In this annex, the agenda of the Forum, including all presentations, is given to provide an overview of the arrangement of the different working sessions.

A.1.1 Monday, 12 October 1998

08.00 am - 09.00 am REGISTRATION OF PARTICIPANTS

09.00 am - 10.00 am OPENING CEREMONY (PLENARY SESSION)

Chairperson: Mr. Thierry Lemaresquier - United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

Message from Mr. Raymond Barre - Mayor of Lyon

Addresses: Mr. Claude Bartolone - Minister of the French Government, in charge of Urban Affairs

Mr. Thierry Lemaresquier - United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Representing the UNDP Administrator Mr. James Gustave Speth
Mr. Christian Philip - Deputy Mayor of Lyon
Mr. Abdul Aziz Al-Adsani - President of the World Associations of Cities and Local Authorities Coordination WACLAC and of the Arab Towns Organisation ATO
Mr. Daniel Biau - United Nations Centre for Human Settlements (UNCHS)
Mr. Mamadou Diop - Co-President of the UNDP Advisory Board of Mayors
Mr. Lucien Duquesne - Deputy Chairman of ATD Quart Monde, Reading a message from Ms. Genevieve De Gaulle Anthonioz

Presentation of the programme of the Forum by Mr. Mohand A. Cherifi - Coordinator of the World Alliance of Cities Against Poverty (WACAP)

10.15 am - 01.00 pm BROAD THEMES (PLENARY SESSION)

Chairperson: Mr. Tejendra Khanna - Former Lt. Governor of Delhi

Rapporteur: Ms. Fariba Hashemi - Institute of Management Development (IMD), Lausanne

Contributions: Mr. Jonas Rabinovich - UNDP Management Development and Governance Division, speaking on Cities, Population and Poverty - UNDP's Urban Development Cooperation: Priorities and Principles for the 2000s

Mr. Daniel Biau - UNCHS Technical Cooperation Division, speaking on the Partnership between the United Nations and Local Authorities on Poverty Alleviation in the Light of the HABITAT Agenda Adopted in Istanbul, Activities of the International Forum on Urban Poverty
Mr. Daby Diagne - World Federation of United Cities (FMCU), speaking on Decentralised Cooperation as a Means of Combating Urban Poverty
Ms. Colette Métayer - French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Cooperation and Francophonie, speaking on France's Urban Development Cooperation
Mr. Philippe Haeringer - ORSTOM-France, speaking on Majority Poverty in Cities: Elements for a Realistic and Positive Interpretation
Mr. Tejendra Khana - Former Lt. Governor of Delhi, speaking on Effective Citizen Involvement - Key to More Accountable Government

Debate: Total of 75 minutes

01.00 pm - 02.30 pm LUNCH AT THE GRAND LYON (offered by CARREFOUR)

02.30 pm - 06.30 pm PRACTICAL EXPERIENCES OF THE CITIES I (PLENARY SESSION)

Chairperson: Mr. Mamadou Diop - Mayor of Dakar

Rapporteur: Mr. Cyrus Mechkat - University Institute for Development Studies (IUED), Geneva

Contributions: Mr. Steven Miller - International Labour Office (ILO), speaking on Job Generation and Support to the Informal Economy

Mr. Werner Weins - Municipality of Munich, speaking on Economic Measures Against Poverty Among Women in Munich
Mr. Joachim Wittbrodt - Municipality of Bonn, speaking on Poverty in Bonn: Overview and Action
Ms. Doumbia Coulibaly Safiatou - COFESFA Bamako, speaking on An Initiative Supported by the City of Bamako: The Women's Cooperative for Education, Family Health, and Sanitation COFESFA
Ms. Janet Diamond - Municipality of San Francisco, speaking on The Social Programme and Employment in the City of San Francisco
Ms. Elida Elena Rasino - Municipality of Rosario, speaking on The Anti-Poverty Programme of the Municipality of Rosario

Debate: Total of 100 minutes

Panel: Ms. Prathiba Mehta (Lead) - UNDP New York, on Participatory Local Governance for Local Initiatives: The LIFE Methodology and Experiences

07.00 pm GUIDED TOUR THROUGH THE CITY OF LYON, FOLLOWED BY DINNER AT THE "BRASSERIE GEORGES" (offered by MEDICAL PRODUCTION)

A.1.2 Tuesday, 13 October 1998

09.00 am - 01.00 pm PRACTICAL EXPERIENCES OF THE CITIES II (PLENARY SESSION)

Chairperson: Ms. Rita Bahuguna Joshi - Mayor of Allahabad

Rapporteur: Mr. Mohamed Lahlou - University of Lyon

Contributions: Mr. Frank Dales - Municipality of Alphen aan den Rijn, speaking on The Fight Against Hidden Poverty

Mr. Antonio Carlos Bôa Nova - University of São Paulo, speaking on Electrification of Shanty Towns in São Paulo
Ms. Elza Chambel - Regional Office for the Fight Against Poverty, Lisbon, speaking on The Programme Against Poverty in the Region of Lisbon
Mr. K.K.Takassi - Togo Urban Development Project, speaking on The Role of Urban Development and Land Tenure Deregulation in Combating Poverty
Ms. Danielle Mitterrand - France-Libertés Foundation, speaking on The Creation of a Complementary Exchange Currency Structuring the Informal Economic Sector
Mr. Luc Mentha - Municipality of Berne, speaking on A Four-Column Approach in Drug Policy
Mr. Edgar Dana - ANPE Paris, speaking on Access to Cultural Activities for the Poor: The Experience of "Cultures du C_ur"

Debate: Total of 100 minutes

Panel: Ms. Jocelline Bazile Finley (Lead) - UNDP Ivory Coast, on HIV/AIDS: Economic and Social Development and the Role of Municipalities

01.00 pm - 02.30 pm LUNCH AT THE GRAND LYON (offered by ANTESITE)

02.30 pm - 06.30 pm WORKSHOPS

WORKSHOP A - CITY-TO CITY COOPERATION AND INTERACTION BETWEEN MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT AND CIVIL SOCIETY

Chairperson: Mr. Max Ng'andwé - Local Government Association of Zambia, International Union of Local Authorities (IULA)

Rapporteur: Mr. Henri Voron - Urban Community of Lyon

Contributions: Mr. Bernard Badon - Urban Community of Lyon, speaking on Cooperation between the Cities of Lyon, Montreal, and Santiago de Chile for Urban Social Development

Mr. Erdem Saker - Mayor of Bursa, speaking on Decentralised Cooperation and Local Agenda 21 in Turkey
Mr. Peter Schwint - Mayor of Besançon, speaking on Cooperation for the Supply of Drinking Water and the Establishment of a Long-Term Partnership between Besançon (France) and Douroula (Burkina Faso)
Mr. Mohamed Soumaré - ENDA ECOPOP, speaking on A NGO/Municipality Partnership to Reduce Poverty - The Example of the Urban Sector Development Programme in West Africa
Mr. Nigel Ringrose - UNDP, speaking on An Experience to Date of Twinning and Other Links between Communities

Debate

WORKSHOP B - NEW WAYS OF FINANCING POVERTY REDUCTION

Chairperson: Mr. Michel Rossetti - Municipality of Geneva

Rapporteur: Ms. Sandra Cavalcanti - Municipality of Rio de Janeiro

Contributions: Mr. Hocine Tandjaoui - Caisse de Dépôts et Consignations, Paris, speaking on Local Finances: Strategies for Increasing Municipal Revenues

Mr. Farid Yaker - ENDA Europe, speaking on Instruments and Sources of Financing Poverty-Reducing Action
Mr. François Yatta - Municipal Development Programme PDM for West and Central Africa, speaking on The ECOFILOC Programme
Mr. Xavier Emmanuelli - SAMU Social de Paris, speaking on Financing Social Development Action by Creating New Forms of Partnership: The Example of the SAMU Social in Paris
Mr. Cyril Segrestan - MEDICAL PRODUCTION, speaking on A Plan for Associating Private Entrepreneurs to Mobilise Funds for Financing Poverty-Alleviation Projects

Debate

WORKSHOP C - CITIES' NEEDS THAT CAN BE ADDRESSED BY THE WORLD ALLIANCE OF CITIES AGAINST POVERTY - A PROGRAMME OF ACTIVITIES

Chairperson: Mr. Cherif Rahmani - Governor of Algiers

Rapporteur: Mr. Philippe Haeringer - ORSTOM-France

Contributions: Mr. Jean Fabre - UNDP European Office, speaking on The Global Mass Media Campaign Against Poverty

Mr. Marcelo Nowersztern - World Federation of United Cities FMCU, speaking on WACLAC's Concept of a World Fund for Cities
Mr. Peter Fröhler - UNCTAD, Geneva, speaking on Electronic Communication as a Means of Facilitating Exchanges of Experience between Cities
Mr. Jocelyn Fenard and Mr. Christophe Nuttall - UNITAR, Geneva, speaking on Urban Information Systems as a Tool in the Fight Against Poverty
Mr. Edmundo Werna - UNV, Bonn, speaking on Urban Activities of the United Nations Volunteers UNV and Scope for Supporting the World Alliance of Cities Against Poverty

Debate

07.00 pm - 08.00 pm RECEPTION AT THE LYON CITY HALL (offered by the Mayor of Lyon)

A.1.3 Wednesday, 14 October 1998

09.00 am - 11.00 am PRESENTATION OF THE REPORTS FROM THE WORKSHOPS (PLENARY SESSION)

Questions and clarifications, additional contributions

11.30 am - 12.15 pm CLOSURE OF THE FORUM (PLENARY SESSION)

Summary of the reports and discussions by Mr. Jean Fabre - UNDP European Office, Geneva

Message from Mr. Jacques Chirac - President of the French Republic

Addresses: Ms. Cecile Sportis - French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Cooperation and Francophonie, Representing Mr. Charles Josselin, Minister of the French Government in charge of Cooperation and Francophonie

Mr. André Soulier - Deputy Mayor of Lyon and Member of the European Parliament
Mr. Norbert Burger - Mayor of Köln and President of the International Union of Cities and Local Authorities (IULA)

Final Statement by Mr. Mohand A. Cherifi - Coordinator of the World Alliance of Cities Against Poverty (WACAP)

12.15 pm PRESS CONFERENCE

01.00 pm LUNCH AT THE GRAND LYON (offered by the World Federation of United Cities (FMCU) and the Arab Towns Organisation (ATO))

02.30 pm - MEETING OF THE MEMBERS OF FMCU AND IULA

VISITS TO SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF LYON

A.1.4 Thursday, 15 October 1998

09.00 am - 01.00 pm VISITS TO SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF LYON