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Journal Monday, 9 May 2011 of the United Nations Fourth United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries Istanbul, Turkey (9–13 May 2011)
Official meetings
Monday, 9 May 2011
Fourth United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries
Lütfi Kirdar Convention and Exhibition Centre 9 a.m.–1 p.m...... 1st plenary meeting ...... Anadolu Auditorium
1. Election of the President ...... [2]
2. Opening of the Conference ...... [1]
3. Adoption of the rules of procedure (A/CONF.219/2) ...... [3]
4. Adoption of the agenda and organization of work, including the establishment of the subsidiary organs (A/CONF.219/1 and A/CONF.219/1/Add.1) ...... [4]
5. Election of officers other than the President ...... [5]
6. Credentials of representatives participating in the Conference: Appointment of members of the Credential Committee...... [6 (a)]
Lütfi Kirdar Convention and Exhibition Centre 1 3–6 p.m...... 2nd plenary meeting ...... Anadolu Auditorium
2 General debate ...... [7]
______1The plenary meeting will end at 6 p.m. There will be no evening session. 2The complete list of speakers for the general debate of the Conference appears under a special header at the end of the Journal (see pp. 10–14). Delegations are reminded that interventions in the general debate should be limited to 10 minutes for Member States and 8 minutes for other participants, on the understanding that this will not preclude the distribution of more extensive texts.
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High-level interactive thematic debate Lütfi Kirdar Convention and Exhibition Centre 3–6 p.m...... Room Rumeli B
Thematic debate 1: “Enhancing productive capacities and the role of the private sector in least developed countries”
Co-Chairs: H.E. Mr. Madické Niang, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senegal
H.E. Ms. Ritva Koukku-Ronde, Under-Secretary of State for Development Policy and Cooperation, Finland
Keynote speakers: H.E. Sheikh Hasina Wajed, Prime Minister, People’s Republic of Bangladesh
H.E. Mr. Joseph Deiss (Switzerland), President of the sixty-fifth session of the General Assembly, United Nations
Panellists: Mr. Supachai Panitchpakdi, Secretary-General, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
Ms. Noeleen Heyzer, Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary, Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
Mr. Kandeh K. Yumkella, Director-General, United Nations Industrial Development Organization
Mr. Francis Gurry, Director-General, World Intellectual Property Organization
Mr. Juan Somavía, Executive Director, International Labour Organization
Mr. Houlin Zhao, Deputy Secretary-General, International Telecommunication Union
Mr. Abdullah Çelik, Chief Executive Officer, Bank Asya, Turkey
Mr. Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, Chair, African Business Round Table and the New Partnership for Africa’s Development Business Group
Mr. Roberto Bissio, Coordinator of the International Secretariat of Social Watch
Interactive discussion
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Other meetings The information below is reproduced as received and does not imply any opinion or endorsement by the Secretariat of the United Nations. The meetings under this header are closed.
Monday, 9 May 2011 European Union Lütfi Kirdar Convention and Exhibition Centre 8.30–10 a.m...... Closed meeting ...... Room Sultan 3
6.15–7.15 p.m...... Closed meeting ...... Room Sultan 3
Group of 77 (on the Fourth United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries) Lütfi Kirdar Convention and Exhibition Centre 1.15–2.30 p.m...... Closed meeting ...... Room Sultan 2
Special events The information below is reproduced as received and does not imply any opinion or endorsement by the Secretariat of the United Nations. For a detailed calendar of the special events, click here.
Monday, 9 May 2011
1.15–2.30 p.m...... Aid for trade for the LDCs: Mobilizing resources and ensuring effectiveness (organized by the World Bank Group) (Istanbul Congress Centre: Hamidiye Hall)
1.15–2.30 p.m...... Building a strong and sustainable trading future for LDCs: Market entry and capacity building (organized by the World Trade Organization and the Enhanced Integrated Framework Executive Secretariat) (Lütfi Kirdar Convention and Exhibition Centre: Room Topkapi A)
1.15–2.30 p.m...... New realities, challenges and opportunities for rural development in LDCs –– Findings from the IFAD Rural Poverty Report 2011 (organized by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)) (Lütfi Kirdar Convention and Exhibition Centre: Room Topkapi B)
4–6 p.m...... Innovative financing: A solution to meet LDCs’ development goals (organized by the Leading Group on Innovative Financing for Development, in partnership with the United Nations) (Lütfi Kirdar Convention and Exhibition Centre: Room Topkapi A)
6.15–8 p.m...... Joint event with the CEB’s Inter-Agency Cluster on Trade and Productive Capacity –– “Development of productive capacities and trade: The key to inclusive and sustainable growth” (organized by the United Nations Cluster on Trade and Productive Capacity) (Istanbul Congress Centre: Çamlica Hall)
6.15–8 p.m...... The international commitment to reduce the cost of remittances and the importance of remittances for LDCs’ development (organized by the Governments of Australia, Bangladesh, Benin, France and Italy, and the World Bank Group) (Lütfi Kirdar Convention and Exhibition Centre: Room Topkapi B) 3
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o Press conferences
Monday, 9 May 2011
Rumeli B (Lütfi Kirdar Convention and Exhibition Centre)
11 a.m...... H.E. Mr. Abdullah Gül, President of the Republic of Turkey; H.E. Mr. Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations; and Mr. Cheick Sidi Diarra, Secretary-General of the Fourth United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries
Loft (Lütfi Kirdar Convention and Exhibition Centre)
12 noon ...... Noon briefing of the Conference Spokesperson
4.15 p.m...... Private sector track opening press briefing [Participants: Mr. Muhtar Kent, Chair of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, The Coca-Cola Company; Ms. Katy Tall, Chief Executive Officer, INFOGEST, Senegal; Mr. James D. Wolfensohn, Chair and Chief Executive Officer, Wolfensohn & Company and former President of the World Bank] [Moderator: Mr. Georg Kell, Executive Director, United Nations Global Compact]
6 p.m...... Innovative sources of financing for the development of LDCs [Participants: H.E. Mr. Henri de Raincourt, Minister Responsible for Cooperation, France; H.E. Mr. Soumeylou Boubèye Maïga, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mali; and H.E. Ms. Ingrid Fiskaa, Secretary of State for Environment and International Development, Norway]
Forthcoming official meetings
Tuesday, 10 May 2011
Fourth United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries Lütfi Kirdar Convention and Exhibition Centre 10 a.m.–1 p.m...... 3rd plenary meeting ...... Anadolu Auditorium
3–6 p.m...... 4th plenary meeting ...... Anadolu Auditorium 1 General debate ...... [7] ______1The complete list of speakers for the general debate of the Conference appears under a special header at the end of the Journal (see pp. 10–14). 4 Journal of the United Nations Istanbul Journal No. 2
High-level interactive thematic debates Lütfi Kirdar Convention and Exhibition Centre 10 a.m.–1 p.m...... Room Rumeli C Thematic debate 2: “Resource mobilization for the least developed countries’ development and global partnership”
Co-Chairs: H.E. The Honourable Upendra Yadav, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs, Nepal H. E. Ms. Ingrid Fiskaa, Secretary of State for Environment and International Development, Norway
Keynote speakers: H.E. Mr. Meles Zenawi, Prime Minister, Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia H.E. Mr. Kabiné Komara, former Prime Minister, Guinea Mr. Andris Piebalgs, Commissioner for Development, European Union
Panellists: Mr. Anthony Lake, Executive Director, United Nations Children’s Fund Mr. Philippe Douste-Blazy, Under-Secretary-General and Special Adviser on Innovative Financing for Development Ms. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Managing Director, World Bank Mr. Hugh Bredenkamp, Deputy Director, Strategy, Policy and Review Department, International Monetary Fund H.E. Mr. Jon Lomøy, Director, Development Co-operation Directorate, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development Ms. Carola Donner-Reichle, Senior Adviser, Asian Development Bank Mr. Ohashi Masaaki, Chair, Japan NGO Center for International Cooperation
Interactive discussion
Lütfi Kirdar Convention and Exhibition Centre 3–6 p.m...... Room Rumeli C
Thematic debate 3: “Harnessing trade for the least developed countries’ development and transformation”
Co-Chairs: H.E. The Honourable Leketekete Ketso, Minister of Trade and Industry, Cooperatives and Marketing, Lesotho H.E. The Right Honourable Peter Lilley, Member of Parliament, Co-Chair of Trade Out of Poverty, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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Keynote speakers: H.E. Mr. Rupiah Bwezani Banda, President, Republic of Zambia H.E. Mr. Thongloun Sisoulith, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs, Lao People’s Democratic Republic
Panellists: Mr. Pascal Lamy, Director-General, World Trade Organization Mr. Martin Khor, Executive Director, South Centre Mr. Martin Tofinga, President and Executive Director, Kiribati Chamber of Commerce and Industry Mr. Camille Chalmers, Leader, Haitian Platform to Advocate Alternative Development Mr. Abdullah Kahraman, Durman International Group, Turkey
Interactive discussion
Forthcoming other meetings The information below is reproduced as received and does not imply any opinion or endorsement by the Secretariat of the United Nations. The meetings under this header are closed.
Group of Least Developed Countries and G-20 Development Working Group: High-level meeting Thursday, 12 May 2011, from 3 to 6 p.m. in Room Rumeli D (Lütfi Kirdar Convention and Exhibition Centre).
Forthcoming special events The information below is reproduced as received and does not imply any opinion or endorsement by the Secretariat of the United Nations.
Tuesday, 10 May 2011
8–9.45 a.m...... Addressing vulnerability to climate change in LDCs (organized by the Secretariat of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)) (Lütfi Kirdar Convention and Exhibition Centre: Room Topkapi B)
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8–9.45 a.m...... Build on broadband: Winning formula for the Millennium Development Goals (organized by the International Telecommunications Union (ITU)) (Istanbul Congress Centre: Tophane Hall)
8–9.45 a.m...... Enhancing the role of small and medium enterprises in agribusiness global value chains (organized by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and the Turkish International Cooperation and Development Agency (TIKA)) (Lütfi Kirdar Convention and Exhibition Centre: Room Topkapi A)
8–9.45 a.m...... Equitable human development: Investing in nutrition in LDCs (organized by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the Governments of Nepal and the United States, and the World Food Programme (WFP)) (Istanbul Congress Centre: Çamlica Hall)
10 a.m.–1 p.m. and 3–6 p.m...... High-level forum on building a comprehensive framework for promoting development in LDCs through innovation and creativity (organized by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and the Turkish Patent Institute) (Istanbul Congress Centre: Hamidiye Hall)
1.15–2.30 p.m...... Employment and social protection in LDCs (organized by the International Labour Organization (ILO)) (Istanbul Congress Centre: Tophane Hall)
1.15–2.30 p.m...... Green growth and LDCs: A dialogue with the High-level Panel on Global Sustainability (organized by the Secretariat of the Secretary-General’s High-level Panel on Global Sustainability) (Lütfi Kirdar Convention and Exhibition Centre: Room Rumeli D)
1.15–2.30 p.m...... Promoting tourism for sustainable development and poverty reduction (organized by the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), the International Labour Organization (ILO), the International Trade Centre (ITC), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Turkey) (Istanbul Congress Centre: Çamlica Hall)
1.15–2.30 p.m...... Regional integration and human development: A pathway for Africa (organized by the Bureau for Development Policy (BDP) and the Regional Bureau for Africa (RBA) of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)) (Lütfi Kirdar Convention and Exhibition Centre: Room Topkapi A)
1.15–2.30 p.m...... Women as a subject of sustainable development and positive action (organized by the General Directorate on the Status of Women of the Turkish Prime Ministry) (Lütfi Kirdar Convention and Exhibition Centre: Room Topkapi B)
6.15–8 p.m...... Building resilience for sustainable development: International cooperation and national strategies (organized by the Government of Nepal and the Regional Bureau for Asia and the Pacific (RBAP) of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)) (Lütfi Kirdar Convention and Exhibition Centre: Room Topkapi B)
6.15–8 p.m...... Cotton as a driver for sustainable transformation of LDC economies (organized by the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP Group) and the International Organization of la Francophonie (OIF)) (Lütfi Kirdar Convention and Exhibition Centre: Room Topkapi A)
6.15–8 p.m...... Macroeconomic policies for LDCs: From economic recovery to sustainable development (organized by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN-DESA)) (Istanbul Congress Centre: Tophane Hall) 7
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6.15–8 p.m...... Promoting women’s economic empowerment through financial inclusion and agricultural development (organized by the Governments of Austria and Luxembourg, and the United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF)) (Istanbul Congress Centre: Çamlica Hall)
6.15–8 p.m...... The Turkish International Cooperation and Development Agency (TIKA) and Turkish development cooperation (organized by the Turkish International Cooperation and Development Agency (TIKA)) (Lütfi Kirdar Convention and Exhibition Centre: Room Rumeli D)
General information More details on the information below are available in document A/CONF.219/INF/1.
Credentials of representatives Delegates are reminded that in accordance with the provisional rules of procedure of the Conference (A/CONF.219/2), the credentials of representatives and the names of alternate representatives and advisers shall be submitted to the Secretary-General of the Conference, Under-Secretary-General and High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States. Delegates are accordingly requested to submit their credentials to the Office of Legal Affairs of the Conference (Barbaros, Room 3), which is situated on the lower level of the Conference premises.
Circulation of written statements Delegations wishing to have their statements distributed to the meeting participants are requested to deliver 350 copies to the meetings services assistants located at the documents distribution counter outside Anadolu Auditorium prior to the start of the meeting at which the statement is being delivered. Delegations who wish to have written statements distributed to the media are requested to deliver 300 copies to the media documents counter located in the basement of Rumeli Hall. Participants are reminded that the Secretariat will not be in a position to offer reproduction services for such texts. Delegations that wish to have statements posted on the Internet
Distribution of official documents The official documentation of the Conference will be issued in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish. The main documents counter for delegations will be located outside Anadolu Auditorium. Each delegation will be assigned an individual box in which copies of all official documents issued during the Conference will be placed. Delegations are reminded that the document boxes are exclusively for the distribution of official documents of the Conference and may not be used for circulation of any other papers or documents. For the convenience of participants, a documents counter will also be located at the entrance of Rumeli Hall.
Receipt and circulation of other documents Other documents that United Nations entities, Governments, non-governmental organizations and business sector entities or other accredited organizations may wish to make available to participants in the Conference are to be provided by the entity concerned in appropriate languages and quantities. Members of United Nations entities should forward two copies of each document they intend to distribute to Ms. Sonia Elliott for screening. Ms. Elliott can also be reached by e-mail at [email protected]. Any material not cleared by the above official will be considered unauthorized and will be removed.
Arrangements for bilateral meetings For bilateral meetings among Member States at the Head of State or Government or ministerial level, eight small temporary booths, each with a capacity to hold a maximum of six participants, will be available in Room Domabache C (Lütfi Kirdar Convention and Exhibition Centre), from today, 9 May, to Friday, 13 May 2011.
Live coverage The Department of Public Information is providing live and on-demand Webcast coverage of the Conference in English and the original language of the speaker. Internet users around the world are able to follow the Conference proceedings by viewing the live webcast coverage and access information such as statements and archived video at
Press conferences Daily press briefings by the Spokesperson for the Conference will be held in the Loft, Lüfti Kirdar Convention and Exhibition Centre, at 12 noon. Requests for press conferences should be directed to [email protected]. A daily schedule of press briefings will be posted in the media centre, in the daily Journal and on the Conference Web site, and updates to the schedule will be posted at twitter.com//UN_LDCIV_Spox.
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List of speakers1 for the plenary meetings of the Fourth United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries (Istanbul, Turkey (9–13 May 2011))
1. His Excellency Mr. Yves Leterme, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Belgium 2. His Excellency Mr. Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete, President of the United Republic of Tanzania 3. His Excellency Mr. Alpha Condé, President of the Republic of Guinea 4. His Excellency Mr. Bamir Topi, President of the Republic of Albania 5. His Excellency Mr. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, President of the Islamic Republic of Iran 6. His Excellency Mr. Rupiah Bwezani Banda, President of the Republic of Zambia 7. His Excellency Mr. Hamid Karzai, President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan 8. His Excellency Mr. Ahmed Abdallah Sambi, President of the Union of the Comoros 9. His Excellency Mr. Malam Bacai Sanhá, President of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau 10. His Excellency Mr. Andry Nirina Rajoelina, President of the High Transitional Authority of the Republic of Madagascar 11. His Excellency Mr. Meles Zenawi, Prime Minister of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia 12. His Excellency Mr. Artur Tahir oğlu Rasizadeh, Prime Minister of the Republic of Azerbaijan 13. His Excellency Mr. Mohammad Naji Ottri, Prime Minister of the Republic of Tajikistan 14. Her Excellency Sheikh Hasina Wajed, Prime Minister of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh 15. His Excellency Mr. Nikoloz Gilauri, Prime Minister of Georgia 16. Her Excellency Ms. Tarja Halonen, President of the Republic of Finland 17. His Excellency Mr. Pakalitha Bethuel Mosisili, Prime Minister and Minister for Defence and Public Services of the Kingdom of Lesotho 18. His Excellency The Honourable Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi, Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Independent State of Samoa 19. His Excellency Mr. Adolphe Muzito, Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo 20. His Excellency Mr. Serge Rialuth Vohor, Prime Minister of the Republic of Vanuatu 21. His Excellency Mr. Emmanuel Nadingar, Prime Minister of the Republic of Chad ______1The list of speakers for the plenary meetings will be closed at the end of the third day of the Conference (Wednesday, 11 May 2011), pursuant to rule 22 of the rules of procedure. Inscriptions shall be on a first-come, first-served basis, and will be rearranged in accordance with the established practice of the General Assembly. Delegations are reminded that interventions in the plenary meetings should be limited to 10 minutes for Member States and 8 minutes for other participants, on the understanding that this will not preclude the distribution of more extensive texts. Delegations are kindly invited to inscribe on the list of speakers by e-mail ([email protected]). For further information, please contact Ms. Meriem Heddache (tel. 0530-43-0181). 10 Journal of the United Nations Istanbul Journal No. 2
22. His Excellency Mr. Willy Telavi, Prime Minister of Tuvalu 23. His Excellency Mr. Abdu Rabbu Hadi Mansour, Vice-President of the Republic of Yemen 24. Her Excellency Ms. Aja Isatou Njie-Saidy, Vice-President of the Republic of the Gambia 25. His Excellency Mr. Gervais Rufyikiri, Second Vice-President of the Republic of Burundi 26. Solomon Islands 27. Croatia 28. Argentina (on behalf of the Group of 77 and China) 29. Qatar 30. Slovenia 31. France 32. Saudi Arabia 33. Kuwait 34. Morocco 35. Estonia 36. Luxembourg 37. Ireland 38. Lao People’s Democratic Republic 39. Serbia 40. Algeria 41. Malaysia 42. Pakistan 43. Ukraine 44. Angola 45. Jordan 46. Senegal 47. Uganda 48. Malawi 49. Sudan 50. Timor-Leste 51. Mozambique 52. Mali 53. Burkina Faso 11
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54. Eritrea 55. Maldives 56. Hungary 57. Sierra Leone 58. Egypt 59. Cyprus 60. Bosnia and Herzegovina 61. Liberia 62. Cameroon 63. Bhutan 64. Rwanda 65. Mauritania 66. Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 67. Russian Federation 68. Italy 69. China 70. Bulgaria 71. Austria 72. Germany 73. United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 74. United States of America 75. Spain 76. Switzerland 77. Portugal 78. Greece 79. Liechtenstein 80. Sri Lanka 81. New Zealand 82. Sweden 83. His Excellency General François Bozizé, President of the Central African Republic 84. Norway 85. Brazil 86. Gabon
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87. India 88. Romania 89. Denmark 90. Poland 91. Lithuania 92. Czech Republic 93. Viet Nam 94. Republic of Korea 95. Chile 96. Myanmar 97. Philippines 98. Monaco 99. Australia 100. Thailand 101. Mexico 102. Kiribati 103. Singapore 104. Dominican Republic 105. Japan 106. Oman 107. Panama 108. Cuba 109. Kazakhstan 110. Lebanon 111. Peru 112. Indonesia 113. South Africa 114. Tunisia 115. Canada 116. Haiti 117. Togo 118. Holy See 119. Palestine 120. Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) 13
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121. African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States 122. League of Arab States 123. International Organization of la Francophonie 124. International Organization for Migration (IOM) 125. Common Fund for Commodities (CFC) 126. Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC) 127. United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) 128. United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN-Women) 129. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) 130. United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) 131. International Telecommunication Union (ITU) 132. World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) 133. International Labour Organization (ILO) 134. World Food Programme (WFP) 135. Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) 136. United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) 137. United Nation’s Children’s Fund (UNICEF) 138. United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) 139. World Meteorological Organization (WMO) 140. Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO)
Prepared at United Nations Headquarters, New York, and published at Istanbul, Turkey, by the Department for General Assembly and Conference Management.
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