From the period of February – October 2004, the World Bank's Social Development Department organized 26 external consultations around the world, including two electronic discussions on the draft social development strategy entitled, Social Development in World Bank Operations: Results and Way Forward. The consultations took place in The U.S., Eastern Europe, Central Asia, Middle East, Latin America, and at a variety of international conferences with representation from donor agencies, civil society, government, youth, faith-based organizations, international organizations and development practitioners.
It was generally understood throughout the course of the 26 formal consultations in 2004 that participants welcomed the Bank's increasing strategic focus on the social dimensions of development. In fact, many participants were pleasantly surprised that the Bank actually had a "Social Development Department." Although participants had various opinions on the Bank's approach to and implementation of social development, they did agree that the Bank was headed in the right direction and needed to speed up its efforts in this arena.
The Bank is seen as a leader in development finance, as noted by a participant during a consultation. They continued by stating that if the Bank can put forward a strategy on social development, the organization would be seen as both responsive to the needs of the poor, as well as a leader in responsible growth.
The sections below include lists of the consultation meetings held to date. If you have any questions about the consultations and meetings listed, please contact sdcommunications@worldbank.org.
To read the summary report prepared by Mojgan Sami, in full, please see attached.  Meetings & Consultations 2004
Date | Event and Location | Audience | Documentation | | January 19-21, 2004 | Stockholm, Sweden | Social Development Advisors Network | Presentation on the Social Development Strategy by Steen Lau Jorgensen to SDAN Meeting on January 19
Presentation on the Social Development Strategy by Steen Lau Jorgensen at the SIDA Meeting January 21
Presentation entitled "How does the World Bank address the rights of poor people? The World Bank's Social Development Agenda by Steen Lau Jorgensen and Anis Dani | | April 2, 2004 | Ankara, Turkey | Inter-European Parliamentarians | Presentation by Robert Chase to the 4th Inter-European Parliamentarian's Forum on Population and Development; Ankara, Turkey | | April - May 2004 | E-Forum on the Principles of Social Development: Inclusion, Cohesion & Accountability | General global audience | Click here to read the comments of the E-Forum. | | May 5-7, 2004 | ECA Civil Society Consultation Workshop
Istanbul, Turkey | Civil Society Leaders in ECA | Click here for details of consultation. | | May 11, 2004 | E-discussion with Steen Lau Jorgensen on "Speak Out" | General global audience | Click here to read transcript of E-dialogue. | | May 13, 2004 | World Bank, Washington DC. Panel Discussion on poverty and social development strategies and potential for partnerships. | As part of the two-day conference organized by the Norwegian Embassy in collaboration with the Bank, to explore partnerships and opportunities for collaboration. | Themes, sessions and discussions include trust funds, energy, transportation, education, health and HIV/AIDS, water, GEF, and post conflict. Click here for details. | | May 18, 2004 | United Nations
New York, New York | 2 UNFP Parallel Events at the Permanent Forum of Indigenous Peoples: (1) Event to discuss the SD Strategy of the World Bank and (2) Event to discuss SD Strategy in Latin American perspective. | Presentation & discussion led by Steen Lau Jorgensen
To view the session details, please see attached document.
 | | May 19, 2004 | World Bank
Washington DC | Civil Society Leaders attending the Communications Forum at the World Bank | Dialogue with Steen Jorgensen (details forthcoming) | | May 21, 2004 | Monitoring & Social Accountability for Roma Poverty Reduction Workshop, Serbia, May 2004 | Roma leaders in Central Europe attending the WBI course on Monitoring & Social Accountability | Click here for more information. | | May 25-27, 2004 | Community Empowerment Network (CEN) Annual Meeting in Almaty, Kazakhstan (Central Asia) | Civil Society Leaders and Development Practioners in Central Asia (representatives from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikisjan, Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan) | Click here for more details. | | June 11-12, 2004 | Dialogue on youth & cohesion in Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina on June 11, 2004; and participation in the EFP-sponsored International Youth Peace Event on June 12, 2004. | Multi-stakeholders | Click here for more details. | | June 14 - 15, 2004 | Sustainable Development Forum
Paris, France | Various stakeholders | (Forthcoming from EXT) | | June 16 - 18, 2004 | Local Development Conference, Washington DC | Over 500 participants from around the world representing both government and civil society. | Click here for details. | | June 2004 | Multi-stakeholder consultation in Rabaat, Morocco June 22-24, 2004 | Multi-stakeholders | Click here for details. | | June 29, 2004 | Leadership Forum "Building Knowledge Based Economies" Anchorage, Alaska | Indigenous Leaders, government | Click here for details, including transcript of speech presented at the Plenary session by our Director, Steen Lau Jorgensen called "Linking Social and Economic Development: The World Bank approach to Native Peoples' Development." | | July 12 - 23, 2004 | Consultations with various stakeholders in Cambodia | Various | Click here for details. | | July 21, 2004 | Follow up Consultation with United Nations
New York, New York | United Nations specialized agency representatives | Ms. Judith Edstrom, Sector Manager of the Social Development Department will be presenting and facilitating two dialogues on the strategy as a follow up to meetings and consultations with UN representatives in 2003. Please click here for details. | | July - August 2004 | East Asia Consultations (Japan, Philippines, Malaysia, Thailand) | Various - Government, Civil Society, Media, Academia, etc | Mr. Steen Jorgensen, Director, and Ms. Judy Edstrom, Sector Manager, will be conducting a series of consultations with various stakeholders throughout East Asia. Please click here for details. Note that the details will be updated as reports are received from the field. | | August 30, 2004 | Ecuador (Quito and Guayaquil) | Various | Click here for details of the consultation. | | September 10, 2004 | Consultation with academic leaders, students at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) | Academic community | Click here for details of discussion and feedback. | | September 16, 2004 | Consultation with DC-based CSO | CSOs | Click here for details. | | October 19 - 20, 2004 | ASEAN Meeting/Consultation | Various | Details forthcoming. | | October 27 - 28, 2004 | CGIAR Annual Meeting
Mexico | Various stakeholders | Click here for details. | | October or November 2004 | SAARC Meeting/Consultation | Various | Details forthcoming. |
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