10:00 am – 10:45 am

Welcome Remarks

Mr. YIPING ZHOU
Director
Special Unit for South-South Cooperation

H.E. MR. NASSIR ABDULAZIZ AL-NASSER
Permanent Representative of the Permanent Mission of State of Qatar to the United Nations and President, High-level Committee on South-South Cooperation
Chairman, GSSD Expo and 6th UN Day for South-South Cooperation

High-Level Statements

H.E. DR. ALI ABDUSSALAM TREKI
President of the 64TH Session of the United Nations General Assembly

H.E. MR. ABDALMAHMOOD ABDALHALEEM MOHAMAD
Permanent Representative of the Republic of the Sudan to the United Nations
and Chairman of the Group of 77 and China

Video messages  

MR. BAN KI-MOON
Secretary-General, United Nations

MR. KANDEH K. YUMKELLA
Director-General, United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)

MR. JUAN SOMAVIA
Director-Generral, International Labour Organization


Audio recorded message

MS. HELEN CLARK
Administrator, United Nations Development Programme

Messages
 
Message from Dr. Jon Kim Andrus, Deputy Director of the Pan American Health Organization
Regional Office of the World Health Organization on behalf of
DR. MARGARET CHAN, Director-General, World Health Organization

Message by WFP for Latin America and the Caribbean
Regional Director, Mr. Pedro Medrano Rojas on behalf of
MS. JOSETTE SHEERAN, Executive Director, World Food Programme 

Message by World Bank Institute Vice-President Sanjay Pradhan
on behalf of the WORLD BANK GROUP

11:00 am – 12:00 pm

THEME:
INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS THROUGH
INCLUSIVE PARTNERSHIP

PROFESSOR PAMELA FALK
UN Resident Correspondent at CBS NEWS
Moderator

PANEL MEMBERS:

Ms. Gudrun Kochendörfer-Lucius
Director of Capacity Development and Partnerships
World Bank Institute

MR. JOSEPH BABALOLA OLABIYI YAI
Permanent Delegate of Benin
UNESCO

MR. PEDRO MEDRANO ROJAS
Regional Director, WFP for Latin America and the Caribbean
World Food Programme

MS. CRISTINA LAZO
Director, International Cooperation Agency of Chile
Chile

MR. JEAN RICOT DORMEUS
Advisor to the Assistant Secretary General
Organization of American States

H.E. MR. SHIGEKI SUMI
Ambassador
Permanent Mission of Japan to the United Nations

12:00 pm - 12:45 pm

Panel Discussion / Q&A
SUMMARY/CLOSING

1:00 pm – 2:30 pm

Lunch Event
INCLUSIVE BUSINESS MODELS FOR A GREEN, LOW-CARBON ECONOMY
Agenda

Opening remarks by the Chair
Allan Rausch
Senior Regional Adviser UNDP, Regional Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean

Presentations and video on the Redbud Global Sustainable Development Center

 LIU Hongzhi
Deputy Mayor of Wuxi, China; Special Expert of UNEP

LIU Guozhong
Chairman, Jiangsu Redbud Dyeing Technology Co. Ltd.

HUI Jianlin
Mayor of Changshu, China

Carina Kjelstad
Programme Analyst, UNDP Partnership Bureau

Ella Delio
Deputy Director, New Ventures, World Resources Institute

Linda Greer
Programme Director, Health and Natural Resources Defense Council

Closing remarks
John O. Kakonge
Senior Deputy Director, Special Unit for South-South Cooperation

3:00 pm - 3:10 pm

Welcome Remarks

JOHN O. KAKONGE
Senior Deputy Director
Special Unit for South-South Cooperation

3:15 pm – 5:00 pm

Theme:
Innovative Solutions in Climate Change and Environment - Responses of the South in Time of Crisis

MR. KEITH KLINE
Moderator
Senior Research & Development Scientist
Global Change and Developing Countries Programs, Environmental Sciences Division
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)


PANEL OF SOLUTION PRESENTERS

RURAL ENERGY DEVELOPMENT IN RWANDA
MR. MASSOUD HEDESHI
Focal Point for South-South Cooperation and LDCs, Special Programmes Group
United Nations International Development Organization (UNIDO)

ENHANCING RURAL LIVELIHOODS THROUGH ENERGY SERVICES IN NEPAL
MR. KIRAN MAN SINGH
National Programme Manager
Rural Energy Development Programme (REDP), Kathmandu, Nepal

Yasuni-ITT – The ECUADOR SOLUTION
DR. FRANCISCO CARRION MENA
Permanent Representative of Ecuador to the United Nations
Representative of the President of Ecuador to the Yasuni ITT Initiative

BENAZIR HOUSING TECHNOLOGY -A Poor Person’s House in the Age of Climate Change!
MR. ZIA ul-ISLAM (Co-Presenter)
Chairman, Peoples Housing Cell
Government of Sindh/Pakistan, and
Chief Minister’s Special Assistant

MR. MASOOD LOHAR (Co-Presenter)
National Coordinator GEF Small Grants Program
UNDP PAKISTAN

SOUTH-SOUTH GLOBAL ASSETS AND TECHNOLOGY EXCHANGE SYSTEM
(SS-GATE)
DR. LIN JIAN
President
South-South Global Assets and Technology Exchange System

Coffee/Tea break incorporated in the Forum (3:30 pm)

5:00 pm – 5:45 pm

Panel Discussion and Q & A
Summary of Discussion - MR. KEITH KLINE (Moderator)
Awarding of the Plaques of Appreciation

10:00 am – 10:30 am

Welcome Remarks

Mr. Yiping Zhou
Director, UNDP Special Unit for South-South Cooperation

 10:30 am – 10:45 am

Keynote Statement

Statement of MS. CHERYL MORDEN
on behalf of International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
Director
North American Liaison Office of IFAD

10:45 am – 12:00 pm

Theme:
Innovative Solutions in Food Security:
Responses of the South in Time of Crisis

DR. DAVID NABARRO
Moderator
Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Food Security and Nutrition, and
UN Under-Secretary-General and Senior Coordinator for Avian and Pandemic Influenza and Global Food Security Crisis


PANEL OF SOLUTION PRESENTERS

Sharing Knowledge in Farmers' Fields: FAO's South-South Cooperation
Programme at Work
MR. ABDUL KOBAKIWAL (Co-presenter)
Chief, Special Programme for Food Security (SPFS)
Coordination and Management Service (TCOS)
Technical Cooperation Department
FAO

China-Nigeria South-South Cooperation within the
National Programme for Food Security in Nigeria
MR. CHEIKH SARR (Co-presenter)
Chief Technical Adviser
National Programme for Food Security
FAO

Nutritional dimensions of social protection networks in
Central America and the Dominican Republic
MR. PEDRO MEDRANO ROJAS
Regional Director
World Food Programme for Latin America and the Caribbean

ETRACE Centre in Egypt as a South-South Platform for
Pro-poor Agribusiness solutions
MR. GERARD PATACCONI
Unit Chief, Trade Capacity Building
UNIDO

COFFEE/TEA BREAK incorporated in the Forum (10:45 AM)

12:00 pm – 12:30 pm

Discussion and Question and Answer

 12:30 pm – 1:00 pm

SUMMARY OF DISCUSSION - DR. DAVID NABARRO (Moderator) & CLOSING
AWARDING OF THE PLAQUES OF APPRECIATION

 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm

 RECEPTION / LUNCH

2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

REGISTRATION AT THE 2nd Floor, Pan American Health Organization

3:00 pm – 3:30 pm

Welcome Remarks

Dr. Mirta Roses Periago
Director, Pan American Health Organization
“Fostering Cooperation in Health among Developing Countries”

Mr. Yiping Zhou
Director, UNDP Special Unit for South-South Cooperation
“Unleashing Southern Capacities for Development”

Video: Innovative Partnerships in the South, by the South and for the South

 3:30 pm – 3:50 pm

Keynote Speech

Dr. Anarfi Asamoa-Baah
Deputy Director General, World Health Organization
“Protecting Global Health in a Time of Crisis”

4:00 pm – 5:45 pm

Panel discussion:
Responses of the South in a Time of Crisis: Innovative Partnerships for Solutions in Global Health

André Picard, Public Health reporter at The Globe and Mail, Canada
Moderator

PANEL OF SOLUTION PRESENTERS

The Community-Directed Treatment (ComDT) for the Elimination of Neglected Diseases.
Presenter: Oladele Akogun, Coordinator, Centre for Research and Development
Federal University of Technology, Nigeria

The Brazilian Network of Human Milk Banks: A Model for South-South Cooperation.
Presenter: João Aprígio Guerra de Almeida, Coordinator
The Brazilian Network of Human Milk Banks, Fernandes Figueira Institute, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Brazil

The Prevention of HIV/AIDS among Migrant Workers in Thailand (PHAMIT Project).
Presenter: Thongphit Pinyosinwat, Chief Program Officer, Raks Thai Foundation, Thailand

EpiSurveyor: Applying the Lessons of Gmail to Create a Free System for Real-time Phone-based Health Data Collection, Analysis, and Use
Presenter: Joel Selanikio, Director, DataDyne Group

Southern Solutions and Cooperation for Accessing Health Information.
Presenter: Abel Packer, Director
Latin-American and Caribbean Center on Health Sciences Information (PAHO/WHO)

Open Discussion and Summary

5:45 pm – 6:00 pm

Announcement: Winning Global Health Solutions of the Global South-South Development Expo 2009

 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Reception hosted by Pan American Health Organization

 8:30 am – 10:00 am

Registration

 10 am – 1:00 pm

Opening Performance

Ms. Katrina Saporsantos
Guest Artist

Opening Remark

Mr. Yiping Zhou, Director
Special Unit for South-South Cooperation

Introduction of Master of Ceremony

Mr. Danny Glover
UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador

Presentation of the Summary Report of the Global South-South Development Expo 2009

Presentation of the Outcome Document of the recently concluded High-level UN Conference on South-South Cooperation

Awards of recognition

Launch of the 2009 Initiative - One Million Business Women Online (OMBOL) Endorsement and signing of petition ceremony

Performance of the Guest Artist

Awarding Ceremony

The 2009 South-South Cooperation Annual
Awardees and Global Health Awardees

Closing Statement

Mr. Danny Glover, UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador

President, High-level Committee on South-South Cooperation

Final Performance of the Guest Artist

1:00 pm – 2:30 pm

Reception/Lunch

BIOGRAPHY

Danny Glover has been a commanding presence on screen, stage and television for more than 25 years. His film credits range from the blockbuster “Lethal Weapon” franchise to the cult classic “Saw” to smaller independent features, some of which Glover also produced. He has also had success in the television arena, with a recurring role on the hit NBC drama series “ER” during the 2005 season and with a role on the popular ABC drama “Brothers and Sisters.”

Most recently, Glover can be seen in the role of The President in Sony Pictures action thriller “2012.” He also recently completed work on Neil LaBute’s dark comedy “Death at a Funeral” for Screen Gems, “Honeydripper” for director John Sayles, “Be Kind, Rewind,” co-starring with Jack Black and “Dear Alice.”

Glover appeared in the critically-acclaimed feature “Dreamgirls” for director Bill Condon, co-starring Jamie Foxx, Eddie Murphy and Beyonce. The Paramount Pictures film, based on the Tony Award-winning musical, was released in 2006 and received two Academy Awards and additional honors. Also for Paramount he appeared in “Shooter” for director Antoine Fuqua, starring opposite Mark Wahlberg.

A native of San Francisco, California, Glover earned a degree in Economics from San Francisco State University and also trained at the Black Actors’ Workshop of the American Conservatory Theater. He started his acting career on the stage, appearing in numerous plays, including Athol Fugard’s “The Island” and “Sizwe Banzi is Dead.” However, it was Glover’s Broadway debut in Fugard’s “Master Harold…and the Boys” that first brought the actor national recognition.
It was after seeing his performance in “Master Harold…and the Boys” that film director Robert Benton cast Glover in his first leading role in 1984’s Oscar®-nominated Best Picture “Places in the Heart.” The following year, Glover starred in two more Best Picture nominees: Peter Weir’s “Witness” and Steven Spielberg’s “The Color Purple.”

In 1987, Glover partnered with Mel Gibson in the first “Lethal Weapon” film, earning an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Lead Actor. He went on to star in three hugely successful “Lethal Weapon” sequels. Glover has also invested his talents in more personal projects, including the award-winning “To Sleep With Anger,” which he executive produced and for which he won an Independent Spirit Award for Best Actor; “Bopha!”; “Manderlay”; “Missing in America”; and the film version of Athol Fugard’s play “Boesman and Lena.” Glover’s many film credits also include “The Royal Tenenbaums”; “Beloved,” for which he won an Image Award for Best Actor; “The Rainmaker”; “Angels in the Outfield”; and Lawrence Kasdan’s “Grand Canyon” and “Silverado.” Glover has also lent his distinctive voice to such animated films as “Antz,” “The Prince of Egypt,” and the upcoming “The Barnyard.”

On the small screen, Glover won an Image Award and a Cable ACE Award and earned an Emmy nomination for his performance in the title role of the HBO movie “Mandela.” He has received three more Emmy nominations for his work in the acclaimed miniseries “Lonesome Dove,” “Fallen Angels,” and the telefilm “Freedom Song,” the last of which Glover also executive produced and for which he garnered another Image Award, as well as a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination. In addition, he won an Image Award for his work in the miniseries “Alex Haley's Queen,” and received Image Award nominations for his roles in “Buffalo Soldiers” and “Good Fences,” which he also produced. Behind the camera, Glover executive produced and hosted the Fox Family Channel series “Courage,” and executive produced and starred in the Showtime movie “3 A.M.” As a director, he earned a Daytime Emmy nomination for Showtime’s “Just a Dream.”

In 2003, Glover made a triumphant return to Broadway in a revival of “Master Harold…and the Boys,” winning applause from both critics and audiences.

In 2005, Glover co-founded Louverture Films (www.louverturefilms.com), with his producing partner Joslyn Barnes. Louverture Films is dedicated to the development and production of films of historical relevance, social purpose, commercial value and artistic integrity. The company’s credits include the award-winning features BAMAKO, SALT OF THIS SEA and THE TIME THAT REMAINS, the Oscar® nominated documentary TROUBLE THE WATER, the music documentaries AFRICA UNITE and the Oscar® shortlisted SOUNDTRACK FOR A REVOLUTION.

He has also gained respect for his wide-reaching community activism and philanthropic efforts. Glover currently serves as a UNICEF Ambassador and, in recognition of his dedication to public service, has received numerous prestigious honours including the 2002 Marian Anderson Award, the 2003 NAACP Chairman’s Award, the 2004 BET Lifetime Achievement Award and the 2009 CBCF Phoenix Award. He is also Chairman of the Board of TransAfrica Forum, a non-profit global justice organization whose focus is on fostering a closer alliance amongst and address issues facing African Americans and peoples in Africa, the Caribbean, and Latin America.
 

BIOGRAPHY

A native of the Philippines, Katrina Saporsantos has achieved early recognition and acclaim for her work both in the United States and abroad. Most recently, her performance of Wagner’s Wesendonck Lieder with the Manhattan Philharmonia under the baton of Maestro Kenneth Kiesler placed her in a category by herself among young Wagnerians. She was featured in the first UN Talent Festival at UNICEF and has performed for the United Nations Delegations Ambassadors' Ball. She has performed with the Manila Symphony Orchestra II, Bamboo Organ Festival, Manila Philharmonic Orchestra, Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra, San Miguel Philharmonic Orchestra the Pundaquit Music Festival and her orchestral debut as soprano soloist in Carmina Burana with the Cultural Center of the Philippines.

Ms. Saporsantos holds an undergraduate degree in Musical Arts from the University of the Philippines College of Music; a masters degree in Classical Voice and a Professional Studies Certificate, both from the Manhattan School of Music. She has been the scholarship recipient of the Jeannette and H. Peter Kriendler Charitable Trust from the Manhattan School of Music, the 1st place winner of the Eisenberg-Fried Concerto Competition at the Manhattan School of Music and a prize winner in the National Music Competition for Young Artists in Manila. Additional grants and scholarships from the Philippines include the National Commission for Culture and the Arts, the Certificate of Distinction and the University Scholar both from the University of the Philippines.