Workshop
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International Relations and Parliamentary Cooperation of Cambodia
Part 3: Development Cooperation
Senate of the Kingdom of Cambodia
April 28 – May 9, 2008
Training Workshop for secretariat staff of the National Assembly, the Senate and selected Ministries, with the support from Konrad Adenauer Foundation and CIM
1.Monday, April 28, 2008 (8.00 a.m. - 11.30 a.m.)
07.30 a.m.Registration
08.00 a.m.Opening
Wolfgang Meyer, Country Representative, Konrad Adenauer Foundation
H. E. Oum Sarith, Secretary General of the Senate of the Kingdom of Cambodia
08.15 a.m.International Frameworks for Development and Governance Cooperation (The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), the international environmental regime (Kyoto etc.), the Paris Declaration of Aid Effectiveness and others) – Part 1 -
Presenter: Dr. Jörg Menzel, CIM, Legal Advisor at the Senate
10.00 a.m.Coffee break
10.30 a.m.International Frameworks for Development and Governance Cooperation (The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), the international environmental regime (Kyoto etc.), the Paris Declaration of Aid Effectiveness and others) – Part 2 -
Presenter: Dr. Jörg Menzel, CIM, Legal Advisor at the Senate
2.Tuesday, 29 April, 2008 (08.00 a.m. – 11.30 a.m.)
08.00 a.m.The first Cambodia Development Cooperation Forum (CDCF) 2007 and previous Consultative Group Meetings (CG Meetings) – objectives, controversies and results
Presenter: NN, CDC
09.30 a.m.Coffee break
10.00 a.m.State sovereignty, conditionality of aid and the challenge of government-donor coordination
Presenter and discussion moderator: NN, CDC
3.Wednesday, 30 April, 2008 (08.00 a.m. – 11.30 a.m.)
08.00 a.m.Parliament, Good Governance and Development: the contribution of parliament to Cambodia’s poverty reduction strategy, oversight of development policies etc.
Presenter: H. E. Cheam Yeap, Chairman of the 2nd Commission of the National Assembly (tbc)
09.30 a.m.Coffee break
10.00 a.m.The effect of development cooperation on the Cambodian economy
Presenter: Dr. Sok Hach, Executive Director, Economic Institute of Cambodia (EIC)
4.Monday, 5 May, 2008 (08.00 a.m. – 11.30 a.m.)
08.00 a.m.The World Bank – history, mandate, organization, financing and programs world wide and in Cambodia
Presenter: NN, World Bank (IBRD)
09.30 a.m.Coffee break
10.00 a.m.The Asian Development Bank as a regional development bank - history, mandate, organization financing and programs Asia-wide and in Cambodia
Presenter: NN, Asian Development Bank (ADB)
5.Tuesday, 6 May, 2008 (08.00 a.m. – 11.30 a.m.)
08.00 a.m.The UN System in Cambodia: The work of UNDP and other UN organizations – Part 1 –
Presenter: NN, United Nations Development Program (UNDP)
09.30 a.m.Coffee break
10.00 a.m.The UN System in Cambodia: The work of UNDP and other UN organizations
Presenter: NN, United Nations Development Program (UNDP)
11.00 a.m.The new Legislative Assistance Project of the UNDP
Presenter: Mr. Nikolai Hutchinson, Operations and Management Advisor, Legislative Assistance Project, UNDP Cambodia (tbc)
6.Wednesday, 7 May, 2008 (08.00 a.m. – 11.00 a.m.)
08.00 a.m.Bilateral development cooperation – objectives, organizations, programs: The German example
Presenters: Mr. Arnold Dunai and Mr. Oliver Wagener, CIM, Advisors to the National Assembly
09.00 a.m.Cooperation between the Cambodian Parliament and German Institutions
Presenters: Mr. Arnold Dunai and Mr. Oliver Wagener, CIM, Advisors to the National Assembly
09.30 a.m.Coffee break
10.00 a.m.Bilateral development Cooperation – objectives, organizations, programs: The Canadian example
Presenter: H. E. Mr. Ernest Loignon, Acting Ambassador, Embassy of Canada
7.Thursday, 8 May, 2008 (08.00 a.m. -11.30 a.m.)
08.00 a.m.Types of international civil society organizations (NGOs) and their contribution to the development of Cambodia
Presenter: Mme. Sharon Wilkinson, Country Director, Care Cambodia (tbc)
09.30 a.m.Coffee break
10.00 a.m.National Civil Society Organizations (NGOs) and their contribution to the development of Cambodia
Presenter: Mr. Chhith Sam Ath, Executive Director, NGO Forum on Cambodia
8.Friday, 9 May, 2008 (08.00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.)
08.00 a.m. Labor Conditions and Development
Presenter: Mr. John Richotte, International Labor Organization (ILO) (tbc)
09.30 a.m.Coffee break
10.00 a.m.Evaluation, test and recommendations
Moderator: NN
11.00 a.m.Closing
H. E. Leng Peng Long, Secretary General of the National Assembly