STATEMENTS
9 July
Morning Session
Opening of the Segment
- Opening statement by H.E. Mr. Alexandru Cujba, Vice-President of ECOSOC (Key objectives of the segment)
- Opening statement by Mr. Sha Zukang, Under-Secretary-General, Department of Economic and Social Affairs (Introduction of the reports of the Secretary-General)
Interactive plenary: “National ownership and leadership; and capacity development: have they become a reality?”
Chairperson: H.E. Mr. Alexandru Cujba, Vice-President of ECOSOC
Moderator: Prof. Solita Monsod, Professor of Economics and former Secretary for Socio-Economic Planning, Philippines
Presenters:
- Dr. Servacius B. Likwelile, Deputy Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs, Tanzania
- H.E. Mr. Ahmed Shide, State Minister of Finance and Economic Development, Ethiopia
Afternoon Session
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Dialogue session: “Country-level capacity: is the UN system equipped to respond to the needs and priorities of the programme countries?”
Chairperson: H.E. Mr. Alexandru Cujba, Vice-President of ECOSOC
Moderator: Mr. Nikhil Seth, Director, Office of ECOSOC Support and Coordination, Department of Economic and Social Affairs
Panelists:
- Mr. Farrukh Hamraliev, Minister of economic development and trade, Tajikistan
- Dr. Carlos Pando Sanchez, Director of the Peruvian Agency for International Cooperation, Peru
- Mr. John Hendra, UN Resident Coordinator, Vietnam
- Mr. Nicholas Rosellini, Deputy Assistant Administrator and Deputy Regional Director, Regional Bureau for Asia and the Pacific
- Mr. Richard Kennedy, Deputy Representative, UNIDO's Office in New York
Special presentation: Outcome of the “High-level Tripartite Conference on Delivering as One: Lessons learned from country-led evaluations and the way forward”
Chairperson/Moderator: H.E. Mr. Alexandru Cujba, Vice-President of ECOSOCSpeakers:
- Mr. Ho Quang Minh, Director General, Foreign Economic Relations Department and Mr. Dao Xuan Quang, Principal Officer, Foreign Economic Relations Department, Ministry of Planning and Investment, Viet Nam
- Dr. Servacius B. Likwelile, Deputy Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs, Tanzania
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12 July
Morning Session
Remarks by H.E. Ambassador Mr. Alexandru Cujba, Vice-President of ECOSOC (Summary of key points of Day 1)
Interactive plenary: Dialogue with the Executive Heads of the UN funds and programmes
Chairperson: H.E. Mr. Alexandru Cujba, Vice-President of ECOSOC
Moderator: Mr. Sha Zukang, Under-Secretary-General, UNDESA
Panelists:
- Ms. Helen Clark, Administrator, UNDP
“Accelerating progress towards the achievement of the MDGs through
delivering as one at country level.”- Ms. Thoraya Obaid, Executive Director, UNFPA
“Partnerships with United Nations organizations and other development actors: strategies, mechanisms, value added, and sustainability”- Mr. Anthony Lake, Executive Director, UNICEF
“Reaching the MDGs with equity” (presentation)- Mr. Ramiro Lopes da Silva, Deputy Executive Director, External Relations Department, WFP
“Efficiency, Modern Business Practices and Management for MDG Results”
Afternoon Session
Interactive plenary: “Funding of UN operational activities for development: challenges and best practices at the country level ”
Chairperson: H.E. Mr. Alexandru Cujba, Vice-President of ECOSOC
Moderator: H.E. Mr. Román Oyarzun Marchesi, Ambassador, Deputy
Permanent Representative of Spain to the United Nations
Speakers:
- H.E. Mr. Ahmed Shide, State Minister of Finance and Economic Development, Ethiopia
- Dr. Servacius B. Likwelile, Deputy Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs, Tanzania
- Mr. Willie Samute, Principal Secretary - Public Sector Reform, Office of the President and Cabinet, Malawi
- Mr. Nicholas Alipui, Director, Programme Division, UNICEF
First respondent: Mr. Ho Quang Minh, Director General, Foreign Economic Relations Department, Ministry of Planning and Investment, Viet Nam
General debate:
- G77 and China
- EU
- Russian Federation
- China
- Brazil
- Switzerland
- Indonesia
- Ukraine
- Belarus
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13 July
General debate:
Closing of the Segment:
Closing statement by H.E. Mr. Alexandru Cujba, Vice-President of ECOSOC