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World Bank Document Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Second Annual Conference Parliamentary Network London,HouseofCommons on the World Bank World on the January 28-29,2001 of the 1 2 Visit our Website: http://www.worldbank.org/pnowb Table of Contents Second Annual Conference of the Parliamentary Network on the World Bank London, January 28-29, 2001 Foreword 5 Program of the Conference 6 Summary Report 8 Keynote Speeches: ♦ Speech of Ms. Clare Short MP, Secretary of State for International Development United Kingdom 14 ♦ Speech of Mr. Callisto Madavo Vice President, Africa Region, World Bank “Special Focus on Africa” 18 ♦ Speech of Mr. Trevor Manuel Minister of Finance, South Africa “The Power of Parliament in a Multi-Lateral World” 20 ♦ Speech of Mr.Poul Nielson Commissioner for Development European Commission “The European Commission’s Present Undertakings” 24 ♦ Speech of Mr. Nick Stern Senior Vice President for Development Economics and Chief Economist, World Bank “Globalization and Poverty” 26 ♦ Speech of Mr. Jean-François Rischard, Vice President for Europe, World Bank "High Noon : the Urgent Need for Effective Global Governance Methods" 30 List of Participants 32 The Steering Committee of the Parliamentary Network on the World Bank 33 The Pan-European Dialogue of the World Bank 34 3 4 Visit our Website: http://www.worldbank.org/pnowb Foreword n January 28-29, 2001, the Parliamentary Network on the World Bank (PNoWB) Oheld its second Annual Conference in London. This was a follow-up to the first conference in The Hague in May 2000, at which World Bank President James Wolfensohn was a keynote speaker. The conference was organized by the European Vice Presidency (EURVP) of the Bank together with the Steering Committee of the PNoWB The aim of the London conference was twofold: • to pursue the in-depth dialogue between parliamentarians and the World Bank on policy issues engaged in The Hague, where the conference focused on the role of parliamentarians in poverty reduction; • to agree on how the Parliamentary Network on the World Bank should be organized and what its activities should be over the next years. The meeting lasted one-and-a-half days and included sessions on globalization and governance, Africa, the future of foreign aid, and debt relief, as well as break-out sessions on corruption, trade and development, and representation of European countries in international financial institutions. A plenary session was devoted to discuss the organization and activities of the parliamentary network that was followed by an election to designate the nine members of the steering committee who will run the initiative during the next two years. Parliamentarians were invited from most regions of the world including, for the first time, the United States, Canada, and Japan. More than 85 parliamentarians from 32 countries took part in the meeting, as well as observers from international parliamentary networks. The World Bank and the PNoWB would like to express their sincere thanks to Ms. Clare Short, the Secretary of State for International Development at the Department for International Development (DFID) of United Kingdom, who sponsored the event. Our thanks alsoSextend to Mr. Bowen Wells, Chairman of the International Development Select Committee of the House of Commons for graciously hosting the meeting at the seat of the British Parliament. 5 Program of the Conference Sunday, January 28 1:30 - 2:00 p.m. Coffee served at the House of Commons 2:15 - 2:30 p.m. Opening Session Speakers: Bowen Wells, Member of Parliament, Chairman of the International Development Select Committee, United Kingdom Mats Karlsson, Vice President, External Affairs, World Bank 2:30 - 4:00 p.m. First Session: Responding to Globalization: What Role can Parliamentarians and Civil Society Play? Chairperson: Moyeen Khan, Member of Parliament, Bangladesh Speakers : Ernst-Ulrich von Weizsäcker, Member of Parliament, Germany Victoria Tauli-Corpuz, Executive Director, Tebtebba Foundation, Philippines 4:00 - 4:30 p.m. Coffee Break 4:30 - 6:00 p.m. Second Session: Organization of the Parliamentarians’ Network: Structure, Agenda, Designation of the Steering Committee, Presentation of the Website… Chairperson: Kimmo Kiljunen, Member of Parliament, Finland Speakers: Bert Koenders, Member of Parliament, The Netherlands Jean-Christophe Bas, Pan-European Dialogue Manager, World Bank 6:00 - 6:45 p.m. Third Session: Special Focus on Africa Chairperson: Adamou Ndam Njoya, Member of Parliament, Cameroon Keynote Speaker Callisto Madavo, Vice President, Africa Region, World Bank 7:30 - 8:00 p.m. Cocktail 8:00 - 10:30 p.m. Dinner: Foreword: Kemal Dervis, Vice President, Poverty Reduction and Economic Management Network, World Bank John Alexander Corrie, Member of European Parliament, United Kingdom; Co-President of the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly Keynote speaker : Clare Short, Secretary of State for International Development, United Kingdom 6 Visit our Website: http://www.worldbank.org/pnowb Monday, January 29 8:15 - 9:00 a.m. Guided Tour of the Palace of Westminster (House of Commons) 9:15 - 10:45 a.m. Fourth Session: The Future of Foreign Aid and International Development: A Triple Perspective from Europe, the US and the Developing Countries Chairperson: Hilde F. Johnson, Member of Parliament, Norway Keynote Speakers: Trevor Manuel, Minister of Finance, South Africa Poul Nielson, Commissioner for Development, European Commission Discussion 10:45 - 11:15 a.m. Coffee break 11:15a.m. - Fifth Session: Beyond Debt Relief, Fighting Poverty 12:30 pm Chairperson: Bowen Wells, Member of Parliament, United Kingdom Speakers: Kemal Dervis, Vice President, Poverty Reduction and Economic Management Network, World Bank Jan Cherim, Global Head, Institutional and Government Advisory Service, ING Barings Marina Ponti, International Relations, MANI TESE Discussion 12:30 - 2:00 p.m. Lunch “Globalization and Poverty” Keynote speaker: Nicholas Stern, Senior Vice President for Development Economics and Chief Economist, World Bank 2:15 - 3:45 p.m. Parallel sessions: 1. The Role of Parliaments in Curbing Corruption (organized in partnership with the World Bank Institute) Chairperson: Augustine Ruzindana, Member of Parliament, Uganda; Chairman, African Parliamentarian Network Against Corruption; Member of the Board, Transparency International Speakers: John Williams, Member of Parliament, Canada; Chairman, Global Organization of Parliamentarians Against Corruption Daniel Kaufmann, Director, World Bank Institute 2. After Seattle: Where Are We Going in Trade and Development? Chairperson: Alain Lipietz, Member of European Parliament, France Speakers: Ablassé Ouédraogo, Deputy General Manager, World Trade Organization Uri Dadush, Director, Economic Policy and Development Prospects Group, World Bank Anthony Venables, Professor, London School of Economics 3. The Role of European Countries in the IFIs: What Role for European Parliamentarians? Chairperson: Adelheid Troescher, Member of Parliament, Germany Speakers: Laurence Tubiana, Adviser to the Prime Minister of France Alex Wilks, Coordinator, Bretton Woods Project 3:45 - 4:00 p.m. Coffee Break 4:00 - 4:45 p.m. Organization of the Steering Committee and the Network - Follow-up 4:45 - 5:30 p.m. Closing Session:“High Noon: The Urgent Need for New Global Governance Solutions” Chairperson: Isabel Tocino Biscarolasaga, Member of Parliament, Spain Speaker: Jean-François Rischard, Vice President for Europe, World Bank 7 Summary Report Opening Session on where the peace dividend went after 1990 and the role of capital movements; the importance of social equity in developing The conference was opened by Bowen Wells (MP, UK) and countries; the lack of accountability of civil society organizations; Mats Karlsson (Vice President, External Affairs, World Bank). and the need to re-think the role of MPs in the information age. Both stressed the importance of the international development Mr. Von Weizsäcker referred to the World Bank’s collaboration goals (IDGs1 ) and the critical role of parliamentarians in achieving with Transparency International on trying to create incentives them. Mr. Karlsson spoke of the new consensus on the IDGs for non-corruption. Ms. Tauli-Corpuz cited Denmark, Norway and the importance of a comprehensive approach to achieving and Germany as “friendly” developed countries which have them, guided by the principles of partnership, country ownership, cooperated with developing countries in international and an emphasis on results. He stressed the need for a special negotiations, e.g., on biodiversity. focus on Africa, as well as a supporting agenda on global issues such as trade and regulation, the environment, communicable Special Focus on Africa diseases, information and communications technology, conflict prevention and post-conflict reconstruction. This session was chaired by Adamou Ndam Njoya (MP, Cameroon). The keynote speech was given by World Bank Responding to Globalization: What Role can Parliamentarians Vice President for Africa Callisto Madavo. Mr. Madavo, a and Civil Society Play? Zimbabwean, began by saying that working on Africa is a passion, not just a job. He mentioned the various coalitions that are being The chair of this session, Moyeen Khan (MP, Bangladesh), began built around an African-led development agenda, with poverty by noting some of the problems faced by his country, where 50 at the center. In order to help build effective states, he said the
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