General Assembly Interactive Thematic Debate
on
The rule of law and global challenges
“Promoting universal adherence to and implementation of the rule of law at the national and international levels”
11 April 2011, New York
Draft agenda
10:00 – 11:00 Opening session
- H. E. Mr. Joseph Deiss, President of the 65th Session of the General Assembly
- H. E. Mr. Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations
Keynote addresses:
- H. E. Ms. Christiana Tah, Minister of Justice of Liberia
- H. E. Mr. Michael Spindelegger, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Austria
11:00 – 13:00 Panel 1 - Rule of law and conflict situations
Presentations by panelists, followed by an interactive discussion, will explore the key questions contained in the concept note.
Chair:
- Prince Zeid Ra'ad Zeid al-Hussein, Permanent Representative of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan to the United Nations
Panelists:
- Ms. Navanethem Pillay, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
- Mr. Jean-Marie Guéhenno, former Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations
- Ambassador Ernest Petric, President of the Constitutional Court of Slovenia
- Mr. Michael von der Schulenburg, ERSG UNIPSIL (Sierra-Leone)
13:15 – 14:40 Lunch hosted by the President of the General Assembly
15:00 – 17:00 Panel 2 – Rule of law and development
Presentations by panelists, followed by an interactive discussion, will explore the key questions contained in the concept note.
Chair:
- H. E. Mr. Juan Manuel Gómez-Robledo, Deputy Foreign Minister for Multilateral Affairs and Human Rights of Mexico
Panelists:
- Ms. Helen Clark, Under-Secretary-General and Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme
- Ms. Michele Bachelet, Under-Secretary-General for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women)
- Ms. Anne-Marie Leroy, Senior Vice-President and General Counsel of the World Bank Group
- H. E. Ms. Athaliah Molokomme, Attorney General of Botswana
17:15- 18:00 Wrap–up session: UN and Global Governance: Our shared responsibility in strengthening the rule of law
Closing remarks by H.E. Mr Joseph Deiss, President of the General Assembly and Ms. Asha-Rose Migiro, Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations
Summary of common messages from the panel discussions:
- Prince Zeid Ra'ad Zeid al-Hussein, Permanent Representative of the Hashemite
Kingdom of Jordan to the United Nations - H. E. Mr. Juan Manuel Gómez-Robledo, Deputy Foreign Minister for
Multilateral Affairs and Human Rights of Mexico