Social Forum - Speaker's presentations

Human rights and extreme poverty: Normative Framework

• Ms. María Magdalena SEPULVEDA, UN Human Rights Council’s Independent Expert on the question of human rights and extreme poverty (PDF 74KB)

Human rights and extreme poverty: Enabling Environment

Foreign debt and poverty

• Mr. Cephas LUMINA, UN Human Rights Council’s Independent expert on the effects of foreign debt and other related international financial obligations of States on the full enjoyment of human rights, particularly economic, social and cultural rights (PDF 546KB)

• Mr. Nasser SHRAIDEH, Secretary General, Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation, Jordan (PDF 53KB)

International trade policies and poverty

• Ms. Aileen KWA, Coordinator of the Trade and Development Programme, South Centre (PPT 125KB)

• Mr. David LUKE, Senior Trade Adviser and Coordinator of the Trade and Human Development Unit, UNDP/Geneva (PPT 417KB)

The role of civil society in the eradication of poverty at grass-roots level

• Mr. Alain GENIN and Ms. Rosalbina PEREZ DE PEREZ, ATD Quart Monde (PDF 31KB)

The role and social responsibility of transnational corporations in poverty eradication

• Mr. Filippo VEGLIO, Business Solutions Leader, Development Focus Area, World Business Council for Sustainable Development (PPT 2.43MB)

Social dimension of the globalization process: National strategies

Decent and favourable work conditions

• Mr. Raymond TORRES, Director of the International Institute for Labour Studies, International Labour Organization (PPT 40KB)

Good governance / Corruption

• Ms. Nadia BALGOBIN, Board Member of Transparency International/Switzerland (PPT 453KB)

• Mr. Derek LUYT, Head, Media and Advocacy, Public Service Accountability Monitor (PDF 40KB)

• Ms. Nohay EL-MIKAWY, Policy Advisor for Governance and Poverty, UNDP Oslo Governance Centre (PPT 2MB)

Social dimension of the globalization process: Global challenges

Access to affordable essential drugs and health care

• Mr. Richard LAING, Medical Officer, Policy, Access and Rational Use, Medicine Policy and Standards, World Health Organization and Ms. Margaret EWEN, Health Action International (PPT 2.72MB)

Climate change

• Mr. Theodor RATHGEBER, German Forum on Human Rights (PDF 50KB)

• Mr. Tomas ALARCON, President of the Comisión Jurídica para el Autodesarrollo de los Pueblos Originarios Andinos (PPT 655KB)

• Mr. Ismail ELGIZOULI, Programme on Climate, High Council for Environment, Sudan (PPT 2.22 MB)

 Food security, the food crisis and the right to food                       

• Dr. Manzoor AHMAD, Director, FAO Liaison Office, Geneva (PDF 31KB)