2017 ECOSOC Partnership Forum

“Partnerships for promoting opportunities, increased prosperity and sustainable development for all”
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2017 ECOSOC Partnership Forum “Partnerships for promoting opportunities, increased prosperity and sustainable development for all”

Morning Session 10:00am – 10:30am Opening

¨ H.E. Mr. Frederick Musiiwa Makamure Shava, President of ECOSOC

¨ H.E. Mr. Peter Thomson, President of the 71st Session
of the United Nations General Assembly
¨ Ms. Amina J. Mohammed, UN Deputy Secretary-General
 (Video Message)
 
Keynote speaker
¨ Mrs. Mary Robinson, President, Mary Robinson Foundation-Climate J

Justice 10:30am – 1 pm Roundtable discussion1:

“Innovative Partnerships for resilient infrastructure, including
in countries in special situations”

The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development addresses infrastructure across the agenda, in particular through Sustainable Development Goal 9, which commits the international community to building resilient infrastructure and promoting inclusive and sustainable industrialization and innovation. Infrastructure is also vital in the delivery of the other 2017 Partnership Forum – 3 April-Page 2 sustainable development goals.

 According to the Addis Ababa Action Agenda (AAAA), investing in sustainable and resilient infrastructure, including transport, energy, water and sanitation for all, is a pre-requisite for achieving many of the goals. The roundtable discussion will explore the main challenges to infrastructure development in LDCs, LLDCs and SIDS, and the potential of public-private partnerships for infrastructure development. The Forum will also explore the implications of the integrated nature of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the commitments in the Paris Agreement for engaging in PPPs in infrastructure development, that are environmentally, socially
and economically sustainable.

 Moderator:
Mr. Rajesh Mirchandani, Vice President of Communications and Outreach,
Centre for Global Development

Speakers:
¨ Mr. Zhao Huxiang, President, International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations (FIATA), Vice Chairman of China Merchants Group and Chairman of the Board of SINOTRANS
¨ Dr. Cheryl Martin, Head of Industries, Member of the Managing Board, World Economic Forum (WEF), and former Managing Director, Rohm and Haas
¨
Mr. Mahmoud Mohieldin, Senior Vice-President for the 2030 Development Agenda, UN relations and Partnerships, World Bank
¨
Ms. Marie-Jose Nadeau, Former Chair, World Energy Council
¨
Mr. Symerre Grey-Johnson, Head, Partnerships, Regional Integration, Infrastructure and Trade Division, NEPAD
¨
Dr. Moira Feil, Senior Policy Officer, G-20, German Federal Ministry for Economic Development and Cooperation (BMZ) Respondent:
 ¨
Mr. Trevor Davies, Global Lead, International Development Assistance Services, KPMG
¨
 Mr. Elliott Harris, Director, UNEP Office, New York
 
Discussion questions:
 Under what circumstances are public-private partnerships (PPPs) most effective in addressing the challenges countries face in achieving the 2030 Agenda in general and SDG9 in particular?
How can PPPs be strengthened to better support resilient infrastructure, green industrialization and inclusive economic growth?
 What kinds of institutional, legal and regulatory framework are necessary to ensure effective public private partnerships (PPPs) in infrastructure throughout the partnership lifecycle?
What are the implications of these for regional PPPs in infrastructure?
 What must be done to ensure that recently announced commitments in the area of infrastructure development are effectively implemented?
How are the specific challenges faced by SIDS, LDCs and LLDCs being addressed?

Afternoon Session
3:00pm – 4:00pm Roundtable discussion 2

“Principles and guidelines governing UN associated partnerships”

 The Forum will continue the discussion arising from General Assembly resolution A/RES/70/224 which called on the Council to “hold a discussion on the best practices and ways to improve, inter alia, transparency, accountability and the sharing of experiences of multi-stakeholder partnerships and on the review and monitoring of these partnerships, including the role of Member States in the review and monitoring process”. The adherence to basic principles and guidelines for multistakeholder and other partnerships that are in the public domain contributes
 to transparency and accountability.

The discussion will provide an opportunity to deepen the discussions held at the ECOSOC Partnership Forum in 2016 and once again enabled Member States to consider possible ways in which to move forward.

Moderator:
 Ms. Lise Kingo, Executive Director, United Nations Global Compact Speakers:
¨
 Mr. Olav Kjörven, Director of Public Partnerships, UNICEF

Mr. Vinicius Carvalho Pinheiro, Special Representative of ILO to the United Nations, New York

 Mr. Craig Mokhiber, Chief, Development & Economic & Social Issues Branch, Research and Right to Development Division, OHCHR

Mr. Geoffrey Hamilton, Chief of PPP Programme, Economic Commission for Europe (ECE)
  Ms. Nancy Aburi, Lead, Partnership Development and Network Support Private Sector Partnerships, UNHCR Respondents:

Dr. Louise Kantrow, Permanent Observer of the International Chamber of Commerce to the United Nations, New York
¨ Mr. Pietro Bertazzi, Deputy Director, Policy and Global Affairs, Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)

4:00pm – 5:55 pm
 Dialogue with Member States Discussion questions:
How adequate are the guidelines and principles currently in place for UN system entities? Is there a need for principles and guidelines to be streamlined?

Should there be a separate track for the work on guidelines for PPPs?

 What are some of the best practices for the implementation of the guidelines and their use in monitoring and evaluation

“Principles and guidelines governing UN associated partnerships”

Mr. Craig Mokhiber, Chief, Development & Economic & Social Issues Branch, Research and Right to Development Division, OHCHR

Mr. Vinicius Carvalho Pinheiro, Special Representative of ILO
 to the United Nations, New York

H.E. Mr. Frederick Musiiwa Makamure Shava, President of ECOSOC

 Mr. Olav Kjörven, Director of Public Partnerships, UNICEF
Mr. Geoffrey Hamilton, Chief of PPP Programme,
Economic Commission for Europe (ECE)
 

 Ms. Laura Petrella, Chief, Urban Planning and Design Branch, UN-Habitat 

Ms. Louise Kantrow, Permanent Observer of the International Chamber of Commerce
 to the UN 

Mr. Pietro Bertazzi, Deputy-Director, Policy and Global Affairs,
Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) 

 Ecuador

El Salvador

 H.E. Mr. Valentin Rybakov, Deputy Foreign Minister of Belarus

Mr. Gavin Power, Deputy-Director, UN Global Compact 

 Bangladesh

European Union

Ms. Mariarosa Cutillo, Chief of Strategic Partnerships Branch, UNFPA 

Maldives

Denmark

Moroco

Tajakistan

Aurora C. Aquino, Social Media Consultant, Barinu Institute for Economic Development 

Gerard Mc Keon, Publisher Black Tie International Magazine

 Wendy Diamond Founder of Women's Entrepreneurship Day

Gary M.Cohen, Executive Vice President, President Global Health and Development BD,
Ambar Barth, Senior Programme Officer, International Labour  Organization,
Ms. Karen Newman, Senior Media Relations Consultant, SDG_F, Secretariat, United Nations Development Programme
Scott N. Mitchell, President  & CEO, Sumitomo Chemical America, INC

Emily Markowitz, Tas Dossal, Amir Dossal, Chairman, Global Partnerships Forum

Ajit Yogasundram, Senior Progamme Officer, ECOSOC
Igor Runov, Under Secretary general, Head of IRU Permanent Delegation to the UN,
H.E. Mr. Frederick Musiiwa Makamure Shava, President of ECOSOC
Navid Hanif, Director, Office for ECOSOC Support and Coordination,
 Department of Economic and Social Affairs,

H.E. Mrs. Nguyen Phuong Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Viet Nam to
The United Nations,
Dr. Judy Kuriansky, Psychology Professor at Columbia University Teachers College and UN NGO Representative of the International Association of Applied Psychology.

Lu Chen, Zannatul F. Akhand, Professor Ahmed Botan Dhakkar, Ambassador/ Senior Advisor, Permanent Mission of Somalia to the UN, Richa Saraf

Mike Wychocki, Chief Marketing Officer, Eagle Rail,
Juliette M Passer, Esq, President & General Counsel,
International Project Development Group,
Marie- Helene Vanderpool, Manager External Relations,
 IRU Permanent Delegation to the United Nations
Alexey V. Galakhov, Ingrosstrakh Insurance Company,
Igor Runov, Under Secretary general, Head of IRU Permanent Delegation to the UN,
Milana Parshina, Executive Assistant tot he Under Secretary General, IRU Permanent Delegation tot he United Nations.

Dr. Judy Kuriansky,
Harvey Dupiton, Xen Pi Co. Associates

Amber Barth, Ajit Yogasundram, Karen Newman

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