The National Democratic Institute for International Affairs and The Republic of Yemen Cosponsored by The United Nations Development Programme and The Government of Japan In Partnership with the Governments of: The Netherlands The United Kingdom The United States And the: Canadian International Development Agency Friedrich Ebert Stiftung International Labour Organization Irish Aid National Endowment for Democracy United States Agency for International Development Westminster Foundation for Democracy World Bank		Managing the Twin Transitions Political and Economic Reform in Emerging Democracies Sana'a, Yemen June 27 - 30, 1999 Final Agenda Sunday, June 27 all day Participants Arrival evening Registration, Informal Reception at Sheraton Hotel Monday, June 28 7:00 - 8:30 Breakfast 8:30 - 9:45 Transport from Sheraton to Dar Al-Riassa 9:45 - 11:05 Welcoming Remarks H.E. Abduallah Saleh, President, Yemen Kenneth Wollack, President, NDI Hon. Wataru Nishigahiro, Minister, Mission of Japan to the United Nations Fawaz Fokaladeh, Assistant Administrator, UNDP Remarks by Co-Chairs R.H. Kim Campbell, QC, PC (5 mins) Hon. Gonzalo Sanchez de Lozada (5 mins) Setting the Stage for the Forum H.E. Hage Geingob, Prime Minister, Namibia 11:05 - 13:20 Opening Plenary Introduction, Goals of Session Dr. Karim Al-Eryani, Prime Minister, Yemen (12) Hon. Zurab Zhvania, Speaker of the Georgian Parliament (10) Dr. Mohammed Galal Al-Said, Chairperson, Consultative Council, Morocco (10) Brief Remarks from each of the 11 remaining country groups Summary and closing remarks Hon. Frank Loy, Undersecretary of State for Global Affairs Hon. Gonchigdorj Radnaasumberel, Chair of the Mongolian Parliament 13:20 - 14:00 Transport to Sheraton 14:00 - 15:30 Lunch 15:30 - 17:30 Topic Discussion I - Politics of Hard Choices Political Transition and Economic Restructuring 18:45 - 19:30 Transport from Sheraton to Taj Sheba Hotel 19:30 Reception and Dinner hosted by Prime Minister at Taj Sheba Hotel Tuesday, June 29 7:00 - 8:30 Breakfast 8:15 - 8:45 Transport from Taj Sheba to Sheraton Hotel 9:00 - 11:30 Topic Discussion II - Building Public Trust Elections and Legislatures (Concurrent small groups. See separate terms of reference and participants list) 12:00 - 13:30 Lunch 13:30 - 15:45 Topic Discussion III - Participation Democratic Decision Making: the vital voices of women, civil society, and pluralism (Concurrent small groups. See separate terms of reference and participants list) 16:30 - 18:00 Transport to Wadi Dahr (scenic vista outside Sanaa) 17:30 - 20:30 Reception and Dinner hosted by Partners and Donors 20:30 - 21:30 Transport to Sheraton Wednesday, June 30 7:00 - 8:30 Breakfast 9:00 - 11:15 Topic Discussion IV - Achieving Good Governance Controlling Corruption, Improving Administration and Strengthening the Rule of Law (Concurrent small groups. See separate terms of reference and participants list) 11:15 - 12:30 Transport from Sheraton to Dar Al-Riassa (Light snack provided during transport) 12:30 - 15:00 Closing Plenary Remarks from Country Groups Introduction to Message from First Lady of the United States Hon. Margaret de Boer, Chairperson, Foreign Relations Committee, Netherlands Hon. Sally Shelton-Colby, Assistant Adminstrator, USAID Message from First Lady of the United States Hillary Rodham Clinton (via video) Keynote Speech H.E. Alpha Oumar Konare, President of Mali Adoption of Declaration Dr. Abdul Karim Al-Eryani, Prime Minister, Yemen Closing Remarks H.E. Abdullah Saleh, President, Yemen 15:00 - 15:45 Transport to Sheraton Hotel 15:45 - 16:45 Lunch hosted by the Prime Minister, Sheraton Hotel 16:45 - 18:15 Tour of Sana'a (optional) 20:00 - 22:00 Informal Dinner, Sheraton Hotel 22:00 Yemenia Charter to London & Lufthansa flight to Frankfurt Transport to Airport [ Introduction ] [ Declaration ] [ Conference Transcripts ] [ Discussion Board ] [ Forum Home ] [ NDI Home ]