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Wednesday, 29 November, morning session |
08:00 am - 09:30 am |
Registration (Visitors' Entrance, General Assembly Building) |
PLENARY SESSION (Conference Room 4) |
09:40 am - 09:45 am |
Portraits of Our Common Humanity at the United Nations |
09:45 am - 09:47 am |
Welcome remarks
Mr. Sarbuland Khan, Executive Coordinator, Global Alliance for ICT and Development |
09:47 am - 09:50 am |
Introductory remarks
Mr. Shashi Tharoor, Under-Secretary-General, Department of Public Information, United Nations, Chair |
09:50 am - 10:00 am |
Welcome address
H.E. Ms. Shaikha Haya Rashed Al Khalifa, President of the General Assembly |
10:10 am - 11:00 am |
Plenary: 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
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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
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01:00 pm - 03:00 pm |
Luncheon
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 pm |
Registration, Visitors' Entrance, General Assembly Building |
PLENARY SESSION (Conference Room 4) |
03:00 pm - 03:02 pm |
Opening remarks
Mr. Sarbuland Khan, Executive Coordinator, Global Alliance for ICT and Development |
03:02 pm - 03:12 pm |
Keynote speaker
Mr. Jeffrey Sachs, Director, UN Millennium Project |
03:12 pm - 03:15 pm |
Statement 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
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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)
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05:45 pm - 06:00 pm |
Presentation 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 pm |
Reception
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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