United Nations Journal 2011-06-21 English [kot]

No. 2011/118

Journal of the United Nations

Programme of meetings and agenda

Tuesday, 21 June 2011

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Official meetings


Security Council General Assembly Sixty-fifth session Security

Council Chamber

GA-TSC-01

10 a.m. 6560th meeting General 3 p.m. 101st plenary meeting Assembly

Hall

Appointment of the Secretary-General of the

United Nations [163] (a) Letter from President of the Security Council

(A/65/865) (b) Draft resolution (A/65/L.80)

1. Adoption of the agenda

2. The situation in Somalia

Report of the Secretary-General on the modalities for the establishment of specialized Somali anti-piracy courts (S/2011/360)

Security Council

Chamber GA-TSC-01

6561st meeting Morning1


2. Peace and security in Africa

Briefing by the United Nations Office to the African Union (UNOAU)

__________ 1To be held following the adjournment of the 6560th meeting.

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General Assembly Sixty-fifth session Informal informal consultations on an outcome document of the High-level

Meeting on Youth will take place today, 21 June 2011, at 3 p.m., and tomorrow, 22 June, at 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. in Conference Room 6 (NLB).

General Assembly Special Committee on the Situation with regard to the Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples Resumed session

10 a.m.–1 p.m. . . . . . 6th meeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Conference Room 4 (NLB)


2. Question of the Falkland Islands (Malvinas) (A/AC.109/2011/14* and A/AC.109/2011/L.7)

3–6 p.m. . . . . . . . . . 7th meeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Conference Room 4 (NLB)

1. Question of the Falkland Islands (Malvinas) (continued)

2. Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples (A/AC.109/2011/L.9)

3. Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples by the specialized agencies and international institutions associated with the United Nations (A/66/63, E/2011/73 and A/AC.109/2011/L.10)

4. Economic and other activities, which affect the interests of peoples of the Non-Self-Governing Territories (A/AC.109/2011/L.11)

5. Questions of American Samoa, Anguilla, Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Guam, Montserrat, Pitcairn, Saint Helena, the Turks and Caicos Islands and the United States Virgin Islands

Hearing of petitioners: Guam (A/AC.109/2011/15 and A/AC.109/2011/L.8)

United Nations Open-ended Informal Consultative Process on Oceans and the Law of the Sea Twelfth meeting

10 a.m. (sharp)– 1 p.m. . . . . . . . . . . Open meeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Conference Room 1 (NLB)

Discussion panel (continued) Contributing to the assessment, in the context of the United Nations Conference

on Sustainable Development, of progress to date and the remaining gaps in the implementation of the outcomes of the major summits on sustainable development and addressing new and emerging challenges

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Segment 2 Overview of progress to date and the remaining gaps in the implementation of the outcomes of the major summits on sustainable development that pertain to ocean affairs

(a) Panel presentations

(b) Discussion

3 (sharp)–6 p.m. . . . . Open meeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Conference Room 1 (NLB)

Segment 2 (continued) Overview of progress to date and the remaining gaps in the implementation of the outcomes of the major summits on sustainable development that pertain to ocean affairs

(a) Panel presentations

(b) Discussion

[The list of side events scheduled to be held during the Meeting can be consulted at the following address: <www.un.org/depts/los/consultative_process/consultative_process.htm>.]

Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions

10 a.m.–1 p.m. . . . . . Closed meeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Conference Room 10 (NLB)

3–6 p.m. . . . . . . . . . Closed meeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Conference Room 10 (NLB)

1. Section 22: Economic and social development in Western Asia

2. Executive meeting

3. Section 20: Economic development in Europe

4. Executive meeting

Economic and Social Council Committee for Programme and Coordination Fifty-first session

10 a.m.–1 p.m. . . . . . Informal consultations (closed) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Conference Room 5 (NLB)

Programme questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [3]

(a) Proposed programme budget for the biennium 2012-2013

Programme 2: Political affairs (A/66/82, A/65/6/Rev.1 and A/66/6 (Sect. 3))

3–6 p.m. . . . . . . . . . Informal consultations (closed) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Conference Room 5 (NLB)

Programme questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [3]

(b) Evaluation

Report of the Office of Internal Oversight Services on the triennial review of the implementation of recommendations made by the Committee for Programme and Coordination at its forty-eighth session on the in-depth evaluation of political affairs: field special political missions led by the Department of Political Affairs but supported by the Department of Field Support (E/AC.51/2011/3)

http://www.un.org/depts/los/consultative_process/consultative_process.htm


http://www.un.org/ga/search/view_doc.asp?symbol=A/65/6/Rev.1

http://www.un.org/ga/search/view_doc.asp?symbol=A/66/6(Sect.3)

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United Nations Children’s Fund Executive Board Annual session

10 a.m.–1 p.m. . . . . . 3rd meeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Economic and Social Council Chamber (NLB)

1. Reports of the field visits of the Executive Board (E/ICEF/2011/CRP.12 and E/ICEF/2011/CRP.13) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [7]

(i) The report of the joint field visit to the Philippines by members of the Executive Boards of the United Nations Development Programme, the United Nations Population Fund, UNICEF and the World Food Programme

(ii) The report of the field visit of the Executive Board members to Ghana

2. Proposals for UNICEF programme cooperation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [6]

(a) Approval of the revised common country programme document for the United Republic of Tanzania (DP/FPA-ICEF-WFP/DCCP/2011/TZA/1)

(b) Draft country, common country and area programme documents.

The programme documents and extensions of ongoing country programmes will be presented by region:

West and Central Africa

Central African Republic (E/ICEF/2011/P/L.21); Chad (E/ICEF/2011/P/L.22); Gabon (E/ICEF/2011/P/L.23); Gambia (E/ICEF/2011/P/L.24); Ghana (E/ICEF/2011/P/L.25); Mauritania (E/ICEF/2011/P/L.26); Sao Tome and Principe (E/ICEF/2011/P/L.27); and Senegal (E/ICEF/2011/P/L.28)

East Asia and the Pacific

Lao People’s Democratic Republic (E/ICEF/2011/P/L.5); Mongolia (E/ICEF/2011/P/L.6); and Philippines (E/ICEF/2011/P/L.7)

(c) Extensions of ongoing country programmes (E/ICEF/2011/P/L.29)

3–5 p.m. . . . . . . . . . 4th meeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Economic and Social Council Chamber (NLB)

Proposals for UNICEF programme cooperation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [6]

(b) Draft country, common country and area programme documents.

The programme documents for this session will be presented by region:

Central and Eastern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States

Albania (DP/FPA/UNOPS-ICEF-WFP/DCCP/2011/ALB/1); Kyrgyzstan (E/ICEF/2011/P/L.2); Montenegro (E/ICEF/2011/P/L.3); Ukraine (E/ICEF/2011/P/L.4); and Croatia (E/ICEF/2011/P/L.1)

Americas and the Caribbean

Chile (E/ICEF/2011/P/L.15); Eastern Caribbean multi-country programme (E/ICEF/2011/P/L.16); El Salvador (E/ICEF/2011/P/L.17); Honduras (E/ICEF/2011/P/L.19); and Jamaica (E/ICEF/2011/P/L.20)

Eastern and Southern Africa

Ethiopia (E/ICEF/2011/P/L.8); and Zimbabwe (E/ICEF/2011/P/L.9)

http://www.un.org/ga/search/view_doc.asp?symbol=DP/FPA-ICEF-WFP/DCCP/2011/TZA/1

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Middle East and North Africa

Morocco (E/ICEF/2011/P/L.10); and Oman (E/ICEF/2011/P/L.11)

South Asia

Bangladesh (E/ICEF/2011/P/L.14)

(c) Extensions of ongoing country programmes (E/ICEF/2011/P/L.29)

5–6 p.m. . . . . . . . . . Informal consultations . . . . . . . . . . Economic and Social Council Chamber (NLB)

[During the session, the Group of Western European and Other States will meet daily from 9 to 9.45 a.m. in Conference Room 8 (General Assembly Building).]

General Assembly United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN-Women)

Executive Board Informal informal consultations

There will be informal informal consultations of the Executive Board of the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN-Women) on the draft decision on the strategic plan, today, 21 June 2011, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Conference Room 8 (General Assembly Building).

Economic and Social Council Informal consultations

Informal consultations, convened by the presidency of the Economic and Social Council (Zambia), on the draft ministerial declaration of the high-level segment of the 2011 substantive session of the Council, will be held today, 21 June, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Conference Room 6 (NLB).

The vice-presidency of the Council (Peru) will hold informal consultations on the draft resolution under the operational activities segment of the 2011 substantive session of the Council, today, 21 June 2011, from 1.15 to 2.30 p.m. in Conference Room A (NLB), and from 3 to 6 p.m. in Conference Room 7 (NLB).

Informal informal consultations

Informal informal consultations, convened by the facilitator, Mr. Eduardo Meñez (Philippines), on a draft decision to update Council decision 1999/212 regarding progress reports to the Council on the follow-up to the World Food Summit, will be held today, 21 June 2011, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Conference Room 3 (NLB).

Informal informal consultations, convened by the facilitator, Mr. Víctor Muñoz (Peru), on draft resolution E/2011/L.15, entitled “Committee of Experts on Global Geospatial Information Management”, will be held today, 21 June 2011, from 1.15 to 2.30 p.m. in Conference Room 8 (General Assembly Building).





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Informal informal consultations, convened by the facilitator, Mr. Christophe De Bassompierre (Belgium), on the draft resolution contained in the report on the work of the Committee of Experts on the Transport of Dangerous Goods and on the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals, will be held today, 21 June 2011, from 3 to 6 p.m. in Conference Room A (NLB). An advance unedited copy of the report is available on the Web site of the Council <www.un.org/en/ecosoc/docs/adv2011/transport_of_dangerous_goods_2011.pdf>.

Informal informal consultations, convened by the facilitator, Mr. Nojibur Rahman (Bangladesh), on the draft resolution concerning the least developed countries, will take place today, 21 June 2011, from 3 to 6 p.m. in Conference Room 3 (NLB).

Informal informal consultations, convened by the co-facilitators, Australia and Indonesia, on the draft resolution on strengthening of the coordination of emergency humanitarian assistance of the United Nations, under the humanitarian affairs segment of the 2011 substantive session, will be held today, 21 June 2011, from 3 to 6 p.m., at the Permanent Mission of Australia (150 East 42nd Street (33rd Floor).

Briefing

The Vice-President of the Economic and Social Council, H.E. Mr. Abulkalam Abdul Momen (Bangladesh), will hold a briefing on the preparations for the coordination segment of the 2011 substantive session of the Council and the arrangements for the facilitation of the draft resolution under the segment, today, 21 June 2011, from 3 to 6 p.m. in Conference Room 2 (NLB).

Informal consultations on draft proposals convened by

permanent missions


General Assembly

Informal consultations on the draft resolution on “Improving the effectiveness and coordination of military and civil defense assets for natural disaster response” (under agenda item 69 (a) of the sixty-fifth session of the General Assembly) (Strengthening of the coordination of emergency humanitarian assistance of the United Nations) (convened by the Permanent Missions of Qatar, Turkey and the Dominican Republic)

1.15–2.30 p.m. . . . . . Closed meeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Conference Room E (NLB)

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Other meetings The information below is reproduced as received and does not imply

any opinion or endorsement by the Secretariat of the United Nations. The meetings under this header are closed.


Group of 77 (on the law of the sea)

9–10 a.m. . . . . . . . . Closed meeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Conference Room A (NLB)

Group of 77 (on the 2011 ministerial declaration of the high-level segment of the 2011 substantive session of the Economic and Social Council)

9–10 a.m. . . . . . . . . Closed meeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Conference Room 3 (NLB)

Group of 77 (on the High-level Meeting on Youth)

1.15–2.30 p.m. . . . . . Closed meeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Conference Room 3 (NLB)

Western European and Other States Group: Open-ended Working Group on a possible WEOG rotation scheme for the Security Council (convened by the Permanent Missions of the Netherlands and San Marino)

11 a.m.–1 p.m. . . . . . Closed meeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Conference Room A (NLB)

Other activities The information below is reproduced as received and does not imply

any opinion or endorsement by the Secretariat of the United Nations.


Launch of “Sustainable Sanitation –– The five-year drive to 2015” (in follow-up to the International Year of Sanitation, 2008) (A/RES/65/153) (organized by the United Nations Secretary-General’s Advisory Board on Water and Sanitation (UNSGAB), Division for Sustainable Development, Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA))

From 9.30 to 10 a.m., at the Second Floor Stakeout (NLB).

[The Secretary-General will make opening remarks. All are invited to attend. For further information, please contact Ms. Leanne Burney, UNSGAB (e-mail [email protected]; tel. 1 (212) 963-4340).]


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UNITAR/OHCHR Orientation Programme for Diplomats on Human Rights

From 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Conference Room 2 (NLB).

[All are invited to attend. For registration, please visit the following address: <www.unitar.org/ny/international-law-and-policy/Human-Rights>. For further information, please contact Mr. François Richard, UNITAR (e-mail [email protected]; tel. 1 (212) 963-3021).]

Press conferences The schedule below is tentative; up-to-date information can be obtained

at <www.un.org/News/ossg/conf.htm>.


Dag Hammarskjöld Library Auditorium

11 a.m. . . . . . . . . . . Dr. Alex Rogers, Scientific Director, International Programme on the State of the Ocean (IPSO); Dr. Sue Lieberman, High Seas Alliance and Pew Environment Group; and Mr. Matt Gianni, Deep Sea Conservation Coalition (sponsored by the United Nations Environment Programme) (on the protection of marine species)

12 noon . . . . . . . . . Press briefing by the Spokesperson

Forthcoming official meetings

Wednesday, 22 June 2011

General Assembly Sixty-fifth session

10 a.m. . . . . . . . . . . 102nd plenary meeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . General Assembly Hall

1. Prevention of armed conflict: draft resolution (A/65/L.79) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [33]

2. New Partnership for Africa’s Development: progress in implementation and international support: draft resolution (A/65/L.69/Rev.1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [62 (a)]

3. Appointment of members of the Committee on Conferences1 . . . . . . . . . . . [113 (f)] __________ 1To fill the seat for the Eastern European States left vacant at the sixty-fourth session.


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3 p.m. . . . . . . . . . . 103rd plenary meeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . General Assembly Hall

Election of the President of the General Assembly: election of the President of the General Assembly for the sixty-sixth session. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [4]

[Drawing of lots by the Secretary-General to determine the Member State which will occupy the first seat in the General Assembly Hall at the sixty-sixth session]

Immediately following the plenary meeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . General Assembly Hall

Consecutive meetings of the Main Committees for the purpose of electing the Chairs and the Bureaux of the Main Committees at the sixty-sixth session of the General Assembly

First Committee

Immediately following the plenary meeting . . . 24th meeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . General Assembly Hall

Election of the officers of the Main Committees: election of the Chair and the Bureau of the First Committee at the sixty-sixth session of the General Assembly . . . . . . . [5]

Special Political and Decolonization Committee (Fourth Committee)

Immediately following the meeting of the First Committee . . . . . 26th meeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . General Assembly Hall

Election of the officers of the Main Committees: election of the Chair and the Bureau of the Special Political and Decolonization Committee (Fourth Committee) at the sixty-sixth session of the General Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [5]

Second Committee

Immediately following the meeting of the Special Political and Decolonization Committee (Fourth Committee) . . . 34th meeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . General Assembly Hall

Election of the officers of the Main Committees: election of the Chair and the Bureau of the Second Committee at the sixty-sixth session of the General Assembly. . . . . . [5]

Third Committee

Immediately following the meeting of the Second Committee . . . 53rd meeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . General Assembly Hall

Election of the officers of the Main Committees: election of the Chair and the Bureau of the Third Committee at the sixty-sixth session of the General Assembly. . . . . . . [5]

Fifth Committee

Immediately following the meeting of the Third Committee . . . . 41st meeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . General Assembly Hall

Election of the officers of the Main Committees: election of the Chair and the Bureau of the Fifth Committee at the sixty-sixth session of the General Assembly . . . . . . . [5]

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Sixth Committee

Immediately following the meeting of the Fifth Committee . . . . . 29th meeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . General Assembly Hall

Election of the officers of the Main Committees: election of the Chair and the Bureau of the Sixth Committee at the sixty-sixth session of the General Assembly . . . . . . . [5]

Immediately following the meetings of the Main Committees . . . . 104th plenary meeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . General Assembly Hall

Election of the Vice-Presidents of the General Assembly: election of the Vice-Presidents of the General Assembly for the sixty-sixth session . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [6]

Security Council Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1267 (1999) concerning Al-Qaida and the Taliban and associated individuals and entities Briefing

The Chair of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1267 (1999) concerning Al-Qaida and the Taliban and associated individuals and entities, H.E. Mr. Peter Wittig (Germany), and the Coordinator of the Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team, Mr. Richard Barrett, will hold an open briefing for interested Member States, on Thursday, 23 June 2011, at 1.15 p.m. in Conference Room 2 (NLB).

The briefing will provide an update on the work of the Committee, in particular on the successor resolutions to Security Council resolution 1904 (2009) as well as on its consideration of delisting requests from individuals subject to the Security Council’s relevant sanctions measures submitted through the Office of the Ombudsperson.

The Chair and the Monitoring Team look forward to this mutually beneficial dialogue with Member States and will be pleased to answer any questions that representatives of Member States may wish to raise at this briefing.

General Assembly Committee on Conferences

The Committee on Conferences will hold its 511th meeting to review the provisional calendar of conferences and meetings in the economic, social and related fields for 2012 and 2013 (E/2011/L.10), on Friday, 24 June 2011, at 3 p.m. in Conference Room 7 (NLB).

In accordance with the procedure established by the Committee on Conferences at its 423rd meeting, on 1 September 1999, as reflected in paragraphs 172 to 175 of A/54/32, and amended in paragraph 10 of A/56/32, non-members who wish to participate as observers are invited to send a request in writing to Ms. Mildred Fernandes, Secretary of the Committee on Conferences (e-mail [email protected]).


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United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN-Women)

Executive Board Annual session

The 2011 annual session of the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN-Women) will take place from Monday, 27, to Thursday, 30 June 2011, in Conference Room 2 (NLB). The provisional annotated agenda and workplan are contained in document UNW/2011/L.2. The strategic plan for 2011-2013 is contained in document UNW/2011/9. Further information concerning documentation can be consulted at <www.unwomen.org/about-us/governance/executive-board/#eb_docs>.

Executive Board members and others Member States wishing to participate, in accordance with rule 16 (2) and (3) of the rules of procedure, are requested to submit their credentials (names and titles of each member of their delegation, on official letterhead), to the secretariat of the UN-Women Executive Board (e-mail [email protected]), indicating the specific item of the provisional agenda on which they intend to intervene, as early as possible, but no later than today, 21 June 2011.

Ad Hoc Working Group of the Whole of the General Assembly on the regular process for global reporting and assessment of the state of the marine environment, including socio-economic aspects

The second meeting of the Ad Hoc Working Group of the Whole will be held at Headquarters on Monday, 27, and Tuesday, 28 June 2011, at 10 a.m. in Conference Room 1 (NLB).

The provisional agenda and the annotated provisional agenda, including the proposed organization of work and the format of the meeting will be made available on the Web site of the Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea, Office of Legal Affairs <www.un.org/Depts/los/global_reporting/global_reporting.htm>.

Delegations that have not done so are kindly reminded to submit the names of their representatives participating in the meeting to the Division, by Friday, 24 June 2011 (room DC2-450; fax 1 (212) 963-5847).

Delegations wishing to inscribe their names on the list of speakers are invited to contact the Division (tel. 1 (917) 367-2255).

General Assembly Security Council Peacebuilding Commission Fifth session

Organizational Committee

An informal meeting of the Organizational Committee of the Peacebuilding Commission will be held on Wednesday, 22 June 2011, at 10 a.m. in Conference Room 2 (NLB).

http://www.un.org/ga/search/view_doc.asp?symbol=UNW/2011/L.2

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Economic and Social Council Informal consultations

Informal consultations, convened by the presidency of the Economic and Social Council (Zambia), on the draft ministerial declaration of the high-level segment of the 2011 substantive session of the Council, will be held on Wednesday, 22 June, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Conference Room 6 (NLB).

Informal informal consultations

Informal informal consultations, convened by the facilitator, Mr. Stefano Cacciaguerra (Italy), on the draft resolution concerning the United Nations System Staff College, will be held on Wednesday, 22 June 2011, from 1.15 to 2.30 p.m. in Conference Room 7 (NLB).

Informal informal consultations, convened by the co-facilitators, Australia and Indonesia, of the draft resolution on strengthening of the coordination of emergency humanitarian assistance of the United Nations, under the humanitarian affairs segment of the 2011 substantive session, will be held on Wednesday, 22 June 2011, from 3 to 6 p.m. in Conference Room A (NLB).

Informal informal consultations, convened by the facilitator, Mr. Walter Schuldt (Ecuador), on the establishment of an ad hoc panel of experts on the world financial and economic crisis and its impact on development (Council decision 2010/264 and draft resolution E/2010/L.37), will be held on Wednesday, 22 June 2011, from 3 to 6 p.m. in Conference Room 8 (General Assembly Building).

Informal informal consultations, convened by the facilitator, Ms. Tishka Fraser (Bahamas), on the report of the Committee of Experts on Public Administration on its tenth session (E/2011/44), will be held on Thursday, 23 June 2011, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Conference Room A (NLB).

Informal informal consultations, convened by the facilitator, Mr. Víctor Muñoz (Peru), on draft resolution E/2011/L.15, entitled “Committee of Experts on Global Geospatial Information Management”, will be held on Thursday, 23 June 2011, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Conference Room 8 (General Assembly Building); and on Monday, 27 June, from 3 to 6 p.m. in Conference Room C (NLB).

Informal informal consultations, convened by the facilitator, Mr. Pål Bekken (Norway), on draft resolution E/2011/L.13, entitled “Committee of Experts on International Cooperation in Tax Matters”, will be held on Thursday, 23 June 2011, from 3 to 6 p.m. in Conference Room 2 (NLB).

Executive Board of the United Nations Development Programme, the United Nations Population Fund and the United Nations Office for Project Services Informal consultation

There will be an informal consultation on UNDP budget estimates for the biennium 2012-2013, on Thursday, 23 June 2011, from 1.15 to 2.30 p.m. in Conference Room 8 (General Assembly Building). Interested delegations are invited to attend.






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Executive Boards of the United Nations Development Programme, the United Nations Population Fund and the United Nations Office for Project Services and of the United Nations Children’s Fund Joint informal consultation

There will be a joint informal consultation on the roadmap towards an integrated budget, on Friday, 24 June 2011, from 3 to 5 p.m. in Conference Room B (NLB). Interested delegations are invited to attend.

Forthcoming other meetings The information below is reproduced as received and does not imply

any opinion or endorsement by the Secretariat of the United Nations. The meetings under this header are closed.

Group of Latin American and Caribbean States (at the ambassadorial level) (briefing by the Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC))

Wednesday, 22 June 2011, from 1.15 to 2.30 p.m. in Conference Room 4 (NLB).

Asian Group: Open-ended Working Group

Thursday, 23 June 2011, from 1.15 to 2.30 p.m. in Conference Room A (NLB).

Group of Friends United against Human Trafficking (at the ambassadorial level) (meeting with the United Nations agencies and international organizations most active in the fight against human trafficking)

Friday, 24 June 2011, from 3 to 6 p.m., Conference Room C (NLB).

Non-Aligned Movement: Coordinating Bureau (at thee ambassadorial level)

Monday, 27 June 2011, from 3 to 6 p.m. in the Economic and Social Council Chamber (NLB).

Eastern European Group (monthly meeting)

Tuesday, 28 June 2011, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Conference Room C (NLB).

Western European and Other States Group (monthly meeting)

Wednesday, 29 June 2011, from 3 to 6 p.m. in Conference Room 6 (NLB).

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Launch of the World Drug Report 2011 of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) on the global production, trafficking and consumption of illicit drugs (in the presence of the President of the General Assembly and the Secretary-General) (organized by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, New York Office)

Thursday, 23 June 2011, from 10 a.m. to 12 noon in Conference Room 4 (NLB).

[All are invited to attend. For registration and further information, please contact Mr. Juan Espinosa, UNODC New York Office (e-mail [email protected]; tel. 1 (212) 963-5698).]

Special event on the occasion of the first celebration of the International Widows’ Day (General Assembly resolution 65/189 (A/RES/65/189) (organized by the Permanent Mission of Gabon)

Thursday, 23 June 2011, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Conference Room 2 (NLB).

[All are invited to attend. For further information, please contact Mr. Franklin Makanga, Permanent Mission of Gabon (e-mail [email protected]; tel. 1 (212) 686-9720).]

Briefing on “Youth and armed conflict” (in the context of the International Year of Youth and in preparation for the 2011 High-level Meeting on Youth) (co-organized by the United Nations Programme on Youth, Division for Social Policy and Development (DSPD), Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA), the Permanent Mission of Germany and the Office of the Special Representatives to the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict)

Thursday, 23 June 2011, from 1.15 to 2.45 p.m., at the Permanent Mission of Germany (871 United Nations Plaza).

[All are invited to attend. For registration, please contact Ms. Elizabeth Niland, DSPD (e-mail [email protected]; tel. 1 (212) 963-1896).]

High-level forum on “Age of connectivity: Music as a natural resource…Urban futures” (co-organized by the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) and the International Council for Caring Communities (ICCC))

Thursday, 23 June 2011, from 3 to 6 p.m. in Conference Room A (NLB).

[This meeting is open to members of permanent missions only. Members of the media are invited to attend. For further information, please contact the UN-Habitat New York Office (e-mail [email protected]; tel. 1 (212) 963-4200).]


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Briefing on the Children’s Rights and Business Principles Initiative (co-organized by the United Nations Global Compact, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and Save the Children)

Friday, 24 June 2011, from 10 to 11.30 a.m., at the Danny Kaye Visitors Centre, UNICEF House.

[All members of permanent missions and permanent observer missions are invited to attend. For registration (by Wednesday, 22 June) and further information, please contact Ms. Hiba Frankoul, UNICEF (e-mail [email protected]).]

Panel discussion on “Engaging faith-based organizations to stop violence against children” (organized by the World Day of Prayer and Action for Children, under the auspices of the Permanent Mission of Chile and in cooperation with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Violence against Children)

Friday, 24 June 2011, from 1.15 to 2.30 p.m. in Conference Room 2 (NLB).

[All are invited to attend. For registration and further information, please contact Ms. Meg Gardinier, World Day of Prayer and Action for Children Secretariat (e-mail [email protected]; tel. 1 (646) 435-4871); or Mr. Miguel Caldeira, Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Violence against Children (e-mail [email protected]; tel. 1 (212) 326-7424).]

UNITAR Workshop on the Structure, Retrieval and Use of United Nations Documentation Tuesday, 28 June 2011, from 9.30 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 3 to 5.30 p.m. in Conference

Room A (NLB);

Wednesday, 29 June 2011, from 2.30 to 4.30 p.m. in Conference Room DC2-1142; and

Thursday, 30 June 2011, from 2.30 to 4.30 p.m. in Conference Room DC2-1142.

[All are invited to attend. For registration, please visit <www.unitar.org/ny/the-un-system>. For further information, please contact Ms. Mitali Gupta, UNITAR (e-mail [email protected]; tel. (1 (212) 963-3021).]

Panel discussion on “Africa and international migration” (organized by the Office of the Special Adviser on Africa) Tuesday, 28 June 2011, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Conference Room 6 (NLB).

[All are invited. For further information, please contact Mr. David Wright, OSAA (e-mail [email protected]; tel. 1 (212) 963-1858).]

Informal workshop on “Renewable energy” (co-organized by the Permanent Missions of Denmark and the Republic of Korea)

Tuesday, 28 June 2011, from 3 to 6 p.m. in the Economic and Social Council Chamber (NLB).

[All are invited to attend. For further information, please contact Mr. Hanseung Kum, Permanent Mission of the Republic of Korea (tel. 1 (212) 439-4052).]

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Workshop on “Migration profiles: Developing evidence-based migration and development policies” (within the framework of the 2011 Swiss chairmanship of the Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD)) (co-chaired by the Permanent Missions of Argentina, Ghana and the Republic of Moldova, and co-organized with the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), the International Organization for Migration (IOM), the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the MacArthur Foundation) Thursday, 30 June 2011, from 9.30 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 2 to 5.30 p.m. in Conference

Room A (NLB).

[All are invited to attend. The deadline for registration is Thursday, 23 June 2011. For further information, please visit <www.unitar.org/ny>; or contact Mr. Pierpaolo Capalbo, UNITAR (e-mail [email protected]; tel. 1 (212) 963-9684).]

UNITAR Seminar on International Trade Law and Policy

Monday, 18 July 2011, from 10 a.m. to 1.15 p.m. and from 3 to 6 p.m. in Conference Room D (NLB);

Tuesday, 19 July 2011, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 3 to 6 p.m. in Conference Room D (NLB);

Wednesday, 20 July 2011, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Conference Room D (NLB);

Thursday, 21 July 2011, from 3 to 6 p.m. in Conference Room D (NLB); and

Friday, 22 July 2011, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Conference Room D (NLB).

[All are invited to attend. For registration, please visit <www.unitar.org/ny>. For further information, please contact Ms. Mitali Gupta, UNITAR (e-mail [email protected]; tel. 1 (212) 963-3021).]

Forthcoming official meetings held away from Headquarters

Economic and Social Council Substantive session of 2011 United Nations Office at Geneva (4–29 July 2011)

The Economic and Social Council will hold its substantive session of 2011 from Monday, 4 July, to Friday, 29 July, at the Palais des Nations, Geneva. The session will open on Monday, 4 July, at 9.15 a.m. The annotated provisional agenda is contained in document E/2011/100 and E/2011/100/Corr.1. The proposed programme of work is contained in document E/2011/L.12, and the status of documentation for the session is contained in document E/2011/L.11. For further information, please consult the Web site of the Council <www.un.org/en/ecosoc/>.

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Lists of speakers

The lists of speakers for all segments are indicated below. If no specific reference is made to a list of speakers, it implies that no such list is being maintained. The lists are open for inscription. The deadlines for inscription are indicated in the relevant paragraphs below. Requests for inscription on the lists of speakers should be sent, in writing, indicating the full name and title of the speaker, to the secretariat of the Council (Ms. Lorna Fidler (e-mail [email protected])). In order to accommodate all requests for inscription, statements during the general debate of the high-level segment and during all other segments will be limited to five minutes, with the understanding that the full texts of the statements can be circulated in the meeting room.

High-level segment (4–8 July (morning))

A list of speakers will be maintained only for the general debate of the high-level segment, to be held on Tuesday, 5, and Wednesday, 6 July, from 3 to 6 p.m., and on Thursday, 7 July, from 3.30 to 6 p.m. The list will close by 5 p.m., the preceding day. A detailed programme of the high-level segment is available on the Web site of the Council <www.un.org/en/ecosoc/julyhls/pdf11/11_hls_programme_2011.pdf>.

Dialogue with the Executive Secretaries of the regional commissions (8 July (afternoon))

Panel discussion on the topic “Regional cooperation as a catalyst for development: examples from the regions”

There will be no established list of speakers.

Coordination segment (11–14 July (morning))

A list of speakers will be maintained for the general discussion of agenda items 4, 6 (a), 7 (a) and 7 (e). The list will close by 5 p.m. on the day before the general discussion of the items. A detailed programme for the segment is available on the Web site of the Council <www.un.org/en/ecosoc/julyhls/pdf11/11_cs-hls_programme.pdf>.

Operational activities segment (14 July (afternoon)–19 July (morning))

A list of speakers will be maintained for the general discussion of item 3. The list will close by 5 p.m. on the day before the general discussion of the item. A detailed programme for the segment is available on the Web site of the Council <www.un.org/en/ecosoc/julyhls/pdf11/11_oa-hls_programme.pdf>.

Informal event to discuss the transition from relief to development (19 July (morning))

Panel discussion on the topic “The role of the United Nations and the international community in supporting the capacity of the Government of South Sudan to manage the transition”

There will be no established list of speakers.

Humanitarian affairs segment (19 July (afternoon)–21 July)

A list of speakers will be maintained for the general discussion of item 5. The list will close by 5 p.m. on the day before the general discussion of the item. A detailed programme of the segment will be posted on the Web site of the Council shortly.

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General segment (22–28 July)

Lists of speakers will be maintained for the general discussion of each item under the general segment. The lists will close by 5 p.m. on the day before the consideration of the item. A detailed programme of the segment is available on the Web site of the Council <www.un.org/en/ecosoc/julyhls/pdf11/11_gs-hls_programme.pdf>.

Conclusion of work (29 July)

The Council will conclude its work of its substantive session of 2011 on Friday, 29 July.

Registration and accreditation

Information regarding registration and accreditation for the 2011 substantive session of the Economic and Social Council is available on the Web site of the Council <www.un.org/en/ecosoc/substantive2011/docs/2011_registration_&_accreditation.pdf>.

List of participants

Delegations should send, in writing, on the official letterhead, the names and titles of the members of their delegations (please indicate clearly the head and alternate head of delegation) as they would like them to appear in the official list of participants. Please send this composition of delegation to the secretariat of the Council by e-mail (Ms. Mary Constable (e-mail [email protected])), as soon as possible, but no later than 25 July 2011. The list of participants will be issued as part of the official documents of the session.

Statements

In order to facilitate interpretation, delegations are kindly requested to provide 40 copies of their statements to the Conference Officers. Delegations wishing to have the full text of statements circulated in the meeting should provide 250 copies of the same to the Conference Officers.

Side events

A list of side events to be held in conjunction with the 2011 substantive session of the Council will be posted on the Web site of the Council shortly.

Announcements

Training for delegates and staff of permanent missions

The Dag Hammarskjöld Library will conduct the following training for delegates and staff of permanent missions in Room DC2-1142, as indicated below. All interested are kindly requested to register by e-mail ([email protected]) or telephone (1 (212) 963-5321).

Introduction to RSS and feeds

In English: Wednesday, 22 June 2011, from 10 a.m. to 12 noon.

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Introduction to United Nations documents

In English: Thursday, 23 June 2011, from 10 a.m. to 12 noon.

United Nations Bibliographic Information System (UNBISnet)

In French: Thursday, 23 June 2011, from 2 to 4 p.m.

In English: Thursday, 30 June 2011, from 10 a.m. to 12 noon.

Official Document System (ODS)

In English: Friday, 24 June 2011, from 10 a.m. to 12 noon.

Introduction to Economic and Social Council documentation

Tuesday, 28 June 2011, from 10 a.m. to 12 noon.

In Spanish: Monday, 27 June 2011, from 10 a.m. to 12 noon.

Tentative schedule of General Assembly plenary and related meetings

The tentative schedule of General Assembly plenary and related meetings may now be accessed on the Web site of the General Assembly at the following address: <www.un.org/en/ga/info/meetings>.

Security Council Communications to the President of the Security Council

Communications addressed to the President of the Security Council should be delivered to the Offices of the Security Council Secretariat Branch (room 08083, 730 Third Avenue (between 45th and 46th Streets); tel. 1 (212) 963-5258).

Web site of the presidency

The Web site of the presidency of the Security Council can be visited at <www.un.org/sc/presidency.asp>.

Recorded information

Recorded information about previously unscheduled meetings and consultations of the whole of the Security Council may be obtained by calling 1 (212) 963-8530, or by clicking on “Daily Programme” on the Web site of the Security Council <www.un.org/Docs/sc>.

Prepared statements

Speakers in the Security Council are advised that providing in advance copies of prepared statements which they intend to read out in the Council greatly facilitates the work of the Secretariat by permitting a sufficient number of copies to be distributed to all meeting participants and by assisting interpreters, verbatim reporters and press officers in maintaining the quality of the product delivered.

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Both interpretations and verbatim records rely upon the statement actually delivered, but copies of texts help interpreters to correctly render details and nuances and help verbatim reporters to produce the written record more quickly. Speakers are therefore encouraged, whenever possible, to provide copies of their statements, as early as possible in advance of delivery, to the Conference Officer in the Chamber.

Delegations are kindly requested to make 40 copies for minimum distribution to Council members and relevant services, and 200 additional copies for general distribution in the Security Council Chamber.

Delegations wishing to make statements available for the media are kindly requested to deliver 50 copies to the Media Documents Centre (e-mail [email protected]; tel. 1 (212) 963-7166; room SA-1B12).

Access to back issues of the Journal of the United Nations

Back issues of the Journal of the United Nations, in English and French, can be accessed at the following addresses: <www.un.org/en/documents/journal.asp> and <www.un.org/fr/documents/journal.asp>.

All comments and suggestions about the Journal are welcomed. Kindly contact the office of the Journal at [email protected].

Summary of official meetings

Wednesday, 15 June 2011

General Assembly United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea Meeting of States Parties Twenty-first Meeting

144th meeting Election of seven members of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea . . [13]

The President made a statement.

The Chair of the Credentials Committee made a statement.


The President made a statement announcing the results of the first ballot.

In the first ballot, the following candidates obtained the required majority of two-thirds of States parties present and voting: Group of Asian States: Zhiguo Gao (China); Group of Eastern European States: Markiyan Kulyk (Ukraine); and Group of Latin American and Caribbean States: Anthony Amos Lucky (Trinidad and Tobago); and Elsa Kelly (Argentina).



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The Meeting proceeded with the second round of balloting for the African States and the Western European and other States.

The President made a statement announcing the results of the second ballot: no candidates obtained the required majority of two-thirds of States parties present and voting.


145th meeting Election of seven members of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea . . [13]


The representative of Ghana made a statement.


The Meeting proceeded with the third round of balloting for the African States and the Western European and other States.

The President made a statement announcing the results of the third ballot. In the third ballot, the following candidate obtained the required majority of two-thirds of States parties present and voting: Group of African States: Tafsir Malick Ndiaye (Senegal).

The representative of Malta made a statement.


The Meeting proceeded with the fourth round of balloting for the Western European and other States.

The President made a statement announcing the results of the fourth ballot. In the fourth ballot, the following candidate obtained the required majority of two-thirds of States parties present and voting: Group of Western European and Other States: Jean-Pierre Cot (France)

The following six candidates were thus elected as members of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea for a nine-year term of office starting on 1 October 2011: Jean-Pierre Cot (France), Zhiguo Gao (China), Elsa Kelly (Argentina), Markiyan Kulyk (Ukraine), Anthony Amos Lucky (Trinidad and Tobago) and Tafsir Malick Ndiaye (Senegal).

The representative of Ghana made a statement.


The representative of Malta made a statement.


Thursday, 16 June 2011


146th meeting Election of seven members of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (continued) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [13]


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The Chair of the Credentials Committee made a statement.

The representative of Benin made a statement.

The representative of the Secretariat made a statement.

The Meeting proceeded with the first round of the second phase of the election for the remaining seats.

The President announced the results of the first round: no candidate obtained the required majority of two-thirds of States parties present and voting.

The Meeting proceeded with the second round of ballots.

The President announced the results of the second round. The following candidate obtained the required majority of two-thirds of States parties present and voting: David Attard (Malta).

The following seven candidates were elected Members of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea for a nine-year term of office starting on 1 October 2011: David Attard (Malta), Jean-Pierre Cot (France), Zhiguo Gao (China), Elsa Kelly (Argentina), Markiyan Kulyk (Ukraine), Anthony Amos Lucky (Trinidad and Tobago) and Tafsir Malick Ndiaye (Senegal).

The President made a statement congratulating the candidates, especially Elsa Kelly, the first woman to serve in this position.

Seven members of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea were thus elected.


Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [10]

(b) Workload of the Commission

The Coordinator of the Informal Working Group of the Bureau of the Meeting of States Parties on the Workload of the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf, Mr. Eden Charles (Trinidad and Tobago), made a statement.

The representative of Argentina made a statement.


A decision was adopted regarding the workload of the Commission.

Consideration of budgetary matters of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea [11]

(a) Report of the external auditor for the financial period 2009-2010 (SPLOS/223)

(b) Report on budgetary matters for the financial periods 2009-2010 and 2011-2012 (SPLOS/224)

The President made a statement

The Registrar of the Tribunal made a statement.

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The representatives of Argentina, Brazil, China, the European Union, Guatemala, Japan, Mexico, the Russian Federation and Uruguay made statements.

The representatives of Guatemala and Mexico made statements.


The representatives of Argentina, Brazil, China, Guatemala, Mexico, the Russian Federation and Trinidad and Tobago made statements.

The President appointed Mr. Yousouf Mohamed Ramjanally (Mauritius), Vice-President of the Bureau, as Chair of the Informal Working Group on Budgetary and Financial Matters.

The Chair of the Informal Working Group, Mr. Ramjanally, made a statement.

The representative of Guatemala made a statement.

The Registrar made a statement.

The representative of Guatemala made a statement.

The Registrar made a statement.

Statements were made by the representatives of Argentina, Brazil, the European Union, Guatemala, Mexico, the Russian Federation, the United Kingdom and Viet Nam.

Friday, 17 June 2011


148th meeting Consideration of budgetary matters of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea [11]




The representatives of Argentina, the European Union, Germany, Japan, Senegal and Trinidad and Tobago made statements.

The Meeting took note of the report of the Registrar.

The President proposed adopting the draft decision.

The representative of Guatemala made a statement proposing an oral amendment to the draft decision.

The representatives of Argentina, Chile and the Russian Federation made statements.

The representative of the European Union made another proposal.

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The representative of Australia made another proposal.

The representatives of Cuba and Guatemala made statements.

The representative of the Russian Federation made another proposal.

The representatives of Australia, China, Cuba, the European Union, Guatemala, Iceland, Japan, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia and Uganda made statements.

The representative of Guatemala accepted the proposal of the Russian Federation with a slight modification. The meeting adopted the draft decision set out as Annex 2 to document SPLOS/224.

The representative of Germany made a statement.

Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [10]

(a) Information reported by the Chair


The Acting Chair of the Commission, Mr. Brekke, made a statement.


The Meeting took note of the report by the Acting Chair of the Commission.

Report of the Secretary-General under article 319 for the information of States parties on issues of a general nature, relevant to States parties, that have arisen with respect to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [14]


The representatives of Brazil, Chile, China, Iceland, Indonesia, Iraq, Japan, Kenya, the Republic of Korea, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Norway, Pakistan, the Philippines, the Russian Federation, Singapore, Thailand, the United States and Viet Nam made statements.

The Meeting took note of the reports of the Secretary-General.

Other matters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [15]

Statements were made by the observers for the Ocean Policy Research Foundation and the Seamen’s Church Institute.

The representative of the Secretariat made a statement


The Twenty-first Meeting of States Parties thus concluded its work.

Monday, 20 June 2011

Security Council 6559th meeting Reports of the Secretary-General on the Sudan

The agenda was adopted without objection.

The President, with the consent of the Council, invited the representative of the Sudan, at his request, to participate in the consideration of the item without the right to vote, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Charter and rule 37 of the Council’s provisional rules of procedure.



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In accordance with the understanding reached in the Council’s prior consultations, the President, with the consent of the Council, extended an invitation under rule 39 of the Council’s provisional rules of procedure to Mr. Thabo Mbeki, Chair of the African Union High-level Panel on the Sudan.

In accordance with the understanding reached in the Council’s prior consultations, the President, with the consent of the Council, extended an invitation under rule 39 of the Council’s provisional rules of procedure to Mr. Haile Menkerios, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the Sudan.

In accordance with the understanding reached in the Council’s prior consultations, the President, with the consent of the Council, extended an invitation under rule 39 of the Council’s provisional rules of procedure to Mr. Ezekiel Lol Gatkuoth.

The Council began its consideration of the item and heard briefings by Mr. Mbeki and Mr. Menkerios via video teleconference from Addis Ababa.

The Council heard a statement by the representative of the Sudan.

The Council heard a statement by Mr. Gatkuoth.

Statements were made by the representatives of the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, South Africa, Portugal, the Russian Federation, Colombia, France, Bosnia and Herzegovina, India, China, Lebanon, Nigeria and Brazil, and by the President, speaking in his capacity as the representative of Gabon.

The representative of the Sudan made a further statement.

Mr. Gatkuoth made a further statement.

General Assembly Special Committee on the Situation with regard to the Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples Resumed session

4th meeting Adoption of the agenda

The Committee approved its provisional agenda, without objection.

Special Committee decision of 15 June 2009 concerning Puerto Rico

The Chair informed the Committee that the delegation of Egypt (on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement) had requested to participate in the Committee’s consideration of the item.

The Chair drew attention to the decision of the Committee at its 3rd meeting to establish a deadline for receiving and processing requests for hearing relating to Puerto Rico, which had expired at 12 noon, on Wednesday, 15 June 2011.

The Chair drew attention to the aide-mémoire 08/11/Add.1.

The Committee decided to accede to the requests.

The representative of Cuba introduced draft resolution A/AC.109/2011/L.6, also on behalf of Bolivia (Plurinational State), Ecuador, Nicaragua and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of).


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Hearing of petitioners

Statements were made by Mr. Osvaldo Toledo Martínez , Colegio de Abogados de Puerto Rico; Mr. Ivan A. Rivera Reyes, PROELA; Dr. Héctor Pesquera Sevillana, Movimiento Independista Nacional Hostosiano (MINH); Mr. Manuel Rivera, Puertorriqueños Unidos en Acción (PUA); Mr. Benjamín Ramos Rosado, The ProLibertad Freedom Campaign; Ms. Normita Aponte, Movimiento de Afirmación Viequense; Ms. Aleida Centeno, American Association of Jurists (AAJ); Mr. Francisco Torres, Partido Nacionalista de Puerto Rico, Movimiento Libertador; Mr. Fernando J. Martín, Puerto Rican Independence Party; Ms. Jan Susler, National Lawyers Guild; Prof. Luis A. Delgado Rodríguez, Alianza Pro Libre Asociación Soberana (ALAS); Mr. Jesús Mangual Cruz, Fundación Andrés Figueroa Cordero; Mr. Eduardo Villanueva Muñoz, Pro Derechos Humanos de Puerto Rico; Ms. Nilda Luz Rexach, National Advancement for Puerto Rican Culture; Ms. Elda Santiago Pérez, Comité Apoyo Hermanos González Claudio; Mr. Arturo González Hernández, Comité de Puerto Rico en Naciones Unidas (COPRONU); Ms. Laura Garza, Socialist Workers Party; and Mr. Ricardo Gabriel, Puerto Rico Solidarity Network.

5th meeting Special Committee decision of 15 June 2009 concerning Puerto Rico

Hearing of petitioners

The Special Committee heard statements by Mr. Frank Velgara, Frente Socialista de Puerto Rico; Mr. José Adamés, Literary Center Anacaona; Mr. Edwin Molina, Movimiento Alternativo del Pueblo 12 de Septiembre (MAP-12S); Ms. Leonor Datil, Soho Art Fest, LLC; and Mr. Edgardo M. Roman Espada, Coalición Puertorriqueña contra la Pena de Muerte (CPCPM).

Draft resolution A/AC.109/2011/L.6

Statements were made by the representatives of Egypt (on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement), the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Nicaragua, Ecuador, the Plurinational State of Bolivia, the Syrian Arab Republic and the Islamic Republic of Iran.

The Committee adopted draft resolution A/AC.109/2011/L.6, without a vote.

The representative of Saint Lucia made a statement in explanation of its position after the adoption of the draft resolution.

The representative of Cuba made a statement.

The Committee thus concluded its consideration of the item.

Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People

333rd meeting The Chair made a statement on a number of activities, which had taken place since the previous meeting of the Committee.

The situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and developments in the political process

The Director of the UNRWA Representative Office, New York, briefed the meeting.

A representative of the Association of International Development Agencies (AIDA) briefed the meeting.

The observer for Palestine and the representative of Indonesia made statements.

The Chair made a statement.




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Report of the United Nations Seminar on Assistance to the Palestinian People, Helsinki, 28–29 April 2011


United Nations International Meeting in Support of the Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process, and Consultations with civil society organizations, to be held in Brussels, on 28 and 29 June, and 30 June 2011, respectively

The Chair made a statement

The Committee approved Working Paper No. 5.

Other matters

The Acting Chief of the Palestine, Decolonization and Human Rights Section, Department of Public Information, made a statement.


The Chair bade farewell to the Director of the Division for Palestinian Rights and the Senior Meeting Services Assistant, who would retire from the United Nations on 30 June 2011.

The observer for Palestine and the representatives of Malta and Mali made statements.

The Director of the Division for Palestinian Rights and the Senior Meeting Services Assistant responded to the statements.

Signatures, Ratifications, etc. [Multilateral Treaties Deposited with the Secretary-General]

International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. New York, 16 December 1966

Objection to the reservations made by Pakistan upon ratification: Czech Republic (20 June 2011)1

Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. New York, 10 December 1984

Objection to the reservations made by Pakistan upon ratification: Czech Republic (20 June 2011)1

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African States: Senegal H.E. Mr. Abdou Salam Diallo

Asian States: Kuwait H.E. Mr. Mansour Alotaibi

Eastern European States: Republic of Moldova H.E. Mr. Alexandru Cujba

Latin American and Caribbean States: Bolivia (Plurinational State of) H.E. Mr. Pablo Solón

Western European and other States: Israel H.E. Mr. Haim Waxman Chargé d’affaires a.i.

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Sixty-fifth session

A/65/49 (Vol.II) Resolutions and Decisions adopted by the General Assembly during its sixty-fifth session –– Volume II –– Decisions –– 14 September–24 December 2010 –– Supplement No. 49 [A C E F R S] –– 37 pages

Disarmament Commission

A/CN.10/PV.315 Meeting held on 15 April 2011, 10 a.m. [A C E F R S] –– 1 page

General Assembly Documents

Sixty-fifth session

A/65/865 Item 163 –– Appointment of the Secretary-General of the United Nations –– Letter dated 17 June 2011 from the President of the Security Council to the President of the General Assembly [A C E F R S] –– 1 page

Sixty-sixth session

A/66/88/Add.1 Item 116 (b) of the preliminary list –– Elections to fill vacancies in subsidiary organs and other elections –– Election of the members of the International Law Commission –– Note by the Secretary-General [A C E F R S] –– 1 page

Committee on Conferences Substantive session of 2011

A/AC.172/2011/1 Agenda and programme of work for 2011 [A C E F R S] –– 9 pages

Security Council Documents

S/2011/360 Report of the Secretary-General on the modalities for the establishment of specialized Somali anti-piracy courts [A C E F R S] –– 40 pages

S/2011/365 Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, China, Colombia, France, Gabon, Germany, India, Lebanon, Nigeria, Portugal, Russian Federation, South Africa, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and United States of America: draft resolution [A C E F R S] –– 1 page

S/2011/366 Report of the Secretary-General on children and armed conflict in Iraq [A C E F R S] –– 14 pages

S/2011/372 Letter dated 16 June 2011 from the Permanent Representative of the United States of America to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General [A C E F R S] –– 1 page

S/Agenda/6556 Provisional agenda [A C E F R S] –– 1 page

S/RES/1987 (2011) Adopted by the Security Council at its 6556th meeting, on 17 June 2011 [A C E F R S] –– 1 page

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Economic and Social Council

Official Records

E/2011/28–E/CN.7/2011/15 Commission on Narcotic Drugs –– Report on the fifty-fourth session (2 December 2010

and 21-25 March 2011) –– Supplement No. 8 [A C E F R S] –– 78 pages

Commission on Narcotic Drugs

E/2011/28–E/CN.7/2011/15 Report on the fifty-fourth session (2 December 2010 and 21-25 March 2011) ––

Supplement No. 8 [A C E F R S] –– 78 pages

Economic and Social Council

Documents

Substantive session of 2011

E/2011/98 Item 2 (b) of the provisional agenda –– High-level segment: annual ministerial review –– Letter dated 10 May 2011 from the Chargé d’affaires a.i. of the Permanent Mission of Belarus to the United Nations addressed to the President of the Economic and Social Council [A C E F R S] –– 58 pages

Committee for Programme and Coordination Fifty-first session

E/AC.51/2011/L.4/Add.2 Item 7 –– Adoption of the report of the Committee on its fifty-first session –– Draft

report –– Rapporteur: Mr. Igor Krasnov (Belarus) –– Programme questions: evaluation (Item 3 (b)) –– Report of the Office of Internal Oversight Services on strengthening the role of evaluation and the application of evaluation findings on programme design, delivery and policy directives [A C E F R S] –– 4 pages

E/AC.51/2011/L.4/Add.3 Item 7 –– Adoption of the report of the Committee on its fifty-first session –– Draft

report –– Rapporteur: Mr. Igor Krasnov (Belarus) –– Coordination questions: report of the United Nations System Chief Executives Board for Coordination (item 4 (a)) –– Annual overview report of the United Nations System Chief –– Executives Board for Coordination for 2010/11 [A C E F R S] –– 4 pages

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women

Documents

Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women Pre-session working group Forty-ninth session

CEDAW/C/SGP/Q/4/Add.1 Responses to the list of issues and questions with regard to the consideration of the

fourth periodic report –– Singapore [A C E F R S] –– 32 pages




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United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea

Documents

Meeting of States Parties Twenty-first Meeting

SPLOS/229 Decision regarding the workload of the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf [A C E F R S] –– 2 pages

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