AMR GLOBAL PREPARATORY MEETING
The meeting, held on 6 March 2008 in New York, provided an opportunity to identify (1) next steps that ECOSOC could take in order to make the AMR a central forum for reviewing progress on implementation of the United Nations Development Agenda; (2) measures to make National Voluntary Presentations more effective and making them a process of continuous engagement rather than a one off event and; (3) major challenges in the area of sustainable development which require urgent action by Ministers at the AMR July session. The meeting featured a panel on “AMR: Delivering on implementation” and on "ECOSOC's role in achieving sustainable development – moving beyond the mantra of the integration of the three pillars of sustainable development”.
Opening remarks:
- H.E. Mr. Léo Mérorès, President of ECOSOC - English / French
- Mr. Sha Zukang, Under-Secretary-General, UNDESA
Panelists:
- Antonio Pedro Monteiro Lima, Permanent Representative of Cape Verde to the United Nations,
- Eckhard Deutscher, Chair, Development Assistance Committee, Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development
- Adil Najam, The Frederick S. Pardee Professor for Global Public Policy, Boston University
- Olav Kjorven, Director of the Bureau for Development Policy , UNDP
Moderator:
- Jomo Kwame Sundaram, Assistant-Secretary-General, UNDESA