Daily Journal N° 5 for UNCTAD XI
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N° 5 PROGRAMME OF MEETINGS Tuesday, 15 June 2004 On Conference Site Interactive Thematic Sessions 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. Building Productive Capacity - The Key to Plenary Hall Benefiting from Globalization Session I: Leveraging Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) for Export Competitiveness The session will also feature a special intervention by H.E. Mr. Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, President of Brazil Moderator: Ms. Hilary BOWKER, Bowker Media+Communications, former CNN Anchor Followed by: 3 p.m. - 6 p.m. Session II: Building Competitive Export Plenary Hall Capacity of Developing Country Firms (TD/399) Moderator: Ms. Lala de Heinzelin, Enthusiasmo Cultural, Brazil Followed by: Award Event by World Summit of Young Entrepreneurs TD(XI)/OD/5 SAO.04 - 017 Committee of the Whole 9.30 a.m. - Drafting Group 1 (Chapeau & para. 99) Room I 1.30 p.m. - Drafting Group 1 (Chapeau & para. 99) Room AJUBA (continues) at the Holiday Inn 9.30 a.m. - Drafting Group 2 (subthemes 1 to 4) Room AJUBA at the Holiday Inn 6.30 p.m. - Drafting Group 2 (subthemes 1 to 4) Room G (continues) * * * * * 5 p.m. - 6 p.m. Meeting of the Committee of the Whole Room I (TD/L.368 and Add.1) * * * * * General Debate 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. Statements by: Room B Norway, Botswana, Finland, Germany, Czech Republic, Mauritania, Bangladesh, China, Egypt, Iraq, Indonesia, Pakistan, Bhutan, Venezuela, Romania, Philippines, Russian Federation, Qatar 3 p.m. - 9 p.m. Statements by: Room B Japan, United States of America, Mozambique, United Republic of Tanzania, Republic of Korea, Sweden, Saudi Arabia, Serbia and Montenegro, Burkina Faso, South Africa, Iceland, Côte d'Ivoire, Kazakhstan, India, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Austria, UNDP, Portugal, UNIDO, Senegal, Costa Rica, Switzerland, FAO, Nepal, World Tourism Organization, Bulgaria, Australia, Canada, Yemen Other meetings on Conference Site 11.45 a.m. - African Group Meeting at expert level Office 08 1.45 p.m. 2 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. Launching of the Publication "Trade and Gender: Room II Opportunities and Challenges for Developing Countries" Followed by Round Table on Trade and Gender Opening remarks by Ms. M. Suplicy, Mayor of São Paulo Mr. Rubens Ricupero, Secretary-General of UNCTAD Ms. E. Herfkens, UN Secretary-General's Executive Coordinator for the Millennium Campaign (TD/392) 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. High-level Panel on Innovative Approaches Auditorium to Financing for Development (UNDESA) Regina Opening remarks by H.E. Mr. Kofi Annan, Secretary-General of the United Nations Keynote address by H.E. Mr. Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, President of Brazil Remarks by Mr. Rubens Ricupero, Secretary-General of UNCTAD The Panel will be chaired by Mr. José Antonio Ocampo, Under-Secretary-General, Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) With the following panellists H.E. Mr. Celso Amorim, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Brazil H.E. Mr. Mike O´Brien, MP, Minister of State for Trade and Investment, United Kingdom H.E. Mr. Renaud Muselier, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, France Mr. Jean-Pierre Landau, Chairman, Working Group established by President Chirac of France Mr. Donald J. Johnston, Secretary-General of OECD and discussants The Hon. Mr. Abdul Hafeez Shaikh, Minister for Investment and Privatization, Pakistan Mr. Poul Nielsen, Member of the European Commission 3 1 p.m. - 2.30 p.m. UNCTAD/UNDP Global Programme: Room II Using Competitiveness and Social Efficiency for a Sustainable Human Development. Experiences in Bolivia, Morocco, Senegal and Viet Nam Light lunch will be provided. 2 p.m. - 5 p.m. Forum on International Trade and Tourism Room Ipiranga (TD(XI)/PC/6 and Add.1) (Near Exhibition Pavilion) 2 p.m. - 5 p.m. World Association of Investment Promotion Auditorium Agencies (WAIPA): Annual Conference Regina 3 p.m. - 6 p.m. Interactive Panel Discussion: Commodities, Room A Poverty Alleviation and Sustainable Development (Common Fund for Commodities (CFC)/UNCTAD) A cocktail reception will be hosted by the Managing Director of the CFC for all participants. 3 p.m. - 6 p.m. Biotrade Initiative: Trade and Biodiversity Room II Partnerships Welcome and opening statements by: Mr. Rubens Ricupero, Secretary-General of UNCTAD H.E. Mrs. Marina Silva, Minister of Environment, Brazil Keynote Speakers: H.E. Mr Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, President of Uganda H.E. Mrs. Agnes van Ardenne, Minister of Development Cooperation, Netherlands 3 p.m. - Presentation of the new UNCTAD publication Room C 4.30 p.m. "Development and Globalization: Facts and Figures" * * * * * 4 Off Conference Site 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. Cities: Engines of Economic Development (URBIS/HABITAT) 3 p.m. - 6 p.m. (continues) 1.15 p.m. - Building for Partnerships: The Helsinki Process Novotel 3 p.m. on Globalization and Democracy Centre Norte (Finland/Brazil/United Republic of Tanzania) A shuttle service to the Hotel Novotel with departures from Gate 39 of the Anhembi Convention Center at 12.30 p.m. and 12.45 p.m. has been organized. * * * * * Exhibitions and Fairs All day Exhibition Pavilion Competitiveness Tools Fair (International Trade Centre UNCTAD/WTO) (continues through 18 June) Space Brazil - Opportunities for Investment and Business Technology Fair of the Future (UNIDO/UNCTAD) 2 p.m. - 5 p.m. Discussion Panel : Global Value Chains and Networks: Opportunities or Challenges ? Technical Group UN/Brazil/Chile/France Room Tiete Please note the following changes 1. The Round Table of Executive Secretaries of UN Regional Commissions will take place on 16 June from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. in Room II. 2. The meeting on Intellectual Property Rights and Challenges for Development, jointly organized by the International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD) and UNAIDS, will take place on 17 June from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. in Room G. The Civil Society Forum continues at the Anhembi Conference Center (Exhibition Pavilion) A daily detailed programme of the Forum is available at the Conference Center, as well as on the web. Delegates are welcome to attend Forum sessions. 5 * * * * * Kindly read the Journal daily for the most recent room and time changes. FORTHCOMING MEETINGS Wednesday, 16 June 2004 On Conference Site Interactive Thematic Sessions 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. Assuring Development Gains (Trade) Plenary Hall Session I: Assuring Development Gains from the International Trading System and Trade Negotiations Followed by: 3 p.m. - 6 p.m. Session II: Policy Options and Strategies to Plenary Hall Support Developing Countries' Competitiveness in the Most Dynamic Sectors of International Trade Committee of the Whole 9.30 a.m. - 5 p.m. Drafting Group 1 (Chapeau & para. 99) Room A 6 p.m. - Drafting Group 1 (Chapeau & para. 99) Room I 11 p.m. (continues) 9.30 a.m. - 5 p.m. Drafting Group 2 (subthemes 1 to 4) Room AJUBA at the Holiday Inn 6 6.30 p.m. - Drafting Group 2 (subthemes 1 to 4) Room G 11 p.m. (continues) * * * * * 5 p.m. - 6 p.m. Meeting of the Committee of the Whole Room I * * * * * General Debate 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. Broadcast live on the web (continues) Room B 3 p.m. - 6 p.m. (continues) Room B * * * * * Other meetings on Conference Site 8.45 a.m. - Bureau of the Preparatory Committee of Room G 9.30 a.m. the Group of 77 and China 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. Implementing the World Summit on the Room C Information Society (WSIS) Plan of Action: Issues for Trade and Development. Co-organized by the UNICT Task Force and UNCTAD to identify concrete steps that could be taken until the next phase of the Summit in Tunis in November 2005. 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. Round Table of Executive Secretaries of the Room II UN Regional Commissions: Bilateralism and Regionalism in the Aftermath of Cancún: Re-establishing the Primacy of Multilateralism 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. World Association of Investment Promotion Auditorium Agencies (WAIPA): Annual Conference Regina 10 a.m. - WAIPA/EMPRETEC Joint Workshop Room D 11.30 a.m. 12 p.m. - EMPRETEC Chronicle and New Initiatives Room G 1.30 p.m. 7 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. Meeting of Trade Points of the Americas Room C 2.30 p.m. - Workshop on Accountancy and Economic Room II 5.30. p.m. Development 3 p.m. - 6 p.m. Meeting of Trade Points of the Americas Room C (continues) 3 p.m. - 6 p.m. World Association of Investment Promotion Auditorium Agencies (WAIPA): Annual Conference Regina (Launch of UNCTAD/ITC Joint Website for Trade and Investment Analysis Map) 3 p.m. - 6 p.m. EMPRETEC/SEBRAE Round Table Room G 3 p.m. - 6 p.m. Trade-Related E-Finance for Small and Medium- Room E Sized Enterprises (SMEs) 6.30 p.m. - 8 p.m. Special Session at Ministerial Level, Global Room A System of Trade Preferences (GSTP), Committee of Participants * * * * * Off Conference Site 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. Cities: Engines of Economic Development (URBIS/HABITAT) 3 p.m. - 6 p.m. (continues) Side Event organized by International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO) 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. Tropical Timber Trade & Development Dialogue. Room II Is the tropical timber trade contributing to sustainable development ? * * * * * 8 Exhibitions and Fairs All day Exhibition Pavilion Competitiveness Tools Fair (International Trade Centre UNCTAD/WTO) (continues through 18 June) Technology Fair of the Future (UNIDO/UNCTAD) Space Brazil - Opportunities for Investment and Business FISPAL * * * * * Technical Group UN/Brazil/Chile/France Room Tiete 9 BUREAU OF THE ELEVENTH SESSION OF THE CONFERENCE PRESIDENT: H.E. Mr. Celso AMORIM, Minister of External Relations of Brazil CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE: H.E. Mr. Zukang SHA (China) VICE-PRESIDENTS: 1. The Honourable Mr.