Presentation of the Least Developed Countries Report 2011 - The Potential Role of South-South Cooperation for Inclusive and Sustainable Development (Embargoed 17/11/11 5:00 PM GMT) Supachai Panitchpakdi, UNCTAD Secretary General Charles Gore, Special Coordinator for cross-sectoral issues in the UNCTAD Division for Africa, Least Developed Countries (LDCs) and Special Programmes Zeljka Kozul-Wright, Chief, Least Developed Countries Section, UNCTAD Division for Africa, LDCs and Special Programmes
Global campaigners and disarmament experts explain concerns over draft protocol on cluster munitions being discussed at the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW). Maya Brehm, Project Manager, UNIDIR (Welcome and Moderator) Steve Goose, Chair of CMC Governance Board, Executive Director, Arms Division, Human Rights Watch (Overview of the CMC’s position and weaknesses of the protocol).
The Human Rights Committee presents its concluding observations on Iran, Jamaica, Kuwait and Norway. Zonke Majodina, Chairperson of the Human Rights Committee Christine Chanet, Member of the Human Rights Committee
Human Development Report 2011 - Sustainability and Equity: A Better Future for All Ms. Jeni Klugman, Lead Author of the 2011 HDR and former Director of the UNDP Human Development Report Office in New York Mr. Adam Rogers, Senior Strategic Communication Advisor, UNDP
World of Work Report 2011 -- Jobs and Markets Raymond Torres, Director, International Institute for Labour Studies Marva Corley, Senior Economist, IILS Steven Tobin, Senior Economist, IILS
Briefing to discuss the WHO reform process in advance of the special session of the WHO Executive Board which will meet 1-3 November Andrew Cassels, Director of Strategy, Director-General's Office, WHO
Launch of the publication Global Burden of Armed Violence 2011 - Lethal Encounters Presenting new country-level data, analysis and comparisons of the scope, scale, and distribution of lethal violence around the world. Speakers: Sara Sekkenes, Conflict Prevention and Recovery Partnerships, UNDP Ambassador Alexandre Fasel, Swiss Permanent Representative to the Conference on Disarmament
Launch of the UNFPA report: The State of World Population 2011 - People and Possibilities in a World of 7 Billion Ambassador Martin Dahinden, Director-General, Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) Ms. Safiye Cagar, Director, Information and External Relations Division, UNFPA
Launch of WIPO Re:Search 1. Francis Gurry, Director General, WIPO 2. David Brennan, CEO, AstraZeneca PL C; President, International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Associations (IFPMA) 3. Don Joseph, COO, BIO Ventures for Global Health 4. Y.C. Matern Lumbanga, Ambassador and Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of Tanzania 5. Muhammad Ali Dhansay, President Medical Research Council of South Africa
