Closing Plenary
- Date & Time: Friday 19 June (09:30 - 13:00)
- Room: 1
- Interpretation: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish
Description
The Chair will read aloud a draft Chair’s Summary and will open the floor for discussion. He will then invite the raising of other business.
The Chair will express appreciation to all UNISDR system partners for their contributions to making the Second Session of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction an important milestone in preparation for the interim review of the HFA in 2010 and the lead-up to COP-15 discussions scheduled for December 2009, Copenhagen, Denmark.
The Chair will close the session.
Agenda
9:30-9:45 - Opening Remarks and Introduction Keynote Speaker
9:45-10:15 - Keynote presentation (tbc)
10:15-11:30 - Feedback and Wrap-Up
11:30-12:45 - Chair’s Summary
12:45-13:00 - Closing
MODERATOR
Mr. John Holmes, Under Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Chair of the Second Session, Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction
Closing Statements
| Aris Papadopoulos | Aris Papadopoulos | CEO, Titan America
Private Sector Advisory Group Chair | Written |
| David Cadman | David Cadman | Vice Mayor of North Vancouver and President of ICLEI-Local Governments for Sustainability | Written |
| Dr. Kim Hak-Su | Dr. Kim Hak-Su | Senior Advisor National Emergency Managemement Agency (NEMA), Korea | Written |
| Vishaka Hidellage | Vishaka Hidellage | On behalf of the Global Network of Civil Society Organisations for Disaster Reduction | |
| Andre | Andre | On behalf of children | |
| WHO/ GHWA/UNICEF/IFRC/UNHCR | WHO/ GHWA/UNICEF/IFRC/UNHCR | Written | |
| Janet Edwards | Janet Edwards | Swedish National Platform and Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency | Written |
| Saumura Tioulong | Saumura Tioulong | International Parliamentarian Union Second Standing Committee on Sustainable Development, Finance and Trade, Cambodia | Written |
| Dr. Guiteau Jean-Pierre | Dr. Guiteau Jean-Pierre | Haiti Red Cross Society | Written |
| Lily Caravantes | Lily Caravantes | Presidential Secretary for Food Safety and Nutrition, Guatemala | |
| Josephine Castillo | Josephine Castillo | DAMPA in the Philippines | Written |
| Ms. Luz Amanda Pulido | Ms. Luz Amanda Pulido | Director of the National System of Disaster Prevention and Response, Colombia | |
| Hon. Nora Schimming Chase | Hon. Nora Schimming Chase | Member of Parliament, Republic of Namibia and Member of IPU | |
| Hon. Nora Schimming Chase | Hon. Nora Schimming Chase | Parlementaire de la République de Namibie et Membre de l'Union Interparlementaire | |
| Dr. J. Victor Rembeth | Dr. J. Victor Rembeth | National Platform of Indonesia on behalf of National Platform Representatives | |
| Mrs. Haydee Rodriguez | Mrs. Haydee Rodriguez | President of the Union of Women’s Cooperatives, Representative of Huairou Commission, GROOTS International and the Gender and Disasters Network. | |
| Constanco and Rhee | Constanco and Rhee | Representatives of Call for Action from Children (a proposal sponsored by UNICEF, Plan International and World Vision) | |
| Mr. Osman Ibrahim | Mr. Osman Ibrahim | Representative of the ISDR Management Oversight Board (MOB) | |
| Mr. John Holmes | Mr. John Holmes | Under Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Chair of the Second Session, Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction | |
| Prof. Virginia Murray | Prof. Virginia Murray | Head of Extreme Events and Health Protection Centre for Radiation, Chemicals and Environmental Hazards, London | Written |
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| Ms. Margareta Wahlstrom | Ms. Margareta Wahlstrom | Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction | |
| Mr. Martin Dahinden | Mr. Martin Dahinden | Ambassador, Director-General of the Swiss Agency for Development Cooperation (SDC) | |
| Ms. Margareta Wahlström | Ms. Margareta Wahlström | Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction | |
| Mr. Yoshitami Kameoka | Mr. Yoshitami Kameoka | Secretary for Disaster Management, Cabinet Office, Japan | |
| Mr. Thomas Loster | Mr. Thomas Loster | Chairman, Munich-Re Foundation | |
| Ms. Tosca Puno-Ramos | Ms. Tosca Puno-Ramos | City Councilor, Makati City, Philippines |
Outcomes
Note: this is an interim report pending publication of the Conference Proceedings from the 2009 Global Platform.