Ended
Geneva

As the preparations for the Second World Summit for Social Development to be held in 2025 are under way, this Strategic Dialogue is an opportunity to exchange views with Ambassador Kridelka of Belgium and Ambassador Hilale of Morocco, the two co-facilitators of the process. The session will be opened by the President of the Conference and includes a statement from the ILO Director General, followed by a statement from a representative of the workers’ and of the employers’ group. Delegates will be invited to take the floor and engage in a dialogue with the two co-facilitators.
Keynote addresses

Alexei Buzu
President of the International Labour Conference

Gilbert F. Houngbo
Director-General, International Labour Organization (ILO)

Omar Hilale
Permanent Representative of the Kingdom of Morocco to the United Nations, Co-Facilitator of the Second World Summit for Social Development

Philippe Kridelka
Permanent Representative of Belgium to the United Nations, co-Facilitator of the Second World Summit for Social Development

Renate Hornung-Draus
Chairperson, ILO Employers' group, Germany

Catelene Passchier
Chairperson, ILO Workers’ group, Netherlands
Speakers

Renate Hornung-Draus
Speaking on behalf of the Employers' group, Germany

Catelene Passchier
Speaking on behalf of the Workers' group, Netherlands

Agnes Makonda-Ridley
Minister of Labour, on behalf of the Africa group, Malawi

Marc Pecsteen de Buytswerve
Government delegate, on behalf of the EU and its member States, Belgium

Ramón Muñoz Castro
Government adviser and substitute delegate, Colombia

Khelil Ghariani
Employers' delegate, Tunisia

Fanny Sequeira Mata
Workers' delegate, Costa Rica

Colin Jordan
Minister of Labour, Social Security and Third Sector, Barbados

Omar Faruk Osman Nur
Workers' delegate, Somalia

Pablo Dragún
Employers' adviser and substitute delegate, Argentina

Adam Lee
Government adviser and substitute delegate, United States of America

Sheena Mayers-Granville
Employers' delegate, Barbados

Fathimath Zimna
Workers' delegate, Maldives

Andreas Oeschger
Government adviser and substitute delegate, Switzerland

Rosa-Mae Whittier
Government delegate, Trinidad and Tobago

Lindiwe Sephomolo
Employers' delegate, Lesotho

Michael Annisette
Workers' delegate, Trinidad and Tobago

Paola Diana Reyes Parra
Government delegate, Peru

Jesús Gallego García
Workers' delegate, Spain

Gillian Corrodus
Government delegate, Jamaica

Harumi Fuentes Furuya
Representative, United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)
Dialog
Dialog