Agenda of Events 2009

November

  • 04 Wed
  • Fast Track Initiative - Roma (1st day)
  • 05 Thu
  • Fast Track Initiative - Roma (2nd day)
  • 06 Fri
  • Fast Track Initiative - Roma (3rd day)
  • 09 Mon
  • Remittances Conference - Roma

    • The International Remittances Conference in Rome is one of the more immediate and tangible ways in which Italy has followed up on the L’Aquila Summit in this area with the aim of achieving the “5x5” target, in other words, halving the cost of sending remittances from 10% to 5% over five years.
      Attending the conference will be representatives of the G8 member countries, central banks, money transfer operators, the main banks operating in the field of remittances and others involved in that field, the CNEL (Italian National Economic and Labour Council) and the trade unions. The talks will also be attended by representatives of the Foreign Ministry, the G8 Sherpa's Office acting under the aegis of the Prime Minister's Office, the Economy Ministry, the Bank of Italy, the ABI (Italian Banks' Association) and CeSPI (Centre for International Political Studies). An Italian website devoted to the cost of remittances,developed by the CeSPI and by the International Organization for Migration, will be presented in the course of the conference.

  • 16 Mon
  • World Food Safety Summit - Rome (1st day)

    • The meeting is scheduled to be held in Rome from 16 through to 18 November.  On day one, the inaugural ceremony will be followed by the opening of the Summit proper with the adoption of the world Summit Declaration on food safety. A debate on ways of reducing the negative impact of the economic crisis on food safety is slated to be held in the afternoon.

       

  • 17 Tue
  • World Food Safety Summit - Rome (2nd day)

    • Day two is scheduled to open with a broad debate on implementing the reform of world food safety governance.
      A debate on climate change and on the challenges to food safety and to agriculture is on the agenda in the afternoon.

  • 18 Wed
  • World Food Safety Summit - Rome (3rd day)

    • The agenda on day three comprises a debate on measures to boost world food safety. The Summit will officially close at 12 noon.

  • 23 Mon
  • Seminar on the Neglected Tropical Diseases

    • The seminar entitled, “Neglected Tropical Diseases: Addressing the Problem and Identifying Opportunities,” was held in Rome on Monday, 23 November, at the Foreign Ministry. It was being organised by the Directorate General for Development Aid (DGCS) in conjunction with the Prime Ministerial National Committee on Biosecurity, Biotechnology and the Life Sciences ( CNBBSV). The event is part of the G8 Health Experts Group programme under the Italian duty Presidency.