CAF: 10 years as a permanent observer in the United Nations General Assembly
This 2022, we commemorate 10 years of our entry to the United Nations as a permanent observer. During the opening session of the 77th UN General Assembly in New York we will highlight the role we played during this decade.
The capacity of UN General Assembly observer has offered us new possibilities of interaction with crucial actors in the region and the ability to monitor key issues on the international agenda, such as the Sustainable Development Goals, the Conferences on Financing for Development and the Climate Summits, a high-level segment on this global stage.
As of today, we have signed at least 40 instruments (agreements, conventions and cooperation letters) with over 20 entities of the UN System, aimed at jointly and articulately facing the great challenges of our region in sectoral issues such as agriculture, finance , education, employment, health, gender, governance, environment, among others.
This is how, throughout our 52 years of existence, we have become one of the main sources of multilateral financing and an ally for the development of Latin America and the Caribbean, mobilizing more than USD 200,000 million for our shareholder countries. The direct impact of our projects has benefited millions of Latin Americans through major infrastructure projects in water and sanitation, energy, urban mobility and integration.
This commemoration in New York represents an opportunity not only to enhance the voice of Latin America and the Caribbean in this multilateral setting, but also to highlight our work and contribution in the region.
Date: Monday, September 19th.
Time:
- 12:00 p.m. United States (Los Angeles) 🇺🇸
- 01:00 p.m. Costa Rica 🇨🇷, El Salvador 🇸🇻, Honduras 🇭🇳
- 02:00 p.m. Colombia 🇨🇴, Ecuador 🇪🇨, United States (Chicago) 🇺🇸 , Jamaica 🇯🇲, Mexico 🇲🇽, Panama 🇵🇦, Peru 🇵🇪
- 03:00 p.m. Barbados 🇧🇧, Bolivia 🇧🇴, United States (New York) 🇺🇸, Venezuela 🇻🇪, Paraguay 🇵🇾, Trinidad and Tobago 🇹🇹
- 04:00 p.m. Argentina 🇦🇷, Brazil 🇧🇷, Chile 🇨🇱, Uruguay 🇺🇾
- 08:00 p.m. Portugal 🇵🇹
- 09:00 p.m. Spain 🇪🇸
The event will be broadcasted live through this site and our YouTube channel
Program
Introduction
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- Sergio Díaz-Granados, Executive President of CAF -Development Bank of Latin America-
Remarks
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- Alberto Fernández, President of the Republic of Argentina and President pro tempore CELAC
- Achim Steiner,
ministrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
- Rebeca Grynspan, Secretary General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
Closing remarks
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- L. Enrique García, Former Executive President of CAF -Development Bank of Latin America-
Video initiative by TODoS: CAF- UNDP-Detonante
CAF-UNDP collaboration framework agreement signed
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- Sergio Díaz-Granados, Executive President of CAF - Development Bank of Latin America-
- Luis Felipe López Calva, Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean at UNDP
Participants
Sergio Díaz-Granados
Executive President, CAF -Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean-
Sergio Díaz-Granados
Executive President, CAF -Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean-
Sergio Díaz-Granados has extensive experience in public and private service, both nationally and internationally, with special emphasis on regional development and integration issues. Before assuming the presidency of CAF, he served as Executive Director for Colombia at the Inter-American Development Bank. He previously held the positions of Minister of Commerce, Industry and Tourism of Colombia, Vice Minister of Business Development and President of the Boards of Directors of Bancóldex and ProColombia. He also has been a congressman and chairman of the Economic Affairs Committee of the Colombia’s House of Representatives.
Alberto Fernández
President of Argentina
Alberto Fernández
President of Argentina
(Argentina) has been President of Argentina since December 10, 2019. Previously he held the positions of director of Summaries/ Proceedings and deputy director-general of Legal Affairs of the Ministry of Economy during the presidency of Raúl Alfonsín, superintendent of Insurance between 1989 and 1995, and was the founder and first executive vice president of the BAPRO Group between 1995 and 2000. In August 2000, he was elected legislator for the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires. On May 25, 2003, he assumed as chief/head of the Cabinet of Ministers. Fernández has a degree from the Law School of the University of Buenos Aires.
Rebeca Grynspan
Secretary General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
Rebeca Grynspan
Secretary General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
She is an economist graduated from the University of Costa Rica and has a master's degree in economics from the University of Sussex. She was awarded a Doctor Honoris Causa by the University of Salamanca, the University of Extremadura and the European University. Held the positions of UN Deputy Secretary General, Associate Administrator and UNDP Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean. In her country, Costa Rica, she served as vice president, minister of housing, coordinating minister of economic and social affairs, and vice minister of finance.
L. Enrique García
Former president of CAF-Development Bank of Latin America-
L. Enrique García
Former president of CAF-Development Bank of Latin America-
(Bolivia) was the president of CAF-Development Bank of Latin America- from 1991to 2017, treasurer of the Inter-American Development Bank, and minister of Planning and Coordination of Bolivia. He currently serves as chairman of The Trust for the Americas and The Council of International Relations of Latin America (RIAL), co-vice chair of the Inter-American Dialogue and member of several boards and advisory councils.
Luis Felipe López-Calva
Global Director, Poverty and Equity Global Practice, World Bank Group
Luis Felipe López-Calva
Global Director, Poverty and Equity Global Practice, World Bank Group
Luis Felipe López-Calva is Global Director of the World Bank Group's Poverty and Equity Global Practice in the Equitable Growth, Finance and Institutions (EFI) Vice Presidency.
Mr. López-Calva has 25 years of professional experience working with international institutions and advising national governments. He rejoined the World Bank in 2022 from the United Nations Development Program, where he served as UN Assistant Secretary-General and Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean since 2018.
In his previous stint at the World Bank, he held various positions, including Practice Manager of the Poverty and Equity Global Practice for Europe and Central Asia, Co-Director of the World Development Report 2017 Governance and the Law, Lead Economist and Regional Advisor on Poverty in the Poverty and Equity Global Practice for Europe and Central Asia, and Lead Economist in the Poverty, Equity and Gender Unit in PREM's Latin America and the Caribbean Directorate.
López-Calva is a member of the Board of Directors of the Global Development Network (GDN) and a member of the Human Development and Capabilities Association.
His research interests focus on labor markets, poverty and inequality, institutions and the microeconomics of development. He has published extensively on these topics in academic journals, books and public policy reports. He holds a master's degree in economics from Boston University, as well as a master's degree and a PhD in economics from Cornell University.
Lopez-Calva comes to the position of Global Director of the Poverty and Equity Global Practice with a commitment to advance four key priorities:
(i) positioning poverty reduction and equitable growth at the top of the international development agenda;
(ii) expanding the technical expertise of global practice from the measurement and monitoring of poverty and inequality to cutting-edge policy analysis for pro-poor development;
(iii) formulating clear strategic directions for the Global Practice, implementing these priorities in global and regional programs using formal and informal authority, and representing the World Bank Group externally; and
(iv) bring conceptual clarity and operational implications to the debate on the linkages between climate action and equity.
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