PROGRAMME ARRANGEMENTS

Turkey feels privileged to host the 4th UN Conference on the LDCs. Turkey will do its utmost to ensure the success of the Conference with a meaningful and significant outcome.

CONFERENCE PREMISES Lütfi Kırdar Convention and Exhibition Center Harbiye Istanbul,Turkey, Phone: ( ) Fax: ( ) Inter-governmental Track Parliamentary Forum Investment and Partnership Summit Side Events

OTHER VENUES Istanbul Congress Center Civil Society Forum Global Business Partnership Forum Trade Fair Side Events Next to the Lütfi Kırdar Convention and Exhibition Center

VENUE OF THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL TRACK LÜTFİ KIRDAR CONVENTION AND EXHIBITION CENTER

TENTATIVE PROGRAMME OF THE INTER-GOVERNMENTAL TRACK

Sunday, 8 May :00 – 13:00 Meeting of the G77 (TBC) Meeting of the EU (TBC) SUMMIT OF THE LDC GROUP (TBC) 15:00 – 18:00 Meeting of the G77 (TBC) Meeting of the EU (TBC) SUMMIT OF THE LDC GROUP (TBC)

Monday, 9 May : :30INAUGURAL CEREMONY 11:00 – 13:00 OPENING OF THE CONFERENCE First Plenary, General Debate Procedural matters and establishment of the Committee of the Whole (COW) (Cluster I and II) 15:00 – 18:00 General Debate CoW 1CoW 2

Tuesday, 10 May :00 – 13:00 General Debate CoW 1CoW 2 15:00 – 18:00 General Debate CoW 1CoW 2

Wednesday, 11 May :00 – 13:00 General Debate CoW 1CoW 2 15:00 – 18:00 General Debate CoW 1CoW 2

Thursday, 12 May :00 – 13:00 General Debate CoW 1CoW 2 15:00 – 18:00 General Debate CoW 1CoW 2

Friday, 13 May :00 – 13:00 General Debate 15:00 – 18:00 General Debate CLOSING CEREMONY

HIGH LEVEL INTERACTIVE THEMATIC MEETINGS (Venue:LKCC -Rumeli C) 1) Enhancing productive capacities and the role of the private sector in LDCs, 2) Resource mobilization for LDCs' development and global partnership, 3) Harnessing trade for LDCs' development and transformation, 4) Good governance at all levels, 5) Reducing vulnerabilities, responding to emerging challenges and enhancing food security in LDCs, 6) Human and social development, gender equality and empowerment of women.

TENTATIVE PROGRAMME OF THE SPECIAL EVENTS WITHIN THE INTER-GOVERNMENTAL TRACK

Sunday, 8 May :00 – 20:00 Economic Crisis and Commodity Dependent LDCs: Mapping the exposure to market volatility and building resilience to future crises UNCTAD, CFC Istanbul Congress Centre

Monday, 9 May :00 – 15:00 Population dynamics and poverty reduction in LDCs UNFPA, ILO and IFPRI Lutfi Kirdar Convention and Exhibition Centre Building a strong and sustainable trading future for LDCs WTO Lutfi Kirdar Convention and Exhibition Centre Aid for Trade for LDCs World Bank Istanbul Congress Centre New realities, challenges and opportunities for rural development in LDCs - Findings from the 2011 Rural Poverty Report IFAD Istanbul Congress Centre

Monday, 9 May 2011 cont. 18:00 – 20:00 Joint event with CEB’s Inter-Agency Cluster on Trade and Productive Capacity on mobilizing, devising and implementing trade-related assistance for LDCs UNCTAD/UNIDO Lutfi Kirdar Convention and Exhibition Centre Innovative Sources of Financing for LDCs World Bank and Leading Group on Innovative Financing for Development Lutfi Kirdar Convention and Exhibition Centre The international commitment to reduce the cost of remittances and their importance for LDCs’ development World Bank / Italy and other Member States Istanbul Congress Centre

Tuesday, 10 May :00 – 20:00 Forum on Intellectual Property WIPO Istanbul Congress Centre

Tuesday, 10 May 2011 cont. 08:00 – 10:00 Enhancing the role of SMEs in the global value chain approach: technology and knowledge transfer for agribusiness development UNIDO and TIKA Lutfi Kirdar Convention and Exhibition Centre Addressing Vulnerability to Climate Change in LDCs UNFCCC Lutfi Kirdar Convention and Exhibition Centre Build on Broadband: A Winning Formula for attaining the Millennium Development Goals ITU Lutfi Kirdar Convention and Exhibition Centre Achieving MDGS with equity in LDCs UNICEF Istanbul Congress Centre

Tuesday, 10 May 2011 cont. 13:00 – 15:00 Panel on: Women as a subject of sustainable development and positive action Directorate General for the Status of Women, Government of Turkey, Host Country Lutfi Kirdar Convention and Exhibition Centre A New Partnership for LDCs’ Development: Invest in the Poor, For the Poor and with the Poor UNCTAD and ICC Lutfi Kirdar Convention and Exhibition Centre Regional Integration for Human Development in LDCs UNDP/BDP and RBA Lutfi Kirdar Convention and Exhibition Centre Tourism Development, Poverty Reduction and Decent Work UNWTO, ITC, UNCTAD, ILO, UNDP Istanbul Congress Centre

Tuesday, 10 May 2011 cont. 15:00 – 18:00 TIKA and Turkish Development Cooperation Lutfi Kirdar Convention and Exhibition Centre 18:00 – 20:00 Enhancing social protection in Asia and the Pacific: Challenges and opportunities UNDP/RBAP Lutfi Kirdar Convention and Exhibition Centre Panel on: Women’s Health: From birth to decease (including an informative stall at appropriate location) Ministry of Health, Government of Turkey, Host Country Lutfi Kirdar Convention and Exhibition Centre Localizing the MDGs in the LDCs: Innovative Approaches in Local Development and Microfinance UNCDF Lutfi Kirdar Convention and Exhibition Centre

Wednesday, 11 May :00 – 10:00 Universal access to HIV prevention, treatment, care, and support in LDCs UNAIDS Lutfi Kirdar Convention and Exhibition Centre Responsible Agricultural Investment FAO Lutfi Kirdar Convention and Exhibition Centre Water issues in Least Developed Countries within the framework of the Fourth UN Conference on the LDCs Permanent Mission of Tajikistan to the UN Lutfi Kirdar Convention and Exhibition Centre 10:00 – 13:00 UNFCCC Lutfi Kirdar Convention and Exhibition Centre

Wednesday, 11 May 2011 cont. 13:00 – 15:00 High-level Panel on Global Sustainability UN SG’s High-level Panel on Global Sustainability Lutfi Kirdar Convention and Exhibition Centre High-Level Roundtable Discussion on the implementation of the BPoA in Asia Pacific LDCs ESCAP Lutfi Kirdar Convention and Exhibition Centre Sustainable Agri-food supply chains and food security UNEP Lutfi Kirdar Convention and Exhibition Centre Access to and the Adequacy of Special International Support Measures for LDCs DESA Lutfi Kirdar Convention and Exhibition Centre

Wednesday, 11 May 2011 cont. 18:00 – 20:00 Making trade work for women in LDCs UN-WOMEN / UNCTAD Lutfi Kirdar Convention and Exhibition Centre Turkish Government's support to reforestation of dry and degraded lands in African LDCs: opportunities and challenges Ministry of Environment and Forestry, Government of Turkey, UNCCD Lutfi Kirdar Convention and Exhibition Centre

Thursday, 12 May :00 – 10:00 The process of development in tourism sector in Turkey and effects of tourism on development Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Turkey Lutfi Kirdar Convention and Exhibition Centre Monitoring tools to track progress in implementation of the new programme of action: Launch of the ECA’s African LDCs Mapper ECA Lutfi Kirdar Convention and Exhibition Centre Employment and social protection in LDCs ILO Istanbul Congress Centre

Thursday, 12 May 2011 cont. 13:00 – 15:00 Gender and Migration: Domestic Workers Count Too – Implementing Legal and Social Protections UN-WOMEN Lutfi Kirdar Convention and Exhibition Centre Joint UNGIS event: ICTs in LDCs: opportunities and challenges UNESCO, ITU, UNCTAD and UNECA Lutfi Kirdar Convention and Exhibition Centre Integrating migration and remittances in LDC national and regional development planning IOM Lutfi Kirdar Convention and Exhibition Centre 18:00 – 20:00 Delivering for Development in Conflict- affected LDCs UN-ESCWA Lutfi Kirdar Convention and Exhibition Centre Aid quantity and quality in LDCs: a framework for accountability and coherence DESA / OECD Istanbul Congress Centre

TENTATIVE PROGRAMME OF THE CIVIL SOCIETY FORUM

Saturday, 7 May CIVIL SOCIETY GLOBAL STRATEGY PLENARY CIVIL SOCIETY FORUM CIVIL SOCIETY FORUM Sunday, 8 May Formal Opening of Civil Society Forum ( ) CIVIL SOCIETY FORUM CIVIL SOCIETY FORUM Monday, 9 May CIVIL SOCIETY FORUM CIVIL SOCIETY FORUM Tuesday, 10 May CIVIL SOCIETY FORUM CIVIL SOCIETY FORUM Wednesday, 11 May CIVIL SOCIETY FORUM CIVIL SOCIETY FORUM Thursday, 12 May CIVIL SOCIETY FORUM CIVIL SOCIETY FORUM Friday, 13 May CIVIL SOCIETY FORUM CIVIL SOCIETY FORUM

TENTATIVE PROGRAMME OF THE PARLIAMENTARY FORUM 8 MAY 2011

PARLIAMENTARY FORUM, 8 MAY :30 Welcome and opening statements Mr. Mehmet Ali Sahin, Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey Mr. Theo Ben Gurirab or Mr. Anders Johnsson (TBC) Mr. Ban Ki-moon, Secretary General of the United Nations (TBC) PART I: POLICIES AND POLITICS OF LDC DEVELOPMENT 09:45 A hard look at the LDCs today: progress and setbacks, and their political underpinnings Interactive discussion with participants (60 min.) 11:00 Overview of the Istanbul Programme of Action Interactive discussion with participants (60 min.) PART II: COUNTRY LEVEL INITIATIVES IN SUPPORT OF THE ISTANBUL PROGRAMME OF ACTION 15:30 Presentation of the IPU-UN project proposal (PowerPoint) and discussion on a Parliamentary Action Plan, (60 min.) Interactive table discussion with participants (60 min) 17:30 Closure of the meeting: endorsement of the global Parliamentary Action Plan outline; parliamentary message to the conference; suggested activities during LDC IV, and other housekeeping business

TENTATIVE PROGRAMME OF THE PRIVATE SECTOR TRACK

Monday, 9 MAY :00am – 10:00am The Private Sector and Children in LDCs: Maximizing Positive Impacts UN Global Compact, UNICEF and Save the Children 01:00pm – 04:00pm High-Level Meeting on Investment and Partnerships UN and Turkish Government 04:00pm – 06:00pm Trade Fair Ribbon Cutting Ceremony, Forum Opening and Cocktail Reception TUSKON & TOBB

Tuesday, 10 MAY :00am – 06:30pm Trade Fair TUSKON 08:00am – 08:00pm World Export Development Forum: Private Sector Engagement with LDCs for Tourism-led Growth and Inclusive Sustainable Development ITC 08:00am – 06:00pm G20 – Global Partnership for Financial Inclusion: Access to SME Finance (tbc) The Prime Ministry of Turkey, Undersecretariat of Treasury 08:00am – 10:00am Engaging the Private Sector in Development of LDCs – How Governments and the Private Sector Collaborate to Pursue Inclusive Growth UN Global Compact and UNDP 08:00am – 09:30am New Frontiers in Finance: Portfolio Investment, Credit and Other Sources of Capital UN Global Compact, UNEP FI and PRI 08:00am – 09:30am The Business and Development Cases for Engaging Women in Global Value Chains TUSIAD, UN Global Compact, UN Women and ITC 10:00am – 12:30pm Stock Exchange Development and Strengthening in the LDCs UN Global Compact and Istanbul Stock Exchange

Tuesday, 10 MAY 2011 cont. 10:00am – 12:30pm SME Entrepreneurship for Sustainable Development TUSKON 10:00am – 12:30pm Investment Showcases UNCTAD and ICC 01:00pm – 03:00pm Exploring business models and public/private partnerships for broadband roll-out in LDCs Broadband Commission for Digital Development (ITU/UNESCO) 01:00pm – 03:00pm Investment Advisory Council – A New Partnership for LDCs’ Development: Invest in the Poor, For the Poor and with the Poor* UNCTAD and ICC 03:30pm – 06:00pm Addressing the development challenges brought by climate change: A new era with new requirements TOBB 03:30pm – 06:00pm The Fragile Global Economic Recovery on the Road to 2015: Overcoming Challenges of International Resources Mobilization into LDCs African Business Roundtable and ACP Secretariat 03:30pm – 06:00pm Natural Resources Management and Commercialization TUSKON

Wednesday, 11 MAY :00am – 06:30pm Trade Fair TUSKON 08:00am – 01:00pm World Export Development Forum: Private Sector Engagement with LDCs for Tourism-led Growth and Inclusive Sustainable Development ITC 10:00am – 12:30pm Is the success in Africa sustainable? World Bank 10:00am – 12:30pm Climate Change and Development UN Global Compact 10:00am – 12:30pm Global Compact Management Model Training UN Global Compact Office, Deloitte Turkey 01:00pm – 03:00pm South-South Development Round Table: Building Productive Capacities of LDCs through South-South, Triangular and Public-Private Partnership UNDP, Special Unit for South-South Cooperation 01:00pm – 03:00pm Investment in LDCs: lessons learned from the past decade and the way forward UNCTAD 03:30pm – 06:00pm Good Governance and Business UN Global Compact 03:30pm – 06:00pm Beyond the Crisis: Increasing Trade and Capital Flows to African LDCs African Business Roundtable and UN Business Steering Committee on Financing for Development 03:30pm – 06:00pm Corporate Water Sustainability: how can companies contribute to water solutions in the LDCs UN Global Compact

Thursday, 12 MAY :00am – 06:30pm Trade Fair TUSKON 08:00am – 09:30am Global Compact Local Networks in LDCs UN Global Compact 08:00am – 12:30pm The Role of the Private Sector in Peace and Development – Delivering for Results, Beyond Economics UNDP, UN Global Compact and the Donor Committee for Enterprise Development 10:00am – 12:30pm Putting Farming First – Growth through Agriculture Farming First and ICC 10:00am – 12:30pm Trade and Investment Facilitation in LDCs TUSKON 10:00am – 12:30pm Innovative Mechanisms for Local Government Infrastructure Financing in LDCs African Business Round Table and Nepad Business Group 01:00pm – 03:00pm Financing Resilience to Ensure Sustainable Development World Bank, GFDRR and UNISDR 01:00pm – 03:00pm Entrepreneurship – Tested Prescription for Wealth Creation Athgo International 03:30pm – 06:00pm Organized Industrial Zones as a Tool for Regional Development in LDC TUSKON 03:30pm – 06:00pm Partners in development – how donors can better engage the private sector in development in LDCs Bertelsmann Foundation, Endeva and UN Global Compact 03:30pm – 06:00pm Country Branding & Partnership: Creating and Managing Country Brand Value and Partnerships with Business UN-OHRLLS, Interbrand and Global Partnership Forum

Friday, 13 MAY :00am – 06:30pm Trade Fair TUSKON 10:00am – 02:00pm Policy Lessons for Private Sector Development in LDCs: Turkish Experience TOBB 02:00pm – 06:00pm What is the most feasible institutional setting for private sector development? Lessons learnt from Turkey and the region TOBB

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