2nd Meeting, Social Forum 2024

15h00-15h45     International Development Cooperation

• H.E. Mr. Carsten Staur, Chair, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development - Development Assistance Committee (OECD-DAC) and former State Secretary for International Development Cooperation, Denmark, Effective North-South Development Cooperation 

• Ms. Yuefen Li, Senior Advisor on South-South Cooperation and Development Finance, South Centre, Geneva, South-South and Triangular Cooperation and the Role of Emerging Economies in Development Finance

•  Mr. Fadhel Kaboub, Associate Professor of Economics, Denison University, USA, President, Global Institute for Sustainable Prosperity and Senior Advisor with Power Shift, Nairobi, Kenya, Addressing Structural and Systemic Issues for Effective Development Cooperation and Just Global Governance

• Mr. Mihir Kanade, Chair, Expert Mechanism on the Right to Development, Professor and Head, Department of International Law and Director, Human Rights Centre, University for Peace (UPEACE), San José, Costa Rica, Mainstreaming the Right to Development in International Development Cooperation

• Ms. Isabelle Durant, Member, Expert Mechanism on the Right to Development, Advancing Climate Finance for Just, Equitable and Sustainable Development

15h45-16h30   Interactive Dialogue

16h30-17h15   International Trade as an Engine of Development

    Moderator: Ms. Maria Andrea Echazu Aguero, Right to Development Section, OHCHR

• H.E. Mr. Muhmmadou Kah, Permanent Representative of The Gambia to the United Nations, WTO and Other International Organizations in Geneva, Sharing Lessons from Gambia

• Mr. Surya Deva, Special Rapporteur on the Right to Development, Reimagining Trade to Ensure Inclusive and Sustainable Development

• Ms. Kinda Mohamadieh, Senior Researcher and Legal Advisor, Third World Network, Geneva, Building Just and Equitable Trade and Investment Systems for the Global South

• Ms. Anoush Der Boghossian, Head, Trade and Gender Unit, World Trade Organization (WTO), International Trade, Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment    

• Ms. Hana Daoudi, Economic Affairs Officer, Economic Cooperation and Trade Division, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), Experiences from Europe, Central Asia and the Caucasus

17h15-18h00       Interactive Dialogue