Make sanitation a global development priority

9th edition
UN Geneva Seminars Series
To commemorate World Toilet Day
“Make sanitation a global development priority”
18 November 2016
Palais des Nations
8:45 a.m.:
Palais des Nations, Prégny Gate, 14 avenue de la Paix.
A member of the Information Service will welcome you at the Security
Office
9:30 a.m.:
Room VIII : Toilets : a crucial role in creating a strong economy
Moderator: Ms. Daniella Bostrom, Communications Manager, UNWater
Speakers :
o Ms. Marilena Viviani, Director Geneva Liaison Office, United Nations
Children’s Fund (UNICEF)
o Mr. Stefan Marinkovic, Technical Programme Manager, International
Organization for Standardization (ISO)
o Mr. Carlos Carrion-Crespo, Sectoral specialist for public services and
utilities, International Labour Organization (ILO)
United Nations Information Service / Service de l'Information des Nations Unies
Palais des Nations, CH-1211 Geneva 10
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11:30 a.m.: Gate 39: Guided tour of the Palais des Nations, United Nations Office
at Geneva
2:30 p.m.:
Room III : Toilets to improve health and protecting people’s safety
and dignity
Moderator: Ms. Daniella Bostrom, Communications Manager, UNWater
Speakers :
o His Excellency M. Kok Jwee Foo, Ambassador, Permanent
Representative, Permanent Mission of the Republic of Singapore to the
United Nations Office at Geneva and other international organizations in
Geneva
o Mr. Bruce Gordon, Coordinator, Water, Sanitation, Hygiene and Health,
World Health Organization (WHO)
o Ms. Eva Barrenberg, Associate Environmental Affairs Officer, United
Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)
4:30 p.m.:
Hall in front of the Delegate Lounge: Visit of the exhibition « World of
chiottes-Game of trône » created by students from the school AiméeStitelmann - Geneva
5:00 p.m.:
Closing and Delivery of Certificates
United Nations Information Service / Service de l'Information des Nations Unies
Palais des Nations, CH-1211 Geneva 10
Tel.: +41 22 917 2313 - Fax: +41 22 917 0030
E-mail: [email protected]
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