From 2 May - 4 May, 2007,
MDG Global Watch will organize its first
Annual Civil Society Forum in
Paramaribo, Suriname.

The theme of this Civil Society Forum is,
“Millennium Development Goals:
Reviewing the Progress and Making it Happen.”
The forum will be executed in collaboration with leading organizations of civil society devoted to the realization of the goals.

Objectives of the Paramaribo Civil Society Forum

The Paramaribo Civil Society Forum is MDG Global Watch's first step for building a global alliance or movement for the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals. It is hoped that the civil society organizations that will gather in Paramaribo, Suriname, will resolve to build a momentum through their continuous efforts to make irreversible the achievement of the goals.

The Paramaribo Civil Society Forum will give an opportunity to the participants to network and learn from each other. In this connection, the forum will discuss a number of best practices and call upon noted speakers to address issues of concern to the realization of the goals. The forum will review progress accomplished focusing the deliberations on emerging impediments to the implementation of the MDG compact.

Expected Outcome of the Forum

The expected outcome of the forum is manifold:

Participants will be apprised of the respective position of countries in the implementation of the goals, of constraints faced and obstacles to overcome.

Enhanced sharing of experiences through the presentation and discussion of best practices, identification of policy and operational measures and person-to-person contacts.

Dissemination of knowledge, techniques, policy and operational measures to be used to integrate natural disasters in MDG national development plans and mitigate their impact when they occur

Furthering the establishment of, and consolidating national focal points, which are a salient feature of MDG Global Watch’s organizational structure.

Keeping the focus on the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals in face of new emerging issues and current events that may relegate them to a second plan.

The outcome of the forum including substantive presentations, deliberations, conclusions and recommendations reached will form a report to be widely disseminated and used by existing global deliberative processes on the goals

Participants and observers to the Forum

Ideally, each country of the world should be represented at the forum by recognized civil society organizations. Also, interested governments and inter-governmental organizations should be able to attend.

Bearing in mind that the forum will be held on an annual basis in rotation in each region of the world and given that the Paramaribo Forum will take place in the Caribbean and Latin America region, priority is being given to the representation of countries and civil society organizations of this region. In effort to increase global awareness of the MDG compact and highlight the contribution of civil society to the realization of the goals, the attendance as observers of representatives of the media will be actively sought.

The participation of Government officials especially those of the Caribbean and Latin American region, and of representatives of international organizations including the United Nations system, is encouraged and welcome. Also, MDG Global Watch intends to invite to the forum several renowned keynote speakers and experts on the issues to be addressed.

MDG Global Watch is actively engaged in fundraising to bear the cost of participation of representatives of civil society organizations, representatives of selected media, keynote speakers, substantive experts and experienced facilitators.

Structure of the Forum
The Forum will be organized in plenary and focused sessions.

There will be an opening and closing session attended by the dignitaries, all the participants, observers and the media.

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From 2 May - 4 May, 2007, MDG Global Watch will organize its first Annual Civil Society Forum in Paramaribo, Suriname.

Objectives of the Paramaribo Civil Society Forum

Structure of the Forum The Forum will be organized in plenary and focused sessions. There will be an opening and closing session attended by the dignitaries, all the participants, observers and the media.

From 2 May - 4 May, 2007,
MDG Global Watch will organize its first
Annual Civil Society Forum in
Paramaribo, Suriname.

Structure of the Forum
The Forum will be organized in plenary and focused sessions.

There will be an opening and closing session attended by the dignitaries, all the participants, observers and the media.