STATEMENTS
10 July 2009
The role of the United Nations system in implementing the ministerial declaration of the high-level segment of the substantive session of 2008 of the Economic and Social Council
- Opening Statement by H.E. Mr. Somduth Soborun (Mauritius), Vice-President of the Economic and Social Council
Moderator:
- Mr. Thomas Stelzer, Assistant Secretary-General for Policy Coordination and Inter-Agency Affairs
Panellists:
- Mr. Michel Jarraud, Secretary-General, World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
13 July 2009
The role of the United Nations system in implementing the ministerial declaration of the high-level segment of the substantive session of 2008 of the Economic and Social Council
- Mr. Sha Zukang, Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs
Member States:
China
Indonesia
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Malaysia
Moldova
Peru
Sweden on behalf of the European Union and associated countries
Sudan on behalf of the Group of 77 and China
Switzerland
Civil society:
Presentations:
- Ms. Helen Clark, Administrator, United Nations Development Programme
- Ms. Noeleen Heyzer, Executive Secretary, Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
- Mr. Harsha V. Singh, Deputy Director-General, World Trade Organization
14 July 2009
The role of the United Nations system in implementing the ministerial declaration of the high-level segment of the substantive session of 2008 of the Economic and Social Council
Introductory statements and conclusion of a general discussion Round table discussion: “Towards a United Nations comprehensive response to the challenges of climate change”
Moderator:
- Mr. Thomas Stelzer, Assistant Secretary-General for Policy Coordination and Inter-Agency Affairs
Panellists:
- H.E. Ms. Gerda Verburg (Netherlands), Chair of the Commission on Sustainable Development
- Dr. Miloslav Hettes (Slovakia), Vice-Chair of the Commission for Social Development
- H.E. Mr. Armen Martirosyan (Armenia), Chair of the Commission on the Status of Women
- H.E. Ms. Maria Nazareth Farani Azevedo (Brazil), Chair of the Governing Body, International Labour Office (ILO)
The role of the United Nations system in implementing the ministerial declaration of the high-level segment of the substantive session of 2008 of the Economic and Social Council (A/64/64-E/2009/10, A/64/87-E/2009/89 and E/2009/56)…(4)
Panel discussion: “Effective sustainable development strategies: country level experience”
Chairperson:
- H.E. Mr. Somduth Soborun (Mauritius), Vice-President of the Economic and Social Council
Panellists:
- Mr. Ramadhani M. Khijjah, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs, United Republic of Tanzania
- H.E. Mr. Dana A. Kartakusuma, Minister’s Special Adviser for Technology and Sustainable Development, Indonesia