UNITED
NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME
5th Forum of the World Alliance of Cities Against Poverty
Valencia (Spain): 29-31 March 2006
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Place:
Conference Centre / Palacio de Congresos, Avda.Cortes Valencianas
- Valencia
Date:
29 to 31 March 2006
Participants:
400-500
Member cities of the Alliance,
Cities and cities’ associations in partnership with
the Alliance, representatives of governments, businesses and
universities, social organisations and foundations, UNDP and
other United Nations institutions. 1 or 2 participant(s) per
city or institution.
Objective:
Elaboration of municipal action strategies to fight urban
poverty based on the lessons drawn from the municipalities´
achievements during the international decade for the eradication
of poverty (1997-2006).
Themes: Fund-raising,
promotion of partnerships, capacity building to eradicate
poverty.
Conditions: There
is no charge for attending this event. Travel and accommodation
costs are to be borne by the participants. All requests for
sponsoring from municipalities with no resources in the less
developing countries will be submitted to potential donors,
mainly member cities of the Alliance from industrialized countries,
which may make contributions in the context of mutual assistance.
Invitation
Fifth
Forum of the World Alliance of Cities Against Poverty
(Valencia- 29 to 31 March 2006)
organised jointly by the
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
and the City of Valencia with the support of
the Valencia region and the Spanish Government
INVITATION
The
UNDP and the City of Valencia have the honour to invite you
to attend the 5th Forum of the World Alliance of Cities Against
Poverty, to be held in the Palacio de Congresos of Valencia
(Spain), from 29 to 31 March 2006.
This
Forum will coincide with the end of the first United Nations
Decade for the Eradication of Poverty (1997-2006) and will
mark the 10th anniversary of the creation of the World Alliance
of Cities Against Poverty by the UNDP.
It
will draw lessons from the past decade in order to elaborate
a municipal action strategy designed to expand the efforts
aimed at halving by 2015 the proportion of people affected
by extreme poverty and hunger, in accordance with the Millennium
Development Goals adopted in 2000 at the UN by all governments.
The
Valencia Forum will be built around experiences of municipalities
from all continents in fighting poverty. The exchanges will
focus on three major themes: resources mobilization, the promotion
of partnerships and capacity building. Nine workshops will
allow to hold a “cooperation fair” and to further
explore municipal initiatives which do not require financial
resources, access to sources of funding for urban projects,
synergies with regional and international solidarity networks,
the capacity building for municipalities, and the use of new
information technologies.
The exchange will benefit from the presence of other actors
concerned with local governance: associations of local authorities,
representatives from governments and the private sector, non
governmental organizations and universities in order to make
this Forum a privileged setting for establishing contacts,
getting information on innovative programmes, promoting partnerships
and exploring financing possibilities.
Attached
you will find a documentation on the works. Please return
the participation form and the hotel booking form as soon
as possible (no later than 15 March 2006).
Agenda
To share together the lessons from the International Decade
for the Eradication of Poverty (1997-2006) to reinforce municipalities’
action for the effective realization of the Millennium Development
Goals by 2015.
Wednesday, March 29
10.00 - 14.00 Plenary session
10.00 - 11.30 Introduction Ceremony
Recommendations of the World Summit 2005 for the Millennium
Development Goals and local contributions for their realization.
Debate lead by the Innovative Partnership Center of UNDP
Presentations
by municipalities, on the local results of the International
Decade for the Eradication of Poverty. Lessons from urban
experiences: successes and failures. Debate lead by United
Cities and Local Governments, WACAP and the Association of
Spanish municipalities.
12.00 - 13.30 Opening Ceremony
Forum Opening: Municipality and Region of Valencia, Spanish
Government, IMF, World Bank and UNDP, chaired by the Mayor
of Valencia, Host City
Forum Official Inauguration by the Real House of Spain
15.00-18.30 - WORKSHOPS
A, B, C: RESOURCE MOBILIZATION
Workshop
A: Municipal initiatives which do not require financial resources
Workshop B: Access to international financial sources
Workshop C: National and regional financial contributions
ROUNDTABLE:
WORLD FAMILY ORGANIZATION: Investing in Development: Applying
MDGs in the Local Level and in the Family.
20.00 Official reception
20.30 Huge paella and folkloric representations
Thursday,
March 30
9.00-13.30 - WORKSHOPS D, E, F: PROMOTION OF PARTNERSHIPS
Workshop
D: Cooperation fair for cities seeking new partnerships
Workshop E: Joining regional and international networks for
mutual aid
Workshop F: New partnerships (Universities, NGOs, Voluntaries
Organizations, Private Enterprises, Federations, Foundations,
Associations…)
15.00-18.30 - WORKSHOPS
G, H, I: CAPACITY BUILDING
Workshop
G: Training capacities available for the municipalities
Workshop H: Access to new technologies of information for
cities’ management
Workshop I: To improve people accessibilities for basic social
services
20.00 Official diner
22.00 Concert at the Music Palace
Friday, March 31
Closing
Plenary Session
9.00-11.00 Presentation of the session and workshop report
Complements by the participants
11.30 - 13.00 Synthesis and conclusions
Closure
13.00 – 13.30 Press conference
13.30 – 15.00 Lunch
15.00-17.00 Visit of social projects in Valencia
17.00 Children contribution:
Presentation of the solidarity wall and kites competition
20.00 Popular concert
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