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Poverty-Environment Partnership Events
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| 14 September 2005 | New York, United States of America | |||||||
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| High-Level Policy Dialogue | ||
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The “Environment for the Millennium Development Goals” (MDGs) High-level Policy Dialogue took place in New York on Wednesday afternoon, 14 September 2005. The event took as its theme, “Investing in the Environment to Fight Poverty: The Economic Case and Priorities for Action and Implications for the 2005 World Summit and Beyond.” Several hundred participants attended the meeting in New York, including a number of senior politicians, government officials, and representatives of civil society and intergovernmental organizations. In addition, a large number of people from around the world observed the proceedings and were able to ask questions via a live weblink.
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| The Case for Investing in Environment to Reduce Poverty | ||
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From left to right: Moderator Mary Robinson, Chair of the Board, International Institute for Environment and Development, former President, Republic of Ireland, Ian Johnson, Vice President for Sustainable Development, World Bank, Achim Steiner, Director General, IUCN, and Hilary Benn, Secretary of State for International Development, United Kingdom
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From left to right: Jane Weru, Slum and Shack Dwellers, Kenya and Connie Hedegaard, Minister for the Environment & Minister for Nordic Cooperation, Denmark
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From left to right: Ian Johnson, Vice President for Sustainable Development, World Bank, Achim Steiner, Director General, IUCN, and Hilary Benn, Secretary of State for International Development, United Kingdom
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From left to right: Jeffrey Sachs, Director, The Earth Institute at Columbia University, Moderator Mary Robinson, Chair of the Board, International Institute for Environment and Development, former President, Republic of Ireland, and Ian Johnson, Vice President for Sustainable Development, World Bank
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From left to right: Ian Johnson, Vice President for Sustainable Development, World Bank and Achim Steiner, Director General, IUCN
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Participants during the event
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| Future Priorities: Building on What Works | ||
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Klaus Töpfer, Executive Director, UNEP
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From left to right: Björn Stigson, President, World Business Council for Sustainable Development, Switzlerland, Carlos Manuel Rodríguez, Minister of Environment & Energy, Costa Rica, and Moderator Hilde Johnson, Minister of International Development, Norway
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From left to right: Agnes van Ardenne-van der Hoeven, Minister for Development Cooperation, The Netherlands and Benson Venegas Robinson, Executive Director, Asociación ANAI / Talamanca, Equator Initiative Board of Directors, Costa Rica
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From left to right: Moderator Hilde Johnson, Minister of International Development, Norway, Kumi Naidoo, Chair, Global Call for Action Against Poverty (GCAP); Secretary General & CEO, CIVICUS, South Africa, and Claude Martin, Director-General, WWF - International
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| Implications for the 2005 World Summit and Beyond | ||
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From left to right: Edgar M. Majogo, Minister of State, Vice President’s Office, United Republic of Tanzania and Rachmat Witoelar, Minister of Environment, Indonesia
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Margaret Beckett, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, United Kingdom and Olav Kjørven, UNDP
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Charles McNeill, Environment Programme Team Manager and Senior Biodiversity Advisor, UNDP, was master of ceremonies for the Policy Dialogue
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Participants during the event
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| Evening Event - Heads of State Dinner | ||
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The High-Level Policy Dialogue on Wednesday afternoon, 14 September 2005, was followed in the evening by a dinner for Heads of State held at the Boathouse in Central Park. The dinner, which was attended by leading figures from the political, business, academic and entertainment communities, also included various announcements on initiatives focusing on environment and poverty.
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UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan (center) shakes hands with UNDP Administrator Kemal Dervis (left), while UNEP Executive Secretary Klaus Töpfer (right) looks on
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Kofi Annan with his wife Nane
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Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore and Gro Harlem Brundtland, former Director-General of the World Health Organization and ex-Prime Minister of Norway
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Kemal Dervis and Klaus Töpfer speaking at PEP Dinner
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Jeffrey Sachs speaking at the PEP dinner
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Businessman and philanthropist Ted Turner (second from right) addresses the audience. Alongside him are Al Hajj Yahya Jammeh, President of the Gambia (second from left), Kemal Dervis (far left) and Klaus Töpfer (far right)
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Livingstone Maluleke, Executive member of the Makuleke Communal Property Association in South Africa, making an announcement at the PEP dinner
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Steve McCormick, President & CEO of The Nature Conservancy addresses the audience
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Entertainer Wyclef Jean performing at the PEP dinner
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