Policy Dialogue on
"Empowering Women in Autonomy and , Decentralization Processes" ,
New York, May 29,2003

Tentative Programme

09.30 Registration (coffee and refreshments served)

10.00- 10.45 Opening:

Opening Remarks: Ambassador M. Slamet Hidayat (Charge d'Affaires)

10.45- 11.00 Coffee Break

10.00 -12.30 First Session: "Autonomy and Decentralization in the 21st Century"

Chair/Moderator: Mr. Ravi Rajan (UNDP Office New York/Former UNDP
Resident Coordinator to Indonesia)

General Observations

Resource Person: Prof. Hurst Hannum (Tuft University)
Ms. Gita Welch (Principal Adviser and Head of Institutional Development Group, UNDP)
The Practice of Autonomy and Decentralization in Indonesia
Resource Persons: Dr. Iwan Jaya Azis (Cornell University)
Dr. James Aim (Georgia State University)

12.30- 14.30 Lunch Break

14.30- 17.00 Second Session: "Empowering Women in Autonomy and Decentralization Processes"

Chair/Moderator: Mr. Bacre Waly Ndiaye (Director of New Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights)

General Observations

Resource Persons: Dr. Carolyn Hannan (Director for the Advancement of Women, UNDESA)
Mr. Sumantra Guha/Ms. Fall Yassine (UNIFEM)

Country Experiences

Resource Persons:

Mr. Abdul Azis Hoesein (Deputy Minister for Women EmpoWerment) on "Indonesian Experiences"
H.E. Ambassador Marjatta Rasi (Permanent Representative of Finland) on "Finland and the European Experiences" Ms. Ruth Engo (UNDESA/OSCAL) on "African Experiences"
Ms. Anne-Marie Urban (Inter-American Institute for Social Development) on "Caribbean and Latin American Experiences"

17.00 -17.15 Coffee Break/Preparation for the Report by the Rapporteur

17.15 -17.30 Report by the Rapporteur (Dr. Carolyn Hannan)

17.30 End of the Policy Dialogue

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