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Overview of UN reform Seminar

Programme

New York, 9 to 12 September 2008

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United Nations Headquarters, New York

Tuesday, 9 September 2008: Institutional Innovation

Venue: UN Headquarters, Conference room 9 9.45 a.m. Welcome Ms. Colleen Thouez, UNITAR New York Office 10.00 a.m. Introduction From 1997 to the 2005 World Summit Outcome Document Mr. Edward Luck, International Peace Institute 10:45 a.m. Session 1: The General Assembly

Moderator: H.E. Mr. Christian Wenaweser, Liechtenstein H.E. Mr. Paul Badji, Senegal, H.E. Mr. Eladio Loizaga, Paraguay

11.45 a.m. Coffee / tea break 12.00 p.m. Session 2: The Security Council

Moderator: Mr. Colin Keating, Security Council Report H.E. Mr. Heraldo Muñoz, Chile; H.E. Mr. Yukio Takasu, Japan; H.E. Mr. Maged Abdelaziz, Egypt

1.00 p.m. Lunch break 3.00 p.m. Session 3: The Economic and Social Council

Moderator: Ms. Jennifer De Laurentis, DGACM Mr. Nikhil Seth, Office for ECOSOC Support and Coordination, DESA; Mr. Carlos Ruiz Massieu, Permanent Mission of Mexico

4.15 p.m. Coffee / tea break 4.30 p.m. Session 4: The Peacebuilding Commission

Moderator: Mr. Jamal Benomar, Rule of Law Unit, EOSG H.E. Mr. Augustine Mahiga, Tanzania; Mr. Ejeviome Eloho Otobo, Peacebuilding Support Office

5.45 p.m. Adjournment of the Day

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Wednesday, 10 September 2008: System-wide Coherence

Venue: UN Headquarters, Conference room 9 9.30 a.m. Session 5: Introduction to System-wide Coherence (SWC) and

governance aspects Moderator: Mr. Thomas Stelzer, Assistant Secretary-General for Policy-Coordination and Inter-agency Affairs, DESA Mr. Adnan Amin, Director of CEB Secretariat; Mr. Kevin Dowling, Ireland

10.15 a.m. Session 6: Development Moderator: Mr. Moustapha Soumaré, UNDP Ms. Debbie Landey, UNDG–DOCO; Mr. Thomas Gass/Ms. Nadia Isler, Switzerland

11.30 a.m. Coffee/tea break 11.45 a.m. Session 7: Environment

Moderator: Ms. Maria Ivanova, Assistant Professor, College of William & Mary H.E. Mr. Peter Maurer, Switzerland, Co-Chair, GA Working Group on Environment; Ms. Maria Mesquita Pessoa, Brazil; Ms. Juanita Castano, UNEP

1.00 p.m. Lunch break 3.00 p.m. Session 8: Gender

Moderator: Ms. Kimberly Gamble-Payne, UNICEF Ms. Rachel Mayanja, ASG, Special Adviser on Gender Issues; H.E. Ms. Kirsti Lintonen, Finland; Mr. Moez Doraid, Deputy Executive Director, UNIFEM

4.30 p.m. Coffee/tea break 4.45 p.m. Session 9: Human Rights Moderator: Ms. Peggy Hicks, Human Rights Watch

Mr. Jean Daniel Vigny, Switzerland; Mr. Craig Mokhiber, OHCHR 6.00 p.m. Adjournment of the Day

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Thursday, 11 September 2008: Challenges in the UN budget process and the relevance of results-based budgeting (RBB)

Venue: International Peace Institute (IPI), 777 UN Plaza, 12th Floor, NY 8.45 a.m. Welcome

Ambassador Peter Maurer, Permanent Representative of Switzerland

9.00 a.m. Introduction Mr. Graham Joscelyne, Facilitator

9.15 a.m. Challenges in the UN budget process and the relevance of RBB

Mr. Jun Yamazaki, Assistant Secretary-General, Office of Programme Planning, Budget and Accounts, Controller

10.30 a.m. OIOS’s perspective on the budget process and RBB Mr. Arild Hauge, Section Chief Inspection and Evaluation, OIOS

11.15 a.m. The UN budget process observed from a UK perspective Mr. Martin Sinclair, Assistant Auditor General, UK National Audit Office

12.15 p.m. The UN budget process observed from the perspective of Pakistan Mr. Imtiaz Hussein, former delegate of Pakistan to the Fifth Committee and former Chairman of the G77

1.15 p.m. Lunch at the International Peace Institute (offered on-site courtesy of the Swiss Mission) 2.00 p.m. Lessons learned from RBB in the World Bank and application for

the UN Mr. Glenn Miles, Director Corporate Resource Management, The World Bank

3.00 p.m. Round table discussion, facilitated by Mr. Graham Joscelyne All external presenters 3.30 p.m. Small-group discussion session on common perspectives and

contentious issues, coordinated by Mr. Graham Joscelyne All seminar participants (ad hoc working groups)

4.00 p.m. Coffee/tea break 4.15 p.m. Plenary discussion on common perspectives, contentious issues

and possible next steps, facilitated by Mr. Graham Joscelyne All seminar participants and external presenters

5.30 p.m. Summary and closure Mr. Graham Joscelyne and Ambassador Peter Maurer

6.00 p.m. Adjournment of the Day

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Friday, 12 September 2008: Management Reform Venue: Conference room 9 10.30 a.m. Session 10: Priorities of UN management reform Moderator: Ms. Colleen Thouez, UNITAR

Ms. Angela Kane, Under-Secretary-General for Management 11.00 a.m. Session 11: Overview of management reform priorities for the 63rd

Session of the General Assembly Moderator: Mr. Thomas Guerber, Switzerland Accountability, risk management and results-based management

Ms. Nancy Hurtz-Soyka, Department of Management; Mr. Klaus de Rijk, Netherlands

12.00 p.m. Human Resources

Moderator: Ms. Colleen Thouez, UNITAR Ms. Sandra Haji-Ahmed, Director a.i., Strategic Planning and Staffing Division, OHRM; Ms. Edwina Stevens, Australia; Mr. Josiel Motumisi Tawana, South Africa

1.15 p.m. Closing remarks and evaluation Ms. Colleen Thouez, UNITAR 1.30 p.m. End of seminar