9.00am Opening Session: Tuesday 1 April, 2008 (Trusteeship Council Chamber)
- Statement by H.E. Srgjan Kerim, President of the General Assembly
- Statement by H.E. Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations
- Statement by H.E. Matti Vanhanen, Prime Minister of Finland
- Statement by H.E. Moctar Ouane, Foreign Minister of Mali
10.00am – 1pm Panel discussion on Poverty and Hunger (Trusteeship Council)
- Moderator: Dr. Kandeh Yumkella, Director-General, UNIDO
Panellists:
- Dr. Paul Collier, St. Anthony’s College, Oxford University
- H.E. Henrietta H. Fore, Director of U.S. Foreign Assistance and USAID Administrator
- Mr. Jayaseelan Naidoo, Chairman, Development Bank of South Africa and Board Chairman, GAIN
- Dr. Eckhard Deutscher, Chair, OECD/DAC
- H.E Steven .O. Willoughby, Chief Executive, NEPAD
1.15 – 2.45 pm Luncheon hosted by the President of the General Assembly
Delegates’ Dining Room (by invitation only)- Keynote speaker: Mr. Ted Turner, Chairman of Turner Enterprises and Chairman, UN Foundation
3.00 – 5.30pm Panel discussion on Education ( ECOSOC Chamber)
- Moderator: H.E. Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury, Foreign Adviser, Bangladesh
Panellists:
- Mr. Nicholas Burnett, Assistant Director-General for Education, UNESCO
- H.E. Geraldine Bitamazire, Education Minister, Uganda
- Mr. Desmond Bermingham, Fast Track Initiative (FTI) Secretariat
- Dr. Ann Cotton, Founder & Executive Director, CAMFED
- Dr. Yuto Kitamura, Nagoya University, Japan
3.00 - 5.30pm Panel discussion on Health (Trusteeship Council)
- Moderator: Dr. Anarfi Asamoa-Baah, Deputy Director-General, WHO
Panellists:
- Dr. Thoraya A. Obaid, Executive Director, UNFPA
- Dr. Innocent Nyaruhirira, Former Health Minister, Rwanda
- Dr. Jim Yong Kim, Harvard Medical School & Co-Founder, Partners in Health
- Dr. Julian Lob-Levyt, Executive Secretary, GAVI Alliance
- Mr. Dean R. Hirsch, President, World Vision International
5.45 - 6.00pm Wrap-up session for panel discussions (Trusteeship Council)
- Statement by Dr. Asha-Rose Migiro, President of the General Assembly
6.15 – 8.30pm Reception
Hosted by the President of the General Assembly (by invitation only) Delegates’ Dining Room
Wednesday 2, April 2008
10am-1pm Thematic Debate General Assembly Hall
3-6pm Thematic Debate General Assembly Hall
Closing statement from the President of the General Assembly