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SUC/Misc/2010/7
(10/198ams)
15 October 2010
NOTIFICATION
High-level meeting to launch the Natural Resources Information Exchange (NRIE)
Geneva, 25–26 October 2010
The Secretary-General of UNCTAD is convening a high-level meeting on the launching
of the Natural Resources Information Exchange (NRIE). The meeting will be held on 25 and
26 October 2010, in room XXVI of the Palais des Nations, Geneva. The meeting will open on
Monday, 25 October at 10 a.m. and conclude on Tuesday, 26 October at 6 p.m.
Background and purpose of the meeting
The thirteenth session of UNCTAD’s African Oil, Gas and Mines Conference, held in
Bamako, Mali, in November 2009, mandated the organization to establish a platform which
will enable countries on the continent to provide reliable geoscience data, and other
information related to the exploitation of natural resources to policy makers and investors.
Pursuant to the above mandate, a first meeting took place in Cotonou, Benin, in July
2010, where experts on natural resources management exchanged experiences in data
management in their respective countries, devised a road map for the implementation of a
NRIE and selected six countries for a pilot deployment of NRIE.
A second meeting with a high-level session will be held from 25 to 26 October 2010. The
objective is to launch the implementation of the NRIE through designing appropriate road
maps to be followed in the pilot countries, as well as defining operational frameworks and
resource mobilization strategies.
Participation
The meeting is open to all member States of UNCTAD. It may be of particular interest to
government officials, non-governmental organizations, civil society groups, the private sector,
as well as experts from international and regional organizations involved in the management of
natural resources.
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Member States, specialized agencies and intergovernmental bodies wishing to participate
in the meeting, as well as non-governmental organizations, are requested to inform the
UNCTAD secretariat of the names of their representatives by 20 October 2010.
Documents and contributed papers
The draft programme for the meeting is attached. All experts are encouraged to prepare
and submit brief papers relating to natural resources data management in their countries. These
papers will be made available at the meeting in the form and language in which they are
received.
Logistics
The meeting will take place at the United Nations Office at Geneva, Palais des Nations.
Simultaneous interpretation will be provided in English, French and Spanish. Upon arrival,
participants are requested, before entering the Palais des Nations, to collect their badges at the
United Nations Security Service, Pregny Gate entrance, 14 Avenue de la Paix. The Security
Service is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Because of the security measures in force, participants
are strongly advised to arrive before 9 a.m. in order to complete entry procedures in good time
and proceed to the meeting in the E Building (Bâtiment E) of the Palais. Participants are
requested to carry a passport or similar national identity card with them. Taxis are not allowed
to enter the grounds of the Palais des Nations and visitors will therefore be dropped off at the
entrance gates. Furthermore, luggage may not be brought into the buildings unless the
Security Service gives special clearance.
Further information and contact details
Nominations and related communications concerning representation at the meeting
should be sent to the UNCTAD secretariat, Intergovernmental Support Service, Palais des
Nations, CH- 1211 Geneva 10; fax: + 41(0) 22 917 0214; e-mail: meetings@unctad.org.
All others queries should be addressed to Claudine Sigam, Coordinator, Natural
Resources Information Exchange, Tel: +41 22 917 5766, Fax: +41 22 917 0509,
E-mail: claudine.sigam@unctad.org.
(signed)
Supachai Panitchpakdi
Secretary-General of UNCTAD
High-level meeting on the launching of the implementation of the Natural Resources
Information Exchange (NRIE)
Room XXVI, Palais des Nations
Geneva, 25–26 October 2010
Draft programme
Day One: Monday, 25 October 2010
10 a.m. – 10.30 a.m.
INAUGURAL SESSION:
Chair: Mozambique Deputy Minister of Mineral Resources
Co-chair: Brazil (to be confirmed)
Keynote Speaker: Former Prime Minister, Guinea
Opening: Secretary-General, UNCTAD
10.30 a.m. – Noon
Rapporteurs: Nigeria and Guinea
Session 1
ROAD MAP AND TERMS OF REFERENCE
o
o
o
o
Noon – 1 p.m.
Objectives of the NRIE
Main Findings – Extractive Minerals (oil, gas, mines)
Main Findings – Other Natural Resources
Resulting Terms of Reference
Session 2
FRAMEWORKS / NRIE Organization
o
o
o
o
NRIE Project Organization
Presentation by ITU
Presentation by UNECA
Presentation by APPA
Lunch Break
3 p.m. – 4.30 p.m.
Session 3
RESOURCE MOBILIZATION STRATEGIES
o Multilateral & Bilateral Technical Cooperation
o South-South Cooperation
o Multi-stakeholder Approach
4.30 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Session 4
CAPACITY-BUILDING
o Partnership and Training
o Incubators for Student to Develop Entrepreneurship
o ITU Contribution
Day Two: Tuesday, 26 October 2010
10 a.m. – Noon
Session 5
HIGH-LEVEL SESSION
Statements from UNCTAD, ITU, ACP, Africa Union, UEMOA and
Ministers
Noon – 12.30 p.m.
Session 6
SIGNING CEREMONY
UNCTAD–ITU
UNCTAD–Pilot Countries
Lunch Break
3 p.m. – 4.30 p.m.
Session 7
Working group on the operational framework
4.30 p.m. – 4.45 p.m. Coffee Break
Session 7
4.45 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Working group on the operational framework
Closing