OGP’s Five-Year Anniversary

The Open Government Partnership celebrated its fifth anniversary at a Heads of State and Government High-Level Event on the margins of UNGA71. This event was co-hosted by the current and incoming OGP Co-Chairs and was an opportunity to reflect on the partnership’s first five years and to share our vision for its future.

Share your own OGP memories and aspirations using the hashtag #5YearsOGP

Order of Speakers (Follow links for text of speeches.)

• Deputy Minister Ayanda Dlodlo, South Africa
• Alejandro Gonzalez, Executive Director of GESOC, OGP co-chair
• HE Dacian Ciolos, Prime Minister of Romania
• HE Jusuf Kalla, Vice President of Indonesia
• Helen Clark, Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme
• Sanjay Pradhan, OGP CEO
• Haydeé Perez, youth representative
• OGP Ambassador Winnie Byanyima
• HE Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma, President of the Republic of South Africa, OGP co-chair
• Manish Bapna, Executive Vice President and Managing Director of the World Resources Institute, incoming OGP co-chair
• HE François Hollande, President of the French Republic, incoming OGP co-chair
• HE Giorgi Kvirikashvili, Prime Minister of Georgia
• HE Andrej Kiska, President of Slovakia
• Gayle Smith, Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development
• Minister Jean-Vincent Placé, France
• Related Remarks from UNGA 71
  • HE Ernest Bai Koroma, President of Sierra Leone
  • H.E. Mr. Edward Nalbandian, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia
  • H.E. Maithripala Sirisena, President of Sri Lanka

From the Event:

• Five Years of OGP
• Reboot Democracy – Looking Forward to Paris Global Summit #OGP16
• Images (Flickr)
• Twitter: #5YearsOGP
• Press release (General | Asia | Europe | Mexico | Africa )
• France and the World Resources Institute Co-Chair Declaration

Watch the Event