10:00-13:00
OPENING
Chair: H. E. Ambassador Dian Triansyah Djani, President, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Trade and Development Board
Mr. Supachai Panitchpakdi, Secretary-General, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
Mr. Juan Somavia, Director General, International Labour Organization (ILO)
Mr. Sha Zukang, Under-Secretary-General, United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN-DESA)
Mr. Anders B. Johnsson, Secretary-General, Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
Mr. Guy Ryder, Secretary-General, International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)
Followed by
PLENARY SESSION 1
The global economic crisis - its causes and its multiple impacts
The debate will consider in particular the effects on developing countries in the area of trade, investment, food security and jobs.
Moderator: Mr. Debapriya Battacharya, Distinguished Fellow, Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), Dhaka, Bangladesh
Discussants:
Ms. Celine Charveriat, OXFAM International;
Ms. Nuria Molina, European Network on Debt and Development (Eurodad);
Mr. Vice Yu, South Centre;
Mr. Jan Atteslander, Economiesuisse;
Ms. Diana Aguiar, International Gender and Trade Network (IGTN)/Women's Working Group on Financing for Development (WWG on FfD);
Mr. Arjun Karki, Least Developed Countries Watch (LDC-Watch);
Mr. Manzoor Ahmad, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and UNCTAD resource persons.
INTERACTIVE DEBATE
14:15-15:45
Breakout Session 1
The global jobs crisis: issues related to rising unemployment, wage deflation, implications for global aggregate demand, and proposal for a global jobs pact (led by the United Nations Non- Governmental Liaison Service (NGLS), Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES), ILO and ITUC)
Room XIX
Moderator: Hamish Jenkins, UN Non-Governmental Liaison Service (NGLS)
Discussants:
Guy Ryder, Secretary-General, International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)
Duncan Campbell, Director, Economic and Labour Market Analysis Department, International Labour Organization (ILO)
Sangheon Lee, Senior Researcher, Labour Protection Department, ILO
Heiner Flassbeck, Chief Macroeconomist, UNCTAD
Ludek Rychly, Social Dialogue Sector, ILO
Interactive discussion
Breakout Session 2
Least developed countries (LDCs) in the crisis: specific challenges and solutions (led by Consumer Unity and Trust Society (CUTS) and Oxfam International)
Room XXVI
Moderator: Atul Kaushik, Director CUTS Geneva Resource Centre
Keynote Speaker: H.E. Matern Y. C. Lumbanga, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Tanzania (Coordinator of LDC Group in Geneva) to the United Nations and Other International Organizations in Geneva
Presentations by:
Charles Gore, Special Coordinator for Cross-Sectoral Issues, Division for Africa, LDCs and Special Programmes, UNCTAD
Duncan Green, Head of Research, Oxfam Great Britain
Discussant: Demba Moussa Dembele, Africaine de Recherche et de Coopération pour l'Appui au Development Endogène (ARCADE)
Discussion and Comments from the floor
Breakout Session 3
The global downturn: Are women disproportionately affected? (led by IGTN/WWG on FfD, other civil society organizations, UNCTAD, International Organization for Migration (IOM) and ILO)
Room XXVII
Moderator: Diana Aguiar, International Gender and Trade Network (IGTN) and member of the Women's Working Group on Financing for Development
Discussants:
Simonetta Zarrilli, Legal Officer, UNCTAD
Jane Hodges, Director, Bureau for Gender Equality, International Labour Organization (ILO)
Christine Aghazarm, Research and Publications Unit, International Organization for Migration (IOM)
Blandine Mollard, the Gender Unit, IOM
Interactive discussion
16:00-18:00
PLENARY SESSION 2
Assessing existing responses to the crisis at international, regional and national levels - limitations, perspectives and best practices
In addition to examining the effectiveness of stimulus packages implemented in some countries, the debate will address multilateral efforts to find solutions to the crisis, including the G-20 Summit outcome and regional initiatives/perspectives.
Moderator: H. E. Ambassador Carvalho de Azevêdo, Permanent Representative of Brazil to the World Trade Organization (WTO)
Discussants:
Ms. Elizabeth Tankeu, African Union, Ethiopia;
Mr. José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, ILO;
Mr. Janwillem C. Acket (Bank Julius Baer & Co);
Mr. Rudy de Meyer, 11.11.11;
Mr. Peter Wahl, World Economy, Ecology and Development (WEED);
Mr. Emmanuel Gyekye Tanoh, Third World Network-Africa;
Mr. Carlos Benavente (LATINDAD network, Nicaragua),
initiatives/perspectives from Asia (tbc).
INTERACTIVE DEBATE
Room XIX: 3rd Floor, Building E
Room XXVI: 1st Floor, Building E
Room XXVII: 1st Floor, Building E
Cyber café: Outside meeting rooms Room XXVI and Room XXVII
Documents: Outside meeting rooms Room XXVI and Room XXVII
Food & drinks: Bar "Le Serpent", 1st Floor, E Building
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