Appendix II

Programme

Tuesday 26th october

8h30–9H00

Registration
9h00–10H40 Opening Plenary
9h00–9H15

Opening Statement by the United Nations Development Programme,
Mr. Ercan Murat, UN Resident Co-ordinator in Azerbaijan
9h15–9H45

Opening Statement from the Government of Azerbaijan.
Ms. Elmira Guseynova, Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of the Population

9H45–10H15 Objective of conference and logistics:
Ms. Elizabeth Cabot, ICSW
10H15–10H40

Overview of the Copenhagen Summit and review process:
Mr. Nigel Tarling, ICSW
10H40–11H00 Coffee break
11H00–12H40 Country reports
12H40–13H30 LUNCH
13H30–14H00 Plenary: Common constraints to Implementing Copenhagen:
Mr. Nigel Tarling, ICSW
14H00–15H00 Workshop on Common Constraints
15H00–15H20 Coffee Break
15H20–16H00 Plenary: Copenhagen Commitments:
The Enabling Environment: Mr. David Stubbs
Open Society Institute, Azerbaijan
16H00–17H00 Workshop on the Enabling Environment
17H15–18H15 Drafting Committee meets
18H30 Reception and dinner


Wednesday 27th october

9H00–9H30 Plenary: Copenhagen Commitments:
Unemployment: Mr. Tevfik Yaprak, the World Bank
9H30–10H30 Workshop on Unemployment
10H30–11H00 Coffee Break
11H00–11H30 Plenary: Copenhagen Commitments:
Poverty Alleviation, Ms. Catherine Rothenberger, Mercy Corps International, Ms. Gabriela Buttner, UNDP Kyrgyzstan
11H30–13H00 Workshop on Poverty Alleviation
13H00–14H30 LUNCH
14H30–15H00 Plenary: Copenhagen Commitments:
Social Exclusion: Dr. Parvin Paidar, Save the Children, UK
15H00–16H00 Workshop on Social Exclusion
16H00–19H00 Drafting Committee meets

Thursday 28th october

9H00–10H30 Preliminary Review of the recommendations based on
the Drafting Committee document:
Discussion led by Ms. Elizabeth Cabot and Mr. Nigel Tarling, ICSW
10H30–11H00 Coffee break
11H00–12H15 Concluding discussion of recommendations for future action
12H15–12H30 Closing statement by UNDP Azerbaijan:
Mr. Ercan Murat, UN Resident Co-ordinator in Azerbaijan
12H30–14H00 LUNCH
14H00–18H00 Bus tour of Baku