Ministerial Segment

Monday, 24 October 2011

Opening of the conference

• Welcome statement by the Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission of Africa
• Statement by the Deputy Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme
• Statement by the Director of  Africa Bureau of United Nations Development Programme
• Statement by the Chairperson of the African Union Commission
• Keynote address by the President of the Republic of Congo
• Opening address by the Prime Minister of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
• Statement by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs
• Statement by the Africa Representative on the Rio+20 Bureau
• Statement by the African Development Bank
• Statement by the Representative of the Government of Brazil

Ministerial policy dialogue on Progress in the implementation of sustainable development commitments and New and emerging challenges

• Presentation of outcomes of Expert Segment on Progress in the implementation of sustainable development commitments and New and emerging challenges
• Remarks by Hon. Immanuel Ngatjizeko, M.P ., Minister of Labour and Social Welfare of the Republic of Namibia, Chairperson of the Bureau of the African Union Labour and Social Affairs Commission
• Private Sector- Mr. Kebour Ghenna Executive Director, Pan African Chamber of Commerce and Industry Addis Ababa, Ethiopia To enquire: 0911213705
• Ms Lucy Mulenkei , Executive Director, Indigenous Information Network Kenya

Ministerial policy dialogue on Green economy in the context of sustainable development and poverty eradication and Institutional and strategic frameworks for sustainable development

• Presentation of outcomes of Expert Segment on Green economy in the context of sustainable development and poverty eradication and Institutional and strategic frameworks for sustainable development
• Opening Remarks by Yoshitery Uramoto, Deputy Director-General, UNIDO
• His Excellency, Hon. Wycliffe A. Oparanya, MP Minister of State for Planning Nairobi, Kenya

• Private Sector Mr. Dotun Ajayi, Africa Business Roundtable, West Africa Office To enquire
• ICLEI presentation on Green economy in the context of sustainable development and poverty eradication and Institutional and strategic frameworks for sustainable development

Ministerial policy dialogue on Means of implementation: bridging the gap

• Presentation of outcomes of Expert Segment on Means of Implementation
• Remarks by Hon. HRH Prince Hlangusemphi Dlamini, Minister of Economic Planning and Development, Swaziland
• Dr Edith Madela-Mntla, Director, ICSU Regional Office for Africa
• Mr. Stanford Mwakasonda, Corporate Climate Change Specialist, Engen Petroleum Ltd, South Africa