55th session of the
General Assembly
Item 182: Follow-up to the outcome of the Millennium Summit
meeting with the Coordinators of the upcoming events
10 November
2000
In order to establish how best to make use of upcoming events within the United
Nations system in the implementation of the outcome of the Summit the office
of the GA President arranged a meeting with the coordinators of these events
on 10 November 2000. The representatives of the respective secretariat departments/units
were also invited.
At the beginning of the meeting a short summary of the Summit follow-up process
was made with particular attention to the aspect of using the upcoming events
in the process of implementing the outcome of the Millennium Summit.
Attention was drawn in particular to the paragraphs 10,11,12 and 22 in the elements
paper (A/55/CRP.1) prepared by the President of the GA.
Short presentations on the preparations of different upcoming events were given
in a form of a tour the table by co-ordinators and representatives of the Secretariat.
Participants expressed their appreciation for the opportunity to share information
concerning the preparations for different events. Many emphasized the importance
of co-ordination already prior to the events in order to avoid duplication and
to consolidate the efforts so as to ensure that the commitments undertaken in
the Millennium Declaration are fully reflected, as appropriate, in upcoming
debates and special sessions of the General Assembly as well as in related conferences
and events and in their final documents.
It was noted that many of the upcoming events have a direct link to the Millennium
Declaration. In addition it would be important to take into account the inter-linkages
and the crosscutting themes of the Declaration in order to enhance the integrated
approach to the follow up process.
The importance to continue to share information throughout the preparation processes
and the final events was stressed. Participants supported the idea of arranging
further meetings of similar nature. It was further noted that other possible
ways of information sharing should be explored.