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Programme

Our Common Humanity in the Information Age
Principles and Values for Development
New York, 29 November 2006

Programme

Wednesday, 29 November, morning session
08:00 am - 09:30 amRegistration (Visitors' Entrance, General Assembly Building)
PLENARY SESSION (Conference Room 4)
09:40 am - 09:45 amPortraits of Our Common Humanity at the United Nations
09:45 am - 09:47 amWelcome remarks
Mr. Sarbuland Khan, Executive Coordinator, Global Alliance for ICT and Development
09:47 am - 09:50 amIntroductory remarks
Mr. Shashi Tharoor, Under-Secretary-General, Department of Public Information, United Nations, Chair
09:50 am - 10:00 amWelcome address
H.E. Ms. Shaikha Haya Rashed Al Khalifa, President of the General Assembly
10:10 am - 11:00 amPlenary: Keynote speeches
  • H.E. Mr. Ali Hachani, President of ECOSOC
  • Mr. Kemal Dervis, Administrator, United Nations Development Programme
  • H.E. Mr. Martti Ahtisaari, Former President of Finland, Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Kosovo
  • Ms. Julia Ormond, Actress
  • Ms. Katherine Sierra, Vice-President, World Bank
  • Ms. Louise T. Blouin Mac Bain, President, Louise T. Blouin Foundation
DIALOGUE SESSIONS ON CORE VALUES OF THE MILLENNIUM DECLARATION
Interactive and web-connected dialogue
11:00 am - 01:00 pm

Dialogue session 1 (Conference Room 4)
Freedom and development "Men and women have the right to live their lives and raise their children in dignity, free from hunger and from the fear of violence, oppression or injustice. Democratic and participatory governance based on the will of the people best assures these rights"*. Freedom for peace and development, freedom from poverty (MDG 1), freedom from hunger (MDG 1), freedom from diseases. (MDGs 4, 5, 6), freedom to be educated (MDG 2)

Host:Mr. Sarbuland Khan, Executive Coordinator, Global Alliance for ICT and Development (GAID)
Moderator:Ms. Katty Kay, Correspondent, BBC
Panelists:
  Mr. Uzodinma Iweala, Author, "Beasts of No Nation"
  Mr. Jung-Dal Kwon, Korea Freedom League
  Mr. Armen Orujyan, President, ATHGO International
  Mr. Steven Schlesinger, Historian, The New School University
  Ms. Franziska Seel, Taking IT Global1
  Ms. Marianne Williamson, Founder, Peace Alliance
  Mr. William Gyude Moore, Youth Representative, Liberian Refugee, Berea College
Respondent:Mr. Julius Coles, President, Africare

Dialogue session 2 (ECOSOC Chamber)
Respect for nature and sustainable development. "Prudence must be shown in the management of all living species and natural resources, in accordance with the precepts of sustainable development. Only in this way can the immeasurable riches provided to us by nature be preserved and passed on to our descendants. The current unsustainable patterns of production and consumption must be changed in the interest of our future welfare and that of our descendants".* Environment, sustainable development, human settlements (MDG 7)
Host:Mr. Niger Innis, Congress of Racial Equality
Moderator:Mr. Alfredo Sfeir-Younis, Zambuling Institute
Panelists:
  Ms. Julie Fox Gorte, Vice-President, Calvert Group
  Mr. J. Robert Hillier, CEO, The Hillier Group
  Ms. Elisabet Sahtouris, Evolution Biologist, Futurist, Professor
  Mr. Roberto Savio, President, International Press Service (IPS)
  Ms. Tensie Whelan, Executive Director, Rainforest Alliance
  Dr. Ross Powell and Dr. Tim Naish, Co-chief Scientists for the McMurdo Ice Shelf Project2
  Mr. Deepen Shah, Youth Representative, Temple of Understanding
Respondent:Ms. Shamina de Gonzaga, Special Adviser on NGO relations to the President of the General Assembly, representing CIVICUS

01:00 pm - 03:00 pmLuncheon hosted by the International Council for Caring Communities (ICCC) featuring Art of the Olympians, UN Delegates Dining Room No.6 (by invitation only)
01:30 pm - 02:45 pmRegistration, Visitors' Entrance, General Assembly Building
PLENARY SESSION (Conference Room 4)
03:00 pm - 03:02 pmOpening remarks
Mr. Sarbuland Khan, Executive Coordinator, Global Alliance for ICT and Development
03:02 pm - 03:12 pmKeynote speaker
Mr. Jeffrey Sachs, Director, UN Millennium Project
03:12 pm - 03:15 pmStatement of Mr. Zinedine Zidane, Soccer Player
DIALOGUE SESSIONS continue (Conference Room 4)
03:15 pm - 04:45 pm

Dialogue session 3. (Conference Room 4)
Equality and Opportunity. "No individual and no nation must be denied the opportunity to benefit from development. The equal rights and opportunities of women and men must be assured".* Promote gender equality and empower women. A global partnership for development (MDG 1-8).
Host:Mr. Nikhil Seth, Director, Office for ECOSOC Support and Coordination, UN-DESA
Moderator:Ms. Carolyn Hannan, Director, Division for the Advancement of Women, UN-DESA
Panelists:
  Ms. Renate Bloem, President, Conference of NGOs (CONGO)
  Mr. Allan Bradley, President, Welcome Trust Sanger Institute
  Ms. Dho Young-Shim, Chairperson of Board of Directors, UNWTO ST-EP Foundation
  Ms. June Zeitlin, Executive Director, Women's Environment and Development Organization
  Ms. Stacey S. Roussel, Youth Representative, Young Professionals for International Cooperation, The Savita Society
Respondents:Ms. Linda Grover, Global Family Foundation
Mr. Dennis Anderson, Associate Dean, Seidenberg School of Computer Science and Information Systems, Pace University

Dialogue Session 4 (ECOSOC Chamber)
Tolerance and Dialogue. "Human beings must respect one other, in all their diversity of belief, culture and language. Differences within and between societies should be neither feared nor repressed, but cherished as a precious asset of humanity. A culture of peace and dialogue among all civilizations should be actively promoted".* Education (MDGs 1-8)
Host:Mr. Georg Kell, Executive Head, Global Compact Office
Moderator:Ms. Katherine Marshall, Senior Advisor, World Bank
Panelists:
  Ms. Karen Armstrong, Author, Historian of Religion
  Mr. Benjamin Barber, Author, The Democracy Collaborative
  Ms. Audrey Kitagawa, Chair of the NGO Committee on Spirituality, Values, and Global Concerns
  Mr. Faouzi Skali, Director-General, Festival de Fès
  Ms. Floor van Spaendonck, Waag Society for Old and New Media
  Mr. Alexander Nikolic, SLUM-TV3
  Ms. Natasha P. Ghent-Rodriguez, Youth Representative, Young Professionals for International Cooperation, University of South Florida
Respondents:Mr. Tomonobu Fuchigami, President, Harmony Association
Ms. Deborah Moldow, Friends of the United Nations

04:45 pm - 05:45 pm

Dialogue session 5. (Conference Room 4)
Solidarity and Equity. "Global challenges must be managed in a way that distributes the costs and burdens fairly in accordance with basic principles of equity and social justice. Those who suffer or who benefit least deserve help from those who benefit most".* (MDG 8)
Host:Aliye Celik, Senior Adviser, GAID Secretariat
Moderator:Ms. Pera Wells, Secretary-General, World Federation of United Nations Assciations (WFUNA)
Panelists:
  Mr. Rodrigo Baggio, Executive Director, Committee for Democracy in Information Technology (CDI)
  Mr. Alain Lemieux, World Sports Alliance
  Dr. Mehmet Oz, Professor of Surgery, Columbia University
  Mr. Joseph Salim, President, Virtue Foundation
  Ms. Jessica Rimington, Youth Representative, One World Youth Project, Georgetown University
Respondent:Ms. Diane Miller, International Education Collaborative Foundation, Director of Global Operations

Dialogue Session 6 (ECOSOC Chamber)
Shared Responsibility and Partnership. "Responsibility for managing worldwide economic and social development, as well as threats to international peace and security, must be shared among the nations of the world and should be exercised multilaterally. As the most universal and most representative organization in the world, the United Nations must play the central role".* (MDG 8)
Host:Mr. Amir Dossal, Executive Director, UNFIP
Moderator:Mr. Pete Engardio, Senior News Editor, Businessweek
Panelists:
  Mr. Liston Bochette, Secretary General, World Olympian Association
  Mr. Larry Brilliant, President, Google.org
  Mr. Robert Nagel, ICT Specialist
  Mr. Dominik Salvatore, Economist, Fordham University
  Mr. Seth Werfel, Youth Representative, Positive Foundations, Brandeis Univeristy
Respondent:Ms. Carolyn Miles, Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice-President, Save the Children (US)

05:45 pm - 06:00 pmPresentation of Forward-Looking Strategies from the Dialogue Sessions (Conference Room 4)
Mr.Shashi Tharoor, Under-Secretary-General, Department of Public Information, United Nations, Chair
06:00 pm - 08:00 pmReception hosted by Friends of the United Nations and Congress of Racial Equality featuring actress Ms. Susan Lucci and the Broadway Musical The Color Purple (Third Floor, by invitation only)

Videoconference and the blog website were organized by Dennis Anderson, Ph.D., Associate Dean, Seidenberg School of Computer Science and Information Systems, Pace University, his students and Fulbrighters including Ms. Josephine Dorado.

* Millennium Declaration Res 55/2 para 1
1 Via videoconferencing from Canada.
2 Via videoconferencing from Antarctica.
3 Via videoconferencing from Amsterdam.

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