Global High Level Dialogue on Localizing the Post-2015 Agenda

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1 Global High Level Dialogue on Localizing the Post-2015 Agenda Turin, Italy, 14 th -15 th October :30 15:30 Registration First day, 14 th of October 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. Lapo Pistelli, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, Italy o Ms. Hanna Tetteh, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Ghana o Mr. Pabel Muñoz, Minister-Secretary of Planning and Development, Ecuador (tbc) Key Note Address by the Co-leads representatives: The relevance of the territorial approach for the future implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): 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 2015 Agenda, Mayor of Rabat and Treasurer, UCLG

2 16:30 18:00 Presentation of the key messages arisen from local and national dialogues: Localizing the post 2015 development agenda Key messages arisen from local and national dialogues around effective local governance: the critical role that local and regional governments play, the importance of counting with 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 from: Ms. Varduhi Asaturian, Head of the UN Desk at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Armenia Mr. Jean Baptiste Kirimwinzigo, President of National Association of Local Councilors, Burundi Ms. Celestine Ketcha Courtes, Mayor of Bagangté Municipality, Cameroon Ms. Milagro Navas, President, COMURES, El Salvador, (tbc) Mr. Edwin Miño Arcos, Executive Director of CONGOPE, Ecuador Ms. Agnes Lartey, Secretary General of NALAG, Ghana, Mr. Scean Barnswell, Mayor of Pen, President of the ALGA, Jamaica Mr. Charles Chunga, Executive Director of MALGA, Malawi Mr. Austere A. Panadero, Undersecretary, Department of Interior and Local Government, Philippines Portugal, (tbc) Mr. Umed Davlatzod, Deputy Minister of Economic Development and Trade of Republic, Tajikistan Mr. Amiri Nondo, Mayor of Morogoro, Tanzania Session moderated by the Co-leads of the Dialogue: Mr. Kodjo Mensah-Abrampa, UNDP s Policy Advisor, DGG/Bureau for Development Policy, Local Governance Ms. Diana Lopez Caramazana, UN-Habitat s Local Government and Decentralization Unit Mr. Josep Roig, Secretary General of UCLG, Global Taskforce of Local and Regional Governments 18:15 Cocktail Master of ceremony (tbd) Second day, 15 th of October :00 09:10 Opening and brief previous day s wrap-up

3 By Ms. Petra Mezzetti, Senior Researcher, Coordinator of Decentralized Cooperation and Territorial Partnership Studies, CeSPI 09:10 10:30 Panel: What will make the post 2015 agenda work at the local level: identifying key elements for localizing in the post-2015 development framework Building on lessons learnt from the MDG implementation process: How does the UN development agenda influenced national and local policies and projects in the past 15 years. Key strategies and mechanisms for a successful localization of the agenda. Moderated by 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: Mr. Jaime Miranda, Vice Minister of Development Cooperation, El Salvador Ms. Marie Jeanine Hashazinka, Director of Economic Planning, Ministry of Finances 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 Mr. Joseph Muturi, Slum Dwellers International, Kenya Mr. Albert Anicet Akoa, Mayor of the Commune Ngoulemakong and Vice President of the United Councils and Cities of Cameroon President, Italian Federation of territorial networks for development and international cooperation (tbc) Questions and answers from the floor First 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 (tbc). Ms. Keba M. F. Nyathi, MLG&RD Reforms Coordinator, Botswana Association of Local Authorities 10:30 10:50 Coffee break 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.

4 Moderated by Ms. Jayathma Wickramanayake, Member of the International Youth Task Force of the World Conference on Youth and Member of the Youth Parliament of Sri Lanka Speakers: Mr. Angelo Baglio, Head of Unit, Civil Society and Local Authorities, European Commission's Directorate General for Development and Cooperation (tbc) Mr. Abdughaffor Rahmonov, Mayor of Kulyab city, Khatlon region, Tajikistan Mr. Austere Panadero, Undersecretary, Department of Interior and Local Government, Philippines Ms. Janice Peterson, Chair of the Coordinating Council, Huairou Commission Coalition for grassroots Women's Organizations Mr. Jumanne Abdallah Sagini, Permanent Secretary, Prime Minister s Office, Regional Administration and Local Government, Tanzania Questions and answers from the floor First interventions from the floor by: Mr. Christophe Yvetot, Director of the Representational Office of UNIDO to the European Union, representing the dialogue with the private sector (tbc) Ms. Bernadia Tjandredewi, Secretary General, United Cities and Local Governments Asia Pacific 12:15 14:00 Break 14:00 15:30 Endorsement of the Report on the Localization Dialogues to be submitted to the UN Secretary General Specific comments and corrections to the report to be incorporated by the consultant, including the last recommendations during the Turin activity and any comments to modify relating to the national process. Presentation of the report by Mr. Agustí Fernández de Losada General Discussion and questions and answers from the floor Moderated by Mr. Colin Fagan, Minister of State, Ministry of Local Government & Community Development, Jamaica

5 15:30 16:00 Closing remarks and way forward Conclusions of the sessions, presentation of the following steps and engagements towards the effective localization of the Post 2015 agenda. Reading of the Final Turin Declaration on localizing the future SDGs. Mr. Jaime Miranda, El Salvador s Vice Minister of Development Cooperation Ms. Hanna Serwaa Tetteh, Ghana s Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration 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