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Jointly Organized by Federal Ministry of Finance of Nigeria,Office of the Senior Special Assistant to the President of Nigeria on MDGs (OSSAP-MDGs),
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The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa in collaboration with The World Bank |
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| Date: |
7 - 9 May, Abuja, Nigeria |
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Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja, Nigeria |
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| DAY ONE: |
7th May 2009 |
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| 8:30-10:30 |
Registration |
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| 10:30 |
Opening |
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| 10:30-11:30: |
- Welcome Address by the Senior Special Assistant to the President of Nigeria on MDGs, Hajiya Amina M. az Zubair;
[Format:  ] [Speech]
- Remarks by UN Resident Coordinator, Alberic Kacou;
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- Brief Remarks by Shantayanan Devarajan, Chief Economist, Africa Region, the World Bank;
- Statement by Ben Kiregyera, Director, African Centre for Statistics (ACS), UNECA);
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- Opening of the Conference by the Minister of Finance of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Dr. Mansur Muhtar
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| 11:30-12:00 |
Coffee/Tea/Cocoa/Break |
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| 12:00-13:00 |
Chair: Hajiya Amina M. az Zubair, Senior Special Assistant to the President of Nigeria on MDGs
Rapporteurs: Emile Ahohe (ECA) |
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Session 1: Introduction to the Theme: |
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“Why bother about sub-national governments and the MDGs?” Mr. Kasirim Nwuke, Chief, MDGs/Poverty Analysis & Monitoring, ACGS
[Format:  ] [Presentation]
General Discussion
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| 13:00-14:30 |
Lunch Break |
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| 14:30-16:00 |
Session 2: Economics and politics of the contribution of subnational jurisdictions in efforts to achieve the MDGs
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Chair: Getachew Adem (Ethiopia)
Rapporteurs:Oumar Diallo (UNECA)
Discussant:Ephrem Lutete Maketama (DRC)
Decentralization, service delivery and politics, Shantayanan Devarajan, the World Bank
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MDG attainment, loose fiscal policy coordination among various tiers of government and real exchange rate in selected African countries, Oumar Diallo, UNECA
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General discussion |
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| 16:00-16:30 |
Coffee/Tea/Cocoa/Break |
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| 16:30-17:30 |
Session 3: Inter-governmental relations and the attainment of the MDGs: Lessons from federal or quasi-federal systems and unitary systems |
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Chair: Esnart C. Mpokosa (Zambia)
Rapporteurs: : Oumar Diallo (UNECA)
Discussant:Dorsla Farcarthy (Liberia)
Note on Fiscal Federalism, Service Delivery and Capacity Building: The case of Ethiopia, Berhanu Legesse, The World Bank
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General discussion |
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| 17:30- 18:00 |
Chair: Ben Kiregyera (UNECA)
Rapporteur: Oumar Diallo (UNECA) |
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Session 4: Wrap-up of Day One discussions |
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