High-level segment: Trade and development for Africa's prosperity - action and direction

Focusing on trade and development, the segment will draw the attention of Heads of State and Government to the economic aspects of Africa's needs and demonstrate the potential of UNCTAD to make a difference.

Participants

Chair:

Mr. Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations

Moderator:

Mr. Supachai Panitchpakdi, Secretary-General of UNCTAD

Panellists:

His Excellency Mr. John Agyekum Kufuor, President of Ghana
His Excellency Mr. Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, President of Brazil
Her Excellency Mrs. Tarja Kaarina Halonen, President of Finland
His Excellency Mr. Paul Kagame, President of Rwanda
His Excellency Mr. Ernest Bai Koroma, President of Sierra Leone
Her Excellency Mrs. Ana Vilma Albanez de Escobar, Vice-President of El Salvador
His Excellency Mr. Joseph N. Boakai, Vice-President of Liberia
His Excellency Mr. Benjamin Mkapa, President Emeritus of the United Republic of Tanzania