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Presentation of other reports: United Nations Development Group – Latin America and the Caribbean (UNDG-LAC)

Palacio Nacional. Room Tesorería. Mariana Door

Session |
Wed, 26/04/2017 - 18:15 to 19:00

(As a contribution to the discussions at the Forum, the United Nations Development Group – Latin America and the Caribbean (UNDG-LAC) will present a document highlighting challenges and best practices from an integrated perspective, in order to convey the particular themes and interests and refer to the specific practices of the different agencies of the United Nations system making up UNDG-LAC.)

Moderator: Esteban Caballero, Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)

  • “Leaving no one behind in Latin America and the Caribbean: overcoming inequality to eradicate poverty”, presentation by George Gray Molina, Chief Economist at the Regional Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
  • “A comprehensive perspective: the approach of the United Nations Development Group (UNDG) to provide Member States with support through United Nations country teams”, presentation by Jessica Faieta, Chair of UNDG-LAC and Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
  • “The life cycle underpinned by a gender perspective”, presentation by María Cristina Perceval, Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)
  • “Social inclusion and equity in health”, presentation by Carissa Etienne, Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)
  • “Building resilience: food security and sustainable production systems”, presentation by Miguel Barreto, Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean of the World Food Programme (WFP)
  • Final remarks by Esteban Caballero, Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)