Unprecedented monsoon rains commenced Thursday 29 July, with flooding affecting northern Pakistan, building over the next three days. Flood waters made their way south in the first week of August. Additional rains over the following weeks, causing rivers to breach, have added to the impact in southern Pakistan, mainly Sindh and Punjab provinces.
Media resources
These are useful documents giving background information on the conference, its goals, its schedule and its people.
Media program Wednesday 1 September 2010
8am Media briefing on Roundtable 4, Achieving the MDGs in Our Changing World UN BRIEFING ROOM, Room 213 Speakers: Lindy Joubert, moderator (Australia) Jamesa Wagwau (Kenya) Dharmapriya Wesumperuma (Sri Lanka) Dr. Sue Wareham (Australia) Dr. Caleb Otto (Palau)
WORKSHOPS, Wednesday, 1 September
11:45 AM – 1 PM 1. UN Partnerships with NGOs to Achieve the MDGs Moderator: Maria-Luisa Chávez, Chief, UN DPI/NGO Relations, New York, USA Speakers: Christopher Woodthorpe, Director, UN Information Centre (UNIC), Canberra, Australia Minar Pimple, Asia Regional Director, UN Millennium Campaign, Bangkok,Thailand William Ryan, Regional Communications Adviser for Asia and the Pacific, United Nations [...]
Workshops on Wednesday 1 September
11:30 AM – 1 PM 1. UN Partnerships with NGOs to Achieve the MDGs Moderator: Maria-Luisa Chávez, Chief, UN DPI/NGO Relations, New York, USA Speakers: Christopher Woodthorpe, Director, UN Information Centre (UNIC), Canberra, Australia Minar Pimple, Asia Regional Director, UN Millennium Campaign, Bangkok,Thailand William Ryan, Regional Communications Adviser for Asia and the Pacific, United Nations [...]
Media program – Tuesday 31 August
8am ROUNDTABLE 2: Equity, Rights and Progress towards the MDGs UN BRIEFING ROOM, room 213 Speakers: Cathey Falvo, moderator (USA) Dea Delaney-Thiele (Australia) Jane Freemantle (Australia) Thelma Narayan (India) Claudio Schuftan (Chile) Contact: Gail
Tuesday’s workshops
You can view a detailed summary of the workshops taking place on Tuesday 31 August by clicking on the below link. Workshops Tuesday 31 August
UN Conference events today, Monday 30 August 2010
UN Conference events today, Monday 30 August 2010 Conference opening: Secretary General by video, Head of UN AIDS in person Harry O’Brien, footballer and philanthropist speaks on poverty Dozens of workshops The 63rd UN DPI NGO Conference opens today. More than 1400 delegates from 70 nations will explore how we can achieve the Millennium Goals [...]
Media program
Last updated 4:30 PM Sunday 29 August Sunday 29 August, 2010 9.00 a.m. – media room opens 10.30 a.m. – first briefing for student journalists [Gail, Chris, Niall, Judy] 11.00 a.m. – Introductory briefing for all journalists – media, NGO and students
People at the Conference
A comprehensive list of the staff, speakers and delegates at the conference, with detailed biographies and contact details. Click through to access the document
Workshops handout
The conference features a number of workshops on a variety of topics. Here, we’ve gathered the highlights of the workshop programme. Click through to see the handout.
Conference Photos (Snapshot)
