1. MONDAY, 9 MAY INAUGURAL CEREMONY INAUGURAL CEREMONY 9 to 10:00 a.m. (Anadolu Auditorium) Anadolu Auditorium Rumeli A + B Monday, 9 May (10:30 am to 1pm & 3 to 6pm) 1 st Plenary: Procedural matters and establishment of the Committee of the Whole Opening of General Debate Monday, 9 May (3 to 6 p.m.) Committee of the Whole Tuesday, 10 May (10am to 1pm & 3 to 6pm) General Debate: general statements Tuesday, 10 May (10am to 1pm & 3 to 6pm) Committee of the Whole Committee of the Whole Wednesday, 11 May (10am to 1pm & 3 to 6pm) General Debate: general statements Wednesday, 11 May (10am to 1pm & 3 to 6pm) Committee of the Whole Committee of the Whole Thursday 12 May (10am to 1pm & 3 to 6pm) General Debate: general statements Thursday 12 May 10am to 1pm & 3 to 6pm) Committee of the Whole Friday, 13 May (10am to 1pm ) General Debate: general statements Enhancing productive capacities and the role of the private sector in LDCs. (Monday, 9 May in Camlica Hall, ICC) (3-6pm) C Rumeli C Resource mobilisation for LDCs’ development and global partnership (Tuesday, 10 May, 10am to 1pm) Harnessing trade for LDCs’ development and transformation (Tuesday, 10 May, 3-6pm) Good governance at all levels (Wed, 11 May, 10 am to 1pm) Reducing vulnerabilities, responding to emerging challenges, and enhancing food security in LDCs (Wed, 11 May, 3-6pm) (Thursday, 12 May, 10 am to 1pm) Human and social development, gender equality and empowerment of women (Thursday, 12 May, 10 am to 1pm) Intergovernmental Track High-Level Interactive Thematic Debates CLOSING CEREMONY - Friday Adoption of Istanbul Declaration and the Istanbul Programme of Action CLOSING CEREMONY - Friday, 13 May 3 to 6 p.m. Adoption of Istanbul Declaration and the Istanbul Programme of Action (Anadolu Auditorium) CIVIL SOCIETY FORUM 9 May (3 –6 p.m.), 10 May to 12 May (All Day), 13 May (10 a.m. -1p.m.) CIVIL SOCIETY FORUM (TBD) Aid for Trade for LDCs Commodity Dependence & Impact of Global Crisis Aid for Trade for LDCs Building a strong & sustainable trading future for LDCs Employment and social protection in LDCs Sustainable agri-food supply chains and food security Women’s Health: from Birth to Decease Population dynamics and poverty reduction in LDCs Turkey’s devt. & cooperation experience Regional Integration for Human Development in LDCs Employment and social protection in LDCs Delivering for development in conflict-affected LDCs Green Growth and LDCs: High Level Panel ICTs in LDCs: opportunities and challenges Responsible Agricultural Investment in LDCs Desertification, Land Degradation and Drought Water issues in the LDCs Implementation of the BPoA in Asia Pacific LDCs The Global Shift in Wealth Equitable Human Devt.: Investing in Nutrition in LDCs Women as a subject of sustainable devt Innovative Financing: a solution to meet LDCs’ devt. Illicit Financial Flows for the LDCs Building productive capacities for poverty eradication Making trade work for women in LDCs Mutual Accountability for LDCs: A framework for aid quality and beyond Enhancing the role of SMEs in the agri-business global value chains Build on Broadband: A Winning Formula for attaining the Millennium Development Goals Optimizing Support Measures for LDCs: Access, Utilization and Effectiveness Gender and Migration: Care Workers at the Interface of Migration and Development Development of productive capacities and trade: the key to inclusive and sustainable growth Ensuring Universal access to HIV Prevention, AIDS treatment, care and support by 2015 Building Resilience for Sustainable Development: Int’l Cooperation and Nat’l Strategies Macroeconomic policies for LDCs: From economic recovery to sustainable development Cotton as a driver for sustainable transformation of LDC economies Accelerating Actions to address climate change in developing countries: the untapped role of the media New realities, challenges and opportunities for rural development in LDCs Promoting inclusive growth and sustainable development, increasing the impact of future devt. Policy International commitment to reduce the cost of remittances and their importance to LDCs devt. Turkish government’s support to forestry on dry and degraded lands in LDCs Integrating migration and remittances in LDC national and regional planning, incl. gender pespective Implementation of the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control in LDCs Intercultural Scientific and Technological Communication and Cooperation Monitoring tools to track progress in implementation of new PoA – launch of ECA African LDC Mapper Promoting Women’s Economic Empowerment through Financial Inclusion and Agricultural Devt. Building a Comprehensive Framework for Promoting Devt in LDCs through innovation &Creativity Promoting Tourism for sustainable development and poverty reduction Turkish International Cooperation & Development Agency (TIKA) & Turkey’s development Cooperation SATURDAY, 7 MAY CIVIL SOCIETY FORUM CIVIL SOCIETY FORUM (ALL DAY) SUNDAY, 8 MAY CIVIL SOCIETY FORUM CIVIL SOCIETY FORUM (ALL DAY) JUSCANZ (Time) Location (TBC G77 Meeting (TIME) LOCATION (TBC) EU Meeting (TIME) LOCATION (TBC) PARLIAMENTARY FORUM Rumeli A Summit of the LDC Group 3-6 pm, Rumeli B Private Sector Track (Monday, 9 May, Rumeli, Rm C+D) High-Level Meeting on Investment and Partnerships (Monday, 9 May, Rumeli, Rm C+D) (1 to 4 p.m.) Tuesday, 10 May to Friday, 13 May (All Day) Business Forum/ Trade Fair Istanbul Congress Center (ICC) Special Events