14 February 2007 - 10.00-13.00

• Inaugural address by Her Excellency Luísa Dias Diogo, Prime Minister of the Republic of Mozambique
• Keynote address by the Minister for Economy and Finance of the Italian Republic, His Excellency Tommaso Padoa Schioppa
• Address by His Excellency Abdul Rahman H. Al-Attiyah, Secretary-General, Co-operation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf
• Address by His Excellency Suleiman J. Al-Herbish, Director-General, OPEC Fund for International Development
• Message of the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Mr Ban Ki-moon
• Statement by the President of IFAD
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• Message of the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Dr Jacques Diouf, delivered on his behalf by Mr Tesfai Tecle, Assistant Director-General
• Message of the Executive Director of the World Food Programme, Mr James T. Morris, delivered on his behalf by Ms Sheila Sisulu, Deputy Executive Director and Officer-in-Charge
• General statements

14 February 2007- 15.00 - 17.30

Three round-table discussions:

• Migration and rural employment
• Rural employment promotion through the value chain approach
• Generating remunerative livelihood opportunities for rural youth