No. 11 PROGRAMME OF MEETINGS AND AGENDA Thursday, 14 September 1995 MAIN COMMITTEE 3.00 p.m. - Fifth meeting Convention Hall No. 16 (Annex, 2nd floor) Conclusion of the work of the Main Committee. 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 GROUP OF 77 8.30 a.m. - closed meeting Convention Hall No. 9 10.00 a.m. (3rd floor) * * * * * 95-2545 CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY MEMBER STATES 8.30 a.m. - closed meeting Meeting Room No. 6 10.00 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 9.00 a.m. - closed meeting Meeting Room No. 5 10.00 a.m. (2nd floor) * * * * * EASTERN EUROPEAN GROUP OF STATES 10.00 a.m. - closed meeting Meeting Room No. 8 11.00 a.m. (2nd floor) 1.00 p.m. - closed meeting Meeting Room No. 8 2.00 p.m. (2nd floor) * * * * * CENTRAL AFRICAN GROUP OF STATES 4.00 p.m. - closed meeting Meeting Room No. 5 5.00 p.m. (2nd floor) * * * * * 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 representatives of organizations of the UN system convened by the Department for Policy Coordination and Sustainable Development. * * * * * UNIFEM/ARAB GROUP OF STATES 10.00 a.m. - Convention Hall No. 4 11.00 a.m. (3rd floor) * * * * * VIDEOS ON WOMEN IN THE ENVIRONMENT 10.00 a.m. - Securities and Exchange Building 1.00 p.m. Room II (L) Sponsored by UNEP * * * * * A WOMAN'S PLACE: TVE FILMS FOR BEIJING 10.30 a.m. Commodities and Exchange Building Room II (L) 'Half the Sky' - a film on four generations of women in one family in China. Discussion 11.45 a.m. Commodities and Exchange Building Room II (L) 'Short Stories' - Six 10 minute success stories about women in India, the Caribbean, South Africa, Hong Kong, the Pacific and Guatemala introduced by the Executive Director of UNEP. 1.15 p.m. Commodities and Exchange Building Room II (L) 'Beijing Spots' - a selection of one minute spots on gender, power and ownership made by women broadcasters from around the world. Discussion 2.00 p.m. Commodities and Exchange Building Room I (L) 'Hanan Ashrawi - A Woman of Her Time' - an intimate profile of the woman who negotiated the historic peace Israeli-PLO peace treaty. Discussion Sponsored by UNEP and UNFPA * * * * * BRIEFING ON THE JUST RELEASED 1995 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND 11.00 a.m. - Convention Hall No. 3 1.00 p.m. (3rd floor) Briefing by IMF * * * * * AFRICAN RURAL WOMEN 11.00 a.m. - Convention Hall No. 15 1.00 p.m. (Annex, 2nd floor) Panel organized by the African Group of States, ECA, FAO. * * * * * FEMMES ET DEVELOPPEMENT (FRENCH SPEAKING) 11.00 a.m. - Meeting Room No. 8 1.00 p.m. (2nd floor) Discussion to be followed by the presentation of a film "Messages de femmes pour Beijing", from Burkina Faso. * * * * * VIDEO SCREENING OF TWO 30-MINUTE FILMS ON GENDER AND DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES IN BURKINA FASO AND ZAMBIA 1.15 p.m. - Securities and Exchange Building 2.45 p.m. Room I (M) Sponsored by UNDP/OAU * * * * * 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 THE MEDIA 3.00 p.m. - Securities and Exchange Building 6.00 p.m. Room I (M) Roundtable organized by UNESCO. * * * * * RENCONTRE DES DELEGATIONS FRANCAISES (French speaking) 3.00 p.m. - Meeting Room No. 6 4.00 p.m. (2nd floor) * * * * * AFRICAN INFORMATION SESSION - PART 1 WITH THE SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CONFERENCE PART 2 WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF UNITED NATIONS AGENCIES 3.30 p.m. - Securities and Exchange Building 5.00 p.m. Room II (L) Sponsored by UNDP * * * * * COORDINATION ENTRE DELEGATIONS FRANCOPHONES AFRICAINES (French speaking) 4.00 p.m. - Meeting Room No. 6 5.00 p.m. (2nd floor) * * * * * INSTRAW/OECD COUNTRIES 4.00 p.m. - Meeting Room No. 9 5.00 p.m. (3rd floor) * * * * AD HOC INTER-AGENCY GROUP ON WOMEN 4.30 p.m. - Convention Hall No. 4 6.00 p.m. (3rd floor) FORTHCOMING MEETINGS Friday, 15 September 1995 PLENARY 10.00 a.m. - Fifteenth meeting Convention Hall No. 1 1.00 p.m. (2nd floor) * * * * * SUMMARY OF MEETINGS Wednesday, 13 September 1995 PLENARY Fourteenth meeting General exchange of views [8] (continued) - H.E. Mr. Riosang Salbador Minister of Community and Cultural Affairs of the Republic of PALAU - Ms. Angela King Director, Staff Administration, Compensation and Classification Division Office of Human Resources Management of the United Nations Secretariat - Dr. Vivienne Wee Research coordinator Dawn (NGO) - Ms. Kari Hammerschlag Interaction (NGO) - Ms. Virginia Vargas Regional Coordinator Flora Tristan (NGO - Dr. Harris Schoenberg Director, Coordinating Board Jewish Organizations (NGO) - Ms. Njoki Wainaina Chairperson African Caucus of Femnet (NGO) - Ms. Margaret Prescod Member of Housewives in Dialogue (NGO) - Ms. Remedios Rikken Board Member Global Network Women and Politics (NGO) - Ms. Palesa Beverly Ditsie International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (NGO) - Ms. Betty Johnson Older Women's Network Australia (NGO) - Ms. Carolyn Watt Australian Girl Guide WAGGGS (NGO) - Chief Bisi Ogunleye Network of African Rural Women's Association (NGO) - Ms. Wanda Nowicka Polish Federation for Women and Family Planning (NGO) - Ms. Hina Jilani Member of the International Human Rights Law Group (NGO) - Ms. Alda Facio Director Centre for Women's Global Leadership (NGO) - Madame Brigitte le Gouis President Federation Europenne des Femmes Actif au Foyer (NGO) - The Right Rev. Bishop James H. Ottley Main Representatiave to the United Nations Anglican Communion (NGO) - Ms. Amal Mohmoud Fayed Chairperson, Women's Committee Arab Organization for Human Rights (NGO) - Ms. Sheene Hanley Deputy General Secretary Education International (NGO) - Mrs. Hilka Pietila World Federation of United Nations Associations (NGO) - Ms. Gisele Halimi President of Choisir (NGO) - Dr. Elizabeth Poskitt President International Federation of University Women (NGO) The representatives of Greece and Armenia made statements in the exercise of their right of reply. MAIN COMMITTEE 2nd meeting The summary of the second meeting of the Main Committee will appear in Journal No. 11. ANNOUNCEMENTS Tickets for the Plenary meeting, Friday, 15 September Conference participants are informed that tickets for the closing session of the Conference on Friday, 15 September, are available in the Protocol Office, which is located at the Registration Centre at the Tennis Court. The following number of tickets will be available: 4 for Government delegations, 2 for inter-governmental organizations and 2 for United Nations bodies and specialized agencies. * * * * * 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. * * * * * 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, Thursday, 14 September 1995: Convention Hall No.2, adjacent to Main Press Centre entrance, first floor 10.00 a.m.Tunisian Delegation 10.30 a.m.Palestinian Delegation 11.00 a.m.Sudan Delegation 11.30 a.m.Philippines/G-77 12.00 noonDaily Briefing (English) 12.30 p.m.Point de Presse Quotidien(Francais) 1.30 p.m. United Kingdom Delegation 2.00 p.m. Iranian Delegation 3.00 p.m. UNFPA: Developing Country NGOs respond to PFA 4.00 p.m. UNIFEM: Launching of Global Campaign Against Violence Against Women 5.30 p.m. United States Delegation 6.00 p.m. UNIFEM: Arab NGOs Respond to the Platform for Action Convention Hall No. 3, third floor, (Top of escalator, to the right) 11.00 a.m.International Monetary Fund Annual Report 1995 3.00 p.m. CARICOM Delegation (Cuba, Guyana, Haiti, St. Vincent and the Grenadines) Important Note: The Press Conferences may be attended by accredited media correspondents only), unless otherwise specified in advance. For information regarding press conferences or to schedule press conferences, please contact the Spokeswoman of the Conference (492-2262). _ _ _ _ _