |
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Barbados |
Statement by
Barbados |
|
Canada |
Statement by Canada
[Part 1]
[Part 2]
[Français - Partie
1] [Partie 2] |
|
China |
Statement by China |
|
Czech Republic |
Statement by Ms. Alena
Markova |
|
European Union |
Statement by Mr. Marko
Hren, Slovenian EU Presidency on behalf of the European Union |
|
Finland |
Statement by Finland |
|
France |
Statement by Mr.
Christian Brodhag, Délégué interministériel au développement durable
|
|
Greece |
Statement by Ms. Maria
Papaioannou, Representative of the Hellenic Ministry for the
Environment, Physical Planning and Public Works |
|
Guatemala |
Statement by
Guatemala |
|
India |
Statement by Mr. Sudhir
Mital, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Environment and Forests of India |
|
Indonesia |
Statement by
Indonesia |
|
Iran, Islamic Republic of |
Statement by Mr. Javad
Amin-Mansour, Representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran |
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Italy |
Statement by Italy |
|
Mexico |
Statement by Mexico |
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Norway |
Statement by Norway |
|
South Africa |
Statement by South
Africa |
|
Sweden |
Statement by Sweden |
|
Switzerland |
Statement by Ms.
Claudia Challandes Binggeli |
|
FAO |
Statement by FAO |
|
Children & Youth |
Statement by Children &
Youth |
|
NGOs |
Statement by NGOs |
|
Workers & Trade Unions |
Statement by
Workers & Trade Unions |
|
DIALOGUE WITH MAJOR GROUPS AND
PARTNERSHIPS |
|
Business & Industry |
Statement by
Business & Industry |
|
Children & Youth |
Statement by Children &
Youth |
|
Scientific & Technological Community |
Statement by
Scientific & Technological Community |
|
Women |
Statement by Ms. Lesha
Witmer, Women for Water Partnership |
|
Thursday, 8 May 2008 |
|
THEMATIC DISCUSSIONS:
LAND |
|
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Presentation by
Mr. Rowshan Jahan, Program Coordinator, Association for Land
Reform and Development |
|
|
Land policy and
tenure at the World Bank - presentation by Dr. Klaus
Deininger, Land and Tenure Adviser |
|
European Union |
Statement by Ms. Jasmina
Karba, EU Presidency on behalf of the European Union [Part 1] |
|
Statement by Ms. Marta
Hrustel Majcen, Deputy Head of Delegation on behalf of the European
Union [Part 2] |
|
France |
Statement by Mr. Christian
Brodhag, Délégué interministériel au développement durable |
|
Japan |
Statement by Japan |
|
South Africa |
Statement by South Africa |
|
Switzerland |
Statement by Mr. Alexander
Kopp |
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THEMATIC DISCUSSIONS:
DROUGHT & DESERTIFICATION |
|
Canada |
Statement by Canada
[Part 1]
[Part 2]
[Français - Partie 1]
[Partie 2] |
|
Czech Republic |
Statement by Ms. Ivana
Biková, NFP of the Czech Republic to the UNCCD |
|
European Union |
Statement by Ms. Dragica
ISKRENOVIČ, Slovenian EU Presidency on behalf of the European Union |
|
Guatemala |
Statement by
Guatemala |
|
Iran, Islamic Republic of |
Statement by Mr. Javad
Amin-Mansour, Representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran |
|
Japan |
Statement by Japan |
|
Mexico |
Statement by Mexico |
|
Palestine |
Statement by Mr.
Ammar Hijazi, First Secretary, Permanent Observer Mission of
Palestine to the UN |
|
Senegal |
Statement by Mme
Rokhaya SENE, Directeur Général du Plan |
|
USA |
Statement by USA |
|
Zambia |
Statement by Zambia |
|
WMO |
Statement by WMO |
|
Children & Youth |
Statement by Children &
Youth |
|
Farmers |
Statement by Mr. Nic Opperman, AgriSA, South Africa
[Part 1]
[Part 2] |
|
Indigenous Peoples |
Statement by Ms.
Lucy Mulenke |
|
NGOs |
Statement by NGOs
[English]
[French] |
|
Scientific & Technological Community |
Statement by Mr.
James Hansen, International Research Institute for Climate and
Society |
|
Women |
Statement by Women Major Group
[Part 1]
[Part 2] |
|
Workers & Trade Unions |
Statement by Ms.
Moriah Kinberg, United Food and Commercial Workers Union |
|
THEMATIC DISCUSSIONS:
AFRICA |
|
|
Affordable Access to
Quality Healthcare: Health Micro-Insurance in Uganda by
Dr. Gerry Noble, CEO Microcare (Uganda) |
|
|
The Impact of
Regional Integration on Investment, Agricultural Production and
Industrial Production in Africa by Dr. Nebiyeleul Gessese,
Senior Industrial and Chemical Engineer, Environment Specialist,
Global Development Solutions, LLC |
|
|
Creating Profitable
Agricultural Value Chains & Protecting Natural Resources in Africa:
Three Lessons Learned by Ms. Marjatta Eilitta,
Programme Leader, Agribusiness Programme, IFDC |
|
Canada |
Statement by Canada [English]
[Français] |
|
European Union |
Statement by Ms. Marta
Hrustel Majcen, Deputy Head of Delegation on behalf of the European
Union |
|
India |
Statement by H.E. Mr.
Nirupam Sen, Ambassadro Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent
Representative of India to the UN |
|
Japan |
Statement by Japan |
|
Norway |
Statement by Norway |
|
Thailand |
Statement by Thailand |
|
Business & Industry |
Statement by Business
& Industry |
|
Children & Youth |
Statement by Children &
Youth |
|
NGOs |
Statement by NGOs |
|
Wednesday, 7 May 2008 |
|
THEMATIC DISCUSSIONS:
AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT |
|
|
Non-farm
Activities, Including Agribusiness - presentation by Mr.
Sergio Miranda da Cruz, Director, Agro-Business Development,
UNIDO |
|
|
Rural and
Agriculture Finance - presentation by Prof. Puneetha S.
Palakurthi, School of Community Economic Development, Southern
New Hampshire University |
|
Belarus |
Statement by
Belarus |
|
Canada |
Statement by Canada
[English] [Français] |
|
Côte d'Ivoire |
Statement by
Côte d'Ivoire |
|
Czech Republic |
Statement by Czech
Republic |
|
European Union |
Statement by Mr.
Leonard Mizzi, European Commission on behalf of the European Union
[Part 1] |
|
Statement by Ms. Marta
Hrustel Majcen, Deputy Head of Delegation on behalf of the European
Union [Part 2] |
|
Italy |
Statement by Mr.
Paolo Soprano, Ministry of the Environment, Land and Sea |
|
Jamaica |
Statement by Mr.
Donovan Stanberry, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture |
|
Japan |
Statement by Japan |
|
Nigeria |
Statement by Dr.
Rufai Attahir, Deputy Director, Research and Statistics, Federal
Ministry of Commerce and Industry |
|
Morocco |
Statement by
Morocco |
|
South Africa |
Statement by South
Africa |
|
Trinidad & Tobago |
Statement by
Trinidad and Tobago |
|
UNCCD |
Statement by Mr.
Melchiade Bukuru, Chief of UNCCD Liaison Office |
|
Children & Youth |
Statement by
Children & Youth Caucus |
|
Scientific & Technological Community |
Statement by
Scientific & Technological Community |
|
Women |
Statement by Women
Major Group |
|
Workers & Trade Unions |
Statement by
Workers & Trade Unions |
|
THEMATIC DISCUSSIONS: DROUGHT |
|
|
Statement by
Mr. Estanbacios Castro, International Indian Treaty Council |
|
Argentina |
Statement by
Argentina |
|
Australia |
Statement by
Australia |
|
Canada |
Statement by Canada
[English] [Français] |
|
Czech Republic |
Statement by Ms. Emilie
Nedvedova, Ministry of the Environment |
|
European Union |
Statement by Ms. Andreja
Sušnik, Slovenian EU Presidency on behalf of the European Union |
|
G77 and 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 |
|
Guatemala |
Statement by
Guatemala |
|
India |
Statement by Mr. Sudhir
Mital, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Environment and Forests |
|
Israel |
Statement by Mr.
Michael Zaide, Planning Division, Water Authority of Israel |
|
Japan |
Statement by Japan |
|
Jordan |
Statement by Jordan |
|
Rio Group |
Statement by Mexico on behalf of Rio Group
[English]
[Spanish] |
|
Tonga |
Statement by Tonga on
behalf of the Pacific Small Islands Developing States |
|
USA |
Statement by Ms. Amanda
Vockerodt, Foreign Affairs Officer, Office of Global Change, U.S.
Department of State |
|
UN ISDR |
Statement by UN
International Strategy for Disaster Reduction |
|
WMO |
Statement by World
Meteorological Organization |
|
Children & Youth |
Statement by Children &
Youth |
|
Indigenous Peoples |
Statement by Indigenous Peoples |
|
Scientific & Technological Community |
Statement by Mr.
James Hansen, International Research Institute for Climate and
Society |
|
Workers & Trade Unions |
Statement by
Workers & Trade Unions |
|
THEMATIC DISCUSSIONS: LAND |
|
|
Presentation by
Mr. Omara Amuko, Global Health and Safety Officer, IUFAWA |
|
|
Land Tenure and Land
Use Management - presentation by Dr. Jolyn Sanjak,
Practice Leader, Property Rights and Land Policy, The Millennium
Challenge Corporation |
|
|
Integrated
Management of Land Use, Land Cover, and Hydrology: Preparing for
Climate Change - presentation by Dr. Erick Fernandes,
Adviser, Agriculture and Rural Development, The World Bank |
|
|
Presentation
by Ms. Clarissa Augustinus, Chief, Land, Tenure and Property
Administration Section, UN-HABITAT |
|
|
Tenure security for the poor in the context of new global
challenges by Mr. Michael Taylor, International Land
Coalition |
|
AOSIS |
Statement by H.E.
Ambassador Collin Beck, Solomon Islands on behalf of the Alliance of
Small Island States (AOSIS) |
|
Canada |
Statement by Canada
[English] [Français] |
|
European Union |
Statement by Ms. Jasmina
Karba, EU Presidency on behalf of the European Union [Part 1] |
|
G77 and China |
Statement by Mr. Byron Blake,
Ambassador, 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 |
|
Indonesia |
Statement by Indonesia |
|
Jamaica |
Statement by Mr. Rohan A.
Richards, Principal Director, Land Policy and Administration |
|
Norway |
Statement by Norway |
|
Switzerland |
Statement by Mr.
François Pythoud, Head International Sustainable Agriculture,
Federal Office of Agriculture |
|
Tanzania |
Statement by Mr. Geofrey
G. Kanza, Delegate of the United Republic of Tanzania |
|
Thailand |
Statement by Thailand |
|
Togo |
Statements by Togo
[Part 1] [Part 2] |
|
Tonga |
Statement by Mr. Mahe
Tupouniua, Deputy Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of Tonga to the United Nations on
Behalf of the Pacific Small Islands Development States |
|
USA |
Statement by Ms. Keri Holland,
Science and Foreign Affairs Officer, Sustainable Development and
Multilateral Affairs Division, Office of Environmental Policy,
Bureau of Oceans, Environment and Science, U.S. Department of State |
|
UNCCD |
Statement by Ms. Nandhini
Iyer Krishna, UNCBD/UNCCD Liaison Officer |
|
UN-HABITAT |
Statement by Ms. Clarissa
Augustinus |
|
Business & Industry |
Statement by Business &
Industry |
|
NGOs |
Statement by Third World
Network |
|
Women |
Statement by Women Major
Group |
|
Workers & Trade Unions |
Statement by Workers &
Trade Unions |
|
THEMATIC DISCUSSIONS:
DESERTIFICATION |
|
|
Prioritizing responses to desertification by Dr. Jeff
Herrick, USDA-ARS |
|
Argentina |
Statement by
Argentina |
|
Australia |
Statement by
Australia |
|
Canada |
Statement by Canada
[English]
[Français] |
|
European Union |
Statement by Ms.
Andreja Sušnik, Slovenian EU Presidency on behalf of the European
Union |
|
France |
Statement by
France |
|
G77 and China |
Statement by Amb.
Conrad Hunte, Deputy Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of
Antigua and Barbuda to the UN on behalf of the Group of 77 and China |
|
India |
Statement by Mr.
Sudhir Mital, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Environment and Forests |
|
Japan |
Statement by
Japan |
|
Norway |
Statement by
Norway |
|
Rio Group |
Statement by Mexico on behalf of Rio Group
[English]
[Spanish] |
|
Switzerland |
Statement by
Switzerland |
|
Venezuela |
Statement by
Venezuela |
|
UNCCD |
Statement by Mr.
Melchiade Bukuru, Chief of the UNCCD Liaison Office |
|
WMO |
Statement by World
Meteorological Organization |
|
Business & Industry |
Statement by
Business & Industry |
|
Children & Youth |
Statement by
Children & Youth |
|
NGOs |
Statement by NGOs
[English]
[Français] |
|
Workers & Trade Unions |
Statement
by Workers & Trade Unions |
|
Tuesday, 6 May 2008 |
|
THEMATIC DISCUSSIONS: RURAL
DEVELOPMENT |
|
|
Legal
Empowerment of the Rural Poor - presentation by Dr. Naresh
Singh, Executive Director, Commission on Legal Empowerment of the
Poor |
|
AOSIS |
Statement by
Barbados on behalf of AOSIS |
|
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 and 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 |
|
Switzerland |
Statement by
Mr. François Pythoud, Head International Sustainable Agriculture,
Federal Office of Agriculture |
|
Rio Group |
Statement by Mexico on behalf of Rio Group
[English]
[Spanish] |
|
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 |
|
Farmers |
Statement by
Mr. Nic Opperman, AgriSA, South Africa |
|
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 |
|
REGIONAL DISCUSSIONS: UN ECE
REGION |
|
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 |
|
Farmers |
Statement by
Mrs. Elisabeth Gauffin, LRF, Sweden |
|
Workers & Trade Unions |
Statement by Mr.
Bernard Saincy (CGT-France) |
|
DIALOGUE WITH MAJOR GROUPS |
|
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
[English]
[Français] |
|
Monday, 5 May 2008 |
|
OPENING SESSION |
|
United Nations |
Statement by Mr. Sha Zukang, Under-Secretary-General for Economic
and Social Affairs |
|
Argentina |
Statement by
Argentina |
|
Canada |
Statement by Canada
[English] [Français] |
|
European Union |
Statement by Slovenia on behalf of European Union |
|
G77 and China |
Statement by Mr. Byron
Blake, Ambassador, Permanent Mission of Antigua and Barbuda to the
UN on behalf of the Group of 77 and China |
|
India |
Statement by Mr. Sudhir Mital, Joint Secretary, Ministry of
Environment and Forests
|
|
Israel |
Statement by Mr. Ilan
Fluss, Counsellor "Report on Intersessional Events Organized by
Israel” |
|
Palestine |
Statement by Mr. Ammar Hijazi, First Secretary, Permanent Observer
Mission of Palestine to the United Nations |
