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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Tuesday, 31 August 2021
All times refer to Geneva times
Location: Tempus 1, Conference Room 1
9:00 am - 11:00 am | Speakers
Session 2: "Supporting our climate, recovery from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic and building a resilient society against future shocks"
Co-Chaired by:
- H.E. Mr. Jeremiah Manele, Minister for Foreign Affairs and External Trade of the Solomon Islands (virtual) [Statement]
- H.E. Mr. Tomas Anker Christensen, Climate Ambassador of Denmark (in person)
Keynote Address by:
- H.E. Dasho Mr. Sonam P. Wangdi, Chair of the LDC Group at the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change and Secretary, National Environment Commission, Royal Government of Bhutan (pre-recorded video statement) | ► Video recording
- Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO) (pre-recorded video statement) | ► Video recording
Panelists:
- H.E. Dr. Tin Ponlok, Secretary of State of the Ministry of Environment of the Kingdom of Cambodia (virtual) [Statement]
- Ms. Mami Mizutori, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction (in person)
- H. E Mr. Amrit Bahadur Rai, Permanent Representative of Nepal to the UN (in person)
Interactive discussion
11:00 am - 11:10 am
Break
11:10 - 13:15 am
Session 3: "Supporting sustainable graduation: making graduation irreversible and a steppingstone to achieve the SDGs"
Co-Chaired by:
- Ms. Sakiko Fukuda-Parr, CDP Vice-Chair (virtual participation) [Statement]
- H.E. Mr. Sumbue Antas, Permanent Representative to the UN and other international organizations in Geneva, Vanuatu (in person)
Keynote address:
- H.E. Dr. Lyonpo Tandi Dorji, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Bhutan (pre-recorded statement)
- Mr. Farid Aziz, Joint-Secretary, Economic Relations Division, Bangladesh (in person)
Panel discussion:
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Moderated by the Chair of the UN Committee for Development Policy Sub-Group on LDCs, Mr. Taffere Tesfachew (virtual participation)
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Presentation by: Mr. Elliott Harris, Assistant Secretary-General for Economic Development and Chief Economist, UN Department for Economic and Social Affairs (virtual participation) [Presentation]
Panelists:
- Mr. Debrapriya Bhattacharya, Member of the UN Committee for Development Policy and Distinguished Fellow, Centre for Policy Dialogue (virtual participation) [Statement]
- Mr. Haoliang Xu, Assistant Secretary-General and UNDP Director of Bureau for Policy and Programme Support
Lead Discussant:
- H.E. Mr. Anouparb Vongnorkeo, Permanent Representative for Lao People’s Democratic Republic to the UN in New York (tbc)
- Mr. Nikolaos Zaimis, Adviser, European Commission, Directorate General for Trade (virtual participation)
- Ms. Preeti Sinha, Executive Secretary, UN Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) (virtual participation) [Statement]
- Mr. Olivier Cattaneo, Head of the Policy Analysis and Strategy Unit at the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) (virtual participation)
Interactive discussion
Closing Remarks:
- Mr. Elliott Harris, Assistant Secretary-General for Economic Development and Chief Economist, UN Department for Economic and Social Affairs (virtual participation) [Statement]