19 June 2007, 1:15 – 2:45 pm, Conference Room 6
United Nations Headquarters, New York
The United Nations University, Office at the United Nations in New York (UNU-ONY), in cooperation with the United Nations University Programme on Comparative and Regional Integration Studies (UNU-CRIS), is organizing a Panel Discussion entitled “How Can Regional Integration Contribute to Social Equity.”
Presentations will include:
- “Thinking, Debating and Shaping the Social Dimensions of Regional Integration”, by Luk Van Langenhove, Director, UNU-CRIS
- “Regional Social Policy for Equitable Development”, by Isabel Ortiz, Senior Interregional Adviser, UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA)
- Commentary, by Elizabeth Gibbons, Chief, Global Policy Section, Division of Policy and Planning, United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)
- Commentary, by Esa Paasivirta, First Counsellor, Legal Affairs, Delegation of the European Commission to the United Nations
