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  • Panel:
    Inaugural Plenary: SDPI’s 25th Sustainable Development Conference (SDC) and UNESCAP’s 6th South South-West Asia SDG Forum – Panel Organizers: Mr Hassan Murtaza and Mr Asim Zahoor SDPI
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    Evening Plenary - Strengthening Climate Diplomacy in South Asia: Together for Implementation – Plenary Organizers: Ms Zainab Naeem, SDPI and Mr Paolo Londero, European Union Delegation to Pakistan, Islamabad, Pakistan
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    The Global Shield against Climate Risks for enhanced Climate Resilience in Pakistan – Panel Organizers: Dr Hina Aslam, Mr Kashif Majeed Salik, SDPI and Mr Hartmut Behrend, GIZ
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    Subregional Overview of Progress on SDGs: Challenges and Prospects – Panel Organizers: Dr Raja Ratna, UNESCAP – SSWA and SDPI
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    National SDGs Progress and Challenges in the Context of COVID-19: Reflections on Voluntary National Reviews (VNRs) in South and South-West Asia (SSWA) – Panel Organizers: Dr Raja Ratna, UNESCAP - SSWA and SDPI
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    Plenary - Subregional Perspectives & Review of Cluster of SDG Goals (6, 7, 9 and 11) for HLPF 2023 in South and South-West Asia – Panel Organizers: Dr Raja Ratna, UNESCAP – SSWA and SDP
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    Review of Selected Goals for HLPF 2023 in South Asia: Reporting by the Working Groups and Way Forward – Panel Organizers: Dr Raja Ratna, UNESCAP – SSWA and SDP
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    Strengthening Means of Implementation to Advance Progress on the SDGs: Finance, Technology, Capacity Building & Trade – Panel Organizers: Dr Raja Ratna, UNESCAP – SSWA and SDPI
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    Leveraging Global Partnerships to Advance Progress on the SDGs: Policy Coherence, Multi Stakeholder Partnerships & Data, Monitoring and Accountability (SDG 17) – Panel Organizers: Dr Raja Ratna, UNESCAP – SSWA and SDPI
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    6th SSWA SDGs Forum – Concluding Session: Way Forward – Panel Organizers: Dr Raja Ratna, UNESCAP – SSWA and SDPI
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    Migration in Post-Covid South Asia – Panel Organizers: Dr Jean Nahrae Lee, Dr Siddharth Sharma, Dr Zoe Leiyu Xie, The World Bank; Mr Ahad Nazir, Mr Kashif Majeed Salik and Mr Abdullah Khalid, SDPI
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    Social Norms and Gender Inequality in South Asia – Panel Organizers: Dr Maurizio Bussolo, Ms Ana Maria Munoz Boudet, Dr Zoe Leiyu Xie, The World Bank; Mr Ahad Nazir and Mr Abdullah Khalid, SDPI
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    Bridging the Financing for Achieving SDG7 (Policy Dialogue) – Panel Organizers: Mr Michael Williamson, Mr David Ferrari, UNESCAP, Bangkok; MD Anisuzzaman, Murdoch University, Australia; and Dr Hina Aslam, SDPI
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    High-Level Plenary: Green Financing for Clean Energy Transition in Pakistan – Panel Organizers: Dr Sajid Amin, Dr Hina Aslam, Ms Nismah Rizwan, SDPI and Mr Hartmut Behrend, GIZ
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    Impact of Tobacco on Environmental, Climatic and Ecological Degradation: Challenges for SDGs in LMICs – Panel Organizers: Dr Waseem Janjua and Syed Wasif Naqvi, SDPI
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    Transforming Food Systems to Meet the Emerging Challenges to Food Security – Panel Organizers: Mr Qasim Shah, Ms Rabia Tabassum and Syed Hassan Murtaza, SDPI
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    Making Local Governments In-charge of Social Services Delivery – Panel Organizers: Mr Qasim Shah, Ms Rabia Tabassum and Syed Hassan Murtaza, SDPI
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    Perspectives on Community Resilience to Counter Violent Extremism – Panel Organizers: Dr Shafqat Munir Ahmad, Mr Muhammad Awais Umar and Mr Salman Danish, SDPI
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    Central Banking for Inclusive Development – Panel Organizers: Dr Hamza Malik, UNESCAP and Dr Sajid Amin, SDPI
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    Book Launch - Global Pakistan: Pakistan’s Role in the International System – Panel Organizers: Mr Abdullah Dayo FES-Pakistan, Dr Sajid Amin and Ms Aqsa Naveed, SDPI
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    Agenda Setting for Social Dialogue on Decent Work in Pakistan – Panel Organizers: Dr Rabia Razzaque, ILO and Dr Sajid Amin, SDPI
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    Adaptive Governance and Technology for Sustainable Development and Disaster Risk Reduction: A Catalyst for Relational Transformation – Panel Organizers: Dr Mushtaq Ahmed, University of Peshawar; Mr Hasham Tariq, University of Salford; Dr Shafqat Munir Ahmad and Mr Salman Danish, SDPI
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    Afghan Refugees and Migrants: Humanitarian Response in Pakistan – Panel Organizers: Ms Safiya Aftab, Mr Muhammad Jamal Janjua, Verso Consulting (Pvt) Ltd and Mr Kashif Majeed Salik, SDPI
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    Voices of Female Authors in Literature from the Subcontinent – Panel Organizers: Mr Ahmed Salim, Mr Ali Aamer, SDPI and Dr Humera Ashfaq, IIU, Islamabad
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    Building Resilience through Community Engagement for ‘Building forward Better’ – Panel Organizers: Dr Mushtaq Ahmed, University of Peshawar; Mr Hasham Tariq, University of Salford; Dr Shafqat Munir Ahmad and Mr Salman Danish, SDPI
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    The Political Perspective in Urdu AapBeiti (Autobiographies) – Panel Organizers: Mr Ahmed Salim, Mr Ali Aamer, SDPI and Dr Humera Ashfaq, IIU, Islamabad
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    Emerging Challenges in Health Policy: Multifaceted Case of Rare and Neurological Disorders in Pakistan – Panel Organizers: Dr Razia Safdar, SDPI and Ms Saadiya Razzaq, Roche Pakistan Limited
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    Floods in Pakistan: Bringing Local Perspective through International Humanitarian Organisations -- Panel Organizers: Ms Sahar Basharat, SDPI; Syed Shahid Kazmi, PHF
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    Sustainable Urban Transportation for Smart Cities in the Developing Countries – Panel Organizers: IoU and HBS
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    Have GSP+ and FTAs improved Pakistan’s Trade Competitiveness? – Panel Organizers: Dr Vaqar Ahmed; Ms Mahnoor Arshad, SDPI and FNF
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    Disaster Risk Financing in Pakistan – Panel Organizers: Mr Ahad Nazir and Mr Abdullah Khalid, SDPI
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    Geopolitical Conflicts: Implications for Pakistan’s Geoeconomics – Panel Organizers: Mr Kashif Majeed Salik and Ms Khansa Naeem, SDPI
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    Energy Corridors: CASA-1000 – Panel Organizers: Dr Hina Aslam & Mr Ubaid ur Rehman Zia, SDPI
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    Gender-specific Barriers to Trade: Leveraging Market Access for Women-in-Trade – Panel Organizers: Ms Mahnoor Arshad & Dr Vaqar Ahmed, SDPI
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    Business Cooperation and Political Will: Way Forward for SAARC – Panel Organizers: Dr Fareeha Armughan; Mr Naimatullah Wazir, SDPI and Mr Zulfiqar Butt, SAARC CCI
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    Plenary: Closing the Loop - Policy Solutions for Achieving SDG 12: Ensuring Sustainable Consumption and Production Patterns – Plenary Organizers: Ms Zainab Naeem, SDPI & Mr Jawwad Ahmed, PepsiCo, Pakistan
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    Technical Session I - Adaptive Social Protection: Preparing for Future Disaster – Panel Organisers: Ms Laura Sterner, GIZ; Syed Muhammad Mustafa, Social Protection Specialist, Islamabad; Dr Sajid Amin, Dr Fareeha Armughan and Ms Aqsa Naveed, SDPI, Pakistan
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    Technical Session II - Adaptive Social Protection: Coping with Crisis – Panel Organisers: Ms Laura Sterner, GIZ; Syed Muhammad Mustafa, Social Protection Specialist, Islamabad; Dr Sajid Amin, Dr Fareeha Armughan and Mr Muhammad Imran, SDPI, Pakistan
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    Technical Session III - Adaptive Social Protection: Building Sustainable Capacities of Vulnerable Households – Panel Organisers: Ms Laura Sterner, GIZ; Syed Muhammad Mustafa, Social Protection Specialist, Islamabad; Dr Sajid Amin, Dr Fareeha Armughan and Ms Aqsa Naveed, SDPI, Pakistan
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    High-level Concluding Plenary: Building Resilience in Crisis: Adaptive Social Protection – A National Priority for Pakistan – Plenary Organisers: Ms Laura Sterner, GIZ, Syed Muhammad Mustafa, Social Protection Specialist, Islamabad, Dr Sajid Amin, Dr Fareeha Armughan and Ms Nudrat Fatima, SDPI, Pakistan
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    Regional Cooperation for Sustainable Development in South and South-West Asia: Role of the South Asia Network on SDGs (SANS) (Policy Dialogue) – Panel Organizers: Dr Raja Ratna, UNESCAP - SSWA and SDPI
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    Plenary: An Alternative Paradigm -- Plenary Organisers: Mr Junaid Zahid & Ms Zahra Khalid, SDPI
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    Closing Plenary: Looking Beyond 75 – Plenary Organisers: Mr Junaid Zahid and Ms Zahra Khalid, SDPI