No. 4


	PROGRAMME OF MEETINGS AND AGENDA


	Thursday, 7 September 1995


	PLENARY


10.00 a.m. -	Sixth meeting		Convention Hall
  1.00 p.m.					  No. 1
						  (2nd floor)

	General exchange of views [8] (continued)


	-	Mr. Mauricio de Maria y Campos
		Director-General
		United Nations Industrial Development Organization

	-	H.E. Ms. Helga Konrad
		Federal Minister for Women's Affairs of
		the Republic of AUSTRIA

	-	H.E. Dr. Magda Kovávc Kósa
		Minister of Labour of
		the Republic of HUNGARY





95-25071


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	-	H.E. Mrs. Zelmira M. Regazzoli
		Director of the Department of Human Rights and
		Women's Affairs of the
		Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International
		Commerce and Worship of
		the Republic of ARGENTINA

	-	H.E. Mrs. Mouna Hraoui
		First Lady of the LEBANESE REPUBLIC

	-	H.E. Mrs. Olga Keltosová
		Minister of Labour, Social Affairs and Family of
		the SLOVAK REPUBLIC

	-	H.E. Mr. Valdis Birkavs
		Minister for Foreign Affairs of
		the Republic of LATVIA

	-	H.E. Mr. Mohammad Issa Al Suwaidi
		Undersecretary
		Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs of
		the UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

	-	H.E. Mrs. Grete Berget
		Minister for Children and Family Affairs of
		the Kingdom of NORWAY

	-	H.E. Madame Colette Codaccioni
		Ministre de la Solidarité entre les Générations of
		the FRENCH REPUBLIC

	-	Ms. Ivanka Corti
		Chairperson
		Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination
		against Women

	-	H.E. Ms. Lorraine Williams
		Attorney General
		Minister of Legal Affairs and Women's Affairs of
		SAINT LUCIA

	-	H.E. Mrs. Constantina Pantazi
		Secretary General of Equality at the
		Ministry of the Presidency to
		the HELLENIC REPUBLIC


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	-	H.E. Mr. Ahmed Kadry Abd El Megid
		Secretary-General for Social Affairs of
		the League of Arab States (IGO)

	-	H.E. Licenciada Maria Auxiliadora Pérez de Matus
		Executive Director of
		the Institute for Women of
		the Republic of NICARAGUA

	-	H.E. Madame Hépié Albertine Ghanazan
		Ministre de la Famille et de la Promotion de
		la Femme of
		the Republic of CôTE d'IVOIRE

	-	H.M. Queen Halaevalu Mata'aho
		of TONGA

	-	Mrs. Raija Itkonen
		International Cooperative Alliance  (NGO)



3.00 p.m.	Seventh meeting		Convention Hall
						  No. 1
						  (2nd floor)
							

General exchange of views [8] (continued)

	-	H.E. Mr. Alecos Evangelou
		Minister of Justice and Public Order of
		the Republic of CYPRUS

	-	H.E. Madame Ruth Dreifuss
		Conseillčre fédérale, Cheffe du Département fédéral
		de l'intérieur of
		the SWISS CONFEDERATION

	-	H.E. Mrs. Mimi Vitkova
		Minister of Health of
		the Republic of BULGARIA

	-	H.E. Mrs. Maria Bello de Guzmán
		President of the National Counsel of Woemn of
		the Republic of VENEZUELA


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	-	Professor Heitor Gurgulino de Souza
		Rector
		United Nations University

	-	Mr. Yves Berthelot
		Executive Secretary
		Economic Commission for Europe

	-	H.E. Madame Yao Aissatou
		Ministre des Affaires Sociales et de la Condition
		Féminine of
		the Republic of CAMEROON
	
	-	H.E. Senator The Hon. Joan Yuelle-Williams
		Minister for Community Development, Culture
		and Women's Affairs of
		the Republic of TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
		
	-	H.E. Mrs. Tuti A. J. J. Jammeh
		First Lady of he Republic of GAMBIA

	-	Mr. Daniel Tarschys
		Secretary-General
		Council of Europe  (IGO)

	-	H.E. Doctora Cristina Muńoz
		Minister for Women of
		the Republic of PARAGUAY

	-	H.E. Madame Marie-Noelle Koyara
		Ministre de la Promotion de la Femme et
		de la Solidarité Nationale of
		the CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC

	-	H.E. The Hon. Sethy John Regenvanu
		Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Justice,
		Culture and Women's Affairs of
		the Republic of VANUATU

	-	H.E. Mr. Jindrich Vodicka
		Minister of Labour and Social Affairs of
		the CZECH REPUBLIC

	-	Ms. Intisar Al-Wazier
		Observer
		Palestine


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	-	Mr. Wally N'Dow
		Assistant Secretary-General of
		the United Nations Centre for Human Settlements and
		Secretary-General of the United Nations Conference
		on Human Settlements (Habitat II)

	-	H.E. Madame Dodo Aichatou Mindaoudou
		Ministre du Développement Social, de la Population
		et de la Promotion de la Femme of
		the Republic of NIGER

	-	H.E. Shaikh Ahmed Bin Sagger Al-Khalifa
		Acting Minister for Labour and Social Affairs of
		the State of BAHRAIN

	-	Ms. Lamis Alami
		Chief, Field Education Programme, West Bank
		United Nations Relief and Works Agency for
		Palestine Refugees in the Near East

	-	H.E. The Hon. Dr. E. A. Martin
		Minister for Health and Women's Affairs of
		SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS

	-	Ms. Noeleen Heyzer
		Director
		United Nations Development Fund for Women

	-	H.E. Mrs. Ana Maria Perez
		Secretary for Health and Social Affairs of
		MACAU

	-	H.E. Mrs. Russudan Beridze
		Deputy Speaker of the Parliament of
		the Republic of GEORGIA

	-	Mr. Emile Derlin Zinsou
		President of the Permanent Council of the
		Francophonie of
		the Agency for Cultural and Technical Cooperation  (IGO)

	-	Seńora Rosario Gortazar
		Vice President
		Accion Familiar  (NGO)


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	-	Mrs. Sylvie Jan
		Women's International Democratic Federation  (NGO)

	-	Ms. Jeanne Head
		International Right to Life Federation  (NGO)

	-	Ms. Helen O'Connell
		President
		Network for Women in Development:  Europe  (NGO)



	WORKING GROUP I


3.00 p.m.-	Convention Hall
 6.00 p.m.	closed meeting	No. 16
	(Annex,
	 3rd floor)

	Consideration of chapter I and II 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 E 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 chapter IV, section G of the draft platform
for action
	(A/CONF.177/L.1 and L.3)



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	CONTACT GROUP OF WORKING GROUP I


10.00 a.m.-	informal consultations	Convention Hall
  1.00 p.m.	(closed meeting)	No. 16
	(Annex,
	(3rd floor)



	CONTACT GROUP ON THE DRAFT DECLARATION


7.00 p.m. -	closed meeting	Convention Hall
  10.00 p.m.	No. 15
	(3rd floor)



	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

8.30 a.m. -	closed meeting		Meeting Room
  9.30 a.m.					  No. 6
						  (2nd floor)

6.00 p.m. -	closed meeting		Meeting Room
  8.00 p.m.					  No. 5
						  (2nd floor)

	AFRICAN GROUP OF STATES
	(EXPERTS ON HEALTH)

9.00 a.m. -	closed meeting		Convention Hall
  10.00 a.m.					  No. 16
						  (Annex,
						  3rd floor)



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	ARAB GROUP OF STATES

9.00 a.m. -	closed meeting		Meeting Room
  10.00 a.m.					  No. 5
						  (2nd floor)

	AFRICAN GROUP OF STATES

9.00 a.m. -	closed meeting 		Convention Hall
  10.00 a.m.					  No. 10
						 (3rd floor)

	LATIN AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN GROUP OF STATES

9.15 a.m. -	closed meeting		Meeting Room
  10.00 a.m.					  No. 8
						  (2nd floor)

	ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES MEMBERS

1.00 p.m. - 	closed meeting		Meeting Room
  2.00 p.m.					  No. 5
						  (2nd floor)

	EASTERN EUROPEAN STATES

1.00 p.m. -	closed meeting		Meeting Room
  2.00 p.m.					  No. 8
						  (2nd floor)

	GROUP OF 77
	(ON THE DECLARATION)

10.00 a.m. -	closed meeting 		Convention Hall
  1:00 p.m.					  No. 10
						  (3rd floor)

1.15 p.m. -	closed meeting		Convention Hall
  2.45 p.m.					  No. 10
						  (3rd floor)

6.00 p.m. -	closed meeting		Convention Hall
  7.00 p.m.					  No. 10
 						  (3rd floor)


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	GROUP OF 77
	(WORKING GROUP I)

7.00 p.m. -	closed meeting		Convention Hall
  10.00 p.m.					  No. 16
						  (Annex,
						  3rd floor)

	GROUP OF 77
	(WORKING GROUP II)	

7.00 p.m. -	closed meeting		Convention Hall
  10.00 p.m.					  No. 10
						  (3rd floor)
 		 	
	ECE MEMBER STATES

5.30 p.m. -	closed meeting		Meeting Room
  6.30 p.m.					  No. 6
						  (2nd floor)



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	OTHER SCHEDULED EVENTS

	SPECIAL EVENT



	PLANT A TREE

10.00 a.m. -	Milu Ecological Research Centre
  11.30 p.m.

	Ceremony organized by UNEP


	FEEDING 5 BILLION PEOPLE BY 2010:
	WOMEN'S SHARE

10.00 a.m. -	Securities and Exchange Building
  1.00 p.m.	Room II (L)

	Sponsored by FAO/IFAD/WFP/WORLD BANK


	WOMEN AND GLOBAL GOVERNANCE:
	POWER AND IDENTITY

10.00 a.m. -	Securities and Exchange Building
  1.00 p.m.	Room I (M)

	Sponsored by UNIFEM/UNESCO/CONGO


	WOMEN, POPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT:
	A SUCCESS STORY OF INTEGRATING POPULATION'S NEEDS
	WITH WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT AND POVERTY REDUCTION IN CHINA

1.15 p.m. -	Securities and Exchange Building
  2.45 p.m.	Room II (L)

	Sponsored by FAO


	WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP POSITIONS

1.15 p.m. -	Securities and Exchange Building
  2.45 p.m.	Room I (M)

	Panel sponsored by ECA/OAU/UNDP



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	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.


	EMPOWERING RURAL WOMEN FOR THE 21ST CENTURY:
	STRATEGIES FOR EMPLOYMENT AND ORGANIZATION

3.00 p.m. -	Securities and Exchange Building
  6.00 p.m.	Room II (L)

	Sponsored by FAO/ILO/UNIDO/ITC/UNV/DDSMS


	WOMEN AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE,
	WOMEN AND ADDICTION

3.00 p.m. -	Securities and Exchange Building
  6.00 p.m.	Room I (M)

	Panel sponsored by UNDCP/NGO Committees


	WORLD BANK COLLABORATION WITH BORROWERS

6.30 p.m.	Securities and Exchange Building
	Room II (L)
 	Sponsored by the World Bank


	VIDEO PRESENTATION ON WOMEN LEADERS

6.30 p.m. 	Securities and Exchange Building
	Room I (M)

	Co-sponsored by UNIFEM and the Women's Leadership Project



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	FORTHCOMING MEETINGS

	Friday, 8 September 1995


	PLENARY

10.00 a.m. -	 Eighth meeting		Convention Hall
  1.00 p.m.					  No. 1
						  (2nd floor)


General exchange of views  [8]

	Burundi
	Kenya
	Liechtenstein
	Cuba
	Estonia
	Croatia
	Jamaica
	Bahamas
	Belize
	United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural
	  Organization
	United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
	Romania
	Latin American Parliament  (IGO)
	Viet Nam
	Angola
	Kuwait
	Oman


3.00 p.m.	Ninth meeting		Convention Hall
						  No. 1
						  (2nd floor)

General exchange of views  [8]


	Nigeria
	Mauritania
	Russian Federation
	Netherlands
	Bolivia
	Israel
	Dominica
	Afghanistan
	Organization of the Islamic Conference  (IGO)
 	Kyrgyzstan
	International Trade Centre UNCTAD/GATT
	San Marino


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	Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
	Guinea-Bissau
	Asian Development Bank
	United Nations Volunteers
	Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development  (IGO)
	Commonwealth of Independent States  (IGO)
	Under-Secretary-General for Development Support and
		Management Services
	Honduras
	World Meteorological Organization
	Tuvalu
	Netherlands Antilles
	Economic Commission for Africa
	Non-Governmental Organization
	Non-Governmental Organization
	Non-Governmental Organization


	CREDENTIALS COMMITTEE

2.30 p.m. -	Convention Hall
  3.00 p.m.	No. 16
	(Annex, 3rd floor)

	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)



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	SUMMARY OF MEETINGS

	Wednesday, 6 September 1995



	PLENARY

	Fourth meeting
Express of concern and solidarity

	On behalf of the Conference, the President expressed her concern at
the destruction and loss of life caused in the region of the Caribbean
islands by hurricane Luis and her solidarity with the countries and peoples
affected.

	The representative of Antigua and Barbuda made a statement.

	
General exchange of views [8] (continued)

	Statements were made by:

	-	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

	-	H.E. Mrs. Suzanne Mubarak
		First Lady of the Arab Republic of EGYPT

	-	H.E. Mr. Padraig Flynn
		Member of the European Commission

	-	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 Jeuness
		et des Sports of the GABONESE REPUBLIC


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	-	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. Madame Haina Seimichi
		State Secretary in charge of National Solidarity
		and Family of the
		People's Democratic Republic of ALGERIA

	Fifth meeting

General exchange of views  [8]  (continued)

	Statements were made by:

	-	H.E. Dr. Madeleine Korbel Albright
		Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
		Permanent Representative of the
		UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

	-	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

	-	H.E. Mrs. Elizabeth Aguirre de Calderon-Sol
		First Lady of the Republic of EL SALVADOR

	-	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. Mrs. Giedre Purvaneckiene
		State Counsellor for Women's Issues of
		the Republic of LITHUANIA


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	-	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. The Hon. Kabunda Kayongo
		Minister of Science, Technology and
		Vocational Training of the Republic of ZAMBIA

	-	H.E. The Hon. Ms. Seruwaia Hong-Tiy
		Minister for Health and Social Welfare
		of the Republic of FIJI				

	-	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



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	-	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

	-	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

	-	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

	-	H.R.H. Princess Norodom Marie Ranariddh
		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)

	The representatives of India and Pakistan made statements in exercise
of the right of reply.


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	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.


	* * * * *

	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.

	* * * * *


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	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

	Some 430 Members of Parliament from over 80 countries are holding a
one-day meeting today, 7 September, to exchange ideas as legislators on the
issues at stake at the Conference.  The event is organized by the Inter-
Parliamentary Union (IPU) and held at the invitation of the National
People's Congress (Parliament) of China.  It will take place in the Great
Hall of the People, starting at 9:30 a.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).

	Credentials of representatives

	Delegations that have not submitted their formal 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, Thursday, 7
September 1995:

Convention Hall No. 2, adjacent to Main Press Centre entrance, first floor

10.00 a.m.	International Steering Committee on the Advancement of Rural
Women (ISC), with:
		* H.M. Queen Fabiola of Belgium
		* Mrs. Suzanne Mubarak of Egypt
		* H.E. Queen Mata' Aho of Tonga
		* Mrs. Dato Seri Datin Paduka of Malaysia


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		* Mrs. Aguirre de Calderon of El Salvador
		* Mrs. Marian Abacha of Nigeria
10.30 a.m.	International Labour Organization, Ms. Mary Chinery-Hesse,
Deputy Director-General, on women workers' rights
11.00 a.m.	World Bank, Ishrat Husain and Minh Chau Nguyen on new bank
report on investing in women
11.30 a.m.	Dr. Wally N'Dow, Secretary-General, HABITAT
12.00 noon	Daily Briefing by T. Gastaut (English)
12.30 p.m.	Point de Presse Quotidien (Francais)
1.30 p.m.	Mr. Jose Ayala Lasso, United Nations High Commissioner for
Human Rights
2.00 p.m.	"Rwanda:  Genocide, Then What?  Victims Human Rights and
Justice," with:
		* The Hon. Aloysia Inyumba, Minister for Family and Women's
Affairs
		* The Hon. Martha Mukamurenzi, Minister for Justice
		* Ms. Rose Kabuye, Mayor of Kigali
		* Ms. Christine Umutoni, Director of Cabinet, Ministry of
Rehabilitation and
		   Social Integration, and,
		* Ms. Mariapia Fanfani, President, Together for Peace
Foundation
2.30 p.m.	Nordic Ministers responsible for gender equality discussing
family policies and the new role of men in the 90s:
		* Grete Berget, Minister of Children and Family Affairs, Norway
		* Mona Sahlin, Vice-Prime Minister of Sweden,
		* Sigridur Anna Fjordardottir, Vice-head of the
		   Icelandic delegation,
		* Karen Jespersen, Minister of Social Affairs, Denmark,
		* Pekka Haavisto, Minister of Environment and
		   Development Cooperation, Finland,
3.00 p.m.	James Gustave Speth, Administrator, United Nations
		Development Programme (UNDP),
3.30 p.m.	Noeleen Heyzer, Director, UNIFEM, 20th anniversary
		celebration,
4.00 p.m.	Committee for the Elimination of Discrimination against
		Women (CEDAW),
4.30 p.m.	Women at the United Nations: Facts, Figures and Plan
		of Action, with:
		* Dr. Nafis Sadik, Executive Director, United Nations
		Population Fund,
		* Catherine Bertini, Executive Director, World Food
		Programme,
		* Angela King, Director, Office of Human Resources
		Management, United Nations
5.00 p.m.	Delegation of Venezuela
5.30 p.m.	U.S. Delegation
6.00 p.m.	Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) "Parliamentarians' Day",
		in support of the World Conference on Women

Convention Hall No. 3, third floor, (Top of escalator, to the right)

4.30 p.m.	CARICOM Delegation

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