| Part I |
| Focus: |
Theme topic of the 59th session entitled
"Integrating economic and social concerns, especially
HIV/AIDS, in meeting the needs of the region" |
| Venue: |
Conference Room 2, Level 2, UNCC |
| Time: |
0900-1200 hours |
| 0900-1000 hrs: |
Presentations and statements by:
- Mr. Kim Hak-Su, Executive Secretary of ESCAP.
- H.E. Mr. Festus G. Mogae, President of the Republic
of Botswana: keynote address
- Dr. Nafis Sadik, United Nations Secretary-General’s
Special Envoy on HIV/AIDS in Asia, and representative
of UNAIDS. |
| 1000-1015 hrs: |
Tea break |
| 1015-1200 hrs: |
Informal Q & A & discussion on the theme topic. |
| Moderator: |
Mr Kim Hak-Su, Executive Secretary, ESCAP |
| Format: |
Open interactive discussion. |
| Participants: |
It is expected that participants would include
Ministers/Heads of Delegation accompanied by two aides.
Attendance by UN agencies, IGOs and NGOs will be limited
to one representative only. Media representatives
are welcome to attend. Special meeting badges for
the Ministerial Round Table will be issued to delegations.
All delegations are encouraged to engage in lively
interactive discussion. Any formal statements may
please be confined to 5 minutes per delegation. Simultaneous
interpretation will be provided.
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| Part II |
| Focus: |
Discussions on the joint ESCAP-UNDP Report on "Promoting
Millennium Development Goals in Asia and the Pacific:
Meeting the challenges of poverty reduction" |
| Venue: |
Conference Room 4, Level 1, UNCC |
| Time: |
1400-1500 hours |
| Presentations by: |
- Mr Kim Hak-Su, Executive Secretary, ESCAP
- Mr Hafiz Pasha, Assistant Administrator and Director,
Regional Bureau for Asia and the Pacific, UNDP, New
York |
| Discussions by: |
Ministers/Heads of Delegations, followed by Q&A |
| Moderator: |
Mr Kim Hak-Su, Executive Secretary, ESCAP |
| Format: |
To enable the Ministerial Round Table to be thought
provoking and interactive, the Ministers/Heads of Delegation
are urged not to read out from prepared statements. |
| Participants: |
Part II of the Ministerial Round Table will be a closed
informal meeting. Attendance will be restricted to member
and associate members only to enable ministers/heads
of delegation to freely share their experiences and
exchange views on the MDGs issue. |
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| Summary of discussions |
| A short summary of the Ministerial Round
Table will be annexed to the annual report of Phase
II of the fifty-ninth session. Free and frank exchange
of ideas is encouraged, as no reference to country delegations
in the text of the Summary will be made. |
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