Main event
22 April 2008, 10:00 - 13:00, Main Hall,
Roundtable 1: Globalization, development and poverty reduction - their social and gender dimensions
Sub-theme 1: Enhancing coherence at all levels for sustainable economic development and poverty reduction in global policy making, including the contribution of regional approaches.
Participants Moderator: - Mr. Danny Leipziger, Vice-President for Poverty Reduction and Economic Management, World Bank
Panellists: - H.E. Ms. Tarja Halonen, President of Finland
- H.E. Mr. Albert Koenders, Minister for Development Cooperation, Netherlands
- Mr. Bader Al-Dafa, Executive Secretary, Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA)
- Ms. Patricia R. Francis, Executive Director, International Trade Centre UNCTAD/WTO
- Ms. Rachel Mayanja, Assistant Secretary-General, Special Adviser on Gender Issues and the Advancement of Women, United Nations
Discussants: - H.E. Mr. Joao Gomes Cravinho, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and Development Cooperation, Portugal
- H.E. Mr. Gamini Lakshman Peiris, Minister for Export Development and International Trade, Sri Lanka
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