On the Fragility Assessment in Timor-Leste, MoF Training Center, 15 August 2012

 H.E. Emilia Pires

Minister of Finance, RDTL

• As Chair of g7+ and Minister of Finance charged with the implementation of the New Deal – It gives me great pleasure to welcome the UN Secretary General, His Excellency Mr. Ban Ki Moon and his delegation to the Ministry of Finance of Timor-Leste on this important occasion where we FOCUS on the concept of true ownership through the launch of one of the three pillars of the New Deal. The F in Focus, stands for fragility assessment, now a sound methodology developed by us, for us in the g7+, with support from our partners to identify where we are as a country on the spectrum of fragility. This stands as the first step in a new way of engaging in conflict affected States,
•  Secretary General, as you see here today, to support this important process is a broad selection of stakeholders from our leadership, our Prime Minister, His Excellency Xanana Gusmao; Memb [...]