No. 3 PROGRAMME OF MEETINGS AND AGENDA Wednesday, 6 September 1995 PLENARY 10.00 a.m. - Fourth meeting Convention Hall 1.00 p.m. No. 1 (2nd floor) General exchange of views (continued) [8] - H.E. Mr. Mervyn Taylog T.D. Minister for Equality and Law Reform of IRELAND - H.E. Mrs. Yun Gi Jong Minister for Finance of the DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE's REPUBLIC OF KOREA - H.E. Mrs. Claudia Nolte Federal Minister for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth of the Federal Republic of GERMANY - H.E. Mrs. Florence Chitauro Minister of National Affairs, Employment and Cooperatives of the Republic of ZIMBABWE 95-25069 - 2 - - H.E. Mrs. Suzanne Mubarak First Lady of the Arab Republic of EGYPT - H.E. Mr. Daniel Tarshys Secretary General of the Council of Europe - H.E. The Hon. Giovanna Debono Parliamentary Secretary within the Ministry of Social Development of the Republic of MALTA - H.E. Professor Abdelhadi Boutaleb Counsellor of His Majesty the King of the Kingdom of MOROCCO - H.E. Madame Paulette Missambo Ministre de l'Education nationale, de la Jeunesse et des Sports of the GABONESE Republic - H.R.H. Prince Sobandla Dlamini Minister for Home Affairs of the Kingdom of SWAZILAND - H.E. Dr. Martha Chávez Cossio President of the Congress of the Republic of PERU - Mr. James Gustave Speth Administrator United Nations Development Programme - H.E. Mr. Ramtane Lamamra Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Permanent Representatiave of the People's Democratic Republic of ALGERIA - H.E. The Hon. Dr. Carmen Lawrence, MP Minister for Human Services and Health and Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Status of Women of AUSTRALIA - Mrs. Narcisa Escaler Deputy Director General International Organization for Migration (IGO) - H.E. Mrs. Karen Jespersen Minister for Social Welfare of the Kingdom of DENMARK - 3 - - H.E. Mrs. Elizabeth Aguirre de Calderon-Sol First Lady of the Republic of EL SALVADOR 3.00 p.m. - Fifth meeting Convention Hall No. 1 (2nd floor) General exchange of views (continued) [8] - H.E. Dr. Madeleine Korbel Albright Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Permanent Representative of the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - H.E. Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma Minister for Health of the Republic of SOUTH AFRICA - H.E. Mrs. Ivonne Conde Minister for the Advancement of Women and Children of the Republic of GUINEA - H.E. Mr. Mindaugas Stankevicius Minister for Public Administration Reform and Local Government of the Republic of LITHUANIA - H.E. The Hon. Sheila Finestone Secretary of State (Status of Women) of CANADA - Ms. Catherine Ann Bertini Executive Director World Food Programme - Ms. Mary Chinery-Hesse Deputy Director General International Labour Organization - H.E. Brig. Gen. Godfrey Miyanda, MP Vice President of the Republic of ZAMBIA - H.E. The Hon. Ms. Taufa Vakatale Minister for Education, Women, Culture, Science and Technology of the Republic of FIJI - 4 - - H.E. Mrs. Lissbeth Venetiaan-Vanenburg First Lady of the Republic of SURINAME - H.E. Mrs. Tarja Halonen Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of FINLAND - H.E. The Hon. Datin Seri Dr. Siti Hasmah Haji Mohd Ali MALAYSIA - H.E. Madame Marie-Josée Jacobs Ministre de la Promotion Féminine of the Grand Duchy of LUXEMBOURG - H.E. Chief Emeka Anyaoku Secretary-General Commonwealth Secretariat (IGO) - H.E. Ms. Mona Sahlin Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Equality Affairs of the Kingdom of SWEDEN - H.E. Mr. Aleksander Luczak Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of POLAND - H.E. Mr. Erdene Gombojav Minister for Population, Policy and Labour of MONGOLIA - H.E. Mrs. Indra Chandarpal Minister within the Ministry of Labour, Human Services and Social Security of the Republic of GUYANA - Professor Dr. Erica-Irene A. Daes Inspector Member of the Joint Inspection Unit of the United Nations System - H.E. Mr. Abdullah Tarmugi Acting Minister for Community Development of the Republic of SINGAPORE - 5 - - H.E. Begum Shahnaz Wazir Ali Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (Social Sector) of the Islamic Republic of PAKISTAN - Ms. Elizabeth Dowdeswell Executive Director United Nations Environment Programme - Mr. Fawzi H. Al-Sultan President International Fund for Agricultural Development - H.E. Dr. Alcinda de Abreu Minister for Coordination of Social Affairs of the Republic of MOZAMBIQUE - H.E. Mr. Ismael Kpandja Binguitcha-Fare Ministre de l'Emploi, du Travail, de la Fonction Publique et des Affaires Sociales of the TOGOLESE REPUBLIC - The representative of the Kingdom of CAMBODIA - H.E. Madame Hassan Gouled First Lady of the Republic of DJIBOUTI - H.E. Madame Constancia Manguede Obiang Nguema First Lady of the Republic of EQUATORIAL GUINEA - Mr. Adrianus Mooy Executive Secretary Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific - Mme Cissemamounata Director of the Women's Committee International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (NGO) - Dr. Margaret Ogola Vice-President Family Life Counselling (NGO) - Mrs. Shobhana Ranada President All India Women's Conference (NGO) - 6 - WORKING GROUP I 10.00 a.m.- Convention Hall 1.00 p.m. closed meeting No. 16 (Annex, 3rd floor) Consideration of chapter V of the draft platform for action (A/CONF.177/3, A/CONF.177/L.1 and L.3) 3.00 p.m.- Convention Hall 6.00 p.m. closed meeting No. 16 (Annex, 3rd floor) Consideration of chapter VI of the draft platform for action (A/CONF.177/3, A/CONF.177/L.1 and L.3) WORKING GROUP II 10.00 a.m. - closed meeting Convention Hall 1.00 p.m. No. 15 (Annex, 2nd floor) Consideration of chapter IV, section I; chapeau of chapter IV of the draft platform for action (A/CONF.177/L.1 and L.3) 3.00 p.m.- closed meeting Convention Hall 6.00 p.m. No. 15 (Annex, 2nd floor) Consideration of the draft declaration (A/CONF.177/L.1) - 7 - CONTACT GROUP OF WORKING GROUP I 10.00 a.m.- informal consultations Convention Hall 1.00 p.m. (closed meeting) No.10 (3rd floor) 8.00 p.m.- informal consultations Convention Hall 11.00 p.m. (closed meeting) No. 16 (Annex, 3rd floor) - 8 - MEETINGS OTHER THAN MEETINGS OF UNITED NATIONS BODIES The announcements in this section are reproduced as received. The designations employed do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Secretariat of the United Nations CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY MEMBER STATES 8.30 a.m. - closed meeting Meeting Room 10.00 a.m. No. 6 (2nd floor) ARAB GROUP OF STATES 9.00 a.m. - closed meeting Meeting Room 10.00 a.m. No. 5 (2nd floor) SADCC MEMBER STATES 9.00 a.m. - closed meeting Convention Hall 10.00 a.m. No. 4 (3rd floor) EASTERN EUROPEAN GROUP OF STATES 1.00 p.m. - closed meeting Meeting Room 2.00 p.m. No. 8 (2nd floor) FRENCH SPEAKING COUNTRIES 1.00 p.m. - closed meeting Meeting Room 3.00 p.m. No. 5 (2nd floor) - 9 - OTHER SCHEDULED EVENTS SPECIAL EVENT Mrs. Maria de Jesus Barroso Soanes, First Lady of Portugal, will make a special address in the Plenary Hall (Convention Hall No. 1, second floor) at 9.30 a.m. EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES AT INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS 10.00 a.m. - Convention Hall No. 3 12.00 noon (3rd floor) Special briefing sponsored by the International Monetary Fund, World Bank, Asian Development Bank, and Inter American Development Bank. GLOBAL ACTION'S EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN PROGRAMME 1.00 p.m. - Convention Hall No. 3 3.00 p.m. (3rd floor) Sponsored by Parliamentarians for Global Action. INFORMAL CAUCUS ON THE PLATFORM FOR ACTION 2.00 p.m. - Meeting Room No. 7 3.00 p.m. (2nd floor) Open to delegates, representatives of United Nations bodies, representatives of NGOs, and parliamentarians, sponsored by UNIFEM. GIRL CHILD 10.00 a.m. - Securities and Exchange Building 1.00 p.m. Room II (L) Thematic workshops sponsored by UNICEF - 10 - INDUSTRIAL GLOBAL CHANGE, WOMEN AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC PROGRESS 10.00 a.m. - Securities and Exchange Building 1.00 p.m. Room I (M) Panel discussion sponsored by UNIDO UNICEF 1.15 p.m. - Securities and Exchange Building 2.45 p.m. Room II (L) Special event sponsored by UNICEF GENDER, ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABLE HUMAN DEVELOPMENT 1.15 p.m. - Securities and Exchange Building 2.45 p.m. Room I (M) High-level panel sponsored by UNDP/UNEP AGENTS OF CHANGE IN THE 21ST CENTURY 3.00 p.m. - Securities and Exchange Building 6.00 p.m. Room II (L) Panel sponsored by UNICEF IMPLEMENTING THE ICPD: WOMEN'S PERSPECTIVE 3.00 p.m. - Securities and Exchange Building 6.00 p.m. Room I (M) Sponsored by UNFPA BANKING ON THE POOR: WOMEN'S ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT 6.15 p.m. Convention Hall No. 15 (Annex, 2nd floor) Panel sponsored by UNIFEM and chaired by Hillary Rodham Clinton. - 11 - FORTHCOMING MEETINGS Thursday, 7 September 1995 PLENARY 10.00 a.m. - Sixth meeting Convention Hall 1.00 p.m. No. 1 (2nd floor) United Nations Industrial Development Organization Austria Hungary Argentina Lebanon Slovak Republic Latvia United Arab Emirates Norway France Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women Saint Lucia Greece League of Arab States (IGO) Nicaragua Côte d'Ivoire Tonga 3.00 p.m. - Seventh meeting Convention Hall No. 1 (2nd floor) General exchange of views [8] Cyprus Switzerland Bulgaria Venezuela Bahamas Economic Commission for Europe Cameroon Trinidad and Tobago Gambia Council of Europe (IGO) Paraguay Central African Republic Vanuatu - 12 - Czech Republic Palestine United Nations Centre for Human Settlements (Habitat) Economic Commission for Africa Niger United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East Saint Kitts and Nevis United Nations Development Fund for Women Bahrain Macau Sudan Agency for Technical and Cultural Cooperation (IGO) Non-Governmental Organization WORKING GROUP I 10.00 a.m.- closed meeting Convention Hall 1.00 p.m. No. 16 (Annex, 3rd floor) 3.00 p.m. - closed meeting Convention hall 6.00 p.m. No. 16 (Annex, 3rd floor) WORKING GROUP II 10.00 a.m.- closed meeting Convention Hall 1.00 p.m. No. 15 (Annex, 2nd floor) 3.00 p.m. - closed meeting Convention hall 6.00 p.m. No. 15 (Annex, 2nd floor) - 13 - SUMMARY OF MEETINGS Tuesday, 5 September 1995 PLENARY Second meeting General exchange of views [8] The Conference began the general exchange of views. - H.E. Mrs. Leticia Ramos-Shahani Senator and Leader of the Delegation of the Republic of the PHILIPPINES - H.E. Ms. Cristina Alberdi Minister of Social Affairs of the KINGDOM OF SPAIN - H.E. Ms. Aysel Baykal Minister of State of the REPUBLIC OF TURKEY - H.E. Mrs. Mien Sugandhi State Minister for Women's Affairs of the REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA - H.E. Mr. Koken Nosaka Chief Cabinet Secretary and Minister for Women's Affairs of JAPAN - H.E. The Hon. Susanna Agnelli Minister for Foreign Affairs of the ITALIAN REPUBLIC - H.E.The Hon. Mrs. Dora Boyd de Pérez Baladares First Lady of the REPUBLIC OF PANAMA - H.E. The Hon. Mrs. Jenny Shipley Minister for Women's Affairs of NEW ZEALAND - H.E. Madame Miet Smet Ministre de l'Emploi et du Travail chargée de l'égalité des chances entre hommes et femmes of the KINGDOM OF BELGIUM - H.E. Mrs. Ruth Cardoso First Lady of the FEDERATIVE REPUBLIC OF BRAZIL - 14 - - H.E. Mrs. Silvia Hernandez Minister for Tourism of the UNITED MEXICAN STATES - H.E. The Hon. Mrs. Srimani Athulathmudali Minister of Transport, Environment and Women's Affairs of the DEMOCRACTIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF SRI LANKA Third meeting General exchange of views [8] (continued) - H.E. Mr. Ivan F. Kuras Vice-Prime Minister of UKRAINE - H.E. The Hon. Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitway Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of the REPUBLIC OF NAMIBIA - H.M. Queen Fabiola of Belgium Member International Steering Committee on the Economic Advancement of Rural Women (IGO) - H.R.H. Princess Basma Bint Talal of the HASHEMITE KINGDOM OF JORDAN - H.E. Madame PENG Peiyun State Councillor and Chairperson of the China Organizing Committee for the Fourth World Conference on Women of the PEOPLE's REPUBLIC OF CHINA - H.E. Mrs. Sohn Myong-Soon First Lady of the REPUBLIC OF KOREA - H.E. Mrs. Sigridur L. Baldursdottir Chairperson of the Icelandic Preparatory Committee of the REPUBLIC OF ICELAND - H.E. Señora Josefina de Durán Ballén First Lady of the REPUBLIC OF ECUADOR - H.E. Mr. Madhavrao Scindia Minister for Human Resource Development of the REPUBLIC OF INDIA - H.E. Mr. Prasong Boonpong Minister to the Prime Minister's Office of the KINGDOM OF THAILAND - H.E. The Hon. Zakia Meghji Minister for Health of the UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA - 15 - - H.E. Madame Aminata Mbengue Ministre de la Femme, de l'Enfant et de la Famille of the REPUBLIC OF SENEGAL - H.E. Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings First Lady of the REPUBLIC OF GHANA - H.E. Señora Josefina Bilbao Minister for National Women Affairs of the REPUBLIC OF CHILE - H.E. Mrs. Ferreira Leite Minister for Education of the PORTUGUESE REPUBLIC - Dr. Hiroshi Nakajima Director-General World Health Organization - H.E. Baroness Chalker of Wallasey Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs and Minister for Overseas Development of the UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND - H.E. The Hon. Gwendolya Tonge Parliamentary Secretary of ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA - H.E. Madame Naziha Zarrouk Ministre délégué auprès du Premier Ministre chargéee des Affaires de la Femme et de la Famille of the REPUBLIC OF TUNISIA - H.E. Professor Mary Ann Glendon HOLY SEE - Mr. Gerald Walzer Deputy High Commissioner Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees - H.E. Madame Rosine Soglo First Lady of the REPUBLIC OF BENIN - Mr. Jacques Diouf Director-General Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations - Ms. Carol Bellamy Executive Director United Nations Children's Fund - 16 - - Dr. Nafis Sadik Executive Director United Nations Population Fund - Mr. José Ayala Lasso High Commissioner for Human Rights United Nations - Ms. Supatra Masdit NGO Forum in Beijing - Dr. A. Sabah National Organization of Arab/American Women (NGO) - Ms. SHUM Yun Shan Committee for Asian Women (NGO) MAIN COMMITTEE Tuesday, 5 September 1995 1st meeting The Chairperson made a statement. Election of officers The Committee elected by acclamation Ms. Zelmira Regazolli (Argentina), Ms. Irene Freudenschuss-Reichl (Austria) and Ms. Natalia Drozd (Belarus) as Vice-Chairpersons and Ms. Selma Ashipala (Namibia) as Rapporteur. Document A/CONF.177/L.2 Statements were made by the representatives of Guatemala, Malta, the Holy See, Egypt and Benin as well as by the Chairperson. Document A/CONF.177/L.3 The representative of the Division for the Advancement of Women responded to a point raised by the representative of India. Following statements by the representatives of India, the United States, the Russian Federation, Morocco, the Philippines (also on behalf of the Group of 77 and China), China, Indonesia, Mali, the Syrian Arab Republic, Côte d'Ivoire, Nigeria, the Sudan, and Austria, the Committee agreed to incorporate the amendments contained in document A/CONF.177/L.3 into the text of the proposals for consideration in the preparation of a draft declaration and draft platform for action (document A/CONF.177/L.1). - 17 - Organization of work Ms. Amma Yeboaa (Ghana) was designated Chairperson of Working Group I and Ms. Irene Freudenschuss-Reichl (Austria) was designated Chairperson of Working Group II. The Chairperson made a statement with regard to the conduct of business of the Working Groups. Statements were made by the representatives of Indonesia, Bangladesh, Mauritania, Benin, Côte d'Ivoire, South Africa, the United States, the Holy See, the Sudan, Spain, Kenya, Bolivia, Mexico, Congo, Chad, the Syrian Arab Republic, the Gambia, Canada, Myanmar and Nigeria. The Chairperson responded to points raised. Statements were made by the representatives of the Philippines (on behalf of the Group of 77 and China) and Morocco. - 18 - ANNOUNCEMENTS Registration The registration centre for all conference participants is located at the Tennis Hall of the Beijing Recreation Centre, 600 metres from the BICC. Until 6 September, the registration/pass office will be open for longer hours to ensure the smooth issuance of passes. * * * * * List of speakers Delegations wishing to be inscribed on the list of speakers for the general exchange of views are kindly requested to contact the Office of the Secretary of the Conference at the Beijing International Convention Centre (Miss E. Hardebusch, Tel.: 492-7534, Room 5017). * * * * * List of participants Delegations that have not already submitted the names of their representatives participating in the Fourth World Conference on Women are kindly requested to do so as soon as possible to the Office of Protocol, Beijing International Convention Centre, Room 5008. * * * * * Security The Security and Safety Service of the Conference has requested that the participants take their personal belongings with them at the conclusion of each meeting. For security reasons, belongings such as briefcases should not be left unattended at any time. All participants in the Conference are reminded that it is essential for them to wear their Conference passes at all times when they are in the Centre. Passes should be worn on the outermost garment in order for security and safety personnel to see them clearly. * * * * * Headsets for interpretation Participants are requested to leave the headsets on their tables - they should not be removed from the meeting rooms. * * * * * Documents Distribution The main documents distribution counter is located on the first floor of the Beijing International Convention Centre (BICC) to the right of the main entrance. Each delegation will be assigned a pigeon-hole for official conference documentation. Documents will also be made available in all conference rooms. Delegations are requested to inform the conference officers at the counter of their requirements in terms of number of copies and languages required. The cooperation of delegations is requested in keeping their requests for copies within reasonable limits. * * * * * - 19 - Distribution of documents for information purposes Participants are reminded that the pigeon holes at the Documents Distribution Counter are for official documentation only. Participants wishing to circulate documents for information purposes, for which tables are located outside the conference rooms, are requested to bring two copies of each such document to the office of Mr. William Bunch, Coordinator for Secretariat Services, at the BICC, Room 5015. Delegates wishing to distribute any paper in the conference room are requested to contact the Secretary of the meeting concerned. Delegates wishing to circulate copies of their statements to the Plenary are requested to make 400 copies available to the Conference Officer in the Plenary Hall. Delegates wishing to have their statements distributed to the Press should send 400 copies to the Press Documents Desk, located in the main Press area, for distribution to the Media. * * * * * Tree-planting Ceremony UNEP is planning a Tree-planting Ceremony in cooperation with the Chinese National Environmental Protection Agency (NEPA) on Thursday, 7 September 1995, from 3.30 p.m. to 5.00 p.m. at Milu Ecological Research Centre which is situated on the outskirts of Beijing, 30 kilometres from the venue of the Conference. Transport will be available at 1.45 p.m. from the Beijing International Conference Centre (BICC) to take the delegates to Milu. * * * * * Parliamentarians' Day Parliamentarians' Day, organized by the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), will be held on Thursday, 7 September 1995, at the Great Hall of the People, National People's Congress (Tian'anmen Square) from 9.30 a.m. to 6.00 p.m. Buses for delegates accredited to Parliamentarians' Day will leave BICC at 8.30 a.m. for the Great Hall of the People (Eastern entrance). Book Launching Women Encounter Technology The United Nations Univesity/Institute for New Technologies (UNU/INTECH) will be launching a new book entitled Women Encounter Technology which explores the effects of new technologies on women's employment and on the nature of women's work in the Third World. Members of delegations, the Secretariat, the media and NGOs are invited to attend. The Book Launching will take place at BICC, Convention Hall No. 3, at 5.00 p.m. - 20 - Credentials of representatives Delegations that have not submitted their full credentials are requested to do so as soon as possible to the Secretary of the Credentials Committee (room 5016, BICC, fifth floor). Press conferences The following press conferences will be held today, Wednesday, 6 September 1995: 9.00 a.m. UNAIDS Programme - Dr. Peter Piot, Executive Director, Convention Hall No. 2 9.30 a.m. European Union/Spain, Convention Hall No. 2 10.00 a.m. African Group (Cameroun), Convention Hall No. 2 11.30 a.m. Holy See: Mr. Joaquin Navarro-Valls and Joan Lewis, Convention Hall No. 2 12.00 noon Daily Briefing by the Spokeswoman for the Conference in English, Convention Hall No. 2 12.30 p.m. Daily Briefing by the Spokeswoman for the Conference in French, Convention Hall No. 2 1.30 p.m. UNICEF: Ms. Carol Bellamy, Executive Secretary, Convention Hall No. 2 2.00 p.m. UNIDO: Mr. Campos, Director-General, Convention Hall No. 2 3.00 p.m. Executive Secretaries of the Regional Commissions, Convention Hall No. 2 4.00 p.m. South Africa: Dr. N. Zuma, Minister of Health and Head of Delegation, Convention Hall No. 2 5.00 p.m. United Nations University, launching "Women Encounter Technology," about how new technologies effect the employment and work of women, Convention Hall No. 3 5.30 p.m. United States Delegation, Convention Hall No. 3 For information regarding press conferences or to schedule press conferences, please contact the Spokeswoman of the Conference (492-2262).