No. 6 PROGRAMME OF MEETINGS AND AGENDA Saturday, 9 September 1995 WORKING GROUP I 3.00 p.m.- Convention Hall 6.00 p.m. closed meeting No. 16 (Annex, 3rd floor) Consideration of chapters IV.C, IV.J, IV.L, of the draft platform for action (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 F of the draft platform for action (A/CONF.177/L.1 and L.3) 95-25129 - 2 - 3.00 p.m. - closed meeting Convention Hall 6.00 p.m. No. 15 (Annex, 2nd floor) Consideration of chapter IV, section H of the draft platform for action (A/CONF.177/L.1 and L.3) 7.00 p.m. - closed meeting Convention Hall 10.00 p.m. No. 15 (Annex, 2nd floor) Consideration of chapter IV, section K of the draft platform for action (A/CONF.177/L.1 and L.3) 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 10.00 a.m. - informal consultations Convention Hall No. 10 1.00 p.m. (closed meeting) (3rd floor) 3.00 p.m. - informal consultations Convention Hall No. 10 6.00 p.m. (closed meeting) (3rd floor) - 3 - 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 9.30 a.m. - closed meeting Meeting Room No. 7 10.00 a.m. (3rd floor) * * * * * GROUP OF 77 (WORKING GROUP I) 1.15 p.m. - closed meeting Convention Hall No. 16 2.45 p.m. (Annex, 3rd floor) GROUP OF 77 (WORKING GROUP II) 1.15 p.m. - closed meeting Convention Hall No. 10 2.45 p.m. (3rd floor) GROUP OF 77 10.00 p.m. - Convention Hall No. 10 (3rd floor) * * * * * - 4 - OTHER SCHEDULED EVENTS Saturday, 9 September 1995 SPECIAL EVENT COUNTING WOMEN'S WORK 2.00 p.m. - Convention Hall No. 3 3.00 p.m. (3rd floor) Seminar sponsored by the delegation of Italy * * * * * INFORMAL CAUCUS ON THE PLATFORM FOR ACTION 2.00 p.m. - Meeting Room No. 8 3.00 p.m. (2nd floor) Open to delegates, representatives of United Nations bodies, representatives of NGOs, and parliamentarians, sponsored by UNIFEM. * * * * * THE COMPLEMENTARITY OF WOMEN'S RIGHTS AND CHILDREN'S RIGHTS AND CHILDREN'S RIGHTS AND THE TWO CONVENTIONS: CRC AND CEDAW 10.00 a.m. - Securities and Exchange Building 1.00 p.m. Room II (L) Panel discussion sponsored by UNICEF/UNIFEM/IPU * * * * * WOMEN PREPARING FOR THE NEXT MILLENIUM: VOICES FORM THE GLOBAL SOUTH 10.30 a.m. - Securities and Exchange Building 1.00 p.m. Room I (M) Sponsored by DAW/Centre for the Study of the Global South TRADITIONAL CONSTRAINTS AND INCENTIVES Sponsored by DAW/CSGS * * * * * - 5 - WOMEN'S RIGHTS AND THE PLATFORM FOR ACTION 1.15 p.m. - Securities and Exchange Building 2.45 p.m. Room I (M) Sponsored by DAW/CSGS * * * * * GENDER MAINSTREAMING: OBSTACLES AND OPPORTUNITIES 3.00 p.m. - Securities and Exchange Building 6.00 p.m. Room II (L) Sponsored by UNDP/UNRISD/UNV * * * * * WOMEN'S QUEST FOR QUALITY OF LIFE 3.00 p.m. - Securities and Exchange Building 6.30 p.m. Room I (M) Sponsored by DAW/CSGS * * * * * IMPLEMENTING WOMEN'S HEALTH AND ITS RELATION TO INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT 6.30 p.m. - Securities and Exchange Building 8.45 p.m. Room II (L) Panel sponsored by UNIDO/GAWH * * * * * - 6 - SUMMARY OF MEETINGS Friday, 8 September 1995 PLENARY Eighth meeting General exchange of views [8] (continued) Statements were made by: - H.E. Madame Ntibantunganya Pascasie First Lady of the Republic of BURUNDI - H.E. The Hon. Mrs. Nyiva Mwendwa, M.P. Minister for Culture and Social services of the Republic of KENYA - H.E. Dr. Andrea Willi Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Equality, Culture, Youth and Sports of the Principality of LIECHTENSTEIN - H.E. Seńora Vilma Espin Guillois President of the Federation of Women of the Republic of CUBA - H.E. Ms. Siiri Oviir Minister for Social Affairs of the Republic of ESTONIA - H.E. Ms. Katica Ivanisevic President of the House of Counties of the Parliament of the Republic of CROATIA - H.E. The Hon. Portia Simpson, M.P. Minister of Labour, Social Security and Sports of JAMAICA - H.E. The Hon. Janet G. Bostwick, M.P. Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Commonwealth of the BAHAMAS - H.E. The Hon. Mrs. Faith Babb Minister of State in the Ministry of Human Resources, Women's Affairs and Youth Development of BELIZE - Mr. Federico Mayor Director-General United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization - 7 - - Mrs. Chafika Meslem Director, Division of Economic Cooperation among Developing Countries and Special Programmes United Nations Conference on Trade and Development - H.E. Mr. Dan Mircea Popescu Minister of State Minister of Labour and Social Protection of ROMANIA - H.E. Madame Truong My Hoa President of the National Committee for the Advancement of Women of the Socialist Republic of VIET NAM Ninth meeting General exchange of views [8] (continued) - H.E. Ms. Guadalupe Jerezano Vice-President of the Republic of HONDURAS - H.E. Engeneer Albina Assis Africano Minister of Petroleum of the Republic of ANGOLA - H.E. Mrs. Huda Abdullah Ahmed Al-Ghazali Advisor to the Minister of Social Affairs and Labour on Women and Children Affairs of the Sultanate of OMAN - H.E. Mrs. Maryam Abacha First Lady of the Federal Republic of NIGERIA - H.E. Madame Marieme Mint Ahmed Aicha Secretaire d'Etat ŕ la Condition Feminine of the Islamic Republic of MAURITANIA - H.E. Mrs. Ludmila Bezlepkina Minister for Social Protection of the RUSSIAN FEDERATION - H.E. Mr. A. P. W. Melkert Minister for Social Affairs and Employment of the Kingdom of the NETHERLANDS - H.E. Mrs. Zimena Sanchez de Lozada First Lady of the Republic of BOLIVIA - 8 - - H.E. Mrs. Ora Namir Minister of Labour of the State of ISRAEL - H.E. The Hon. Gertrude Roberts Minister for Community Development and Women's Affairs of the Commonwealth of DOMINICA - Mr. G. M. Sukhanyar Chargé d'Affaires, Embassy of the Islamic State of AFGHANISTAN to Beijing - H.E. Mr. Abrahim Auf Assistant Secretary-General Organization of the Islamic Conference (IGO) - H.E. Mrs. Roza Otunbayeva Minister for Foreign Affairs of the KYRGYZ REPUBLIC - Mr. J. Denis Bélisle Executive Director International Trade Centre UNCTAD/GATT - H.R.H. Princess Sonam Chodron Wangchuck Representative of His Majesty in the Ministry of Agriculture and President of the National Women's Association of the Kingdom of BHUTAN - H.E. Miss Nura Ramadan Abusafrita Secretary for Women Affairs of the General People's Congress of the Socialist People's LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA - H.E. Madame Nhantchasso Nharebate Minister for Social Affaires and Advancement of Women of the Republic of GUINEA-BISSAU - Mr. Peter Sullivan Vice-President Asian Development Bank (IGO) - Dr. Brenda Gael McSweeney Executive Co-ordinator United Nations Volunteers - Ms. LIU Huanzhu Deputy Director of the National Meteorological Centre in China of the World Meteorological Organization - 9 - - Mr. JI Chaozhu Under-Secretary-General for Development Support and Management Services of the United Nations Secretariat - The Hon. Mrs. Edith Strauss-Marsera Minister for Social Welfare, Family and Humanitarian Affairs of the NETHERLAND ANTILLES - Mr. K. Y. Amoako Executive Secretary Economic Commission for Africa - Ms. Noeleen Heyzer Director United Nations Development Fund for Women - Ms. Ingar Brueggemann President International Planned Parenthood Federation (NGO) - Dr. Ahmed Fathy Sorour President Inter-Parliamentary Union (NGO) - Dr. Ahmed Mohammad Ali Secretary-General Muslim World League (NGO) - Dr. Sarah Moten Special Assistant to the President National Council of Negro Women (NGO) - Ms. Maria Rantho Deputy Chairperson Disabled Peoples International (NGO) - Ms. Pauline Tangiora Indigenous Elder Centre for International Cooperation (NGO) - 10 - ANNOUNCEMENTS Press conferences The following press conferences will be held today, Saturday, 9 September 1995: Convention Hall No.2, first floor 10.00 a.m. African Group (Cameroun) 11.00 a.m. Youth delegates: The Voice of the Future 11:30 a.m. FRANCE: Femmes, Violence et Integrisme 12:00 noon Daily Briefing (English) 12:30 p.m. Point de Presse Quotidien (Francais) 12:45 p.m. Dr. Emile Zinsou, President du Conseil Permanent des Francophones (CPF) et deux ministres francophones For information regarding press conferences or to schedule press conferences, please contact the Spokeswoman of the Conference (492-2262). * * * * * - 11 - CORRIGENDUM TO JOURNAL NO. 3 In the summary of the third Plenary meeting, held on 5 September 1995, the speaker after the United Nations High Commissioner should read: - Mrs. Sahana Pradhan Member of Parliament President All Nepal Women's Association of the Kingdom of NEPAL CORRIGENDUM TO JOURNAL NO. 5 The summary of the sixth and seventh Plenary meetings, held on 7 September, should read as follows: SUMMARY OF MEETINGS Thursday, 7 September 1995 PLENARY Sixth meeting General exchange of views [8] (continued) Statements were made by: - 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 - 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 - 12 - - H.E. Mrs. Olga Keltosová Minister of Labour, Social Affairs and Family of the SLOVAK REPUBLIC - H.E. Mr. Andris Berzins Vice-Prime Minister and Minister of Welfare 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 Seventh meeting General exchange of views [8] (continued) Statements were made by: - H.E. Mrs. Constantina Pantazi Secretary General of Equality at the Ministry of the Presidency to the HELLENIC REPUBLIC - H.E. Mr. Ahmed Kadry Abd El Megid Assistant Secretary-General for Social Affairs 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 - 13 - - 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) - 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 Guzmáan President of the National Counsel of Women of the Republic of VENEZUELA - 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. Inyumba Aloysia Minister for the Promotion of Women of the Republic of Rwanda - Mr. Daniel Tarschys Secretary-General Council of Europe (IGO) - 14 - - 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. Madame Jirima Vonkova Deputy Minister of Labour and Social Affairs of the CZECH REPUBLIC - Ms. Intisar Al-Wazier Head of Social Affairs Head of Observer Delegation for Palestine - 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 - 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 Francophonie Agency for Cultural and Technical Cooperation (IGO) - Ms. Nancy Barry Representative of the International Coalition on Women and Credit (NGO) - 15 - - Seńora Rosario Gortazar Vice President Accion Familiar (NGO) - Mrs. Sylvie Jan Women's International Democratic Federation (NGO) - Ms. Jeanne Head Representative to the United Nations of the International Right to Life Federation (NGO) - Ms. Helen O'Connell President Network for Women in Development: Europe (NGO) - Dr. Hamid A. Al-Rafaie Secretary-General World Muslim Congress (NGO) * * * * *