J O U R N A L
of the

UNITED NATIONS
International Conference on Financing for Development

Monterrey, N.L., Mexico
(18-22 March 2002)

TUESDAY, 19 MARCH 2002 No. 3

PROGRAMME OF MEETINGS AND AGENDA

SCHEDULED MEETINGS

Tuesday, 19 March 2002

GENERAL ASSEMBLY

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON FINANCING
FOR DEVELOPMENT

MINISTERIAL ROUND TABLE A1

Partnership in financing development

10 a.m.-


1
p.m.

Conference Room 2

Ghana (Dr. Paa Kwesi Nduom, Minister for Economic Planning
and Regional Cooperation)

France (Mr. Charles Josselin, Minister for Cooperation and Francophonie);
Germany (Mrs. Heidemarie Wieczorek-Zeul, Federal Minister of
Economic Cooperation and Development)

Member States:

African States: Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cape-Verde, Côte d'Ivoire, Gabon, Ghana,
Kenya, Lesotho, Sudan, United Republic of Tanzania

Asian States: Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, Nepal, Pakistan, Solomon Islands, Republic of Korea, Samoa,
Thailand, Sri Lanka, Viet Nam

Eastern European States: Bulgaria, Estonia, Lithuania, Ukraine

Latin American and Caribbean States: Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bo-
livia, Brazil, Chile

Western European and other States: Canada, France, Germany, Greece, Norway, Portugal, United States of
America



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Institutional stakeholder participants: United Nations; World Bank; International Monetary Fund (IMF);
World Trade Organization (WTO); African Development Bank (ADB); United Nations Children's Fund
(UNICEF); Economic and Social Commission for West Asia (ESCWA); United Nations Industrial Devel-
opment Organization (UNIDO)


Business sector participants: Barra Mexicana Colegio de Abogados, Von Wobeser y Sierra, SC; Deutsche
Bank Research; Infrastructure Leasing and Financial Services; Suez; Soros Fund Management; Upstart
Business Strategies; Violy, Byorum & Partners Holdings


Civil society participants: Asociación de Economistas de AL y C/Brasil; Center of Concern; Forum for Af-
rican Alternatives (EcuTeam); International Gender & Trade Network/Iniciativa Cartagena; United Nations
Association - Denmark; United Nations Association - Dominican Republic; Columbia University; Friedrich
Ebert Stiftung






MINISTERIAL ROUND TABLE A2

Partnership in financing development

10 a.m.-


1
p.m.

Conference Room 3

Co-Chairs: Uruguay (Mr. Didier Opertti-Badan, Minister of Foreign Affairs);
Asian Development Bank (Mr. Myoung-Ho Shin, Vice-President)

Member States:

African States: Burundi, Comoros, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea,
Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Tunisia, Uganda, Zimbabwe

Asian States: Bahrain, Cambodia, Iraq, Kuwait, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Maldives, Myanmar,
Nepal, Syrian Arab Republic, Viet Nam

Eastern European States: Croatia, Hungary

Latin American and Caribbean States: Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecua-
dor, El Salvador, Grenada, Uruguay


Western European and other States: Denmark, Israel, Italy, Malta, Monaco, New Zealand, United Kingdom
of Great Britain and Northern Ireland


Institutional stakeholder participants: Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP);
World Bank; International Monetary Fund (IMF); World Trade Organization (WTO); United Nations Con-
ference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD); Asian Development Bank (ADB); Financial Stability Fo-
rum (FSF); Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD); Food and Agricultural Or-
ganization of the United Nations (FAO)


Business sector participants: Evian Group; Grameen Phone; Grupo Emyco; Potomac Associates; Samuels
Associates; Moody's Investor Service; Uganda Small Business Enterprise


Civil society participants: Action Aid; Bisan Center for Research and Development; International Confed-
eration of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU); KULU Women in Development/WEDO; Melinda and Bill Gates
Foundation; Quaker United Nations Office (QUNO); World Association of Former United Nations Interns
and Fellows; Action for Economic Reforms

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MINISTERIAL ROUND TABLE A3

Partnership in financing development

3 p.m.-


6
p.m.

Conference Room 2

Co-Chairs: Pakistan (Mr. Shaukat Aziz, Minister of Finance); United Nations Development
Programme (Mr. Mark Malloch Brown, Administrator)

Member States:

African States: Chad, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Liberia, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Mali, Mauritania, Mo-
rocco, Namibia, Niger, Rwanda, Seychelles, South Africa

Asian States: Indonesia, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Micronesia (Federated States of), Nauru, Pakistan,
Qatar, Saudi Arabia

Eastern European States: Armenia, Belarus, Czech Republic, Moldova, Russian Federation, Yugoslavia

Latin American and Caribbean States: Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua,
Panama, Paraguay

Western European and other States: Australia, Finland, Iceland, Ireland, Liechtenstein, Netherlands, Swit-
zerland, United States of America

Institutional stakeholder participants: Economic Commission for Europe (ECE); World Bank; Interna-
tional Monetary Fund (IMF); World Trade Organization (WTO); United Nations Development Programme
(UNDP); European Commission; Common Fund for Commodities; UNAIDS

Business sector participants: AMBAC Financial Group Inc.; Union Bank of the Philippines; Cisneros
Group of Companies; Daimler Chrysler; International Chamber of Commerce (ICC); Securities Industries
Association (SIA); Standard & Poor's

Civil society participants: Carter Center; Center for Global Development; Social Watch Asia/University of
the Philippines; Swedish Labor Organization (ICFTU); United Methodist Church; World Confederation of
Labour (WCL); Maryknoll Sisters of St. Dominic; Instituto Braziliero de Analysis Sociais e Economicas
(IBASE)




MINISTERIAL ROUND TABLE A4

Partnership in financing development

3 p.m.-


6
p.m.

Conference Room 3

Co-Chairs: Romania (H.E. Mr. Mugur Isarescu, Governor of the National
Bank of Romania); Economic Commission for Africa (Mr. K.Y. Amoako,
Executive Secretary)

Member States:

African States: Cameroon, Central African Republic, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Nigeria,
Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Togo

Asian States: Brunei Darussalam, India, Marshall Islands, Mongolia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore,
Tonga, Tuvalu,

Eastern European States: Georgia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, The former Yugoslav Republic of Mace-
donia

Latin American and Caribbean States: Peru, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the
Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela

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Western European and other States: Austria, Belgium, Holy See, Spain, Sweden, Turkey

Institutional stakeholder participants: Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean
(ECLAC); World Bank; International Monetary Fund (IMF); World Trade Organization (WTO); Economic
Commission for Africa (ECA); United Nations Development Programme (UNDP); United Nations Human
Settlements Programme (Habitat); Global Environmental Facility (GEF)

Business sector participants: African Business Round Table; Dogan Sirketler Grubu A.S.; Financial Ser-
vices Volunteer Corps (FSVC); Frank Russell Company; Miranda Guimaraes Associados Advocados S/C;
Spring Investment Corporation; Zurich Group

Civil society participants: Church of Norway (EcuTeam); Development Network of Indigenous Volunteer
Associations; Institute for International Economics; Japan Network on Debt and Poverty; National Associa-
tion of Economists; World Council of Churches (EcuTeam); KARAT Coalition





FORTHCOMING MEETINGS

Wednesday, 20 March 2002

GENERAL ASSEMBLY

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON FINANCING
FOR DEVELOPMENT

MINISTERIAL ROUND TABLE B1

Coherence in development

10 a.m.-


1
p.m.

Conference Room 2

Co-Chairs: Czech Republic/United Nations Conference on Trade and
Development (UNCTAD)

Member States:

African States: Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, Lesotho, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sene-
gal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Togo

Asian States: Bangladesh, China, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Jordan, Malaysia, Qatar, Viet Nam, Syrian Arab Re-
public, Sri Lanka

Eastern European States: Czech Republic, Lithuania, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Slovenia

Latin American and Caribbean States: Peru, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grena-
dines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, Venezuela

Western European and other States: Australia, Denmark, Germany, Ireland, New Zealand, Sweden, United
States of America

Institutional stakeholder participants: United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD);
World Bank; International Monetary Fund (IMF); World Trade Organization (WTO); European Commission;
United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA); World Food Programme (WFP); Financial Stability Forum

Business sector participants: AB Volvo; Calvert Funds; Business Council for the United Nations; Capital
Markets Credit Society; Allied Zurich; Samuels Associates; State Street Global Investor Services Group

Civil society participants: African Network for Environmental and Economic Justice; Catholic Committee
against Hunger and for Development; Congregación de la Sagrada Familia; International Union for Land
Value Tax; Network for African Women Economists; Women's International Coalition for Economic Justice

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MINISTERIAL ROUND TABLE B2

Coherence in development

10 a.m.-


1
p.m.

Conference Room 3

Co-Chairs: South Africa/Netherlands

Member States:

African States: Burundi, Congo, Liberia, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Niger, Somalia,
South Africa, Tunisia, Uganda



Asian States: Bahrain, Bhutan, Cambodia, Kuwait, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Mongolia, Myanmar,
Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore

Eastern European States: Belarus, Bulgaria, Croatia, Estonia, Russian Federation, The former Yugoslav
Republic of Macedonia

Latin American and Caribbean States: Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama,
Paraguay

Western European and other States: France, Liechtenstein, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Switzer-
land

Institutional stakeholder participants: United Nations; World Bank; International Monetary Fund (IMF);
World Trade Organization (WTO); International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD); United Na-
tions Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM); Latin American Economic System (SELA); IUCN-The
World Conservation Union

Business sector participants: BRED Banque Populaire; Eurorient; ESKOM; Grupo Empresarial Olmeca;
KfW; Soros Fund Management; Money Matters Institute

Civil society participants: All Pakistan Federation of Labour (APFOL); CIDSE; Espacio Autónomo; Insti-
tuto Braziliero de Analysis Sociais e Economicas (IBASE); Oxfam International; Bretton Woods Projects;
Third World Network


MINISTERIAL ROUND TABLE B3

Coherence in development

3 p.m.-


6
p.m.

Conference Room 2

Co-Chairs: Nepal/Inter-American Development Bank

Member States:

African States: Cameroon, Comoros, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Libyan Arab Repub-
lic, Sudan, United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia

Asian States: Japan, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia

Eastern European States: Georgia, Ukraine

Latin American and Caribbean States: Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic,
Ecuador, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala

Western European and other States: Belgium, Iceland, Israel, Italy, Luxembourg, Spain, Turkey
Institutional stakeholder participants: United Nations; World Bank; International Monetary Fund (IMF);
World Trade Organization (WTO); Inter-American Development Bank (IDB); Organization of the Islamic
Conference (OIC); Banco Centroamericano de Integración Económica; Pacific Island Forum

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Business sector participants: Business Council for Sustainable Development (Mexico); Business Council
for the United Nations; Federation of Israeli Chambers of Commerce and Industry; TechniQuímica; Poto-
mac Associates; Standard & Poor's; Upstart Business Strategies

Civil society participants: African Center for Empowerment Gender and Advocacy (ACEGA);
ATTAC/Norwegian Forum for Environment and Development; Intermon Oxfam; WFUNA/UNA-
Argentina; Campaign to Reform the World Bank; World Council of Churches (EcuTeam); Third World
Network


MINISTERIAL ROUND TABLE B4

Coherence in development

3 p.m.-


6
p.m.

Conference Room 3

Co-Chairs: Barbados/European Bank for Reconstruction
and Development

Member States:

African States: Algeria, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Côte d'Ivoire, Djibouti,
Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Kenya, Mauritius, Sao Tome and Principe, Swaziland

Asian States: Qatar, Thailand

Eastern European States: Armenia, Yugoslavia

Latin American and Caribbean States: Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bo-
livia, Brazil, Chile

Western European and other States: Austria, Canada, Finland, United Kingdom of Great Britain and North-
ern Ireland, United States of America, Holy See

Institutional stakeholder participants: United Nations; World Bank; International Monetary Fund (IMF);
World Trade Organization (WTO); European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD); Interna-
tional Labour Organization (ILO); Islamic Development Bank; Organization for Economic Cooperation and
Development (OECD)

Business sector participants: Business Council on Sustainable Development-Argentina; China Online; Cisco
Systems; Grupo IMSA; World Economic Forum; FireXchange; Vistech Corporation

Civil society participants: Environmental Development Action in the Third World (ENDA); Grupo Género
y Economía; Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP); InterAction; World Economy, Ecology and
Development (WEED)




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The Credentials Committee will meet on Wednesday, 20 March 2002, at 2
p.m. in the conference room located in the CAINTRA section of the first floor of
the Conference Center.




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OTHER MEETINGS


There will be a meeting of the Group of 77 (at the ministerial level) on
Wednesday, 20 March 2002, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in a conference room to be
announced.

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SUMMARY OF MEETINGS

Monday, 18 March 2002

GENERAL ASSEMBLY

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON FINANCING
FOR DEVELOPMENT

1st plenary meeting


The agenda, as contained in document A/CONF.198/1/
Opening of the Conference [1]
Rev.1, was adopted by the Conference.



The Under-Secretary-General of the Department of Eco-

nomic and Social Affairs, on behalf of the Secretary-General,
Accreditation of intergovernmental organizations
opened the Conference.


The Conference approved the accreditation of the follow-

ing five intergovernmental organizations as recommended by
Election of the President of the Conference and Co-Pres-
the Bureau of the Preparatory Committee: Commonwealth
idency of the high level officials and ministerial segments [2]
Foundation, Banque des Etats de l´Afrique Centrale, Partners

in Population and Development: a South-South Initiative,

President of the Conference
International Association of Economic and Social Councils

and Similar Institutions and Eastern Caribbean Central Bank.

H.E. Mr. Vincente Fox, President of Mexico, was elected,

by acclamation, President of the Conference.


Accreditation of non-governmental organizations



Co-Presidency of the ministerial segment
The Conference approved the accreditation of the follow-



ing two non-governmental organization as recommended by

His Excellencies Mr. Jorge G. Castañeda Gutman, Minis-
the Bureau of the Preparatory Committee: Institute for Inter-
ter of Foreign Affairs of Mexico, Mr. Francisco Gil Díaz,
national Economics and Center for Global Development.
Minister of Finance of Mexico, and Mr. Luis Ernesto Derbez

Bautista, Minister of Trade of Mexico, were elected, by ac-

clamation, as Co-Presidents of the ministerial segment.
Election of officers other than the President [5]




The Conference began consideration of agenda item 5.

Co-Presidency of the high-level officials segment




His Excellencies Mr. Miguel Hakim Simón, Vice Minis-

The Co-President inform the Conference of the recom-
ter of Foreign Affairs of Mexico, Mr. Agustin Carstens Car-
mendations concerning the composition of the General Com-
stens, Vice-Minister of Finance of Mexico, and Mr.Luis Fer-
mittee and the distribution of posts therein.
nando de la Calle, Vice-Minister of Trade of Mexico, were

elected, by acclamation, Co-Presidents of the high-level offi-

cials segment. The Co-Presidents were then invited to take

The following five States from the African Group of
their seats at the podium to conduct the plenary meeting of the
States were elected, by acclamation, Vice-Presidents of the
high-level officials segment.
Conference: Cameroon, Egypt, Ghana, Namibia and Sudan.




Adoption of the rules of procedure [3]
The following five States from the Asian Group of States,

were elected, by acclamation, as Vice-Presidents of the Con-
The Conference began consideration of agenda item 3.
ference: Bangladesh, Islamic Republic of Iran, Japan, Pakistan

and Thailand.


The rules of procedure, as contained in document A/

CONF.198/2, were adopted by the Conference.
The following five States from the Eastern European

Group of States, were elected, by acclamation, as Vice-

Presidents of the Conference: Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Po-
The Conference concluded its consideration of agenda
land, Romania and The Former Yugoslav Republic of Mace-
item 3.
donia.



The following four States from the Latin American and
Adoption of the agenda and other organizational matters [4]
Caribbean Group of States were elected, by acclamation,

Vice-Presidents of the Conference: Chile, El Salvador, Saint
The Conference began consideration of agenda item 4.
Lucia and Trinidad and Tobago.

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The following five States from the Western European and
The Conference began consideration of agenda item 7.
other States Group, were elected, by acclamation, Vice-

Presidents of the Conference: Denmark, France, Sweden,
It was decided that the composition of the Credentials
Turkey and the United States of America.
Committee would be based on that of the Credentials Commit-

tee of the General Assembly of the United Nations at its fifty-

sixth session as follows: China, Denmark, Jamaica, Lesotho,
Election of the Vice-President ex officio of the Conference
the Russian Federation, Senegal, Singapore, the United States

of America and Uruguay. With regard to the report of the
His Excellency Dr. Jorge Castañeda Gutman, Minister of
Credentials Committee, it was the understanding that if one of
Foreign Affairs of Mexico,was elected, by acclamation, Vice-
those States did not participate in the Conference, it would be
President ex officio of the Conference.
replaced by another State from the same regional group.




Election of the Rapporteur-General
High-level officials segment


The Co-President informed the Conference that more
High-level officials segment (A/CONF.198/5) [8]
consultations were needed to elect one of the Vice-Presidents

of the Conference to serve also as Rapporteur General of the
(c) Reports on activities by relevant stakeholders:
Conference.


The Conference began consideration of agenda item 8 (c).


Organization of work, including the establishment of the
The Co-Chairs of the Preparatory Committee of the Inter-
[Main Committee], the high-level officials segment, the
national Conference on Financing for Development, the repre-
ministerial segment and the Summit segment [6]
sentatives of Pakistan and Sweden, made statements.


The Conference began consideration of item 6 of the
(a) General exchange of views
agenda.


The Conference began consideration of agenda item 8 (a).


The Conference approved the organization of work as
Statements were made by the following Executive Secre-
contained in document A/CONF.198/4/Rev.1.
taries of the regional commissions: Economic Commission for

Europe (ECE), Economic and Social Commission for Asia and

the Pacific (ESCAP), Economic Commission for Latin Amer-
The Conference endorsed the proposals contained in
ica and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Economic Commission for
document A/CONF.198/4/Rev.1 regarding the exchange of
Africa (ECA) and the Economic and Social Commission for
views and the composition of the Bureau of the General
Western Asia (ESCWA).
Committee, the high-level officials segment, the ministerial

segment and the summit segment.
The Co-President informed the Conference that some of

the speakers listed under sub-items 8 (a) and (c) would speak

in the afternoon meeting.
The Conference approved the proposed time-table of

work for the Conference and the organization of meetings, as
Consideration of the “Draft Monterrey Consensus” [8 (b)]
contained in document A/CONF.198/4/Rev.1, as orally re-

vised.

The High-level officials segment adopted the “Draft Mon-

terrey Consensus” and transmitted it to the Ministerial Seg-

ment.
The meetings for the high-level officials segment and the

ministerial segment would be scheduled from 10 a.m. to 1

p.m. and from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. The meetings of the summit

segment, would be scheduled from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 3

p.m. to 9 p.m.



Credentials of representatives to the Conference [7]
2nd plenary meeting


(a) Appointment of members of the Credentials Commit-
Note: The summary of the 2nd plenary meeting will appear in
tee
the next issue of the Journal (No. 4).

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

Round tables
4 p.m.
Government of Mexico: Reyez Tamez, Secretary

of Education; Josefina Vazquez, Secretary of So-
Member States that have not yet signed for the various
cial Development; Julio Frenk, Secretary of
round tables, to be held today, 19 March, tomorrow, 20
Health
March, and Thursday, 21 March 2002, are kindly requested to

do so at the Office of the Secretary of the Conference
4.30 p.m.
Mr. Jimmy Carter, Carter Foundation
(CAINTRA 3).


6.30 p.m.
Daily press briefing by the Spokeswoman of the

Conference


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Round tables proceedings
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Participants wishing to follow the proceedings of the
Registration
round tables may do so in the overflow rooms in Cineteca I

and Cineteca II (Conference Rooms 8 and 9). A shuttle bus
The registration centre for all Conference participants,
will run approximately every fifteen minutes from in front of
members of non-governmental organizations and media repre-
the Cintermex to the Cineteca and Centro de los Artes (Con-
sentatives is located in the tent at the entrance of the Cinter-
ference Room 10).
mex. The centre will be open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.






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* * *
Press conferences


List of participants
Press conferences will be held today, 19 March 2002, in

the Cintermex Press Conference Room, as follows:
Delegations that have not already submitted the names of

their representatives participating at the International Confer-
9 a.m.
Mr. Mark Malloch Brown, Administrator, United
ence on Financing for Development are kindly requested to do
Nations Development Programme
so as soon as possible to the United Nations Protocol and Liai-

son Service, located at Bancomex on the second level of the
9.45 a.m.
Mr. Jean-Claude Faure, President of the Devel-
Conference Center Office (tel.: 8130-5881 or 8130-5882).
opment Assistance Committee, and Mr. Seiichi
Delegations that wish to make corrections to the provisional
Kondo, Deputy Secretary-General of the Organi-
list of participants are requested to contact the same office.
zation for Economic Cooperation and Develop-

ment



10.30 a.m. Mr. Poul Nielson, European Commissioner for

Development and Humanitarian Aid, European

Union
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11.15 a.m. Rogate Mshana, World Council of Churches;

Angel Luis Rivera Agosto, Latin American
Bilateral meetings
Council of Churches; Jocelyn Dow, Women's

Environment and Development Organization,
During the summit segment of the International Confer-
and Joy Kennedy, Ecumenical Team
ence on Financing for Development, on Thursday and Friday,
12 noon
Daily press briefing by the Spokeswoman of the
21 and 22 March 2002, 6 small lounges/booths will be avail-
Conference
able from 9.30 a.m. to 7.30 p.m. for bilateral meetings in Con-
1 p.m.
Mrrs. Anna Kajumulo Tibajuka, Executive Di-
ference Rooms 5 and 6, located in the second floor of the
rector of the United Nations Programme for
Cintermex Conference Centre. A reservation system has been
Human Settlements (Habitat)
instituted for the provision of equitable and efficient use of

these facilities. Delegations are requested to contact the office
2 p.m.
Mr. Alan Larson, Under-Secretary for Economic,
of Mr. Augusto Rabellino, located in the CAINTRA section of
Business and Agricultural Affairs, United States
the first floor of the Conference Centre (tel.: (81) 8191-6794).
of America
The address of the Centre is the following:


2.45 p.m.
Mr. Rouben Indjikian, UNCTAD
International Conference on Financing

for Development
3 p.m.
British Overseas NGOs for Development
Avenida Fundidora #501

Col. Obrera, CP 64010
3.30 p.m.
Ms. Carol Bellamy, Executive Director of the
Monterrey, N.L.
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
México

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Distribution of documents
Distribution of statements to the medias


Delegations are reminded that those document boxes or
Delegations who wish to make their speeches available to
pigeon-holes are exclusively for the distribution of official
the media in hard copy should provide a minimum of 300 cop-
conference documentation. Participants wishing to circulate
ies to the documents counter in the Media Centre.
documents for information purposes, for which tables are lo-

cated outside the conference rooms, are requested to forward

two copies of such document to Mr. Lixian Xiong, Documents

Submission Officer (CAINTRA 8). Delegates wishing to dis-

tribute any papers in the conference room are requested to
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contact the secretary of the meeting concerned.


Security




The Security and Safety Service of the Conference has

requested that the participants take their belongings with them

at the conclusion of each meeting. For security reasons, be-

longings such as briefcases should not be left unattended at
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any time.


Circulation of speeches
All participants to the Conference are reminded that it is

essential for them to wear their Conference passes at all times
Delegations wishing to circulate their speeches to all par-
when they are at the Conference site. Passes should be worn
ticipants are requested to provide 450 copies to the Conference
on the outermost garment in order for security and safety per-
Officer, at the counter outside Conference Room 1
sonnel to see them clearly.












SUMMIT SEGMENT
(21-22 March 2002)


The provisional list of speakers (No. 2) for the Summit segment is now available.
Delegations may pick up a copy from Ms. Carmencita Dizon (CAINTRA 4). Delega-
tions are requested to inform the Secretariat of the Conference of the name of their
speaker if they have not done so at this time.















Announcement


A list of side events is contained in a document, issued in English only (see DAILY
LIST OF SIDE EVENTS No. 3).

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Document Outline

• J O U R N A L
  • PROGRAMME OF MEETINGS AND AGENDA
    • • SCHEDULED MEETINGS
        • • • • GENERAL ASSEMBLY
    • Institutional stakeholder participants: United Nations; World Bank; International Monetary Fund (IMF); World Trade Organization (WTO); African Development Bank (ADB); United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF); Economic and Social Commission for West Asia
      • • Business sector participants: Barra Mexicana Colegio de Abogados, Von Wobeser y Sierra, SC; Deutsche Bank Research; Infrastructure Leasing and Financial Services; Suez; Soros Fund Management; Upstart Business Strategies; Violy, Byorum & Partners Holdings
      • FORTHCOMING MEETINGS
    • Wednesday, 20 March 2002
      • • • • • GENERAL ASSEMBLY
    • Institutional stakeholder participants: United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD); World Bank; International Monetary Fund (IMF); World Trade Organization (WTO); European Commission; United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA); World Food Pr
      • • Business sector participants: AB Volvo; Calvert Funds; Business Council for the United Nations; Capital Markets Credit Society; Allied Zurich; Samuels Associates; State Street Global Investor Services Group
      • SUMMARY OF MEETINGS
    • Monday, 18 March 2002
    • Accreditation of intergovernmental organizations
    • Accreditation of non-governmental organizations
    • Election of the Vice-President ex officio of the Conference
    • Election of the Rapporteur-General
      • • High-level officials segment
      • ANNOUNCEMENTS
    • Round tables
    • Round tables proceedings
    • * * *
    • Press conferences
    • Bilateral meetings
  • Announcement

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