Workshop 1 – March 6th
Friends of Governance for Sustainable Development in cooperation with UN-DESA Office of Intergovernmental Support and Coordination for Sustainable Development
An expert meeting for addressing the Reform of Second Committee and its implications for other UN GA Committees/Future of the QCPR
Session 1: Reform of Second Committee and its implications for other UN GA Committees
Addressing elements such as:
a) How can the Second Committee best align its work with the 2030 Agenda for sustainable development?
b) Is there a need to rationalize and streamline the agenda of the second committee and organize it in a more logical way?
c) How might the Second Committee and ECOSOC align better their work?
d) How can the Second Committee coordinate its work with other UN GA Committees to better contribute to the implementation of the 2030 Agenda?
e) How can the Second Committee give political guidance on how to addressing the challenges to implement the SDGs?
Presenters:
- Marion Barthelemy, Director, Office of Intergovernmental Support and Coordination for Sustainable Development, UN-DESA
- Jimena Leiva Roesch, Senior Fellow at the International Peace Institute
Session 2: Implementing the 2016 QCPR resolution
Presenters:
- Rosemary Kalapurakal, Chief, Policy and Programming Branch, United Nations Development Coordination Office (UNDCO) Powerpoint: Rosemary Kalapurakal Session 3 QCPR
- Dra. Luciana de Rezende Campos Oliveira, Professora de Política Internacional Contemporânea da Faculdade de Direito e Relações Internacionais, Universidade Federal de Grande Dourados (Adjunct Professor at School of International Relations and Law, UFGD) – Paper Luciana de Rezende Campos Oliveira, Back to the Future Power Point
Barbara Adams, is Chair of the Board of Global Policy Forum and Adjunct Professor at New School University, New York
Workshop 2 – June 24
Moderator: Cristina Popescu, Diplomatic Counsellor Permanent Mission of Romania to the United Nations
Welcome remarks: Marion Barthelemy, Director, Office of Intergovernmental Support and Coordination for Sustainable Development, UN-DESA
Overview of agenda and objectives for the meeting: Felix Dodds, Adjunct Professor in Environmental Sciences and Engineering, University of North Carolina
SESSION 1: Closing the COVID-19 response transparency gap:
- David Banisar, Senior Legal Counsel & Head of Transparency, ARTICLE 19: Powerpoint: “An Unhealthy Silence Openness and the COVID-19 Transparency Gap”; Background paper: “Viral Lies: Misinformation and the Corona Virus Coronavirus”
- David LeBlanc, Chief, Institutions for the Sustainable Development Goals, Division for Public Institutions and Digital Government, UN-DESA. Powerpoint: Resilient institutions in times of crisis; Paper: Resilient institutions in times of crisis
SESSION 2: COVID19 and Voluntary National Reviews:
Irena Zubcevic, Chief of Intergovernmental Policy and Review Branch, Office of Intergovernmental Support and Coordination for Sustainable Development, UN-DESA. Powerpoint
SESSION 3: The United Nations And the COVID-19 Global Emergency
Georgios Kostakos, Executive Director Foundation for Global Governance and Sustainability (FOGGS). Powerpoint
Background Papers:
Concluding remarks:
Comments on the workshop: Marion Barthelemy, Director, Office of intergovernment Support and Coordination for Sustainable Development, UN-DESA
What’s next: Felix Dodds, Adjunct professor University of North Carolina
Workshop 3
Friends of Governance for Sustainable Development in cooperation with UN-DESA Office of Intergovernmental Support and Coordination for Sustainable Development
An expert meeting for addressing:
The imperative of combating corruption, illicit financial flows and recovering and returning stolen assets as a means for financing for development in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.
9:00-9:15 Welcome
Felix Dodds, Adjunct Professor in Environmental Sciences and Engineering, University of North Carolina.
Marion Barthelemy, Director, Office of Intergovernmental Support and Coordination for Sustainable Development, UN-DESA
9:15-10:20 Session 1: Opportunities and Challenges for UNGA Special Session on Corruption
Moderator: Charles Nouhan, Chair Stakeholder Forum for a Sustainable Future
Presenters:
Stefanie Holling, Division of Treaty Affairs United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
David Banisar, Head of Transparency, ARTICLE 19, Paper: The UN General Assembly Special Session on Corruption Opportunities and Challenges Powerpoint
10:20-10:25 Coffee break
10:25-11:30 Session 2: Recommendations of the High-Level Panel on International Financial Accountability, Transparency and Integrity
Moderator: Samuel Victor Makwe Permanent Mission of Nigeria to the United Nations
Presenters:
- Navid Hanif, Director, Director Office for Financing for Sustainable Development, Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) United Nations Paper: “Financial Accountability, Transparency, and Integrity for Sustainable Development”; Powerpoint
- Gillian Dell, Head of the Conventions Programme, Transparency International Paper Gillian Dell SDG16 combating corruption IFFs FFD. Powerpoint
Respondents:
- Pooja Rangaprasad, Director, Policy and Advocacy, Financing for Development (FfD) paper Pooja Rangaprasad, Financing COVID-19 recovery Time to negotiate a UN convention to address tax havens and international tax dodgin
- Prof Elizabeth David-Barrett, Governance and Integrity and Director of the Centre for the Study of Corruption at the University of Sussex.
11:30-11:35 Coffee break
11:35-12:40 Session 3: 2021 HLPF Review of Goal 16 and how, illicit financial flows, including corruption, and governance will be addressed.
Moderator: Jan-Gustav Strandenaes, governance Advisor to Stakeholder Forum for a Sustainable Future
Presenters:
- Ms Lakshmi Kumar, Policy Director at Global Financial Integrity
- Ms Tonusree Basu, Deputy Director Open Government Partnership –anti-corruption paper Tonusree Basu Plugging the Leak why opening governments and tackling corruption is essential to protect development finance after COVID19
- John Romano, TAP Network Coordinator – Global SDG Accountability Report
Respondents
- Priya Sood, Coordinator on behalf of the Global Alliance for Reporting Progress on Peaceful, Just and Inclusive Societies is a coordinating platform for member states, private sector, CSO an UN agencies to strengthen evidence-based reporting, monitoring and measurement of SDG 16 paper
- Anga Timilsina and Charlene Lui UNDP FoGovernance Chapter on SDG 16 and an integrated approach to anti-corruption Jan2021
- Ruzanna Tarverdyan, Founding President The Geneva Consensus Foundation paper Ruzanna Tarverdyan – Enhansing Transparency and Accountability in Public Finance
12:40-1:00 Session 4: Final Reflections and Way Forward
Moderator and final comments:
Felix Dodds, Adjunct Professor in Environmental Sciences and Engineering, University of North Carolina
Marion Barthelemy, Director, Office of Intergovernmental Support and Coordination for Sustainable Development, UN-DESA
Workshop 4
Friends of Governance for Sustainable Development in cooperation with UN-DESA Office of Intergovernmental Support and Coordination for Sustainable Development
8:45-9:00: Moderator and welcome:
- Meriem Hilali, Permanent Mission of Morocco to the United Nations
- Felix Dodds, Adjunct Professor in Environmental Sciences and Engineering, University of North Carolina
- Marion Barthelamy, Director, Office of Intergovernmental Support and Coordination for Sustainable Development, UN-DESA
9:00-9:30 Session 1: Challenges for Glasgow 2021
- Mohamed Khalil, Government of Egypt paper Mohamed Khalil – The Challenges of COP26
- Geoffrey Lipman, President at The SUNx Program and former ASG WTO paper Geoffrey Lipman Climate Friendly Travel – For A Green Clean Future
9:30-10:30 Session 2: – Natural Disasters and the Impact of Climate Change
Moderator: Christian Hannemann, Permanent Mission of the Federal Republic of Germany to the United Nations
Presenters:
- Ambassador Liz Thompson, the Permanent Representative of Barbados to the UN
- Riyanti Djalante, Chair of Integrated Research on Disaster Risks (of ISC-UNDRR) member of the UNDDR Stakeholder Engagement Mechanism for the Sendai Framework – Powerpoint
10:35- 11:35 Session 3: – Do we need national ‘Coalition of the willing’ to help deliver the climate target?
Moderator: Cristina Popescu, Diplomatic Counsellor Permanent Mission of Romania to the United Nations
- Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim, SDG Advocate and A Champion for Indigenous Peoples against Climate Change and Co-Chair, International Indigenous Peoples Forum on Climate Change to the UNFCCC paper Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim Climate emergency
- Claire Mellier-Wilson, Global Citizens Assembly for COP26 paper Claire Mellier-Wilson – Powerpoint
- Julie Cerqueira, Executive Director of the U.S. Climate Alliance paper Julie Cerqueira Chapter_US Climate Alliance_2.8.21
Respondents:
- Andrew Higham, Director, Plexus Strategy; Chief Executive, Mission 2020.
- Felix Dodds, Adjunct Professor in Environmental Sciences and Engineering, University of North Carolina.
- Paul Clement-Hunt, Founder, The Blended Capital Group Paper
- Santiago Lorenzo , Head of Sustainable Finance Climate Action Network Paper: “Five years later, are we serious on aligning private financial flows”
- Zaheer Fakir, G77 and China Finance Coordinator, Paper: “Climate Finance for COP 26”
12:50-1:00 Session 5: Final Reflections and Way Forward
Moderator: Meriem Hilali, Permanent Mission of Morocco to the United Nations
- Felix Dodds, Adjunct Professor in Environmental Sciences and Engineering, University of North Carolina.
- Marion Barthelemy, Director, Office of Intergovernmental Support and Coordination for Sustainable Development, UN-DESA