Opening Session (Ministers Room) :

• Royal Message
• Address by Ms. A. Tibaijuka, Executive Director, UNCHS (Habitat) (English : Français)

Plenary Session (Ministers Room).

• Report by the Government of Morocco, Mr Mohamed El Yazghi, Minister of Regional and Urban Planning, Housing and Environment (Morocco).
• Address by UNDP, Mr Bouna Sémou Diouf, Resident Representative and UN System Coordinator in Morocco.

Plenary Session (Ministers Room)
President : Mr Herivelona Ramanantsoa, Minister for Regional and Urban Planning (Madagascar) :

• Presentation by UNCHS (Habitat), Mr Daniel Biau, Deputy Executive Director (Français)
  
  
• Addresses by the Forum partners :
  • World Associations of Cities and Local authorities Co-ordination (WACLAC),
    Mr Joan Clos, President WACLAC, Mayor of Barcelona.
  • - Habitat International Coalition (NGOs), Mr Elijah Agevi, Director, ITDG East Africa.
  • Telefonica Foundation, Mr Roberto Velasquez, President (Spain).
  • Arab Towns Organisation: Mr. Abdul Aziz Youssef Al-Adsani

Following plenary session, introductory thematic papers to the Conference :

• " Inclusive Cities" by Ms Sonia Fayman, ACT Consultants, Paris. (English: Español : Français ) (English: Español : Français )

• " Productive Cities" by Mr Marc Weiss, Public Policy Scholar of the Woodrow Wilson Center, Washington.
  (English: Español : Français ) (English: Español : Français)

• Ms Anna Tibaijuka, UNCHS Executive Director (Habitat).
• Mr Abbes El Fassi, Minister of Employment, Vocational training, Social Development and Solidarity (Morocco).
• Mr Mohamed El Yazghi, Minister of Regional and Urban Planning, Housing and Environment (Morocco).
• Mr Abdelhamid Aouad, Minister of Planning and Economic Previsions (Morocco).
• Mr Bouna Sémou Diouf, Resident Representative and UN System Coordinator in Morocco.
• Mr. Clos, Mayor of Barcelona and President of World Associations of Cities and Local authorities Co-ordination (WACLAC)

1st Workshop (Room Karam1): Productive Cities - Information and Communication Technologies.
President: Mr Ramón Enciso, President, Telefonica Foundation (Morocco).

2nd Workshop (Room Karam 2): Inclusive City - Information and Communication Technologies.

3rd Workshop (Room Karam 3): Productive cities - Employment policies & Finance
President: Mr. Emile Andze, Mayor of Yaounde, Cameroun.

• Room Karam 1: Public policies and urban partners' activities in Morocco
  - Intervention de la société civile (Français) (Français)
  - Rounde Table: L 'expérience de l'Agence du Nord en matière de lutte contre la pauvreté urbaine
  (Français) (Français)
  
  President : Mr Omar Jazouli, President of the Urban Council of Marrakech (Morocco).
  • Mr Abdelhamid Aouad, Minister of Planning and Economic Previsions (Morocco).
  • Mr M'hamed Karmouni, Secretary General, Ministry of Employement, Vocational training, Social Development and Solidarity (Morocco).
  • Mr Mohammed Debbagh, President of the Municipality of Fes-Médina (Morocco).
  • Mr Abdelatif Abdouh, President of the Municipality of Ménara Guéliz, Marrakech, (Morocco).
  • Ms Fatima Chahid, President, "Moroccan Association for Solidarity and Developpement" (Morocco).
• Room Karam 2 : Seminar on City to City Cooperation.
  
• Room Karam 3 : Innovative strategies for poverty reduction.
  (Français)
  • Ms Lamia Kamal-Chaoui : OECD Policies.
  • Pr Nicolas Diez : Social Values and Changes, Social Integration.
  • Ms Françoise Lieberherr : Swiss development cooperation policies.
  • Mr Mohamed Soumaré : Local governance and poverty reduction in West African cities.
  • Ms Annick Osmont : Urban Research Programme for Development (France).
• Room Karam 4 : Celebration of the International Day for Poverty Eradication :
  • Mr Mohand Cherifi, Coordinator, World Alliance of Cities Against Poverty, UNDP.
  • Mr Mohammed M'jid, President, M'jid Foundation (Morocco)

5th Workshop (Room Karam 1): Productive city - Housing and Social Integration Policies.
President: Mr. Marc Weiss, Public Policy Scholar of the Woodrow Wilson Center, Washington.

6th Workshop (Room Karam 2): Inclusive city - Housing and Social Integration Policies,
President: Ms Naïma Lahbil, University Professor.

7th Workshop (Room Karam 3): Productive city - City Governance.
President: Mr Mustapha Sabik, President of the Municipality of Ben-M'sik, Casablanca (Morocco).

• Room Karam 1 : Towards gender equity in urban area.
  President : Ms Nouzha Chekrouni, Minister Delegate in charge of Women's condition, Protection of the Family and Children, and Disabled Integration (Morocco).
  • Mr Aziz Jbilou, Director, Center of Studies and Demographic Research (Morocco).
  • Mr Mohamed Aït Hadout, Director, Office of Development and Cooperation (Morocco).
  • Ms Nezha Skalli, Democratic Association of Women of Morocco.
  • Mr Mohammed Aït Azizi and Mr Rachid Guennouni, Ministry of Women's Condition, Protection of the Family and Children, and Disabled Integration (Morocco).

• Room Karam 2 : Participatory planning tools, from neighbourhood to regional level.
  (English) (PowerPoint Presentation)
  President : Mr Ibrahima N'Diaye, Mayor of Bamako (Mali).
  
  
  • Mr. Marcello Balbo, Department of Planning, JUAV, Italy
  • Mr. Lahzem, Director National Institute of Planning (INAU), Morocco.
  • Mr. Léo Fonseka, Expert, Commissioner of Local Government (Sri Lanka), "Instruments for City Development Strategies in large metropolitan areas.
  • Mr. J-P Elong M'Bassi, Director, Municipal Development Project, West and Central Africa, "ECOLOC tools for regional development".

• Room Karam 3 : Urban poverty and slum upgrading on insalubrious housing in Morocco.
  President : Mr Najib Lahlou, Director, Social Housing and Land Management Department (Morocco).
  • Mr Abdelaziz Belkziz, Regional Inspector for Regional and Urban Planing for Tensift Region (Morocco).
  • Mr Sifeddine Fassi Fihri, Régional Director for Housing, Marrakech (Morocco).

• Room Karam 4 : Alphabetisation for adults, a key instrument for urban poor integration.
  President : Mr M'barek Moujjane, Director, Illeteracy Struggle Department (Morocco).
  • Ms Habiba Bouazzaoui, Director , Non Formel Education Departement (Morocco).
  • Mr Mohamed Jnieh, Illetaracy struggle Departement (Morocco).
  • Ministry of Habous and Islamic affairs Representative (Morocco).

Project visits

• Koudia.
• Jbel Guéliz.
• Ibn Atia School.
• Craftmen Training Centre.

Presentation of the recommendations from the workshops by Nicolas You and Raf Tuts, UNCHS (Habitat)

Synthesis of Workshops on Inclusive Cities
(English) (English)
Synthesis of Workshops on Productive Cities
(English) (English)

Concluding panel entrusted with proposing principles and guidelines for mediation and dialogue between both approaches to be carried out by urban decision-makers
President : Ms Mercedes Bresso, President, United Towns Organization.

• Ms Mercedes Bresso, President, United Towns Organization.
• Ms Patricia Agbakwu, President, Women Business Association of Nigeria
• Ms Mariana Llona, Director, DESCO (Peru).
• Mr Mohamed Soumare, Coordinator, African NGO coalition (Sénégal).
• Mr. Aser Cortines, Caixa, Brazil.

Moderator: Mr Daniel Biau, Deputy Executive Director a.i., UNCHS (Habitat).

• Address by Government of Morocco, Mr Abderrahman Youssoufi, Prime Minister.(English) ( Français)
• Address by UNCHS (Habitat), Deputy Executive Director a.i. (English) ( Français)