No. 9 PROGRAMME OF MEETINGS AND AGENDA Tuesday, 12 September 1995 PLENARY 10.00 a.m. - Twelfth meeting Convention Hall 1.00 p.m. No. 1 (2nd floor) 1. Credentials of representatives to the Conference [7] (a) Report of the Credentials Committee (A/CONF.177/14) 2. General exchange of views [8] (continued) - H.E. Mrs. Maria do Carmo Sequiera Bragan‡a Neto Director of Cabinet of Women and Family Affairs and Focal Point of the Conference of the Republic of SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE - H.E. Begum Sarwari Rahman State Minister for Women and Children Affairs of the People's Republic of BANGLADESH - H.E. Mrs. Abbad Rezaeva Deputy Chair of the Parliament of TURKMENISTAN 95-2526 - 2 - - H.E. Mrs. Tuti A. J. J. Jammeh First Lady of the Republic of GAMBIA - H.E. Madame Lise Marie D‚jean Ministre charg‚e de la condition f‚minine the Republic of HAITI - H.E. Mrs. Sara Nazarbaeva First Lady of the Republic of KAZAKSTAN - H.E. Madame Askalu Menkorios Member of the National Council and Member of the Executive Committee of Eritrean People's Front for Democracy and Justice of ERITREA - H.E. Dr. Bailah-Leigh Under-Secretary of State for Health and Social Services of the Republic of SIERRA LEONE - H.E. The Hon. Polotaivao Fosi Minister of Women Affairs of WESTERN SAMOA - Representative of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation - H.E. Mrs. Maneo Mokhehle of the Kingdom of LESOTHO - H.E. Madame Henriette Rababy Chef de Division au Service Afrique-Asie de la Direction des Organisations Internationales et R‚gionales du MinistŠre des Affaires EtrangŠres of the Republic of MADAGASCAR - H.E. The Hon. Madeleine Z. Bordallo Lieutenant Governor of GUAM - H.E. The Hon. Mr. B. K. Temane Minister for Labour and Home Affairs of the Republic of BOTSWANA - H.E. Dr. Salha Sanqar Minister of Higher Education of the SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC - 3 - - H.E. Dr. Rosa Roa de L˘pez Secretary of State, Director of the National Office for the Advancement of Women of the DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - Dr. Alda Facio Director of the Women, Justice and Gender Program of the United Nations Latin American Institute for Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders 3.00 p.m. - Thirteenth meeting Convention Hall No. 1 (2nd floor) General exchange of views [8] (continued) - Mrs. Monica Nkechi Mbanefo Senior Deputy Director, Legal Office International Maritime Organization - H.E. The Hon. Mrs. Sheila Bappoo in her capacity as President of the Comit‚ Ministeriel de Coordination "Femmes et Developpement" - H.E. Madame Diakite Fatoumata N'Diaye Ministre et Commissaire … la Promotion des Femmes of the Republic of MALI - H.E. Ms. Fatma Abdullazade Head of the Department of Humanitarian Policy of the AZERBAIJANI Republic - H.E. The Hon. Christopher Loeak Minister of Social Services of the Republic of the MARSHALL ISLANDS - H.E. Mrs. Florentine Soki Fwani Eyenga Minister for Health and Family of the Republic of ZAIRE - 4 - - H.E. Dr. Eliuel K. Pretrick Minister of Health Services of the Federates States of MICRONESIA - H.E. Mr. Mohamed Abdullah Al-Betani Minister of Insurances, Social Affairs and Labor of the Republic of YEMEN - H.E. Mrs. Tadelech H. Michael Minister for Women's Affairs Office of the Prime Minister of ETHIOPIA - H.E. Mrs. Selguet Achta Aguidi Minister for Social Affairs and the Advancement of Women of the Republic of CHAD - H.E. Se¤ora Alicia Fournier Vargas Vice-Minister of the Presidency of the Republic of COSTA RICA - H.E. The Hon. Pehin Dato Haji Awang Hussain Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports of BRUNEI DARUSSALAM - H.E. Mrs. Vera Kozmik Director of the Governmental Office for Women Policy of the Republic of SLOVENIA - H.E. Mrs. Dilbar Goulyamova Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the Women's Committee of the Republic of UZBEKISTAN - H.E. Mrs. Zamira Sinojmeri Vice Minister, Ministry of Health of the Republic of ALBANIA - H.E. Ms. Marlene Moses Consul-General in Auckland of the Republic of NAURU - H.E. Mrs. Rizacva Abat Sakhatovna Deputy Chairman of Parliament and Chairwoman of the Women Committee of TURKMENISTAN - 5 - - H.E. Mrs. Bozgul Dodhudueva Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of TAJIKISTAN - H.E. The Hon. Tlriamate Ngatokurua Assistant Minister of Internal Affairs of the COOK ISLANDS - H.E. The Hon. Timbo Keariki Minister of Environment and Social Development of the Republic of KIRIBATI - Ms. Lamis Alami Chief, Field Education Programme, West Bank United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East - H.E. Professor Rash Al-Sabah Under-Secretary, Ministry of Higher Education of the State of KUWAIT - Ms. Haydee de Lay President of the Women Commission of the Latin American Parliament (IGO) - Mrs. Fatima Alaoui President Agence de Recherce d'Information et de Formation pour les Femmes (NGO) - Mrs. Bella Abzug Co-Chair, Women's Environment and Development Organization (WEDO) (NGO) - Ms. Shamis Hussein Consultant on Development Somali Women's Trust (NGO) - Ms. Fatoumata Sire Diakite Association pour le Progres et la Defense des Droits des Femmes Maliennes (NGO) - Mrs. Eddah Gachukia President Forum of African Women Educationalists (NGO) - 6 - MAIN COMMITTEE Tuesday, 12 September 1995 3.00 p.m. - * 3rd meeting Convention Hall No. 16 (Annex, 2nd floor) Consideration of non-papers no. 5, 9, 11, 14, 17 and 18 (chapter IV, sections A, E, G and J and chapters V and VI of the draft platform for action) [9] 7.00 p.m. - * 4th meeting Convention Hall No. 16 (Annex, 2nd floor) Consideration of non-papers no. 7, 13, 15 and 2 (chapter IV, sections C, I, and K; and Chapter II of the draft platform for action) [9] WORKING GROUP I 10.00 a.m. - closed meeting Convention Hall No. 16 1.00 p.m. (Annex, 3rd floor) Consideration of chapters IV.C, IV.L, III, I and II of the draft platform for action (A/CONF.177/L.1 and L.3) afternoon * - closed meeting Convention Hall No. 16 6.00 p.m. (Annex, 3rd floor) evening * - closed meeting Convention Hall No. 16 10.00 p.m. (Annex, 3rd floor) Consideration of chapters III, I and II of the draft platform for action (A/CONF.177/L.1 and L.3) _______________ * Immediately following the adjournment of the meeting of the Main Committee - 7 - WORKING GROUP II 10.00 a.m. - informal consultations Convention Hall No. 15 1.00 p.m. (closed meeting) (Annex, 2nd floor) Consideration of chapter IV, sections I, E, G and A of the draft platform for action (A/CONF.177/L.1 and L.3) Afternoon * - informal consultations Convention Hall No. 15 6.00 p.m. (closed meeting) (Annex, 2nd floor) Consideration of chapter IV, sections I, E, G and A of the draft platform for action (A/CONF.177/L.1 and L.3) Evening * - closed meeting Convention Hall No. 15 10.00 p.m. (Annex, 2nd floor) Consideration of chapter IV, sections I, E, G and A of the draft platform for action (A/CONF.177/L.1 and L.3) ____________ * Following the adjournment of the Main Committee. - 8 - DRAFTING GROUP ON THE DRAFT DECLARATION 10.00 a.m. - informal consultations Convention Hall No. 10 1.00 p.m. (closed meeting) (3rd floor) CONTACT GROUP ON THE DRAFT DECLARATION 3.00 p.m. - closed meeting Convention Hall No. 10 6.00 p.m. (3rd floor) 7.00 p.m. - closed meeeting Convention Hall No. 10 10.00 p.m. (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 MEMBER STATES 8.00 a.m. - closed meeting Meeting Room No. 6 9.00 a.m. (2nd floor) * * * * * AFRICAN GROUP OF STATES 9.00 a.m. - closed meeting Convention Hall No. 10 10.00 a.m. (3rd floor) * * * * * ARAB GROUP OF STATES (HEADS OF DELEGATION) 9.00 a.m. - closed meeting Meeting Room No. 5 10.00 a.m. (2nd floor - 9 - FRENCH SPEAKING COUNTRIES 1.00 p.m. - closed meeting Meeting Room No. 7 2.00 p.m. (2nd floor) * * * * * EASTERN EUROPEAN GROUP OF STATES 1.00 p.m. - closed meeting Meeting Room No. 8 2.00 p.m. (2nd floor) * * * * * GROUP OF 77 ON WORKING GROUP I 1.15 p.m. - closed meeting Convention Hall No. 9 2.45 p.m. (3rd floor) * * * * * GROUP OF 77 ON WORKING GROUP II 1.15 p.m. - closed meeting Convention Hall No. 10 2.45 p.m. (3rd floor) * * * * * AFRICAN GROUP OF STATES 5.00 p.m. - closed meeting Meeting Room No. 6 7.00 p.m. (2nd floor) * * * * * - 10 - OTHER SCHEDULED EVENTS INTER-AGENCY BRIEFING 9.15 a.m. - Convention Hall No. 4 10.00 a.m. (3rd floor) Inter-agency briefing on the work of the Conference for represenatives of the UN system and organizations convened by the Department for Policy Coordination and Sustainable Development. * * * * * 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. * * * * * WOMEN AND NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT - WATER, SANITATION, WASTE MANAGEMENT, ENVIRONMENT AND RENEWABLE SOUCES OF ENERGY 10.00 a.m. - Securities and Exchange Building 1.00 p.m. Room II (L) Panel sponsored by INSTRAW/DDSMS * * * * * WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH 10.00 a.m. - Securities and Exchange Building 1.00 p.m. Room I (M) Panel discussion sponsored by UNFPA * * * * * ECONOMICS OF GENDER EQUALITY 1.15 p.m. - Securities and Exchange Building 2.45 p.m. Room II (L) Sponsored by the World Bank - 11 - WOMEN LEADING ECONOMIC TRANSFORMATION 1.15 p.m. - Securities and Exchange Building 2.45 p.m. Room I (M) Sponsored by the Division for the Advancement of Women and Women's World Banking * * * * * ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN AND THE NEED FOR GENDER STATISTICS 3.00 p.m.- Securities and Exchange Building 6.00 p.m. Room II (L) Panel sponsored by INSTRAW/DDSMS * * * * * WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT, GLOBALIZATION AND ECONOMIC RESTRUCTURING 3.00 p.m.- Securities and Exchange Building 6.00 p.m. Room I (M) Roundtable sponsored by UNIFEM * * * * * CURRENT HEALTH STATUS OF PALESTINIAN WOMEN 3.00 p.m. - Convention Hall No. 3 4.30 p.m. (BICC, 3rd floor) Sponsored by WHO * * * * * WOMEN'S HEALTH IN AFRICA 6.30 p.m. - Securities and Exchange Building Room II (L) Panel sponsored by WHO * * * * * VIDEO DOCUMENTARY ON EXPORT PRODUCTION VILLAGES IN GHANA, FOLLOWED BY A DISCUSSION 6.30 p.m. - Securities and Exchange Building Room I (M) Sponsored by ITC * * * * * - 12 - MEDIA BRIEFING: THE ROLE OF GLOBAL TELEVISION BROADCASTING IN THE ADVANCEMENT OF WOMEN 2.00 p.m. Convention Hall No. 3 Third floor Sponsored jointly by UNEP. UNEP, UNIFEM, UNESCO * * * * * FORTHCOMING MEETINGS Wednesday, 13 September 1995 PLENARY 10.00 a.m. - Fourteenth meeting Convention Hall No. 1 1.00 p.m. (2nd floor) Palau Director, Staff Administration, Compensation and Classification Division, Office of Human Resources Management Non-governmental Organization Non-governmental Organization Non-governmental Organization Non-governmental Organization Non-governmental Organization Non-governmental Organization Non-governmental Organization Non-governmental Organization Non-governmental Organization Non-governmental Organization Non-governmental Organization Non-governmental Organization Non-governmental Organization Non-governmental Organization Non-governmental Organization Non-governmental Organization Non-governmental Organization Non-governmental Organization MAIN COMMITTEE The programme of the Main Committee and its working groups will be announced subsequently. -13 - SUMMARY OF MEETINGS Monday, 11 September 1995 PLENARY Tenth meeting General exchange of views [8] - H.E. Dr. Cecilia Lopez Montano Minister for Environment of the Republic of COLOMBIA - H.E. The Hon. Rashida Yoosuf Minister of Youth, Women's Affairs and Sports of the Republic of MALDIVES - H.E. Mrs. Amelia Ward Minister for Planning and Economic Affairs of the Republic of LIBERIA - H.E. The Hon. Billie Miller Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs, Tourism and International Transport of BARBADOS - Ms. K. Burke Dillon Director, Administration Department International Monetary Fund - H.E. Mr. Grigore Ojog First Deputy Prime-Minister of the Republic of MOLDOVA - Ms. Nance Birdsall Executive Vice-President Inter-American Development Bank (IGO) - H.E. The Hon. Mrs. Sheila Bappoo Minister of Women's Rights, Child Development and Family Welfare of the Republic of MAUTITIUS - H.E. Mrs. Felicia Dobunaba Special Envoy of the Minister for Foreign Affairs of PAPUA NEW GUINEA - Ms. Martha Due¤as-Loza Acting Director International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women - 14 - - H.E. Mr. Gaetan Rimwanguiya Ouedraogo Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Permanent Representaitve of BURKINA FASO to the United Nations - H.E. Doctora Laura Albertini Under Vice-Minister for Health of the Eastern Republic of URUGUAY - Dr. Dorothy Blake Deputy Director of the world Health Organization on behalf of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS Eleventh meeting General exchange of views [8] (continued) - H.E. Ms. Jasna Baksic Muftic National Liaison for Women's Affairs of the Republic of BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA - H.E. Mrs. Edda Chitalo Minister for Women, Children Affairs, Community Services and Social Welfare of the Republic of MALAWI - Ms. Randi Braathe Chairman, Standing Committee, "Women in Agriculture" International Federation of Agricultural Producers (NGO) - H.E. Madame Marie Th‚rŠse Avemeka Ministre Charg‚ de l'Int‚gration de la Femme au D‚veloppement of the Republic of the CONGO - H.E. Ms. Shahla Habibi Special Envoy and Advisor to the President of the ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN - H.E. Mr. Uladzimir Rusakevich Vice Prime Minister of the Republic of BELARUS - Ms. Joyce Amenta Director, Division of Scientific and Technical Information International Atomic Energy Agency - 15 - - H.E. The Hon. Faimalage Luka Minister for Health, Sports and Human Resources Development of TUVALU - H.E. Mrs. Miriam Osman Sirelkhatim State Minister for Social Planning Republic of the SUDAN to the United Nations - H.E. Mrs. Dilma Quezada Martinez President, Inter-American Commission of Women Organization of American States (IGO) - H.E. Dr. Julio Armando Martini Herrera Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Permanent Representative of the Republic of GUATEMALA to the United Nations - Madame Ren‚e Guisan Member of the International Committee of the Red Cross (IGO) - H.E. Mr. Bassam S. Kuba Ambassador of the Republic of IRAQ to Beijing - H.E. Madame Onechanh Thammavong President of the Lao Women's Union and Member of Parliament LAO PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC - H.E. Senator Patricia Giles Chairperson Global Commission on Women's Health (IGO) - H.E. Dr. Sofia Todorova Minister of Science of the FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA - H.E. The Hon. John Horne Minister of Education, Culture and Women's Affairs of SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES - H.E. Mrs. Hranush Kakobian Chairman, Committee on Social, Health and Environmental Protection Affairs of the Nationa Assembly of the Republic of ARMENIA - H.E. Mrs. Emma Rossi Minister for Territory, Environment and Agriculture and Relations with Autonomous Governmental Enterprises for Production of the Republic of SAN MARINO - Mr. George Weber, Secretary-General International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IGO) - 16 - - H.E. Major-General Soe Myint Minister, Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement of the Union of MYANMAR - Mrs. Victoria Oku Director of administration and Conferences Department Organization of African Unity (IGO) - Mrs. Ratiba Saad Chief, Division for Women Development of the African Development Bank (IGO) - H.E. Madame Sittou Raghdat Mohamed Ministre des Affaires Sociales, de la Population, du Travail et de l'Emploi of the Islamic Federal Republic of the COMOROS - Ms. Berit Br”rby Larsen, M.P. of the delegation of Norway to the Nordic Council (IGO) - H.E. Ms. Rosalyn E. Hazelle Director of Women's Affairs of SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS - H.E. Abdullrahman Al-Kulaifi State of QATAR - H.E. Mr. Jos‚ Ant˘nio dos Reis Minister for Labour, Youth and Social Affairs of the Republic of CAPE VERDE - Dr. Wangari Maathai, Member Commission on Global Governance (NGO) - Ms. Manel Tiranagama, Vice-President Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (NGO) - Ms. Nandini Azad, Chairperson Groots Delegation Grassroots Organizations Operating Together in Sisterhood (GROOTS) (NGO) - Ms. Gracie Fong, President Women and Fisheries Network (NGO) Right of reply The representative of Greece made a statement in the exercise of his right of reply. - 17 - MAIN COMMITTEE 2nd meeting Organization of work The Chairperson made a statement. Statements were made by the representatives of Mauritius, Spain, France, Benin, Mauritania, Tunisia, Paraguay, Latvia, the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Holy See, Iraq, Guatemala, Canada and Chile, as well as by the Chairman and the Secretary-General of the Conference. The Secretary of the Conference responded to points raised during the discussion. ANNOUNCEMENTS Information on the small informal contact groups of Working Groups I and II can be found on the Bulletin Board located at the top of the escalator on the second floor of the BICC. * * * * * Registration and list of participants The registration centre for all conference participants is located at the Tennis Hall of the Beijing Recreation Centre, 600 metres from the BICC. * * * * * 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. - 18 - 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. Delegates are kindly requested to retrieve their documents from the unofficial documents distribution counter on the second floor outside the Plenary Hall. Those documents include national reports that have been submitted by many States participating in the Conference. * * * * * 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, Tuesday, 12 September 1995: Convention Hall No.2, adjacent to Main Press Centre entrance, first floor 10.00 a.m. African Group (Cameroun) 11.00 a.m. EGYPT: Ambassador Merwat Tallawy, Women and Islam 12.00 noon Daily Briefing (English) 12.30 p.m. Point de Presse Quotidien (Francais) 1.00 p.m. Italy: World Association of Women Entrepreneurs/(Femmes Chefs d'Entreprise Mondiales) 2.30 p.m. UNICEF: Lisbet Palme, Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children 3.30 p.m. Australia 5.30 p.m. United States Delegation 7.30 p.m. Conference Secretariat Briefing Convention Hall No. 3, third floor, (Top of escalator, to the right) 10.30 a.m. WHO - Dr. Aleya Hammad, Executive Administrator for Health Policy in Development, analysis of the health sections of the Platform For Action 2.00 p.m. UNESCO/UNEP/UNDP/UNIFEM - Symposium on "The Role of Global Television Broadcasting in the Advancement of Women", with panellists from CNN, Women's Feature Service, television trust for the environment (TVE), and WETV. For information regarding press conferences or to schedule press conferences, please contact the Spokeswoman of the Conference (492-2262).