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IV. Report of the Main Committee

1. At its 1st plenary meeting, on 8 April 2002, the Second World Assembly on Ageing decided to allocate agenda item 9 (Political Declaration and International Plan of Action on Ageing, 2002) to the Main Committee, which was to submit its recommendations to the Assembly.

A. Organization of work

2. The Main Committee held 3 meetings, on 8, 11 and 12 April 2002. It also held a number of informal meetings in two working groups.

3. The Main Committee had before it the following documents:

(a) Addenda to the report of the Commission for Social Development acting as the preparatory committee for the Second World Assembly on Ageing on the work of its second session, containing the draft political declaration and agreed amendments thereto (A/CONF.197/3/Add.1 and 4);

(b) Addenda to the report of the Commission for Social Development acting as the preparatory committee for the Second World Assembly on Ageing on the work of its second session, containing the draft international plan of action on ageing, 2002 and agreed amendments thereto (A/CONF.197/3/Add.2, 3 and 5);

(c) Addenda to the report of the Main Committee containing further agreed amendments to the draft political declaration (A/CONF.197/MC/L.1/Add.1, 4, 6 and 7);

(d) Addenda to the report of the Main Committee containing further agreed amendments to the draft international plan of action on ageing, 2002 (A/CONF.197/MC/L.1/Add.2, 3, 5 and 8);

(e) Draft resolution submitted by the Chairman entitled “Political Declaration and International Plan of Action on Ageing, 2002 (A/CONF.197/MC/L.2).

4. The Chairman of the Main Committee was Felipe Paolillo (Uruguay), who was elected by acclamation at the 1st plenary meeting of the Assembly on 8 April.

5. The Main Committee, at its 1st and 2nd meetings, on 8 and 11 April, elected the following officers by acclamation:

Vice-Chairmen:

Aicha Afifi (Morocco) Maria José Carrilho (Portugal) Ivana Grollová (Czech Republic) Penny D. Herasati (Indonesia)

Ms. Grollová also served as Rapporteur of the Main Committee.

6. Also at its 1st meeting, the Main Committee established two Working Groups and designated Aicha Afifi (Morocco) Chairperson of Working Group I, which considered the draft international plan of action on ageing, 2002. The Chairman of the Main Committee chaired Working Group II, which considered the draft political declaration.

7. At the 3rd meeting, on 12 April, the Chairman made a concluding statement.

B. Action taken by the Main Committee

Draft political declaration

8. At its 3rd meeting, on 12 April, the Main Committee had before it the text of the draft political declaration (A/CONF.197/3/Add.1 and 4) and amendments thereto (A/CONF.197/MC/L.1/Add.1, 4, 6 and 7), which were submitted on the basis of the consultations held in Working Group II.

9. At the same meeting, the Main Committee approved the draft political declaration, as contained in documents A/CONF.197/3/Add.1 and 4 and A/CONF.197/MC/L.1/Add.1, 4, 6 and 7).

Draft international plan of action on ageing, 2002

10. At its 3rd meeting, on 12 April, the Main Committee had before it the text of the draft international plan of action on ageing, 2002, (A/CONF.197/3/Add.2, 3 and 5) and amendments thereto (A/CONF.197/MC/L.1/Add.2, 3, 5 and 8), which were submitted as a result of the consultations held in Working Group I.

11. At the same meeting, the representative of Egypt proposed amendments to documents A/CONF.197/MC/L.1/Add.5 and Add.8.

12. Following statements by the representatives of the Sudan, Cuba, Egypt, the United States of America, Mexico, Guyana and Bolivia, the Main Committee approved the draft international plan of action on ageing, 2002, as contained in documents A/CONF.197/3/Add.2, 3 and 5 and A/CONF.197/MC/L.1/Add.2, 3, 5 and 8, as orally amended.

Draft resolution on the Political Declaration and the International Plan of Action on Ageing, 2002

13. At the 3rd meeting, on 12 April, the Main Committee adopted a draft resolution submitted by the Chairman, by which it recommended to the Assembly the adoption of the Political Declaration and the International Plan of Action on Ageing, 2002, annexed thereto (A/CONF.197/L.2).

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