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Commission on the Status of Women
Distr. GENERAL
30 January 1995
ORIGINAL: ENGLISH
COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN
Thirty-ninth session
New York, 15 March-4 April 1995
Item 2 of the provisional agenda*
* E/CN.6/1995/1.
ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONAL MATTERS
Proposed organization of work
Note by the Secretariat
1. The proposed programme of work for the thirty-ninth session of the
Commission on the Status of Women, contained in the annex to the present note,
has been drawn up on the basis of the guidelines annexed to Economic and
Social Council resolution 1987/22, the requirements of the Commission in
undertaking its work as the preparatory body for the Fourth World Conference
on Women: Action for Equality, Development and Peace, and the conference
facilities allocated to the Commission.
2. The proposal takes as its premise that the work on the preparations for
the Conference has the highest priority during the session, but that the other
items on the agenda must be given appropriate consideration.
3. It may be recalled that, under the terms of paragraph 17 of resolution
38/10, adopted by the Commission at its thirty-eighth session, meetings of a
parallel working group were envisaged during the thirty-ninth session. These
additional meetings would be convened, as they were at the thirty-seventh and
thirty-eighth sessions, for the purpose of establishing a working group of the
whole to work on the draft Platform for Action, as well as on other matters
related to the preparations for the Conference. The meetings of the proposed
working group are to take place during the weeks of 20-24 and 27-31 March; an
asterisk (*) indicates that these meetings are being held simultaneously with
plenary meetings.
4. Delegations wishing to make statements under the various items of the
agenda are invited to add their names to the list of speakers as soon as
possible.
5. With regard to the length of statements, it is proposed that a time-
limit of 10 minutes be set for statements on all items.
6. The morning meetings will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The afternoon
meetings will be held from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Annex
PROPOSED ORGANIZATION OF WORK
Week of 15-17 March
Wednesday, 15 March
a.m. Opening of the session
Item 1 Election of officers
Item 2 Adoption of the agenda and other
organizational matters
Item 3 Preparations for the Fourth World
Conference on Women: Action for
Equality, Development and Peace:
(a) Preparatory activities at
the national, regional and
international levels
(b) Review and appraisal of the
implementation of the
Nairobi Forward-looking
Strategies for the
Advancement of Women
(c) Reports from regional
conferences and other
international conferences
(d) Draft rules of procedure
(e) Draft Platform for Action
(f) Follow-up to the Fourth
World Conference on Women
(Introductory statements and
general discussion)
p.m. Item 3 Continuation of general
discussion
Thursday, 16 March
a.m. Item 3 Continuation of general
discussion
p.m. Item 3 Conclusion of general discussion
Friday, 17 March
a.m. and p.m. Informal working group of the
whole on preparations for the
Fourth World Conference on Women
Week of 20-24 March
Monday, 20 March
a.m.* Item 4 Programming and coordination
matters related to the United
Nations and the United Nations
system
(General discussion)
p.m.* Item 5 Monitoring the implementation of
the Nairobi Forward-looking
Strategies for the Advancement of
Women
(General discussion)
Tuesday, 21 March
a.m.* Item 5 Continuation of general
discussion
1 p.m. Deadline for submission of draft
proposals under item 4
p.m.* Item 5 Conclusion of general discussion
Wednesday, 22 March
a.m.* Item 6 Priority themes:
(a) Equality: Equality in
economic decision-making
(b) Development: Promotion of
literacy, education and
training, including
technological skills
(c) Peace: Women in
international decision-
making
(General discussion)
1 p.m. Deadline for submission of draft
proposals under item 5
p.m.* Item 6 Continuation of general
discussion
Thursday, 23 March
a.m.* Item 6 Continuation of general
discussion
p.m.* Items 4 and 5 Introduction of draft proposals
Item 6 Conclusion of general discussion
Friday, 24 March
a.m. Items 4 and 5 Action on draft proposals
1 p.m. Deadline for submission of draft
proposals under item 6
p.m.* Item 5 Closed meeting of the Commission
to consider the report of the
Working Group on Communications
Items 4 and 5 Action on draft proposals
Week of 27-31 March
Monday, 27 March
a.m. and p.m. Informal working group of the
whole on preparations for the
Fourth World Conference on Women
Tuesday, 28 March
a.m. and p.m. Informal working group of the
whole on preparations for the
Fourth World Conference on Women
Wednesday, 29 March
a.m. and p.m. Informal working group of the
whole on preparations for the
Fourth World Conference on Women
Thursday, 30 March
a.m.* and p.m.* Item 3 Action on the draft rules of
procedure
Friday, 31 March
a.m. Items 3 and 6 Introduction of draft proposals
p.m. Item 3 Consideration of draft proposals
Week of 3-4 April
Monday, 3 April
a.m. Item 6 Action on draft proposals
a.m. and p.m. Item 3 Consideration of draft proposals
Tuesday, 4 April
a.m. and p.m. Action on outstanding draft
proposals
Item 7 Provisional agenda for the
fortieth session of the
Commission
Item 8 Adoption of the report of the
Commission on its thirty-ninth
session
Closure of the session
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* Meeting of the informal working group of the whole on preparations
for the Fourth World Conference on Women, to be held simultaneously with the
plenary meeting.
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