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Fifty-third session
Second Committee
1. At the 2nd meeting on
16 September 1998, the Second Committee adopted its programme of work,
as contained in the annex to the present document.
Allocation of items
2. The agenda items that
have been allocated by the General Assembly to the Second Committee are
listed in the letter dated 15 September 1998 from the President of the
Assembly to the Chairman of the Second Committee (A/C.2/53/1). Background
information on those items may be found in the annotations to the agenda
(A/53/100 and Add.1).
Programme of work
3. The programme of work
(see annex) has been prepared bearing in mind paragraph (b) of rule 99
of the rules of procedure of the General Assembly, the organizational arrangements
agreed upon by the Assembly at the outset of its current session (A/53/250)
and the availability of documentation. The number of meetings suggested
for the general discussion of the agenda items allocated to the Second
Committee is based on past experience.
List of documents
4. Attention is drawn to
the list of documents submitted under the various agenda items allocated
to the Second Committee (A/C.2/53/L.1/Add.1). The programme of work should
be read in conjunction with the list of documents in order to obtain a
full picture of the scope of the Committee's work programme. A revised
and updated version of the list will be issued shortly before the Committee
begins its work.
Length of statements
5. The Second Committee,
in the past, decided to limit statements on all agenda items, with the
exception of the general debate, to 7 minutes and to limit statements during
the general debate to 15 minutes.
Conference facilities
and meetings arrangements
6. Taking into account the
availability of conference services for the Main Committees of the General
Assembly, an average of eight formal meetings a week have been scheduled
for the Second Committee. Unless otherwise specified, meetings will be
held at 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. In this connection, the Assembly decided to
remind delegations that punctuality is of the utmost importance in the
interest of ensuring an effective and orderly organization of work and
achieving economies for the United Nations. As decided by the Assembly,
the requirement of the presence of at least one quarter of the members
of the Committee to declare a meeting open and permit the debate to proceed
has been waived.
Informal consultations
7. In view of the financial
measures affecting conference services, and as indicated in the programme
of work, some of the formal meetings allocated to the Second Committee
will be utilized for informal consultations so as to ensure full servicing
of these consultations.
Report of the Economic
and Social Council
8. The Second Committee
is reminded that, in accordance with a decision of the General Assembly,
chapters of the report of the Economic and Social Council are to be considered
in company with documentation under other agenda items, as well as under
item 12. The list of documentation contains further information on this
procedure (see para. 4 above).
Conclusion of the work
of the Committee
9. Bearing in mind the allocation
of the number of meetings available to the Second Committee, it is proposed
that the Committee set a target date of 27 November for the conclusion
of its work.
Annex
Proposed programme of work of the Second
Committee
| Item to be considered | Document title and symbol | |
| Week of 5-9 October | ||
| General debate | ||
| Tuesday, 6 October | ||
| 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. | ||
| General debate | ||
| Thursday, 8 October | ||
| 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. | ||
| General debate (continued) | ||
| 1 p.m. Deadline for list of speakers on general debate | ||
| Friday, 9 October | ||
| 10 a.m. | ||
| General debate (concluded) | ||
| Friday, 9 October | ||
| 3 p.m. | ||
| Item 91 Macroeconomic policy questions | ||
| (b) Financing of development, including net transfer of resources between developing and developed countries | Report of the Secretary-General on net flows and transfer of resources between developing and developed countries (A/53/228) | |
| Report of the Secretary-General on global financial flows and their impact on the developing countries | ||
| Report of the Secretary-General on high-level international intergovernmental consideration on financing of development | ||
| Report of the Secretary-General containing an index indicating recurring themes and key elements in the consideration of the topic | ||
| (d) External debt crisis and development | Report of the Secretary-General on the implementation of General Assembly resolution 52/185 | |
| Week of 12-16 October | ||
| Monday, 12 October | ||
| 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. | ||
| Item 91 (b) and (d) (concluded) | ||
| Tuesday, 13 October | ||
| 10 a.m. | ||
| Item 91 Macroeconomic policy questions | ||
| (c) Commodities | Note by the Secretary-General of the United Nations transmitting the report of the Secretary-General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development on world commodity trends and prospects | |
| 3 p.m. | ||
| Item 92 Sectoral policy questions | ||
| (a) Business and development | Report of the Secretary-General on the implementation of General Assembly resolution 51/191 | |
| (b) Industrial development cooperation | Note by the Secretary-General transmitting the report of the Director-General of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization on the implementation of General Assembly resolution 51/170 | |
| Wednesday, 14 October | ||
| 10 a.m. | ||
| Item 92 (a) and (b) (concluded) | ||
| 3 p.m. | ||
| Item 95 Operational activities for development | Relevant chapter of the report of the Economic and Social Council | |
| Report of the Secretary-General on preparations for the special session of the General Assembly to review the achievement of the goals of the World Summit for Children (A/53/186) | ||
| Report of the Secretary-General on the triennial policy review of operational activities undertaken by the United Nations development system | ||
| Note by the Secretary-General transmitting the report of the Joint Inspection Unit entitled "Fellowships in the United Nations system" (A/53/154) | ||
| 6 p.m. Deadline for submission of draft proposals under item 91 (b) and (d) | ||
| Thursday, 15 October | ||
| 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. | ||
| Item 95 Operational activities for development (continued) | ||
| 1 p.m. Deadline for submissionof draft proposals under item 91 (c) | ||
| Friday, 16 October | ||
| 10 a.m. | ||
| Item 95 Operational activities for development (concluded) | ||
| 3 p.m. | ||
| Informal consultations | ||
| 6 p.m. Deadline for submission of draft proposals under item 92 (a) and (b) | ||
| Week of 19-23 October | ||
| Monday, 19 October | ||
| 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. | ||
| Item 93 Sustainable development and international economic cooperation | Report of the Secretary-General on the utilization of the development dividend | |
| Report of the Secretary-General and the Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization on communication for development programmes in the United Nations system | ||
| (a) Implementation of and follow-up to major consensus agreements on development | Report of the Secretary-General on the implementation of the Declaration on International Economic Cooperation, in particular the Revitalization of Economic Growth and Development of the Developing Countries, and on the International Development Strategy for the Fourth United Nations Development Decade | |
| (i) Implementation of the commitments and policies agreed upon in the Declaration on International Economic Cooperation, in particular the Revitalization of the Economic Growth and Development of the Developing Countries | ||
| (ii) Implementation of the International Development Strategy for the Fourth United Nations Development Decade | ||
| Tuesday, 20 October | ||
| 10 a.m.-12 noon | ||
| Item 93 Sustainable development and international economic cooperation | ||
| (b) Integration of the economies in transition into the world economy | Report of the Secretary-General | |
| (e) Implementation of the Programme of Action for the Least Developed Countries for the 1990s | Report of the Secretary-General | |
| 12 noon-1 p.m. | ||
| Observance of World Food Day in Conference Room 2 | ||
| 3 p.m. | ||
| Item 93 (b) and (e) (concluded) | ||
| and | ||
| (d) Renewal of the dialogue on strengthening international economic cooperation for development through partnership | ||
| (g) Cultural development | Report of the Secretary-General on the implementation of General Assembly resolutions 51/179 and 52/197 | |
| 6 p.m. Deadline for submission of draft proposals under item 95 | ||
| Wednesday, 21 October | ||
| 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. | ||
| Item 94 Environment and sustainable development | Relevant section of the report of the Economic and Social Council on the work of the Commission on Sustainable Development at its sixth session | |
| Report of the Secretary-General on products harmful to health and the environment (A/53/156-E/1998/78) | ||
| Report of the Secretary-General on the implementation of General Assembly resolution 52/200 on international cooperation to reduce the impact of the El Niño phenomenon | ||
| Report of the Governing Council of the United Nations Environment Programme on the work of its special session | ||
| (a) Implementation of and follow-up to the outcome of the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, including the outcome of the nineteenth special session of the General Assembly for the purpose of an overall review and appraisal of the implementation of Agenda 21 | Report of the Secretary-General on the ways and means of undertaking the review of progress made in implementing conventions related to sustainable development | |
| 6 p.m. Deadline for submission of draft proposals under item 93 (a) | ||
| Thursday, 22 October | ||
| 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. | ||
| Item 94 Environment and sustainable development | ||
| (b) Protection of global climate for present and future generations of mankind | Note by the Secretary-General transmitting the report of the Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change on the results of the meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention | |
| Report of the Secretary-General on the review of arrangements for administrative support to the secretariat of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change | ||
| (c) Implementation of the outcome of the Global Conference on the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States | Report of the Secretary-General on the development of a vulnerability index for small island developing States (A/53/65-E/1998/5) | |
| Report of the Secretary-General on plans and projects for the sustainable development of small island developing States | ||
| (d) Convention on Biological Diversity | Note by the Secretary-General transmitting the report of the Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity on the results of the fourth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention | |
| (e) Implementation of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in those Countries Experiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertification, particularly in Africa | Report of the Secretary-General on the implementation of General Assembly resolution 52/198 | |
| 6 p.m. Deadline for submission of draft proposals under item 93 (b), (d), (e) and (g) | ||
| Friday, 23 October | ||
| 10 a.m. | ||
| Item 94 (b), (c), (d) and (e) (concluded) | ||
| 3 p.m. | ||
| Informal consultations | ||
| 6 p.m. Deadline for submission of draft proposals under item 94 (a) | ||
| Week of 26-30 October | ||
| Monday, 26 October | ||
| 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. | ||
| Informal consultations | ||
| Tuesday, 27 October | ||
| 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. | ||
| Informal consultations | ||
| 1 p.m. Deadline for submission of draft proposals under item 94 (b), (c), (d) and (e) | ||
| Wednesday, 28 October | ||
| 10 a.m. | ||
| Item 96 Training and research | ||
| (a) United Nations University | Report of the Council of the United Nations University (A/53/31) | |
| Report of the Secretary-General | ||
| Note by the Secretary-General transmitting the report of the Joint Inspection Unit on the United Nations University | ||
| (b) United Nations Institute for Training and Research | Report of the Secretary-General on the implementation of General Assembly resolution 52/206 | |
| Report by the Executive Director of the Institute | ||
| 3 p.m. | ||
| Item 97 Permanent sovereignty of the Palestinian people in the occupied Palestinian territory, including Jerusalem, and of the Arab population in the occupied Syrian Golan over their natural resources | Note by the Secretary-General transmitting the report prepared by the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (A/53/163-E/1998/79) | |
| Thursday, 29 October | ||
| 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. | ||
| Item 93 Sustainable development and international economic cooperation | ||
| (c) Implementation of the outcome of the United Nations Conference on Human Settlements (Habitat II) | Report of the Secretary-General on the implementation of General Assembly resolution 52/190 | |
| (f) Implementation of the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development | Report of the Secretary-General on the preparations for the special session of the General Assembly to review and appraise the implementation of the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development | |
| Friday, 30 October | ||
| 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. | ||
| Item 91 Macroeconomic policy questions | ||
| (a) Trade and development | Report of the Trade and Development Board | |
| Note by the Secretary-General of the United Nations transmitting the report of the Secretary-General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development on the transit environment in the landlocked States of Central Asia and their transit developing neighbours | ||
| Report of the Secretary-General of the United Nations and of the Secretary-General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development on recommendations for effective follow-up to the relevant sections of the agreed conclusions of the high-level segment of the substantive session of 1997 of the Economic and Social Council | ||
| 1 p.m. Deadline for submission of draft proposals under item 96 (a) and (b) | ||
| 6 p.m. Deadline for submission of draft proposals under item 97 | ||
| Week of 2-6 November | ||
| Monday, 2 November | ||
| 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. | ||
| Item 98 Implementation of the first United Nations Decade for the Eradication of Poverty (1997-2006) | Report of the Secretary-General | |
| Report of the Secretary-General on the role of microcredit in the eradication of poverty | ||
| 6 p.m. Deadline for submission of draft proposals under item 93 (c) and (f) | ||
| Tuesday, 3 November | ||
| 10 a.m. | ||
| Item 98 (concluded) | ||
| 3 p.m. | ||
| United Nations Pledging Conference for the World Food Programme | ||
| 6 p.m. Deadline for submission of draft proposals under item 91 (a) | ||
| Wednesday, 4 November | ||
| 10 a.m. | ||
| United Nations Pledging Conference for Development Activities | ||
| 3 p.m. | ||
| Informal consultations | ||
| Thursday, 5 November | ||
| 10 a.m. | ||
| United Nations Pledging Conference for Development Activities | ||
| 3 p.m. | ||
| Informal consultations | ||
| 1 p.m. Deadline for submission of draft proposals under item 98 | ||
| Friday, 6 November | ||
| 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. | ||
| Informal consultations | ||
| Week of 9-13 November | ||
| Monday, 9 November | ||
| 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. | ||
| Item 12 Report of the Economic and Social Council | Report of the Council for the year 1998 (A/53/3) | |
| Note by the Secretary-General transmitting the report of the Executive Director of the United Nations Population Fund on the United Nations Population Award and the Trust Fund | ||
| Report of the Secretary-General on the implementation of General Assembly resolution 50/225 entitled "Public administration and development" (A/53/173-E/1998/87) | ||
| Tuesday, 10 November | ||
| 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. | ||
| Informal consultations | ||
| Wednesday, 11 November | ||
| 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. | ||
| Informal consultations | ||
| 6 p.m. Deadline for submission of draft proposals under item 12 | ||
| Thursday, 12 November | ||
| 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. | ||
| Informal consultations | ||
| Friday, 13 November | ||
| 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. | ||
| Informal consultations | ||
| Week of 16-20 November | ||
| Informal consultations | ||
| Week of 23-27 November | ||
| Informal consultations and conclusion of the work of the Second Committee |