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4 – 5 September 2007
4 SEPTEMBER
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Opening Session
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08:30 – 09:00
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Registration/Coffee
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09:00 – 10:00
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Opening Session –
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Welcome Address:
Mr. Daouda Touré
UN Resident Coordinator
Ms. Harriet Schmidt
UN-OHRLLS
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Statement:
Mr. Gilbert Houngbo
Director, Regional Bureau for Africa
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Keynote Address:
Name
Minister of Finance, Government of Ghana
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10:00 – 10:15
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Tea/Coffee break
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Session I – Setting the Stage
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Chair/Facilitator:
Mr. Gilbert Houngbo
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10:15 – 10:30
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Overview and Expected Outcomes
Arun Kashyap, UNDP
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10:30 – 10:45
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Structure of Migration & Remittances in Africa: Issues and Opportunities
(TBD)
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10:45 – 11:15
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Remittances and Development: Linkage and Possible Strategy
(TBD)
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11:15 – 11:45
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Discussion
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4 SEPTEMBER
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Session II – Strengthening Capacities, institutions and policies
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11:45 – 12:00
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Diaspora and Home Town Associations as transnational communities of Development: Building Capacity and Trust
Chukwe Emeka Chikezie, AFFORD
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12:00 – 12:15
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Building Multi-stakeholder and South South Partnerships
TBD
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12:15 – 12:30
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Coherent policies to link remittances and development: Making co-development work
TBD
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12:30 – 13:30
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Discussion
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13:30 – 14:30
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Lunch
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Session III – Country Experiences
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Break-out Sessions
(Topics will be specified based on the outcome of national consultations)
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14:30 – 15:45
(Tea/coffee will be served during this session)
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Group I: Benin, Burkina Faso, Mali, Morocco, Senegal
Plenary Hall
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Group II: Gambia, Kenya, Nigeria, Somalia, Uganda
Conference Room 1
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Group III: Botswana, Ghana, Lesotho, South Africa, Tanzania
Conference Room 2
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Chair/Facilitator:
TBD
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15:45 – 16:30
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Report to Plenary
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16:30 – 17:30
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Comments by Experts, followed by Open Floor Discussion
Experts:
TBD
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17:30 – 18:00
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Discussion
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19:00 – 21:00
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Cocktail Reception
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5 SEPTEMBER
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Session IV
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08:30 – 09:00
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Tea/Coffee
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09:00 – 09:15
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Summary – Day 1
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09:15 – 11:15
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Panel on Private Sector and Public Private Partnerships
Central Banks/Private sector institutions:
TBD
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11:15 – 11:45
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Tea/Coffee
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Session V
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11:45 – 13:30
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UN Agencies/International Agencies/Bilateral Agencies
TBD
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13:30 – 14:30
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Lunch
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14:30 – 16:00
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Next Steps
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16:00 – 16:30
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Closing Remarks by:
- Government of Ghana
- UNDP Ghana
- UNDP Regional Bureau
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