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EIF Breakfast
EIF Ministerial Working Breakfast
1 December 2009, 8:00-9:45
Ramada Park Hotel, Geneva
[go down to the Summary of the EIF
Ministerial Breakfast]
[go down to the EIF Brochure]
The
Director-General of the World Trade Organisation, Mr Pascal Lamy
hosted a ministerial level working breakfast to discuss WTO LDC
related activities. Ministers from LDC and donor countries and
representatives of EIF core agencies were invited to the breakfast.
The
objective of this event, which brought together LDCs, EIF donors and
EIF core Agencies was to take stock of progress achieved in
operationalizing the Enhanced Integrated Framework for LDCs with
particular focus on the experience of beneficiary countries in
mainstreaming EIF projects into their national and regional
development strategies. This event also provided an opportunity to
exchange views on the next steps in the EIF programme, particularly
the need to initiate resource mobilization for implementation of the
EIF programme. In addition, the discussions also considered the
assistance being offered to LDC countries in the accession stage and
how the EIF framework can best support their accession processes.
Against the
background of the current global economic crisis and its impact on
the least developed countries and within the context of the 7th
WTO Ministerial Conference, this event provided an opportunity to
highlight the successful cooperation between LDCs, donors and EIF
core Agencies. Furthermore, the event initiated discussions on a
future roadmap for the EIF within the context of the Doha
Development Agenda.
Event
program:
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08:00 - 08:05 |
Opening statement by WTO's Director-General,
M. Pascal
Lamy
EIF within the Doha Development Agenda context |
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08:05 – 08:10 |
Statement by
the EIF Executive Director, Ms. Dorothy Tembo
Enhanced Integrated Framework: Making the partnership deliver on
results |
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08:10 – 08:15 |
Statement by
the
Minister of Mali, Mr. Ahamadou Abdoulaye Diallo
Implementing the EIF
in Mali |
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08:15 – 08:20 |
Statement by
ITC's Executive Director, Ms. Patricia Francis
WTO/ITC/EIF Joint program in support of the private sector in
countries on accession |
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08:20 – 08:30 |
Statement by
the Minister of Trade and Industry of Yemen, Dr. Yahya Yahya Al-Mutawakel
Implementing the EIF
from an acceding country perspective
(NEW) |
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08:30 – 08:35 |
Statement by
the UK Minister, Mr. Gareth Thomas
EIF from a Donor Perspective |
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08:35 - 09.35 |
Interventions
by Donors, LDCs and Agencies
Dr. Supachai
Panitchpakdi, Secretary-General of UNCTAD
Honourable Mr. Simon Crean, Minister for Trade of Australia
Ambassador Ms. Marie-Louise Overvad, Denmark
H.E. Dr. Ewa Björling, Minister for Trade of Sweden
H.E. Mr. Zafer Caglayan, Mınıster of State for Foreıgn Trade of
Turkey |
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09:35 – 09:45 |
Concluding
remarks by WTO DG
The Way forward |
Other statements (not read at the Conference):
Estonia
Page last updated on 17 December 2009
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