High Level Global Dialogue on Localizing the Post-2015 Development Agenda

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1 High Level Global Dialogue on Localizing the Post-2015 Development Agenda Sala Rossa, Municipality of Turin Piazza Palazzo di Città, 1, Italy 14 th -15 th October :30 15:30 Registration Day 1, 14 th October 2014 Master of Ceremony: Mr. Carl Wright, Secretary General, Commonwealth Local Government Forum 15:30 16:30 Opening ceremony Welcome note by Mr. Piero Fassino, Mayor of Turin and President of the National Association of Italian Municipalities Introductory statements by the co-host countries representatives: o Mr. Fabio Cassese, Deputy Director General for Development Cooperation, Plenipotentiary Minister, Italy o Ms. Hanna Tetteh, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Ghana o Mr. Pabel Muñoz, Minister Secretary General of Planning and Development, Ecuador Key note address: The relevance of the territorial approach for the future implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by the Co-leads representatives: o Mr. Michael O Neill, Assistant Secretary-General & Assistant Administrator and Director of the Bureau of External Relations and Advocacy, UNDP o Mr. Jean-Christophe Adrian, Director of Brussels Office, UN-Habitat o Mr. Fathallah Oualalou, Global Taskforce of Local and Regional Governments for Post Agenda, Mayor of Rabat, Morocco, and Treasurer, UCLG 1

2 16:30 18:00 Presentation of the key messages that have arisen from the local and national dialogues: Localizing the post-2015 development agenda Key messages realized from the local and national dialogues around effective local governance: the critical role that local and regional governments play, the importance of having a strong national commitment, and the need to apply an integrated multi-level and multi-stakeholder approach to promote transformative agendas at the local level. Presented by representatives of the local and national dialogues: Ms. Varduhi Asaturian, Head of the UN Desk at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Armenia Mr. Jean Baptiste Kirimwinzigo, Executive Director, National Association of Local Authorities (ABELO), Burundi Mr. Jean-Marc Afesi Mbafor, President, National Youth Council, Cameroon Ms. Ryna Elizabeth Garay Araniva, General Director, Cooperation for Development, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, El Salvador Ms. Agnes Lartey, Secretary General, National Association of Local Authorities (NALAG), Ghana Mr. Scean Barnswell, Mayor of May Pen, President, Association of Local Government Authorities (ALGA), Jamaica Mr. Charles Chunga, Executive Director, Local Government Association (MALGA), Malawi Mr. Ferdinand Abesamis, Mayor, Vice President for Luzon Island Cluster, League of Municipalities of the Philippines Mr. Umed Davlatzod, Deputy Minister of Economic Development and Trade of Republic, Tajikistan Mr. Amiri Nondo, Mayor of Morogoro, Tanzania Moderators: Co-leads of the Dialogue: Mr. Josep Roig, Secretary General of UCLG, Global Taskforce of Local and Regional Governments Ms. Diana Lopez Caramazana, Local Government and Decentralisation Unit Leader, UN-HABITAT Mr. Kodjo Mensah-Abrampa, Policy Advisor, DGG/Bureau for Development Policy, Local Governance, UNDP 18:15 Cocktail 2

3 Day 2, 15 th October :00 09:10 Opening and wrap-up of previous day s proceedings Ms. Petra Mezzetti, Senior Researcher, Coordinator of Decentralized Cooperation and Territorial Partnership Studies, CeSPI Brief summary of the first day s conclusions, and opening of the second day of work: the localization of the future post-2015 agenda, a European perspective. 09:10 10:30 Panel: What will make the post-2015 agenda work at the local level: identifying key elements for localizing the agenda Building on lessons learnt from the MDG implementation process: How has the UN development agenda influenced national and local policies and projects in the past 15 years? Key strategies and mechanisms for successful localization of the agenda. Moderator: Ms. Lodovica Longinotti, Senior Advisor, Directorate-General for Development Cooperation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Italy, and representative of the Advisory Committee of the Dialogue on Localizing the Post-2015 Agenda Speakers: Ms. Marie Jeanine Hashazinka, Director of Economic Planning, Ministry of Finance and Economic Development Planning, Chairperson of the National Steering Committee for Agenda Post-2015, Burundi Mr. Ghassan Shakaa, Mayor of Nablus and President of the Association of Palestinian Local Authorities and representative of the Advisory Committee of the Dialogue on Localizing the Post-2015 Agenda Mr. Joseph Muturi, Community Leader, Slum Dwellers International, Kenya Ms. Simonetta Paganini, Head of Decentralized Cooperation and External Relations, National Association of Italian Municipalities (ANCI) Questions and answers from the floor Initial interventions from the floor by: Mr. André Viola, President of the General Council of Aude and President of the International Relations Commission at the Assembly of French Departments Ms. Keba Nyati, Secretary, Local Government Reforms, Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development, Botswana 10:30 10:50 Coffee break 3

4 10:50 12:15 Panel: The challenge of working together towards a transformative agenda: how to promote linkages between territorial and global processes Conducive environments and legal frameworks for a coordinated and effective definition and implementation of the post-2015 agenda. Moderator: Ms. Janice Peterson, Chair of the Coordinating Council, Huairou Commission Coalition for grassroots Women's Organizations, and representative of the Advisory Committee of the Dialogue on Localizing the Post-2015 Agenda Speakers: Mr. Angelo Baglio, Head of Unit, Civil Society and Local Authorities, European Commission's Directorate General for Development and Cooperation, and representative of the Advisory Committee of the Dialogue on Localizing the Post-2015 Agenda Ms. Ryna Elizabeth Garay Araniva, General Director, Cooperation for Development, Vice Ministry of Development Cooperation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, El Salvador Mr. Albert Anicet Akoa, Mayor of the Commune Ngoulemakong and Vice President of the United Councils and Cities of Cameroon Mr. Abdughaffor Rahmonov, Mayor of Kulyab city, Khatlon region, Tajikistan Mr. Jumanne Abdallah Sagini, Permanent Secretary, Prime Minister s Office, Regional Administration and Local Government, Tanzania Questions and answers from the floor Initial intervention from the floor by: Ms. Bernadia Tjandredewi, Secretary General, United Cities and Local Governments Asia Pacific Mr. Habraham Jacob Shamumoyo, Secretary General of ALAT, Tanzania 12:15 14:00 Break 4

5 14:00 15:30 UNDG s facilitation of the Post-2015 Development Agenda, Moving to Implementation Presentation by Mr. Paul John Ladd, Senior Advisor, One-United Nations Secretariat on Post Endorsement of the Report on the Localization Dialogues to be submitted to the UN Secretary General Specific comments and corrections to the report including the last recommendations during the Turin activity and any comments relating to the national process to be incorporated. Presentation of the report by Mr. Agustí Fernández de Losada, Consultant - Report Writing, Secretariat for the Dialogues on Localizing the Post-2015 Agenda Chair of Session: Mr. Colin Fagan, Minister of State, Ministry of Local Government & Community Development, Jamaica General discussion and questions and answers from the floor 15:30 16:30 Closing remarks and way forward Conclusions of the sessions, presentation of the follow-up steps and engagements towards the effective localization of the post-2015 development agenda. Reading of the Turin Communique on localizing the future development agenda. Ms. Hanna Tetteh, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Ghana Mr. Paúl Carrasco, Prefect of Azuay and President of the Organization of Regions United (ORU-FOGAR), on behalf of the Global Taskforce of Local and Regional Governments, Ecuador Mr. Giovanni Camilleri, ART Initiative, International Coordinator, UNDP Mr. Jean-Christophe Adrian, Director of Brussels Office, UN-Habitat Mr. Paul John Ladd, Senior Advisor, One-United Nations Secretariat on Post