Health in Rio+20: WHO Co-sponsored Side Events Sustainable Development Dialogue Days (16-19 June 2012) Tuesday, 19 June 2012 12:00-14:30 - Discussion panel on water and sustainable development: Elimination of cholera in the Hispaniola Lead organizer: Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Venue: ISAGS - South American Institute of Governance in Health. 15:10-16.00 - Energy enabling the MDGs: Health and women s empowerment - Session 6 (of 'Energy Day' side events) Lead organizers: United Nations-Energy, World Health Organization (WHO) Venue: RioCentro, P3-3 Panellists to include: Dr Margaret Chan, Director General, World Health Organization, Dr Maria Neira, Director of Public Health and Environment, World Health Organization; Dr Kandeh Yumkella, Director General, United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and Chair of UN-Energy; Ms Lakshmi Puri, Deputy Executive Director, UN Women; Dr Laura Stachel, We Care Solar; Ms Leslie Cordes, Senior Director of Strategic Partnerships, Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves. Summit (20-22 June 2012) Wednesday, 20 June 2012 13:00-14.30 - Local action and partnerships for more resilient people and communities Lead organizer: International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) Co-organizers: Denmark, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), World Bank (WB), World Health Organization (WHO) Venue: RioCentro, T-8 Panellists to include: Mr Christian Bach, Minister for Development Cooperation of Denmark; Dr Margaret Chan, Director General, WHO; Ms Helen Clark, UNDP; Mr Ertharin Cousin, Executive Director, World Food Programme (WFP); Dr Bekele Geleta, Secretary General, International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC); Ms Rachel Kyte, Vice President, WB. http://www.uncsd2012.org/index.php?page=view&type=1000&nr=329&menu=126
14:00-15:30 - Greening the health sector. Initiatives from the US and around the world Lead organizer: Health Care Without Harm (HCHW), National Health Service-Sustainability Unit, England, World Health Organization (WHO) Venue: U.S. Center, Parque dos Atletas (Athletes Park) Panellists to include: Dr Maria Neira, Director of Public Health and Environment, WHO; Ms Robin Guenther, Healthier Hospitals Initiative, USA; Dr David Pencheon, National Health Service Sustainable Development Unit, England (via video); Dr Gonsalo Vecina Neto, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil; Mr Joshua Karliner, HCHW. http://www.noharm.org/global/news_hcwh/2012/jun/hcwh2012-06-04.php 16:30-18:00 - Partnerships for the integration of food and nutrition security, health and gender equality Lead Organizer: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA). Public Health Institute (PHI), USA Co-organizers: Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), International Fund for Agriculture Development (IFAD), Mary Robinson Foundation for Climate Justice (MRFCJ), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), World Food Programme (WFP), World Health Organization (WHO) Venue: RioCentro, T-3 Panellists to include: Dr David Nabarro, Special representative of the UN Secretary General for Food Security and Nutrition; Ann Tutwiler, FAO; Mary Robinson, MRFCJ; Dr Maria Neira, Director of Public Health and Environment, WHO; Ms Winnie Byanyima, UNDP; Mr Carlos Seré, IFAD. http://www.uncsd2012.org/index.php?page=view&type=1012&nr=2&menu=23 19.00-20.30 - Health and sustainable development reinforcing the links Lead organizers: Government of Brazil Ministry of Health, Oswald Cruz Foundation (FIOCRUZ) National School of Public Health, World Health Organization (WHO) Venue: RioCentro, T-9 Panellists to include: Dr Margaret Chan, Director General, WHO; Ms Heidi Hautala, Minister of Development, Finland; Dr Hasan Mahmud, Minister of Environment and Forestry, Bangladesh; Dr Alexandre Padilha, Minister of Health, Brazil. http://www.uncsd2012.org/rio20/index.php?page=view&nr=385&type=1000&menu=126
Thursday, 21 June 2012 13:15-14:45 - Why the three Rio Conventions are critical to achieve development and poverty eradication Lead organizers: Convention of Biological Diversity (CBD), United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Venue: Rio Conventions Pavilion, Parque dos Atletas (Athletes Park) Panellists to include: Dr David Nabarro, Special Representative of the UN Secretary General for Food Security and Nutrition; Dr Margaret Chan, Director General, WHO; Dr Dennis Garrity, World Agroforestry Centre and Dryland Ambassador for United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification; Dr Rolph Payet, Minister of Environment and Energy for Seychelles; Dr Uriel Safriel, UNCCD. 15:00-15:30 - WHO Press Conference Venue: Main press briefing room of media centre in Pavilion 3 Health in Rio+20: Other Health-related Side Events Friday, 15 June 2012 13:30-15:00 - Contributing to the greening of economies and poverty alleviation through the implementation of the Global Framework for Climate Services (GFCS) Lead organizer: World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Venue: RioCentro, P3-3 WHO speaker: Dr Carlos Dora, Coordinator of Interventions for Healthy Environments, World Health Organization (WHO) Key speaker: Mr Jan Egeland, Europe Director and Deputy-Executive Director, Human Rights Watch and Co-Chair of the High-level Taskforce on GFCS. 13:30-15:00 Biodiversity for life: The strategic plan for biodiversity 2011-2020 Lead organizer: Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) Venue: RioCentro, T-2 WHO speaker: Dr Carlos Corvalàn, World Health Organization (WHO)
Other speakers: Mr Paulino Franco De Carvalho Neto, Head of Environment Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Brazil; Dr Braulio Dias, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity; Ms Rachel Kyte, Vice President for the Sustainable Development Network, World Bank (WB); Mr Ami M. Mathiesen, Assistant-Director General, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). Sustainable Development Dialogue Days (16-19 June 2012) Saturday, 16 June 2012 11.30-13.30 - IMG report on green economy Lead organizers: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Environmental Management Group (EMG) Issues Management Group (IMG) Venue: RioCentro WHO speaker: Dr Carlos Dora, Coordinator of Interventions for Healthy Environments, World Health Organization (WHO) Tuesday, 19 June 2012 11.35-13.00 - Part 2: Toward global commitments on universal access to water and sanitation Lead organizer: UN Water Venue: RioCentro, P3-6 WHO speaker: Dr Maria Neira, Director of Public Health and Environment, World Health Organization (WHO) Key speaker: Bert Diphoorn, Vice Chair, UN-Water. 13:30-15:00 - Health within the green economy: Multisectoral frameworks for NCDs control and sustainable development Lead organizers: American Cancer Society in collaboration with the Non- Communicable Disease Alliance Venue: RioCentro, at the official UN meeting space WHO speaker: Dr Maria Neira, Director of Public Health and Environment, World Health Organization (WHO).
Summit (20-22 June 2012) Thursday, 21 June 2012 10:00-13:00 - High-level roundtable looking at the way forward in implementing the expected outcomes of the conference Lead organizer: Official event Venue: RioCentro WHO speaker: Dr Margaret Chan, Director General, World Health Organization (WHO). Other speakers: Ms Helen Clark, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP); Mr Ertharin Cousin, Executive Director, World Food Programme (WFP); Mr Michel Jarraud, Secretary General, World Meteorological Organization (WMO); Mr Tony Lake, Executive Director, United Nations Children s Fund (UNICEF); Dr Babatunde Osotimehin, Executive Director, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA); Mr Koji Sekimizu, Secretary General, International Maritime Organization (IMO); Mr William L. Swing, Director General, International Organization for Migration (IOM). Friday, 22 June 2012 11:00-12.30 - CEB side event - UN system: together for the future we want Lead organizer: United Nations Chief Executive Board Venue: RioCentro, T-2 WHO speaker: Dr Margaret Chan, Director General, World Health Organization (WHO).