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Monday, 22 September |
| 9:00 am |
Welcome and Discussion of Proposed Agenda
(S. Lateef, E. McGill and EFG) |
| 9:15 am |
Update on ADB Activities
(S. Lateef) |
| 10:30 am |
Gender in Poverty Fund Projects
(S. Tanaka, M. Araki and J.A. van Ommen) |
| 11:30 am |
Meeting with J. van Heeswijk, Director General, RSDD |
| 12:00 noon |
Lunch hosted by the Director General, RSDD (PDR 6) |
| 2:00 pm |
Update on ADF IX Negotiations
(C. Maccormac, Director, SPPI) |
| 3:00 pm |
GAD Work in Regional Departments
(S. Wendt, M. Sultana and E. McGill) |
| 4:00 pm |
EFG Working Session
(review work program2 and plan session work) |
| 5:30 pm |
Close |
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Evening free |
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Tuesday, 23 September |
| 9:00 am |
Meeting with B. Purdue, Chair of MDG/RBM Working Group |
| 9:45 am |
Review of Poverty Reduction Strategy
(S. Curry) |
| 10:15 am |
Meeting with Social Protection Specialists
(H. Baxter, E. Bloom, R. Haraoka, B. Lochmann, A. Vahapassi, C. Vandenabeele and A. Weber) |
| 11:15 am |
EFG Administrative Matters and Future Activities
(S. Lateef and EFG) |
| 12:00 noon |
Brown-bag Lunch on Gender and the MDGs
(presentation by C. Grown on her work for the Millennium Project, co-sponsored by MDG/RBM Working Group and RSPR, Room 4734E) |
| 1:45 pm |
Development Issues and Concerns in Pakistan
(N. Sadeque) |
| 2:15 pm |
Gender in Post-Conflict DMCs
(K. Oswald and S. Durrani-Jamal) |
| 3:00 pm |
Updates on Staffing of Gender Specialists and Gender Action Plan II
(R. Yeung, Director, BPBM; R. Dawson, Director, BPHR and S. Kerr, BPHR) |
| 4:00 pm |
EFG Working Session, continued
(review discussions and identify issues/findings for outcome document) |
| 5:00 pm |
Close |
| 6:30 pm |
Dinner (details to be provided) |
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Wednesday, 24 September |
| 9:00 |
Welcome and Introduction of Country Gender Specialists |
| 9:15 - 9:45 am |
Presentations by Country Gender Specialists and Dialogue with EFG
[9:15 Bangladesh (Ferdousi Begum)]
[9:45 Pakistan (Ismat Shahjehan)] |
| 10:15 - 11:30 am |
Coffee/Tea Break
[10:30 Nepal (Ava Shresta)]
[11:00 Sri Lanka (Shiranee Mills)]
[11:30 Uzbekistan (Mekhri Khudayberdiyeva)] |
| 12:00 noon |
Lunch with Country Gender Specialists (PDR 6) |
| 1:30 - 2:30 pm |
Presentations by Country Gender Specialists, continued
[1:30 Indonesia (Leya Cattleya)]
[2:00 Vietnam (Nguyen Nhat Tuyen)]
[2:30 Cambodia (Kheng Samvada)] |
| 3:00 pm |
Coffee/Tea Break
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| 3:15 pm |
EFG Working Session
(review discussions and continue work on outcome document) |
| 4:30 pm |
Wrap-up Meeting
(S. Lateef and EFG) |
| 5:00 pm |
Close |
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| Activity |
EFG Focal Point |
ADB Focal Point |
| Prepare text box on EFG activities and concerns for inclusion in ADF VIII progress report |
S. Goonesekere
(on behalf of EFG) |
C. Maccormac,
S. Lateef |
| Provide input on modalities for future grant funding of gender-related activities |
S. Goonesekere
(on behalf of EFG) |
C. Maccormac,
S. Lateef |
| Examine MDGs and related indicators and targets for Asia, and consider ways for ADB to operationalize (for discussion at next session) |
Various members |
C. Maccormac |
| Prepare briefings for ADB country teams on recent country reports and concluding comments of CEDAW Committee relating to ADB member countries |
S. Goonesekere/
A. Byrnes/I. Jalal |
S. Lateef |
Additional activities (to be discussed further by email and at next session):
- Organize future seminars for ADB staff on: (1) gender, environment and energy; (2) gender and agricultural development; (3) gender, governance and legal reform; and/or (4) gender issues in subregional cooperation
- Provide input on gender assessment and gender strategy for a Country Strategy and Program under preparation
- Explore opportunities for collaborating with resident missions and facilitating engagement with civil society groups
- Act as resource for gender training of ADB staff and government officials
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Various members |
S. Lateef |
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1Unless otherwise noted, all meetings will be in Room 4454S (4th floor near South Core elevator).
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