Joint Event of ECOSOC and the Peacebuilding Commission
“Partnerships for job creation for young people in
countries emerging from conflict”

 

4 June 2012, 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., ECOSOC Chamber, United Nations, New York

 

STATEMENTS

• Welcoming remarks by H.E. Mr. Miloš Koterec, President of the Economic and Social Council

• Opening statement by H.E. Dr. A.K. Abdul Momen, Chairperson of the Peace Building Commission

• Keynote address by Dr. Asha Rose Migiro, Deputy Secretary-General

• Presentation by Mr. Mohammed Abdus Salam, Head of Bangladesh Rehabilitation Assistance Committee (BRAC) in Liberia (via videolink)

• Presentation by Mr. Anthony Koroma, Youth Commissioner in Sierra Leone (via videolink)

• Presentation by Mr. Vincent Rutaremara, Director of Planning, Cooperatives Promotion and Capacity Building, Rwanda

• Presentation by Ms. Jasmine Nahhas di Florio, Vice President, Strategy and Partnerships at Education For Employment (EFE)

• Closing remarks by H.E. Mr. Miloš Koterec

PRESS RELEASE

• Partnerships key in creating jobs for youth in post-conflict nations, say UN officials

ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS

• Agenda

• Biographies

• Concept Note

• Co-Chairs Summary

Financing for Development

Millennium Development Goals and post-2015 Development Agenda

• Eradicate Poverty and Hunger: MDG 1
• Universal Primary Education: MDG 2
• Gender Equality and Empower Women: MDG 3
• Reduce Child Mortality: MDG 4
• Improve Maternal Health: MDG 5
• Combat HIV/AIDS, Malaria and Other Diseases: MDG 6
• Environmental Sustainability: MDG 7
• Global Partnership for Development: MDG 8

Peacebuilding and Post-Conflict Recovery

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