28.4.2011

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Official Journal of the European Union

C 126/5

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MINUTES OF THE SITTING OF FRIDAY, 3 DECEMBER 2010

2011/C 126/02

Contents

1.	Millennium Development Goals – Outcome of New York High Level Conference - Presentation by Mr Gianfranco Rotigliano, Director, UNICEF

2.	Achieving the MDGs: innovative responses to meet the social and economic challenges Report by Mr Odirile Motlhale (Botswana) and Ms Licia Ronzulli Committee on Social Affairs and the Environment

3.	Maternal Mortality

4.	Report of the economic and social partners ‘Empowering civil society - A key factor for development’

5.	Post-Copenhagen: technology transfer, new technologies, and technical capacity- building in the ACP States Committee on Economic Development, Finance and Trade Report by Ms Marlene Malahoo Forte (Jamaica) and Mr Jo Leinen

6.	Free and independent media Committee on Political Affairs Report by Mr Jean Rodolphe Joazile (Haiti) and Mr Rainer Wieland

7.	The situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the region of Central Africa Exchange of views with authorities of the the Democratic Republic of the Congo

8.	Urgent topic No 1: Food security

9.	Urgent topic No 2: The security problem in the Sahel-Saharan region: terrorism and trafficking in drugs, arms and human beings

10.	Summary reports from the workshops

11.	Declaration by the Joint Parliamentary Assembly on the announcement of the results of the second round of the presidential election held on 28 November 2010 in Côte d'Ivoire

MINUTES OF THE SITTING OF FRIDAY, 3 DECEMBER 2010

(The sitting opened at 9.05 a.m.)

IN THE CHAIR: Mr MICHEL

Co-President

Joint debate (items 1, 2 and 3)

1.   Millennium Development Goals - Outcome of New York High Level Conference - Presentation by Mr Gianfranco Rotigliano, Director, UNICEF

2.   Achieving the MDGs: innovative responses to meet the social and economic challenges

Report by Mr Odirile Motlhale (Botswana) and Ms Licia Ronzulli

Committee on Social Affairs and the Environment

3.   Maternal Mortality

Mr Gianfranco Rotigliano, Director of UNICEF’s Regional Office for West and Central Africa, gave an introductory presentation on the Millennium Development Goals and the outcome of the New York High Level Conference.

Ms Licia Ronzulli and Mr Odirile Motlhale (Botswana) presented their report on ‘Achieving the MDGs: innovative responses to meet the social and economic challenges’.

Speakers: Rosa (European Commission), Mitchell, Tirolien, Ould Guelaye (Mauritania), Sylla (Mali), Ponga, Naib (Eritrea), Baldeh (Gambia), Hamatoukour (Cameroon), Manner, William (Seychelles), Klass, Sithole (Mozambique), Christensen, Rivasi, J. Ferreira, Kombo (Kenya), Nedelcheva, Bearder, Toga (Ethiopia), Attyat Mustafa (Sudan), Bauer, Malloum (Chad), Zanicchi, Castex, Casini, Karerwa (Burundi), de Keyser and Laboso (Kenya).

The co-rapporteurs, Ms Ronzulli and Mr Motlhale (Botswana), as well as Mr Rotigliano and Mr Rosa (European Commission), wound up the debate.

IN THE CHAIR: Mr MATONGO

Co-President

4.   Report of the economic and social partners: ‘Empowering civil society - A key factor for development’

Ms Brenda King, Chair of the ACP Committee of the European Economic and Social Committee, made a presentation.

Speakers: Hamatoukour (Cameroon), Sylla (Mali), Lutundula (Democratic Republic of the Congo), Aipira (Malawi) and Bundu (Sierra Leone).

Ms King responded to the points raised during the debate.

5.   Post-Copenhagen: technology transfer, new technologies, and technical capacity-building in the ACP States

Report by Ms Marlene Malahoo Forte (Jamaica) and Mr Jo Leinen

Committee on Economic Development, Finance and Trade

Ms Marlene Malahoo Forte (Jamaica) and Mr Jo Leinen presented their report.

Speakers: Bandua (Ghana), J. Ferreira, Owono Nguema (Gabon), Parmessar (Suriname), Jensen, Sylla (Mali), Hamatoukour (Cameroon), William (Seychelles), Lutundula (Democratic Republic of the Congo), Toga (Ethiopia), Sall (Senegal), Ramotar (Guyana) and Seramila (Madagascar).

The co-rapporteurs, Mr Leinen and Ms Malahoo Forte (Jamaica), and Mr Rosa (European Commission) wound up the debate.

(The sitting adjourned at 12.10 p.m. and resumed at 3.05 p.m.)

IN THE CHAIR: Mr MATONGO

Co-President

6.   Free and independent media

Report by Mr Donald Ramotar (Guyana) and Mr Rainer Wieland

Committee on Political Affairs

Mr Donald Ramotar (Guyana) and Mr Rainer Wieland presented their report.

Speakers: Rosa (European Commission), Kaczmarek, Atteyeh (Djibouti), Martínez Martínez, J. Ferreira, Sall (Senegal), Schmidt, Durant, Toga (Ethiopia), Speroni, Gahler, Naib (Eritrea), Nedelcheva, Hamatoukour (Cameroon), Baldeh (Gambia), William (Seychelles), Lutundula (DRC), Linares (Cuba), Sikota (Zambia), Ramotar (Guyana) and Wieland.

The co-rapporteurs, Mr Ramotar and Mr Wieland, as well as Mr Rosa (European Commission), wound up the debate.

IN THE CHAIR: Mr MICHEL

Co-President

7.   The situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the region of Central Africa

Exchange of views with authorities of the DRC

Mr Lambert Mende (Minister of Communication and Media of the DRC) made a presentation on the situation in the DRC and the region of Central Africa.

Speakers: Gahler, Lutundula (DRC), Malahoo Forte (Jamaica), Zahradil, J. Ferreira, Hamatoukour (Cameroon), Kaczmarek, Assarid (Mali), Durant, Nedelcheva, Rivasi and Striffler.

Mr Raymond Tshibanda (Minister of International and Regional Cooperation of the DRC) and Mr Mende responded to the points raised during the debate.

Mr Louis Michel (Co-President) wound up the exchange of views.

IN THE CHAIR: Mr MATONGO

Co-President

8.   Urgent topic No 1: Food Security

Mr Domenico Rosa (European Commission) presented the topic.

Speakers: Rosa (European Commission), Schnellhardt, Kombo (Kenya), Bearder, Karerwa (Burundi), J. Ferreira, Assarid (Mali), Co-President Michel, William (Seychelles), Gahler, Baldeh (Gambia), Tirolien, Toga (Ethiopia), Striffler, Sall (Senegal), Klass and Rosa (European Commission).

9.   Urgent topic No 2: The security problem in the Sahel-Saharan region: terrorism and trafficking in drugs, arms and human beings

Mr Bruno Gatta (European Commission) presented the topic.

Speakers: Sall (Senegal), Nedelcheva, Schmidt, J. Ferreira, Guelaye (Mauritania), Bauer, Assarid (Mali), Rivasi, Kombo (Kenya), Gahler, Nkongo (DRC), Striffler, Baldeh (Gambia), Attard-Montalto, Hamatoukour (Cameroon), Ramotar (Guyana) and Gatta (European Commission).

10.   Summary reports from the workshops

Mr Olle Schmidt and Mr Ould Guelaye (Mauritania), rapporteurs for workshops No 2 and No 1, respectively, gave a brief presentation on:

—	Workshop No 2 (The challenge of reconstruction of post-conflict states: the case of the DRC)

—	Workshop No 1 (Challenges and threats to regional stability in the Central African Region arising from the illegal exploitation of natural and mineral resources in the DRC)

11.   Declaration on the announcement of the results of the second round of the presidential election held on 28 November 2010 in Côte d’Ivoire

The declaration was adopted by acclamation.

(The sitting closed at 7.10 p.m.)

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