Asia-Pacific Regional Review Meeting on the Implementation of the Istanbul Programme of Action
in Preparation for the Fifth United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries (UNLDC-5)
30 August - 2 September 2021? - UNHQ, Geneva, Switzerland, and virtual via Webex
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Monday, 30 August 2021
All times refer to Geneva times
Location: Building E, Room XVII
9:00 am - 10:15 am | Speakers
High-level Opening Session: “From Istanbul to Doha - a journey towards sustainable and resilient development: The Asia Pacific stories for graduation”
Chair:
- H.E. Ms. Rabab Fatima, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the UN, New York (in person)
Welcome remarks:
- H.E. Dr. A. K. Abdul Momen, M.P.?, Foreign Minister of Bangladesh (in person)
- Mr. E. Courtenay Rattray, Under-Secretary-General and High Representative for LDCs, LLDCs and SIDS (in person) [Statement]
- Ms. Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana, Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of ESCAP (virtual participation)
Opening statements:
- Mr. Volkan Bozkir, President of the General Assembly (pre-recorded video statement) | ?
- H.E. Mr. Collen Vixen Kelapile, President of ECOSOC (virtual participation) [Statement]
- H.E. Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani, Foreign Minister and the Deputy Prime Minister of Qatar (to be delivered by H.E. Mr. Ali Khalfan Al-Mansouri, Permanent Representative of the State of Qatar to the UN in Geneva) (in person) [Statement (english translation)]
- H.E. Mr. Eisenhower Mkaka, Foreign Minister of Malawi and Chair of the LDCs (in person)
- H.E. Mr. Faruk Kaymakci, Ambassador and Deputy Foreign Minister and Director for EU Affairs, Turkey (virtual participation)
- Mr. Jorge Moreira da Silva, Director of the Development Co-operation Directorate (DCD) at OECD (virtual participation) [Statement]
10:15 am - 10:20 am
Break
10:20 am - 12:15 pm
Session 1: "Ministerial dialogue on lessons learned in the implementation of the IPoA - challenges encountered and the way forward"
Chaired by:
- H.E. Dr. A. K. Abdul Momen, M.P.,? Foreign Minister of Bangladesh (in person)
Keynote address:
- Mr. Courtenay Rattray, Under-Secretary-General and High Representative for LDCs, LLDCs and SIDS (in person)
- Ms. Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana, Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of ESCAP (virtual participation) [Statement]
Panelists:
- Mr. Kunal Sen, Director, United Nations University-World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER) (virtual participation) [Statement]
- Dame Meg Taylor, Member of CDP (virtual participation)
Ministerial Statements on implementation of the Istanbul Programme of Action
LDCs
- H.E. Mr. Saleumxay Kommasith, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Lao People’s Democratic Republic (pre-recorded statement)
- H.E. Mrs. Adaljiza Magno, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Timor-Leste (pre-recorded statement) [Statement] | ?
- H.E. Dr. Biswo Nath Poudel, Vice-Chairman, National Planning Commission of Nepal (virtual participation) [Statement]
- H.E. Mr. Nazar Abdullah Nasser Basuhaib, Vice-Minister of Planning and International Cooperation, Yemen (in person) [Statement (english translation)]
- H.E. Dr. Lyonpo Tandi Dorji, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Bhutan (virtual participation), delivered by Permanent Representative of Bhutan (in person)
- H.E. Mr. Seve Paeniu, Finance Minister of Tuvalu, delivered by H.E. Mr. Samuelu Laloniu, Permanent Representative in New York of Tuvalu (in person) [Statement]
- H.E. Bunnak Poch, Secretary of State, of the Ministry of Planning, Royal Government of Cambodia. [Statement]
- H.E. Mr. Excellency Teburoro Tito, Republic of Kiribati [Statement]
Development partners
- H.E. Sangwook-Ham, Deputy Minister for Multilateral and Global Affairs, Republic of Korea (pre-recorded video statement) | ?
- H.E. Ms. Lotte Machon, State Secretary for Development Cooperation, Denmark (virtual participation)
UN agencies
- Ms. Pamela Coke-Hamilton, Executive Director, International Trade Centre (ITC) (in person) [Statement]
- Mr. Joshua Setipa, Managing Director for The Technology Bank for Least Developed Countries (in person)
- Mr. ZOU Ciyong, Managing Director, Directorate of Programme, Partnerships and Field Coordination and Director, Department of Regional and Field Coordination, UNIDO (virtual participation) [Statement]
- Mr. Chi Dung Duong, Director, Division for Least Developed Countries, Regional and National Development Sector, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) (virtual participation) [Statement]