Asia-Pacific Regional Review Meeting on the Implementation of the Istanbul Programme of Action
in Preparation for the Fifth United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries (UNLDC-5)
30 August - 2 September 2021 - UNHQ, Geneva, Switzerland, and virtual via Webex
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Thursday, 02 September 2021
All times refer to Geneva times
Location: Tempus 1, Conference Room 1
9:00 am - 10:45 am | Speakers
Session 6: "Social and human development and good governance at all levels"
Co-Chaired by:
- H.E. Mr. Eisenhower Nduwa Mkaka, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Malawi (in person)
- H.E. Mr. Nazar Abdullah Nasser Basuhaib, Vice-Minister of Planning and International Cooperation, Yemen (in person)
Keynote presentation:
- Mr. Achim Steiner, UNDP Administrator (pre-recorded video statement) | ► Video statement
Panelists:
- Distinguished Professor Ms. Gita Sen, Director, Ramalingaswami Centre on Equity & Social Determinants of Health, Public Health Foundation of India, and Adjunct Professor of global health and population at Harvard University (virtual participation) [Statement]
- Emiritus Professor Dr. Diane Elson, University of Essex, Chair of the Commission on a Gender Equal Economy, Member of CDP (virtual participation) [Statement]
Lead discussant:
- Mr. Mohammad Naciri, Regional Director Asia-Pacific, UN-Women (virtual participation)
Interactive discussion
10:45 am - 10:55 am
Break
10:55 am - 13:00 am
Session 7: "Road to Doha: an ambitious agenda for the next decade through reinvigorated and innovative financing for development of the Asia-Pacific LDCs"
Co-Chaired by:
- H.E. Ms. Rabab Fatima, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the UN, New York (in person)
- H.E. Mr. Robert Keith Rae, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Canada to the UN, New York (pre-recorded video statement) | ► Video recording
Keynote presentation:
- Mr. Courtenay Rattray, Under-Secretary-General and High Representative for LDCs, LLDCs and SIDS (in person) [Statement]
- Ms. Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana, Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of ESCAP (virtual participation)
Presentation on the Road to Doha:
- H.E. Ambassador Alya Ahmed Saif Al-Thani, Permanent Representative of the State of Qatar to the United Nation in New York (pre-recorded video statement) | ► Video recording
- Ms. Heidi Schroderus-Fox, Director, UN-OHRLLS (in person) [Presentation]
Panelists:
- Mr. Madhu Kumar Marasini, Secretary of the Ministry of Finance, Nepal (virtual participation) [Statement]
- Ms. Moira Simmons, Deputy Secretary - Ministry of Finance, Tuvalu (virtual participation)
- Mr. Helder Lopes, Alternate Governor of Timor-Leste for the Asia Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) and former Vice Minister of Finance (virtual participation) [Statement]
- Mr. Soulivath Souvannachoumkham, Director-General of External Finance and Debt Management of Ministry of Finance, Lao PDR (virtual participation) [Statement]
- Mr. Mahmoud Mohieldin, UN SG’s Special Envoy on Financing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (pre-recorded video statement)
- Member States
- UN system and partners
Interactive discussion
13:00 pm - 13:10 pm
Break
13:10 pm - 13:45 pm
Adoption of the Ministerial Declaration and Closing of the meeting
Chaired by:
- H.E. Mr. A.H.M. Mustafa Kamal, Minister of Finance of Bangladesh (in person)
Closing statements by:
- H.E. Mr. Eisenhower Mkaka, Foreign Minister of Malawi (in person)
- Mr. E. Courtenay Rattray, Under-Secretary-General and High Representative for LDCs, LLDCs and SIDS (in person)
- Ms. Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana, Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of ESCAP (virtual participation) [Statement]