POLICIES FOR ACHIEVING THE MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS IN THE ECE REGION: REDUCING EXTREME INCOME DISPARITIES

2-3 October 2003
Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland
Salle XI

Thursday, 2 October 2003

10.00 - Opening remarks :Executive Secretary
Session I:	Poverty in the low-income countries of the ECE region (discussion session)
	Chair: Dieter Hesse, UNECE
Paper :	Poverty in the CIS and the Baltic region Jane Falkingham, University of Southampton	PPT	download Falkingham presentation
	Discussants:
	- Renee Friedman, UNDP Regional Support Centre Bratislava> - Gilda Farrell, Council of Europe	PPT	download Farell presentation
	Presentation:
	Poverty in the European Union Laura Bardone, European Commission; Employment and Social Affairs DG	PPT	download Bardone presentation
	General Discussion
12.50 - *Chairperson's summary*
13.00-15.00 - Lunch break
15.00
Session II:	The role of institutions and domestic targeted policies
	Chair: Jane Falkingham, University of Southampton
	Presentations:
(i)	The role of housing policy Iskra Dandolova, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia	PPT	download Dandalova presentation
(ii)	Transforming property rights into a tool for poverty alleviation: the importance of institutions Geoffrey Hamilton, UNECE	PPT	download Hamilton presentation
(iii)	The role of gender equality Anra Tabyshalieva, Central Asia-Caucasus Institute, The John Hopkins University, Paul H. Nitze, School of Advance International Studies	PPT	download Tabyshalieva presentation
(iv)	The challenge of HIV/AIDS to health, poverty, and economic development in the ECE region Henning Mikkelsen, UNAIDS	PPT	download Mikkelsen presentation
	General Discussion
17.45 - Chairperson's summary
18.00 -End of first day / Reception

Friday, 3 October 2003

10.00
Session II:	The role of institutions and domestic targeted policies [cont’d]
	Chair: Jane Falkingham
	Presentations:
(i)	Social protection Wouter Van Ginneken, ILO	PPT	download Van Ginneken presentation
(ii)	The role of the informal economy Predrag Bejakovic, Institute of Public Finance, Zagreb	PPT	download Bejakovic presentation
	General Discussion
11.15 - Chairperson's summary
11.20
Session III:	Country experiences with MDGs and poverty reduction initiatives: national and international perspectives (Roundtable)
	Chair: Renee Friedman, UNDP
(i)	National experiences: Common Country Assessments and Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers
	Presentations:
-	Albania:Tim Scott, UNDP Country Office Tirana	PPT	download Scott presentation
	Moldova: Arcadie Barbarosie, Public Policy Institute, Moldova	PPT	download Barbarosie presentation
-	Poland: Irena Woycicka, Gdansk Institute for Market Economics (IbnGR), Gdansk	PPT	download Woycicka presentation
	General Discussion
13.00-15.00 - Lunch break
15.00-15.15
	General Discussion [continued]
15.20
Session III:	Country experiences with MDGs and poverty reduction initiatives: national and international perspectives [cont’d]
(ii)	The role of international institutions in support of national poverty reduction initiatives (and the status of low-income countries)
	Presentations:
-	Gabriella Battaini-Dragoni, Council of Europe
-	Abdelmajid Slama, International Fund for Agricultural Development	PPT	download Slama presentation
-	Dorothy Rosenberg, UNDP
-	Charles Gore, NCTAD	PDF	download Gore presentation
	General Discussion
17.50 - Chairperson's summary
*Closing remarks*
18.00 - End of seminar