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Fourth GEF Assembly
Highlights for Tuesday, 25 May 2010

The Fourth Global Environment Facility (GEF) Assembly opened in the morning of 25 May 2010, at the Conrad Hotel, in Punta del Este, Uruguay. During the morning high-level officials and representatives from the 32 GEF constituencies addressed the Assembly. In the afternoon six, roundtable discussions were held on the issues of country ownership over GEF projects and improving the effectiveness and efficiency of the GEF.

Tango exhibition during GEF evening reception
 
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Monday, 24 May - Tuesday, 25 May - Wednesday, 26 May - Thursday, 27 May

Opening Ceremony
Danilo Astori, Vice President of Uruguay
Danilo Astori, Vice President of Uruguay and Monique Barbut, GEF CEO and Chairperson
 
Inger Andersen, incoming World Bank Vice-President for Sustainable Development
Achim Steiner, Executive Director, UNEP
Kandeh K. Yumkella, Director-General,United Nations Industrial Development Organization, (UNIDO)
Monique Barbut, GEF CEO and Chair, and Graciela Muslera, Minister of Environment, Uruguay, and Chair of the fourth GEF Assembly

Roundtable Discussions

On Tuesday afternoon six roundtables were held and delegates discussed two main themes, namely: improving efficiency and effectiveness of GEF; and enhancing country ownership of GEF projects.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

On the Side

Jan McAlpine, Director, UN Forum on Forests Secretariat and Luc Gnacadja, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification, (UNCCD) 
The UNFF and UNCCD sign a memorandum of understanding at the GEF Assembly to protect forests in drylands
 
 
GEF in China book presentation
 
Signing ceremony between Achim Steiner, UNEP Executive Director, and Kacou Gervais, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Côte d’Ivoire, of the Host Country Agreement for the Convention for Co-operation in the Protection and Development of the Marine and Coastal Environment of the West and Central African Region (Abidjan Convention)
Achim Steiner, UNEP Executive Director, and Kacou Gervais, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Côte d’Ivoire
 
 
Laura Russo, IISDRS, Italy, Soledad Aguilar, IISDRS, Argentina, Jan McAlpine, Director, UNFF, and Hal Kane, IISDRS, United States
 
Karen Alvarenga, IISDRS, Brazil
Ana Zetta, Argentina
 
 
 
 
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