Fourth United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries 30 May - 3 June 2011, Turkey

Statements from CSO Hearing on April 1, 2011

Opening Session

• Statement by Acting President, Ambassador Susan Waffa-Ogoo
• Statement by Secretary-General of LDC IV, Mr. Cheick Sidi Diarra
• Statement by Ambassador Jarmo Viinanen, Finland, Chair of Preparatory Committee
• Statement by Ambassador Gyan Chandra Acharya, Nepal, Chair of the Bureau of LDCs
• Statement by Ambassador Ertugrul Apakan, Turkey, host of the LDC IV Conference
• Statement by Dr. Arjun Karki, LDC Watch and Chair, Civil Society Steering Committee for UN LDC IV

Session 1: Harnessing Productive Resources for Sustainable Development

Speakers:
• Ms. Beverly Keene, Jubilee South, (Argentina) [English] [Spanish]
• Mr. Rudy de Meyer, 11.11.11, (Belgium)
• Ms. Odile Ndoumbe Faye, AAWAORD, (Senegal)
• Mr. Danny Singoma, PRODDES, (Democratic Republic of Congo)

Respondents:
• Mr. Simon Stocker, EuroSTEP, (Belgium)

Session 2: Enhancing Productive Capacity and Resilience against Global Crises

Speakers:
• Ms. Njoki Njoroge Njehu, Daughters of Mumbi Global Resource Center, (Kenya)
• Ms. Roina Vavatau, Samoa Umbrella for Non-Governmental Organisations,(Samoa)
• Mr. Sarba Raj Khadka, Rural Reconstruction Nepal, (Nepal)
• Mr. Aldo Caliari, Center of Concern, (USA)

Respondents:
• Ms. Huguette Bopke, Social Watch, (Benin)
• Ms. Azeb Girmai, ENDA-Ethiopia, (Ethiopia)

Session 3: Promoting Good Governance and Effective Monitoring Mechanisms for Development

Speakers:
• Ms. Thida Khus, SILAKA, (Cambodia)
• Mr. M. Ihsan Karaman, Doctors Worldwide Turkey Coalition, (Turkey)
• Mr. Roberto Bissio, Social Watch, (Uruguay)
• Ms. Jane Nalunga, South and East African Trade, Information and Negotiation, (Uganda)
• Mr. Amadou Taal, The World View, (Gambia)

Respondents:
• Mr. Seong-hoon Lee, Korea Human Rights Foundation (KHRF), (Korea)
• Mr. Barry Coates, Oxfam International, (New Zealand)
• Mr. Eshetu B. Yimenu, Poverty Action Network Ethiopia (PANE), (Ethiopia)