Day 1

Monday May 12, 2008

Senior Officials Meeting

8:00-9:00 a.m.

Arrival and Registration

9:00-10:45 a.m.

Opening Ceremony

·         National Anthem

·         Recitation some verses of  Holy Quran

Statements by the Official:

·         Welcome by his Excellency, Mr.Saieedikia, Minister of Housing and Urban Development, I.R. of Iran ;

·         Presenting a report on the activities of the Bureau and the Secretariat in New Delhi, by Mr,Singh, Chief Coordinator of the Bureau;

·         Mr. Daniel Biau, Director of Regional and Technical Cooperation Division, UN-HABITAT;

·         Her Excellency, Ms Kumari Selja, The Chairperson of the Bureau and the Minister of Housing and Poverty Alleviation, Government of India.

10:45-11:00

Opening for the Working Groups Meetings

·         Mr. Khajehdalouiee, Vice-Minister,MHUD, the Deputy for Housing and Construction Affairs, and General Secretary of the Conference.

11:00-11:30

Tea/ Coffee Break

11:30-13:00

Working Groups Meetings in Parallel:

• Working Group 1: Urban and Rural Planning and Management
• Working Group 2: Urban Slums Upgrading  
• Working Group 3: Delivery of MDGs for Water and Wastewater
• Working Group 4: Financing Sustainable Housing:
  Enhancing Affordability and Quality of Low-Income Housing
• Working Group 5: Development of Sustainable Urbanization with a Focus on Natural Disasters

13:00-14:00

Prayer and Luncheon

14:00-15:45

Working Groups Meetings in Parallel continues

15:45-16:00

Tea/ Coffee Break

16:00-17:45

Working Groups Meetings in Parallel continues

Day 2

Tuesday May 13, 2008

8:00-9:00 a.m.

Arrival and Registration continues

9:00-10:45

Working Groups Meetings in Parallel continues

10:45-11:15

Tea/ Coffee Break

11:15-13:00

Working Groups Meetings in Parallel continues

·        Prayer and Luncheon

·        Visit to the Exhibition on Investment Opportunities in Urban Development ;

·        Drafting Committee Working Lunch Meeting.

15:00

Plenary Session of the Experts chaired by the Secretary of the Conference to adopt:

• Draft Action Plan
• Draft Tehran Declaration

Day 3

Wednesday May 14, 2008

Ministerial Plenary Session

8.30- 9:30 a.m.

Opening Ceremony:

• National Anthem
• Recitation Some Verses of the Holy Quran
•  Welcome by Mr. Khajehdalouiee, Vice-Minister, MHUD, the Deputy for Housing and Construction Affairs, and General Secretary of the Conference;
• Statements by His Excellency, Dr. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the  President of the Islamic Republic of Iran;
• Statements by Her Excellency, Ms. Tibaijuka, the Executive Director of UN-HABITAT
• Statements by her Excellency, Ms. Kumari Selja, Minister of  Housing and Poverty Alleviation, Government of India & Chairperson of the First APMCHUD;
• Statement by His Excellency, Mr. Mohammad Saieedikia, Minister of Housing and Urban Development of the  I.R. of Iran and Chairperson of the Second APMCHUD;
• Election of the New Bureau Members and adoption of the Venue of the Third APMCHUD.

9:30-10:00

Tea/ Coffee Break

10:00-12:30

Ministerial Roundtable to discuss on:
The Draft Tehran Declaration and Draft Action Plan 

12:30-14:00

Prayer and Luncheon

14:00-15:00

·         Adoption of Tehran Declaration

·         Adoption of the Action Plan

15:00-15:30

Closing Ceremony

·         Statement by his Excellency, The Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Indonesia.

·         Statements and vote of thanks by His Excellency, Mr.Saieedikia, the Minster of Housing and Urban Development,I.R. of Iran.

15:30-16:00

Press Conference