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Commons Letter: Hand-outs and Side Event invitation

EIGHTH UN OWG SESSION REPORT - 03-07 Feb 2014

Draft Program | Co-Chairs' Summary bullet points
Feb 03 | S1 | 01 | 02 | Oceans and seas
Feb 04 | S2 | 03 | 04 | Forests and biodiversity
Feb 05 | S3 | 05 | 06 | Promoting equality
Feb 06 | S4 | 07 | 08 | Conflict prevention
Feb 07 | S5 | 09 | 10 | Rule of law and governance
             Concluding Remarks of Co-Chairs
Feb 08 | S6 | Commons Cluster - Strategy Meeting

Side Events list | Speakers list | Presentations

OWG is co-chaired by Mr. Csaba Kõrösi, Permanent Representative of Hungary, and Mr. Macharia Kamau, Permanent Representative of Kenya.

• Statistical note for the issue brief on: Oceans and seas

Commons Oceans SDG 2pg Hand-out

S1 - Monday, February 3, 2014: Oceans and seas

Presentations by:
1. Fiu Mataese Elisara- La'ulu - Ole Siosiomaga Society Incorporated (OLSSI) Samoa
2. Noelene Nabulivou - DIVA for Equality, Fiji; and DAWN, Women MGs
3. Remi Parmentier - Global Ocean Commission Secretary/NGO Ocean Cluster for Rio+20
4. Dr. Biliana Cicin-Sain, President, Global Ocean Forum, .pdf

Interventions from:
1. Leon Siu - Koani Foundation, Hawai / Hawaiian Kingdom 2. Dr. Martin Visbeck - Helmholtz Center for Oceans (Germany), Scientific and Technological Community MGs
3. Paul Holthus - World Ocean Council, Business & Industry MGs
4. Rudolf Bastian Tampubolon - Children and Youth MGs
5. Imogen Ingram - IPEN, Cook Island, Women MGs
6. Santi Hitorangi - Hitorangi Clan/ Rapa Nui, NGO MGs

Statement on Oceans & Seas:
Major Group: Science & Technology
Major Group: Women

01 - Opening remarks by the Co-Chairs

Keynote speakers:
Professor Jane Lubchenco, Oregon State University, .pdf, text.pdf
Dr. Sylvia Earle, Oceanographer, Explorer-in-Residence, National Geographic, .pdf

General interactive exchange of views on “Oceans and seas, forests, biodiversity”.

02 - Panel followed by interactive exchange of views on “Oceans and seas, forests, biodiversity)”.

Panellists:
Dr. Braulio F. de Souza Dias, Executive Secretary,
Convention on Biological Diversity, .pdf
Dr. Alfred Oteng-Yeboah, University of Ghana, .pdf
Professor Virgilio Viana, CEO, Amazonas Sustainable Foundation, .pdf

• Statistical Note for the Issue Brief on: Biodiversity

• Statistical Note for the Issue Brief on: Forests

FORESTS AND BIODIVERSITY Commons Handout Shani & Dominique

In a paper published by a respected US thinktank, the Worldwatch Institute, two World Bank environmental advisers claim that instead of 18 per cent of global emissions being caused by meat, the true figure is 51 per cent:

S2 - Tuesday, February 4, 2014: Forests and biodiversity

Presentations by:
1. Isis Álvarez - Global Forest Coalition, Women MGs
2. Sabá Loftus - OP, Children and Youth MGs

Interventions from:
1. Shela Patrickson - ICLEI, Africa Region Secretariat, Local Authorities MGs
2. Simone Lovera - Sobrevivencia/Friends of the Earth-Paraguay, NGO MGs
3. John Hontelez - Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), NGO MGs
4. Anne-Hélène Prieur-Richard - DIVERSITAS-ICSU, Scientific and Technological Community MGs
5. Gertrude Kenyangi - Support for Women in Agriculture and Environment (SWAGEN), Women MGs If time allows:
6. Sarojeni Rengam - Pesticide Action Network-Asia-Pacific, Women MGs
7. Susan Nelson - Commons Cluster, NGO MGs

Statement on Forests and Biodiversity:
Forest Stewardship Council
Global Forest Coalition
Major Group: Local Authorities
Major Group: Science & Technology
Major Group: Women, Position Paper

03 - Panel followed by interactive exchange of views on “Oceans and seas, forests, biodiversity)”.

Panelists:
Mr. Mark Smith, Director, Global Water Programme at IUCN Headquarters, .pdf
Ms. Marie Haga, Executive Director, Global Crop Diversity Trust, ,pdf
Dr. Daju Resosudarmo, Scientist, Forests and Livelihoods Programme, Center for International Forestry Research

04 - Continuation and conclusion of the interactive exchange on “Oceans and seas, forests, biodiversity”.

Statements:
Argentina, Bolivia and Ecuador
Australia, The Netherlands and United Kingdom
Bangladesh
Belarus and Serbia
Brazil and Nicaragua
China, Indonesia and Kazakhstan
Cyprus, Singapore and United Arab Emirates
Egypt
European Union
Finland from the UNECE/FAO Workshop
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
France, Germany and Switzerland
Gabon on behalf of Forest 11
India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka
Iran
Italy, Spain and Turkey
Japan
Major Group: Local Authorities
Major Group: Science & Technology
Major Group: Science & Technology 2
Major Group: Women
Maldives
Montenegro and Slovenia
Nepal
New Zealand
Pacific Small Island Developing States
Poland and Romania
Sweden
Uganda
Zambia

No session due to weather

• Statistical note for the issue brief on: Promoting equality, including social equity

• Statistical note for the issue brief on: Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment

Equality and Commons hand out Alanna Hartzok

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S3 - Wednesday, February 5, 2014: Promoting equality, including social equity, gender equality and women's empowerment

Presentations by:
1. Paul Quintos - IBON, NGO MGs
2. Yvette Kathurima - FEMNET, Women MGs

Interventions from:
1. Yannis Vardakastanis - European Disability Forum (EDF) and Chair of International Disability Alliance (IDA)
2. Margaret Akello - Plan Uganda, Children and Youth MGs
3. Julia “Surname not included for child protection purposes” - Working Group on Girls
4. Corinna Rodriguez - GEMLAC and DAWN, Women MGs
5. Juneia Batista - Public Service International, Workers and Trade Unions MGs
6. Lucy Mulenkai - Indigenous Peoples MGs
7. Jackie Kemigisha - Girl Awak

Statements:
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Major Group: Indigenous Peoples

05 - Keynote speakers:
Professor Joseph Stiglitz, Columbia University
Ms. Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, Executive Director, UN Women

General interactive exchange of views on “Promoting equality, including social equity, gender equality and women’s empowerment”

 

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06 - Panel followed by interactive exchange of views on “Promoting equality, including social equity, gender equality and women’s empowerment”.

Panellists:
Professor José Antonio Ocampo, Columbia University
Mr. Lenín Moreno, Secretary General’s Special Envoy on Disability and Accessibility, .pdf
Ms. Nicole Ameline, Chairperson, Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women

Statements:
Argentina on behalf of 50 countries
Argentina, Bolivia and Ecuador
Australia, The Netherlands and United Kingdom
Bangladesh
China, Indonesia and Kazakhstan
Cyprus, Singapore and United Arab Emirates
Denmark, Norway and Ireland
Egypt
Ethiopia
European Union
France, Germany and Switzerland
India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka
Indonesia
International Trade Centre (ITC)
Italy, Spain and Turkey
Japan
Maldives
Malta
Montenegro and Slovenia
Nepal
Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS)
Poland and Romania
Rwanda
Sweden
UN Women
Zambia

• Statistical note for the issue brief on: Conflict Prevention, Post-conflict Peacebuilding and the Promotion of Durable Peace, Rule of Law and Governance

Conflict prevention statement and handout Commons OWG 8 Rev 5

S4 - Thursday, February 6, 2014: Conflict prevention, post-conflict peacebuilding and the promotion of durable peace

Presentations by:
1. Paul Okumu - Africa CSO Platform on Principled Partnership (ACP), NGO MGs
2. Helen Hakena - Leitana Nehan Women’s Development Agency/APWLD, Women MGs

Interventions from:
1. Georges Mata - PREGESCO, NGO MGs
2. Mzikazi Ntuli - SOS Childrens Villages, Southern Africa, Children and Youth MGs
3. David Lomumba - Ye Ethiopia Wiyen-Mahber Be Alem
5. Sandra Vermuyten - Workers and Trade Unions MGs
6. Andrew Tomlinson - Quaker UN Office, NGO MGs

Statements:
Major Group: Indigenous Peoples
Quaker UN Office (QUNO)
SOS Children's Villages

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07 - Continuation and conclusion of the interactive exchange on “Promoting equality, including social equity, gender equality and women’s empowerment”.

08 - Keynote speakers:
Mrs. Mary Robinson, Chair of the Board of Trustees, The Mary Robinson Foundation - Climate Justice, .pdf
Mr. Cassam Uteem, former President of Mauritius
Panel followed by interactive exchange of views on “Conflict prevention, post-conflict peacebuilding and promotion of durable peace, rule of law and governance”.

Panellists:
Ms. Irene Khan, Director-General, International Development Law Organization
Mr. William O'Neill, Program Director, Conflict Prevention and Peace Forum (CPPF)

Statements:
Argentina, Bolivia and Ecuador
Australia, The Netherlands and United Kingdom
Austria on behalf of members of the Group of Friends of the Rule of Law
Bangladesh
Brazil and Nicaragua
China, Indonesia and Kazakhstan
Cyprus, Singapore and United Arab Emirates
Denmark, Norway and Ireland
Egypt
European Union
Finland
France, Germany and Switzerland
India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka
Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
International Development Law Organization (IDLO)
International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA)
Iran on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement
Italy, Spain and Turkey
Japan
Jordan
Major Group: Local Authorities
Montenegro and Slovenia
Nepal
Palestine
Poland and Romania
Rwanda
Sweden
Timor-Leste
Uganda

Conflict Prevention, the Rule of Natural Law and the Commons

Contribution of WSF - .doc

International Original Peoples Alliance IOPA - Rule of law

S5 - Friday, February 7, 2014: Rule of law and governance

Presentations by:
1. Victoria Forsgate - Restless Development
2. Roberto Mukaro Borrero - International Indian Treaty Council, Indigenous Peoples MGs

Interventions from:
1. Catherine Pearce - World Future Council, NGO MGs
2. Lori Johnson - Southeast Indigenous Peoples' Centre
3. Nikola Pucarevik - Taking IT Global
4. Hibist Kassa - SWSS
5. Jan-Gustav Strandenaes - NGO MGs
6. Berry Vrbanovic - Local Authorities MGs
7. Mohammed Sayed Nouri - Human Affect, NGO MGs

Alternates
1. Jean-Paul - VIVAT

Statements:
Major Group: Indigenous Peoples
Major Group: NGOs
Southeast Indigenous Peoples' Center

Report details on Feb. 10th 

09 - Continuation of the interactive exchange of views on “Conflict prevention, post-conflict peacebuilding and promotion of durable peace, rule of law and governance”.

Statements:
See at 08

PRESS RELEASE. Taking It Home. Commons Cluster. OWG 8

10 - Summary of the discussions

Co-Chairs' Summary bullet points from OWG-8

Concluding Remarks of Co-Chairs 8th Session of Open Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals

S6 - Saterrday, February 8, 2014: Commons Cluster to the United Nations

Strategy Meeting in New York - 15:30-18:00 CET
Report will follow

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