Statements and Presentations

 

Day 1

Opening of the Social Forum

• Opening remarks by H.E. Ms. Alya Al-Thani, Chairperson-Rapporteur
• Remarks by Ms. Marcia V.J. Kran, Director, Research and Right to Development Division, Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)
• Remarks by H.E. Ms. Laura Dupuy Lasserre, President of the Human Rights Council
• Ms. Tawakul Karman, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate [taped video message]

KEYNOTE panel: People-centred development and globalization

• Mr. Johan Galtung, Rector, Transcend University, Peace, human rights and development in a multi-polar and evolving world
• Ms. Myrna Cunningham, Member, UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, Indigenous perspectives on development and human rights
• Ms. Delphine Djiraibe, Principal Advocate, Public Interest Law Center, Chad, Democratic governance, human rights and the equitable development of natural resources
• Mr. Martin Khor, Executive Director, South Centre, Overview of people-centred development and globalization

Panel 1: Participatory development
Moderator: Mr. Obiora Okafor, Member, Advisory Committee of the Human Rights Council

• Ms. Virginia Dandan, independent expert on human rights and international solidarity, Being Bajau: The path to choice
• Ms. Maria Mercedes Rossi, Representative, Associazione Comunità Papa Giovanni XXIII (APG23), APG23’s experiences with participatory development in Zambia
• Mr. Robert Moulias, President, Allô Maltraitance des personnes âgées et/ou des personnes handicapées (ALMA France) and Ms. Astrid Stuckelberger, Chair, NGO Committee on Ageing, A plea for the active participation of older persons in development and globalization
• Ms. Ramona Constantin, Community Worker, Big Life Company, Manchester, The story of Ramona Constantin’s migration: challenges and opportunities

Panel 2: Democratic governance
Moderator: Ms. Nathalie Prouvez, Chief, Rule of Law and Democracy Section, OHCHR

• Mr. Alfred De Zayas, independent expert on the promotion of a democratic and equitable international order, The need for democracy in international relations
• Mr. Obiora Okafor, Member, Advisory Committee of the Human Rights Council, Poverty, State-building and the right of peoples to development: an African perspective
• Mr. Koen de Feyter, Professor, University of Antwerp, Belgium, Sites of rights resistance
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Day 2

Panel 3: Social movements
Moderator: Mr. Koen de Feyter, Professor, University of Antwerp

• Mr. Gustavo Massiah, Member, International Council of the World Social Forum, Social movements and issues of crisis
• Mr. Alain Yvergnaux, advisor to the President of the Brittany Region, France, Economic development at the heart of the sustainable human development process focused on people
• Ms. Pascale Delille, Researcher, Université Blaise Pascal, France, The social and solidarity economy and inclusive and participatory development
• Mr. Eunchang Jun & Ms. Hyewon Jeon, Youth Rights Activists, Republic of Korea, Advocating for the rights of youth

Panel 4: Social movements and women’s rights
Moderator: Ms. Isha Dyfan, Chief, Women’s Human Rights and Gender Section, OHCHR

• Ms. Shreen Abdul Saroor, Founder, Mannar Women’s Development Federation, Sri Lanka, Women’s rights, development policy and peace-building in a post-war situation
• Ms. Manal Alsharif, Women’s rights activist and blogger, Promoting women’s rights in Saudi Arabia through social media
• Ms. Priti Darooka, Executive Director, Programme on Women’s Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, India, Women, the economic agents of people-centred development

Panel 5: Coherent mobilization of all sources of financingfor development
Moderator: Ms. Eva Hanfstaengl, Executive Director, Social Justice in Global Development

• Mr. François Mercier, Desk Officer for Financing for Development and Programme Officer on the Democratic Republic of Congo, CIDSE- Catholic NGO Network, Tax havens hinder the mobilization of domestic resources for development
• Ms. Gemma Adaba, Advisory Board Member, Social Justice in Global Development and Representative, Peoples Movement for Human Rights Learning, Mobilizing official development assistance (ODA) and harnessing South/South cooperation for development effectiveness 
• Ms. Jean Saldanha, Policy and Advocacy Officer on Resources for Development, CIDSE - Catholic NGO Network, FTTs: taxing financial markets as if peoples’ rights mattered more than money

Panel 6: The international financial system and enhancing a globally enabling environment for development
Moderator: Ms. Jean Saldanha, Policy and Advocacy Officer on Resources for Development, CIDSE - Catholic NGO Network

• Mr. Collins Magalasi, Executive Director, African Forum and Network on Debt and Development (AFRODAD), Towards a lasting solution to sovereign debt problems: promoting responsible lending and borrowing through fair and transparent debt arbitration
• Ms. Isabel Ortiz, Associate Director, UNICEF, A Recovery for All - There are Alternatives
• Mr. Manuel Montes, Senior Adviser on Finance and Development, South Centre, The international financial system and enhancing a globally enabling environment for development

Day 3

Roundtable: Strengthening the global partnership for development
Moderator: Ms. Jyoti Sanghera, Chief, Human Rights and Economic and Social Issues Section, OHCHR

• Ms. Cécile Molinier, Director, UNDP Geneva
• Ms. Sarah Cook, Director, UNRISD
• Mr. Taffere Tesfachew, Director, Division for Africa, Least Developed Countries and Special Programmes, UNCTAD
• Mr. Ali Jazairy, Head, Innovation and Technology Transfer Section, WIPO
• Mr. Stephen Pursey, Director, Policy Integration Department and Senior Adviser to the Director-General, ILO
• Mr. Hans-Peter Werner, Counsellor, Development Division, WTO

Panel 7: Promoting sustainable development in an era of globalization
Moderator: Ms. Myrna Cunningham, Member, UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues

• H.E. Ms. Angelica Navarro, Permanent Representative of Bolivia to the UN in Geneva, Buenvivir as an approach to development
• Mr. Stephen Hale, Deputy and Advocacy Campaigns Director, Oxfam International, Promoting sustainable development in an era of globalisation:a safe and just space for humanity
• Ms. Dashdolgor Dolgorsuren, Head of Foreign Relations, Health Agency, Bulgan Province, Mongolia, Promoting sustainable development for the nomadic peoples of Mongolia

Panel 8: Innovative approaches to development and globalization
Moderator: Ms. Virginia Dandan, independent expert on human rights and international solidarity

• Ms. Yoandra Muro Valle, Vice-Rector of the Latin American School of Medicine in Havana, Promoting south-south cooperation in the field of medicine
• Mr. Jorge M. Dias Ferreira, Main Representative, New Humanity, Solidarity and integral development
• Mr. Xigen Wang, Professor and Vice-Dean, Wuhan University Law School, China, Implementing the right to development in the aftermath of the global financial crisis: challenges and prospects

Conclusions and recommendations

• Mr. Martin Khor, Executive Director, South Centre
• Summing up: Chairperson - Rapporteur