Draft Programme of Work

Third meeting of the Committee on Human Development and Civil Society

4-6 May 2005
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Day One: Wednesday, 4 May 2005

09:00 - 09:30 Registration and informal consultations on organizational matters

09.30 - 10:00 Opening Ceremony

Chair: The outgoing Chairperson

• Welcoming remarks by the outgoing chairperson
• Keynote address by H.E. the Honourable Minister of Labour and Social Affairs of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
• Opening remarks by the representative of the African Union
• Keynote address by the Executive Secretary of ECA or his representative

10:00 - 10:15 Coffee/Tea Break

10:15 - 13:00 Plenary Session I

• Election of the bureau
• Presentations and discussions on sub-themes:

(a) A participatory approach to national budgeting
Presenter: Mr. M. Mfunwa (ECA/DPMD)

(b) Public-private partnership for social services delivery: water and sanitation
Presenter: Mr. M. Kourouma (ECA/DPMD)

(c) Strategies for promoting effective stakeholder participation in the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM)
Presenter: Mr. K. Busia (ECA/DPMD)

13:00 - 14:30 Lunch Break

14.30 - 16.30 Plenary Session I (continued) : General discussions

16:30 - 16.45 Coffee/Tea Break

16:45 - 17:00 Organization of group discussions

Day 2: Thursday, 5 May 2005

09:00 - 11:30 Parallel thematic working groups

11:30 - 11:45 Coffee/Tea Break

11:45 - 13:00 Parallel thematic working groups (continued)

(a) Strategies for promoting effective stakeholder participation in the APRM: A participatory approach to national budgeting.

• Discussants:

(b) Strategies for promoting effective stakeholder participation in the APRM: Public-Private Partnership for social services delivery in water and sanitation.

• Discussants:

13:00 - 14:30 Lunch break

14:30 - 15:30 Working groups consolidate group's discussions

15:30 - 16:30 Plenary Session II

• Presentation of groups' reports

16:30 - 16:45 Coffee/Tea Break

16.45 - 18:00 Plenary Session II (continued)

• Organizational matters: Structure and mandate of the Committee

Day 3: Friday, 6 May 2005

09:00 - 13:00 Secretariat prepares the report and free time for participants

13:00 - 15:00 Lunch break

15:00 - 16:30 Plenary Session III

• Adoption of the report
• Any other business
• Closure of the meeting