XXIII MEETING OF INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION DIRECTORS FOR LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN “REGIONAL COOPERATION IN THE AREA OF FOOD SECURITY”
Belize City, Belice. October  01 to 02, 2012 . Radisson Fort George Hotel And Marina, 2 Marine Parade.

AGENDA

Monday, 1 October 2012

8:30 – 9:00 REGISTRATION
9:00 – 9:45 OPENING SESSION
9:45 – 10:00 COFFEE BREAK

 
10:00 - 10:30 INTRODUCTORY SESSION: PRESENTATION OF THE STUDY “LATIN AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN COOPERATION IN THE AREA OF FOOD SECURITY”, PREPARED BY THE PERMANENT SECRETARIAT OF SELA
Presentation: Carlos Ortuño, Coordinator of Projects and Official of the Centre of Information and Database of SELA

 
10:30 – 11:00 DEBATE

 
11:00 – 12:00 SESSION I: COOPERATION IN THE AREA OF FOOD SECURITY FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF REGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Moderator: Mr. José Alpuche, Chief Executive Officer, Ministry of Agriculture of Belize

 

Panel: 10-15 minute presentations

 
12:00 – 1:00 DEBATE

 
1:00 – 2:30 FREE TIME FOR LUNCH

 
Afternoon

 

  
2:30 – 4:15 SESION II: PRIORITIES AND MANDATES OF DEVELOPMENT BANKS AND REGIONAL AND SUBREGIONAL INTEGRATION SCHEMES IN THE AREA OF FOOD SECURITY
Moderator:Ms. Judith Alpuche, Chief Executive Officer, Ministry of Human Development, Social Transformation and Poverty Alleviation of Belize

 

Panel: 10-15 minute presentations

 
4:15 – 4:30 COFFEE BREAK

 
4:30 – 5:30 DEBATE

 

Tuesday, 2 October 2012

 

Morning

 

  
9:00 - 10:40 SESSION III: COOPERATION IN THE AREA OF FOOD SECURITY FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION DIRECTORS FOR LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN: SUCCESSFUL EXPERIENCES AND LESSONS LEARNED
Moderator:Mr. Alfonso Gahona, Director of International Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Belize

 

Panel: 10-15 minute participations

 
10:40 – 11:15 COFFEE BREAK

 
11:15 – 01:00 SESSION III (continued)

 
01:00 – 2:30 FREE TIME FOR LUNCH

 
Afternoon

 

  
2:30 – 3:00

 

 SESION III (continued)

 
3:00 – 4:00 DEBATE

 
4:00 – 5:00 SESSION IV: FOLLOW-UP OF THE CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE LAST MEETING OF COOPERATION DIRECTORS
Moderator: Carlos Bivero, Director of Relations for Integration and Cooperation of SELA

 

    • Directory of Cooperation Sources for Financing South-South and Triangular Cooperation in Latin American and Caribbean countries and SELA’s sub-portal of International Cooperation Directors. Javier Gordon, Coordinator of Cooperation Projects.

 

VENUE, DATE AND TOPIC FOR THE XXIV MEETING OF INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION DIRECTORS FOR LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN

 
 
  • Remarks by Claudia Aguilar, Director-General for Development Cooperation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of El Salvador. Offer to host and co-sponsor the XXIV Meeting of International Cooperation Directors for Latin America and the Caribbean .
  • Remarks by Enrique Gil, Director of Cooperation Programmes and Projects of the Ministry of Economy of Guatemala. Offer to host and co-sponsor the XXV Meeting of International Cooperation Directors for Latin America and the Caribbean.
5:00 SESSION V: CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

 
5:30 CLOSING SESSION

 

  • Speech by Her Excellency Audrey Wallace, Chief Executive Officer in the Office of the Prime Minister
  • Speech by the Honourable Mr. Mourad Ahmia, Executive Secretary of the Pérez-Guerrero Trust Fund (PGTF) of the Group of 77
  • Speech by Mr. José Miguel Pérez, Head of the Office of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) in Belize
  • Speech by Ricardo Rapallo, Food Security Officer of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
  • Speech by Ambassador Carlos Bivero, Director of Relations for Integration and Cooperation of the Latin American and Caribbean Economic System (SELA)