Sunday, 20 April 2008

13:45 - 14:45 - Launching of the United Nations Chief Executives Board (CEB) Inter-agency Cluster on Trade and Productive Capacity Committee [Press Release]

[ Segment - Original Language Video ] 57 minutes

H.E. Mr. Ban Ki-moon
Secretary-General of the United Nations

[ English ] 4 minutes

Talking Points for the Secretary-General of UNCTAD

[ English ]

15:00 - 16:30 - Opening ceremony [Press Release]

[ Segment - English Video ] 1 hour

H.E. Mr. Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
President of Brazil

[ English ] 15 minutes [ English ]

H.E. Mr. John Kofi Agyekum Kufuor
President of Ghana

[ English ] 21 minutes [ English ]

H.E. Mr. Ban Ki-moon
Secretary-General of the United Nations

[ English ] 20 minutes [ English ]

16:30 - 18:30 - First plenary for procedural matters

[ Segment - Original Language Video ] 34 minutes

Election of the President of UNCTAD XII

[ English ] 1 minute

Statement by the President of UNCTAD XII

[ English ] 12 minutes

Election of the Vice-Presidents and Rapporteurs

[ English ] 3 minutes

Statement by the Minister of Finance, Ministry of Economy and Commerce of Qatar

[ English/Arabic ] 4 minutes

Statement by the Minister of Lesotho, Chairman of the Group of 77 and China

[ English ] 2 minutes

Establishment of the Credentials Committee

[ English ] 2 minutes

Adoption of the agenda and organization of work

[ English ] 4 minutes