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"Investment Support Programme for the LDCs"


High-Level Dialogue on legal and expert assistance to make foreign investment work better for the sustainable development of the LDCs

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“Investment Support Programme for the LDCs”

The UN Office of the High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States (UN-OHRLLS) together with the International Development Law Organization (IDLO), thanks to a grant from the Government of Italy, have designed an “Investment Support Programme for the LDCs”, which aims to make available on request to LDCs and their interested business entities with resource constraints the pro bono services of legal and other experts to support them in investment-related negotiations and dispute settlement.

The Programme intends to prioritize legal and expert assistance to the LDCs with the objective of increasing and diversifying investments and ensuring their sustainability. It responds to the repeated calls of the international community in this direction, including in the Istanbul Programme of Action for the LDCs (IPoA), the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the Addis Ababa Action Agenda and the Political Declaration adopted at the 2016 mid-term review of the IPoA. The Programme has been developed with feedback from LDC officials and other international experts.

The meeting during the Ministerial week of the General Assembly will open with a high-level segment featuring a keynote address by the Vice President of the International Court of Justice, addresses by the Under-Secretary General and High Representative for the LDCs, and the Director-General of IDLO, statements by Ministers of LDCs and development partners, followed by an interactive debate.

A second part of the meeting will be devoted to a dialogue on LDCs' support requirements in relation to both investment negotiations and dispute settlement, involving renowned legal experts and practitioners.


Overview of the Initiative - English

Aperçu de l'initiative - Français 


Outlines of the Initiative - English 

Description du programme - Français  

PROGRAMME 

22 September -

Conference Room 2

10:00 – 11:30 AM

High-Level Segment:

Opening Remarks by the co-chairs

 


 


 



 Introduction

 


Fekitamoeloa Katoa 'Utoikamanu - Under Secretary-General and High Representative for the LDCs, UN-OHRLLS

 

 

Irene Khan - Director-General, IDLO

 

 

 

 


Fekitamoeloa Katoa 'Utoikamanu - Under Secretary-General and High Representative for the LDCs, UN-OHRLLS

 

 

 

 


 


Keynote address


Abdulqawi Ahmed Yusuf - Vice-President, International Court of Justice: "The challenges for the LDCs in investment related negotiations and settlement"



Statements

High-Level Representative of Bangladesh

 


H.E. Dr. Isatou Touray, Minister of Trade, Regional Integration and Employment, Republic of The Gambia

 


H.E. Mamadi Touré, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Guineans Abroad, Republic of Guinea 

 


H.E. Jamal Mohamed Hassan, Minister of Planning, Investment and Economic Development, Federal Republic of Somalia

 


High-Level Representative of Italy

 


Stefano Manservisi, Director-General for International Cooperation and Development, European Commission 

12pm - 1pm


Interactive discussion

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Speakers

Fekitamoeloa Katoa 'Utoikamanu

Under Secretary-General and High Representative for the LDCs, UN-OHRLLS

Bio

Irene Khan

Director-General, IDLO

 Bio

Abdulqawi Ahmed Yusuf

Vice-President, International Court of Justice

Bio

H.E. Dr. Isatou Touray

Minister of Trade, Regional Integration and Employment, Republic of The Gambia

Bio

H.E. Jamal Mohamed Hassan

Minister of Planning, Investment and Economic Development, Federal Republic of Somalia


Stefano Manservisi

Director-General for International Cooperation and Development, European Commission

Bio

Luigi De Chiara

Minister Plenipotentiary, Directorate of Development Cooperation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Italy


Hassane Cissé

Member of IDLO Board of Advisors and former Director, Governance and Inclusive Institutions, Governance Global Practice, World Bank

Bio

Surya Subedi

University of Leeds

Bio

Paper

Mamadou Hebié

University of Leiden

Bio

Paolo di Rosa

Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer

Bio

Paper

Kyi Kyi Than Aung

Director of the Commercial Contracts Division, Union Attorney General’s Office, Myanmar

Paper

Grant Hanessian

Baker and McKenzie

Bio

Paper

Annex

Kabir Duggal

Baker and McKenzie

Bio

Paper

Annex

Won Kidane

Seattle University Law School

Bio

Maria B. Deli

Italian Association for Arbitration 

Bio

Robert Howse

New York University Law School

Bio

PROGRAMME - 22 September - Conference Room 2

10:00 – 11:30 AM

High-Level Segment:

Opening Remarks by the co-chairs

 

 

 

 

 Introduction

 

Fekitamoeloa Katoa 'Utoikamanu - Under Secretary-General and High Representative for the LDCs, UN-OHRLLS


Irene Khan - Director-General, IDLO

 


Fekitamoeloa Katoa 'Utoikamanu - Under Secretary-General and High Representative for the LDCs, UN-OHRLLS 


Keynote address

Abdulqawi Ahmed Yusuf - Vice-President, International Court of Justice: "The challenges for the LDCs in investment related negotiations and settlement"


Statement

Stefano Manservisi, Director-General for International Cooperation and Development, European Commission 


Addresses 

H.E. Jamal Mohamed Hassan, Minister of Planning, Investment and Economic Development, Federal Republic of Somalia

 

H.E. Dr. Isatou Touray, Minister of Trade, Regional Integration and Employment, Republic of The Gambia

 

Luigi De Chiara, Minister Plenipotentiary, Directorate of Development Cooperation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Italy


Interactive discussion

Interventions by High-Level Representatives from the LDCs and Development Partners


Concluding remarks

Irene Khan - Director-General, IDLO  

11:30 – 12:15 PM

Panel 1:
The LDCs and meeting the challenges of investment negotiations

Moderator: Hassan Cisse, Member of IDLO Board of Advisors and former Director, Governance and Inclusive Institutions, Governance Global Practice, World Bank

 

Panelists:


Surya Subedi -  University of Leeds: “The art of negotiating investment treaties and investment contacts in a changing world of international investment law”

 

Mamadou Hebié - University of Leiden: “Negotiations and the creation of legitimate expectations for investors”

 

Paolo di Rosa - Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer: “Dispute resolution clauses in investment agreements”


Kyi Kyi Than Aung - Director of the Commercial Contracts Division, Union Attorney General’s Office, Myanmar: "The challenges of investment negotiations for small economies: the case of Myanmar"

12:15 – 1:00 PM

Panel 2:
How to support LDCs in investment arbitration?

Moderator: Hassan Cisse, Member of IDLO Board of Advisors and former Director, Governance and Inclusive Institutions, Governance Global Practice, World Bank

 

Panelists:


Grant Hanessian and Kabir Duggal - Baker and McKenzie: “The challenges of investment arbitration for the LDCs: a review of the case law”

 

Won Kidane - Seattle University Law School: “LDCs unique challenge of getting the composition of arbitrators in investor-state arbitration right”

 

Maria B. Deli - Italian Association for Arbitration: “ADR and LDCs: when the alternative methods become real and effective”


Robert Howse - New York University Law School: “Settlement negotiations” 

1:00 PM

Closing 

Irene Khan - Director-General, IDLO

The event will take place at the United Nations Headquarters in Conference Room 2.

LOGISTICS

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All participants, including holders of UN Blue Ground Passes, are required to have a special event pass to access the venue.

 

Please bring your government issued photo ID and UN pass (should you have one).

 

Participants are kindly requested to come to the meeting checkpoint located at 46th street and 2nd avenue from 8:30 to 9:15 am to collect their special event pass.

 

After collecting the special event pass from the meeting representative at the checkpoint, participants will be escorted through security to Conference Room 2.

 

Security screening is a several-step process and will take time to complete. To ensure smooth access through the security check point at the entrance of the UN Headquarters, please do not bring large bags, large cameras, tripods or food items. 

 



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