HLPF 2 - Ministerial Dialogue: “Long term measures to make poverty eradication irreversible and reduce inequalities” - July 08, 2014
High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (under the auspices of ECOSOC)
- Remarks
- HLPF Ministerial Dialogue: “Long term measures to make poverty eradication irreversible and reduce inequalities”
• Which long term trends have the greatest impact on poverty and equality?
• What have been successful strategies to reconcile the imperatives of eradicating poverty, reducing inequality, strengthening resilience and preserving natural resources? How can policies ensure the sustainability of gains across generations?
Chair
His Excellency Martin Sajdik (Austria), President of the Economic and Social Council
Moderator
Mr. Anthony Lake, Executive Director of the United Nations Children’s Fund
Panellists
Her Excellency Sophie Karmasin, Federal Minister for Family and Youth of Austria
Her Excellency María Ángela Holguín, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Colombia
Her Excellency Bathabile Dlamini, Minister of the Department of Social Development of South Africa
Her Excellency Aida Kurmangaliyeva, Executive Secretary, and Ministry of Labour and Social Protection of Population for Kazakhstan
Mr. Yong Li, Director-General of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization
Lead discussants
Her Excellency Paola Bustamante, Minister of Social Inclusion of Peru
Her Excellency Annick Girardin, Secretary of State for Development and Francophonie of France
Mr. Jim Clarken, Executive Director of Oxfam, Ireland
Interactive discussion
Meeting:
High-level Political Forum 2014;
