| 08.00 - 09.00 |
Registration |
| 09.00 - 13.00 |
Plenary session - Opening |
| 09.00 - 10.00 |
Opening Ceremony - chaired by the Mayor of Athens, host City |
Welcome address by the host country’s representatives: Municipality, Region of Athens, Greek Government.
Official opening by:
- Administrator of UNDP (tbc)
- President of the Hellenic Republic (tbc)
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| 10.00 - 10.30 |
Coffee Break |
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| 10.30 - 13.00 |
Presentations by municipalities and their associations |
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New initiatives reinforcing local democracy to better fight urban poverty and to achieve the Millennium Development Goals. Session introduced by United Cities and Local Governments (CGLU), the World Alliance of Cities against the Poverty (WACAP) and the Association of Greek municipalities. |
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| 13.00 - 14.30 |
Lunch
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| 14.30 - 18.00 |
Workshops - Parallel Sessions |
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Workshops A and B: Decentralization and local autonomy |
| Workshop A: |
Decentralization of resources and responsibilities |
| Workshop B: |
Local,administrative and financial autonomy |
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| 16.00 - 16.30 |
Coffee Break |
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| 16.30 - 18.00 |
Round Table 1:Human Rights and local development |
| 09.00-13.00 |
Workshops - Parallel Sessions |
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Workshops C and D: Participation and empowerment
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| Workshop C: |
Participative local management |
| Workshop D: |
Empowerment of deprived populations |
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| 11.00 - 11.30 |
Coffee Break |
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| 11.30 - 13.00 |
Round Table 2:Solidarity-based and social economy |
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| 13.00 - 14.30 |
Lunch |
| 14.30 - 18.00 |
Workshops - Parallel Sessions |
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Workshops E and F: Participative cooperation
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| Workshop E: |
Multi-actor partnership for local development |
| Workshop F: |
Aid alignment through a territory-based approach of development |
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| 16.00 - 16.30 |
Coffee Break |
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| 16.30 - 18.00 |
Round Table 3:Contribution of the civil society to local democratic governance |
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| 19.00 |
Reception |
