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Kingdom of Morocco Chairman of the Group of 77 & China for 2003 |
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The Conference
About the Conference
Please refer to G77 Web site for the theoretical framework of the Conference
The Member States of the Group of 77 & China:
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Afghanistan Algeria Angola Antigua & Barbuda Argentina Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia & Herzegovina Botswana Brazil Brunei Darussalam Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cuba Cyprus Democratic People’s of Korea Democratic Republic of the Congo Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic Eastern Timor Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Ethiopia Fiji |
Gabon Gambia Ghana Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras India Indonesia Iran(Islamic Republic of) Iraq Ivory Coast Jamaica Jordan Kenya Kuwait Lao People’s Democratic Republic Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libyan Arab Jamahiriya Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Marshall Islands Mauritania Mauritius Micronesia Mongolia Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Nicaragua Niger Nigeria Oman Pakistan Palau |
Palestine Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru Philippines Qatar Romania Rwanda Samoa Sao Tome & Principe Saudi Arabia Senegal Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Solomon Islands Somalia South Africa Sri Lanka St. Vincent & the Grenadines St. Kitts & Nevis St. Lucia Sudan Suriname Swaziland Syrian Arab Republic Thailand Togo Tonga Trinidad & Tobago Tunisia Turkmenistan Uganda United Arab Emirates United Republic of Tanzania Uruguay Vanuatu Venezuela Vietnam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe |
Non member special guests:
Mexico
Republic of Korea
Other OECD countries invited:
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Australia Austria Belgium Canada Czech Republic Denmark Finland France Germany Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Italy Japan |
Luxembourg Mexico Netherlands New Zealand Norway Poland Portugal Republic of Korea Slovak Republic Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey United Kingdom United States |
International Organizations:
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UNO UNCTAD UNIDO UNDP UNFPA |
IAEA FAO WHO UNESCO UNICEF |
Grouping and Funds
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African Development Bank Andean Community (the) Arab Maghreb Union Asian Development Bank Association of South-East Asian Nations Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Central African Economic & Monetary Community Central American Common Market Common Market for Eastern & Southern Africa Cooperation Council for Arab States of Gulf Economic & Social Commission for Asia & Pacific Economic & Social Commission for Western Asia Economic Community Central African States Economic Commission for Africa |
Economic Commission for Latin America & Caribbean Economic Community of Western African States (ECOWAS) Economic Cooperation Organization Inter-American Development Bank Islamic Development Bank Latin American Integration Association Latin American Economic System (SELA) OPEC Funds fro international development Perez-Guerrero Trust Fund South/South Partners in Population & Development Southern African Development Community Southern Market (MERCOSUR) West African Economic Community
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Monday, 15 December
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8:00 a.m.
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Registration | |||
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9:30 a.m. 12:30 p.m.
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NGO Forum | |||
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2:30 p.m. 5:30 p.m
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UNCTAD event – ICT for Capacity-Building, Training and Tourism | NGO Forum | ||
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Tuesday, 16 December
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9:30 a.m. 10:30 a.m.
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Inaugural Session |
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10:30 a.m. 13:30 p.m.
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General debate South-South Cooperation: - Stocktaking of the Havana Plan of Action - Challenges and Opportunities - The way forward |
Contact Group: Marrakech
draft documents, |
NGO Forum | |
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2:30 p.m. 5:30 p.m.
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General debate continues | |||
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Wednesday, 17 December
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9:30 a.m. 12:30 p.m.
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General debate continues |
Special Event:
South-South Cooperation: experiences and success stories |
Contact Group: Marrakech
draft documents, |
NGO Forum |
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2:30 p.m. 5:30 p.m.
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Interactive Thematic Roundtable
(1 ): ICT for Development |
NGO Forum | ||
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Thursday, 18 December
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9:30 a.m. 12:30 p.m.
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Interactive Thematic Roundtable (3): Food, agriculture and water: role and potential for South-South cooperation Session 1: Food security Session 2: Access to Water |
Special Event:
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2:30 p.m. 5:30 p.m.
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Interactive Thematic Roundtable (4): Health and education: exchange of experiences and expertise | |||
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Friday, 19 December
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9:30 a.m. 12:30 p.m.
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Interactive Thematic Roundtable (5): The potential for South-South cooperation on renewable energy | |||
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2:30 p.m. 4:30 p.m.
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Committee of the Whole | |||
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5:00 p.m.
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Closing plenary of the Conference | |||
PROVISIONAL AGENDA
1. Opening ceremony
2. Election of the bureau
3. General debate: South-South cooperation: Stocktaking of the Havana Plan of Action - Challenges and Opportunities
4. Interactive Thematic Roundtables
- ICT for development
- Regional integration, trade and Investment
- Food, agriculture and water: Role and potential for South-South cooperation
- Health and education, exchange of experiences and expertise
- The potential for South-south cooperation on renewable energy
5. Adoption of the final documents of the Conference
6. Other matters
7. Closing ceremony
RECEPTIONS AND MEALS
All members of the delegations are invited to the following official meals:
- A dining cocktail will be offered at the end of the first conference day, on Tuesday 16 December 2003.
- An official dinner for closing the works will be offered by Mr. Mohamed BENAÏSSA, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of the Kingdom of Morocco.
The Conference will be held in the Marrakech Congress Center (Palais des Congrès).
The inaugural session, plenary sessions, and closing session will take place in the Royal room located at the ground floor of the Palais des Congrès.
Round tables will take place in the Ambassadors’ room located at the floor –1 of the Palais des Congrès.
Two work rooms, KARAM rooms, are located at the floor –1 and will be booked for work teams.
Media space will be located at the ASNI space, at the ground floor of the Palais des Congrès.
Internet space will be located at the AGDAL space at the ground floor of the Palais des Congrès. Internet connection will be open from 08 h 00 to 22 h 00 throughout the Conference.
Accreditations
Badges are given to delegates at the reception-accreditation space at the entrance hall of the Palais des Congrès on the following days and hours:
Sunday 14th December from 14 h 00 to 18 h 00
Monday 15th December from 08 h 00 to 18 h 00
Tuesday 16th December from 08 h 00 to 18 h 00
Wednesday 17th December from 08 h 30 to 12 h 00
Conference Secretariat
The Conference Secretariat, located at the floor –1 in the room Reda 3, is open to delegates all along the Conference, for Secretariat works. Other services offered include:
- Xeroxing
- Fax
- Room reservation