Plenary Session
Key actions and accelerators to tackle the socio-economic impact of COVID-19 and to promote a sustainable recovery
The session will take into account key messages from the virtual peer learning sessions (thematic clusters: People, Prosperity, Planet and cross-cutting issues).
Guiding questions: Which are the key actions and accelerators of member States to tackle the socio-economic impact of COVID-19 and move towards a sustainable recovery? What are the key take-aways for member States and other stakeholders from the peer learning sessions?
Mr. László Borbély
Co-Chair of the Regional Forum on Sustainable Development
State Counsellor to the Prime Minister, Romania
MULTI-STAKEHOLDER PANEL (14:10-14:40 CET)
Ms. Odeta Barbullushi
Adviser to the Prime Minister of Albania
National Coordinator for Regional Cooperation of Albania
Mr. Thomas Wagner
Deputy Head of Delegation, EU Delegation to the UN and other international organisations in Geneva
Mr. Mark Wheatley
European Union of the Deaf (Civil Society Representative)
Mr. Christoph Steck
Director of Public Policy and Internet, Telefónica S.A. (Spain)
PLENARY DEBATE (14:40-15:30 CET)
INTERACTION WITH THE DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL (15:30-16:00 CET)
Guiding question: What support for a sustainable and resilient recovery do member States
expect from the UN system at national and regional levels?
Ms. Amina J. Mohammed
Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations
Ms. Olga Algayerova
UNECE Executive Secretary and Under-Secretary-General
Ms. Mirjana Spoljaric Egger
Vice-Chair of the Regional Collaborative Platform for Europe and Central Asia and
Director of the UNDP Regional Bureau for Europe and the CIS
