High Level Meeting on Cooperation for Child Rights in the Asia Pacific Region 4-6 November 2010, Beijing Agenda DAY 1 - Thursday 4 November Conference Registration Venue: Lobby, Ground Floor, Westin Beijing Chaoyang Hotel 13:00 Meeting of the Conference Drafting Committee chaired by Madame Zou Xiaoqiao, Director General, All China Women s Federation (ACWF), and Member, Chinese Government Task Force on Preparations for the High-Level Meeting, and comprised of officials from each country delegation, to review the zero draft declaration 16:15 Meeting of Senior High Level Meeting Participants and State Leader of China Venue: Great Hall of the People 17:00 Conference Opening Ceremony Venue: East Hall, Great Hall of the People Welcome address by State Leader of China (5 minutes) Remarks by H.E. Mr. Somsavat Lengsavad, Deputy Prime Minister, Lao PDR (5 minutes) Keynote speech by Madame Liu Yandong, State Councillor and Chairperson of the National Working Committee on Children and Women under the State Council, China (15 minutes) Speech by Mr Anthony Lake, Executive Director, United Nations Children s Fund (UNICEF) - (15 minutes) 18:00-20:00 Welcome Banquet hosted by the Government of China for conference delegates Venue: Macau (Aomen) Hall, Great Hall of the People Keynote speech by Madame Chen Zhili, Vice Chair of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress and President, All China Women's Federation MC: Madame Chen Zhili, Vice Chair of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress and President, All China Women's Federation MC: Mme. Song Xiuyan, Vice Chairperson, National Working Committee on Children and Women under the State Council 1
Day 2 Friday 5 November 08:30 Conference Registration 09:05 09:15 09:25 09:35 09:45 09:48 09:51-10:30 10:30 Session 1: The Philosophy and Practice of South-South Cooperation for Child Rights in the Asia-Pacific Region Presentation by Mr. Sudhir Kumar, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Women & Child Development, India (8-10 mins) Presentation by Mr. Som Lal Subedi, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Local Government, Nepal (8-10 mins) Presentation by Mrs. Yu-Foo Yee Shoon, Minister of State for Community Development, Youth and Sports, Singapore (8-10 mins) Presentation by H.E. Mr. Vutthikorn Inthraphuvasak, Deputy Minister for Social Development and Human Security, Thailand (8-10 mins) Comments by H.E. Dame Carol Kidu, Minister for Community Development, Papua New Guinea (2-3 mins) Comments by Hon. Bakoa Kaltongga, Minister for Justice & Community Development, Vanuatu (2-3 mins) Mr. Tsogtbaatar Damdin, State Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Mongolia 10:35- Coffee/tea break 11:05 11:15 11:25 11:35 11:45 11:48 11:51-12:25 12:25 Session 2: Child Protection and Child Welfare in the Asia Pacific Region Presentation by Marta Santos Pais, Special Representative of the UN Secretary General on Violence Against Children, on A systems approach to child protection and welfare (8-10 mins) Presentation by Senator YB Heng Seai Kie, Deputy Minister for Women, Family and Community Development, Malaysia (8-10 mins) Presentation by H.E. Mrs. Samina Khalid Ghurki, Federal Minister for Social Welfare and Special Education, Pakistan (8-10 mins) Presentation by H.E. Sun Shaocheng, Vice Minister, Ministry of Civil Affairs, China (8-10 mins) Comments by H.E. Prof. Wasil Noor Muhmand, Deputy Minister for Social Affairs, Afghanistan (2-3 mins) Comments by Hon. Mr. Sarv Deo Prasad Ojha, Minister for Women, Children and Social Welfare, Nepal (2-3 mins) Hon. Corazon Juliano Soliman, Secretary for Social Welfare and Development, the Philippines 12:30-14:00 LUNCH Venue: Head of Delegation Lunch - Jinmao Ballroom, 3 rd Floor, Westin Beijing Chaoyang Hotel Other participants - Seasonal Tastes Restaurant, 2 nd Floor, Westin Beijing Chaoyang Hotel 2
Day 2 Friday 5 November 14:00 14:00 14:05 14:15 14:25 14:35 14:38 14:41 14:44-15:15 15:15 Session 3: Addressing the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) with Equity: Country Experiences in the Asia Pacific Region Presentation by Dr. Qin Geng, Deputy Director General, Ministry of Health, China (8-10 mins) Presentation by Ms. Badra Withanagee, Director for Education, Ministry of Education, Sri Lanka (8-10 mins) Presentation by Mr. Nguyen Hai Huu, Director General, Department of Child Protection, and Care, Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs, Viet Nam (8-10 mins) Comments by H.E. Ms. Shirin Sharmin Chowdhury, State Minister for Women and Children Affairs, Bangladesh (2-3 mins) Comments by H.E. Ms. Adina Othman, Deputy Minister for Culture, Youth and Sports, Brunei Darussalam (2-3 mins) Comments by Hon. Dr. Vita Skilling, Secretary, Department of Health & Social Services, Federated States of Micronesia (2-3 mins) Session break Hon. Dr. Aminath Jameel, Minister of Health and Family, Maldives 15:15-15:45 Coffee/tea break 15:45 15:45 15:50 16:00 16:10 16:13 16:16 16:19-16:55 16:55 17:00 Day 1 closes Session 4: Addressing the MDGs with Equity: Country Experiences in the Asia Pacific Region (continued) Presentation by H.E. Nath Bunroeun, Secretary of State, Ministry of Education, Youth & Sports, Cambodia (8-10 mins) Presentation by Hon. Corazon Juliano Soliman, Secretary of Social Welfare and Development, the Philippines (8-10 mins) Comments by Mr. Govind Sami, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Social Welfare, Women & Poverty Alleviation, Fiji (2-3 mins) Comments by Mrs. Alongkot Soseng-Inh, Ministry of Education, Laos (2-3 mins) Comments by Mr. Tsogtbaatar Damdin, State Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Mongolia (2-3 mins) H.E. Ms. Shirin Sharmin Chowdhury, State Minister for Women and Children Affairs, Bangladesh 18:30-tba Meeting of the conference declaration drafting committee 3
Day 3 Saturday 6 November 07:30 Meeting of the conference declaration drafting committee (as required) 09:05 09:15 09:25 09:35 09:38 09:41-10:25 10:25 Session 5: Children and Disaster Risk Reduction in the Asia Pacific Region Presentation by Catherine Cameron, Director, Agulhas: Applied Knowledge on Children and Disaster Risk Reduction in the Asia Pacific Region (8-10 mins) Presentation by Hon. Dr. Muhammad Abdur Razzaque, Minister for Food and Disaster Management, Bangladesh (8-10 mins) Presentation by Dra. Nina Sardjunani, MA, Deputy Minister for Human Resources and Cultural Affairs, National Planning and Development Agency, Indonesia (8-10 mins) Comments by Hon. Lyonpo Thakur Singh Powdyel, Minister for Education and Chairperson, National Commission for Women and Children, Bhutan (2-3 mins) Comments by Hon. Natan Teewe, Minister for Finance & Economic Development, Republic of Kiribati (2-3 mins) H.E. Dame Carol Kidu, Minister for Community Development, Papua New Guinea 10:30 Coffee/tea break 11:05 11:15 11:25 11:35 11:38 11:41-12:25 12:25 Session 6: Regional Perspectives and Partnerships Presentation by Mr. Donald Clarke, Chief, Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment Section, Social Development Division, UN ESCAP (8-10 mins) Presentation by Dr. Jimmie Rodgers, Director General, Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) (8-10 mins) Presentation by Mr. Paul Heytens, Country Director, PRC Resident Mission, Asian Development Bank (ADB) (8-10 mins) Comments by Hon. Dr. Aminath Jameel, Minister of Health and Family, Maldives (2-3 mins) Comments by Mrs. Kuiniselani Sandra Tago, Chief Executive Officer, Ministry of Women, Community and Social Development, Samoa (2-3 mins) Mr. Sudhir Kumar, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Women and Child Development, India 12:30-14:00 LUNCH Venue: Seasonal Tastes Restaurant, 2 nd Floor, Westin Beijing Chaoyang Hotel 13:30-15:30 Meeting of the conference declaration drafting committee 14:00 Opportunities for bilateral meetings between Ministerial Delegations Venues: Wood, Fire and Metal Rooms, 3 rd Floor, Westin Beijing Chaoyang Hotel 4
Day 3 Saturday 6 November 15:30 15:30 15:35 16:40 16:45 16:45 16:50 Session 7: Adoption of the Beijing Declaration on South-South Cooperation for Child Rights in the Asia Pacific Region Presentation of the final draft declaration by Madame Zou Xiaoqiao, Chair of the Conference Drafting Committee, with support from UNICEF staff Closing Closing Remarks by Mr. Anthony Lake, Executive Director, UNICEF Closing Remarks by Mme. Song Xiuyan, Vice Chairperson, National Working Committee on Children and Women under the State Council, and Vice-President and First Member of the Secretariat, All- China Women s Federation Dr Jimmie Rodgers, Director General, Secretariat of the Pacific Community Master of Ceremonies Mr Zhu Hong, Deputy Director General, Ministry of Commerce, China 17:00 Conference Closes 18:30-20:00 Conference Reception to be hosted by UNICEF Venue: Capital M Restaurant, 3/F, No. 2 Qianmen Pedestrian Street (overlooking Tian An Men Square) 5