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111th IPU ASSEMBLY AND RELATED MEETINGS
Geneva, 28 September - 1 October 2004

AGENDA OF THE ASSEMBLY

Item 1 Election of the President and Vice-Presidents of the 111th Assembly
Item 2 Consideration of possible requests for the inclusion of an emergency item in the Assembly agenda
Item 3 The role of parliaments in strengthening multilateral regimes for non-proliferation of weapons and for disarmament, in the light of new security challenges
(Committee on Peace and International Security)
Item 4 The role of parliaments in preserving biodiversity
(Committee on Sustainable Development, Finance and Trade)
Item 5 Beijing+10: An evaluation from a parliamentary perspective
(Committee on Democracy and Human Rights)
Item 6 Amendments to the Statutes and Rules of the Inter-Parliamentary Union
Item 7 Approval of the subject items for the 112th Assembly and appointment of the Rapporteurs
Item 8 The alarming situation in Iraq and the need for parliamentary action to restore peace and security in that country
Updated on 28 September 2004   
REQUESTS FOR INCLUSION OF AN EMERGENCY ITEM

Items proposedAuthorDate of receipt
The role of parliaments in addressing the security challenges facing the African continent, with a specific focus on the humanitarian and security crisis in the Darfur region of the Sudan
(This proposal was withdrawn by its author on 27 September 2004)
South Africa 7 September
The role of parliaments in supporting peace and the settlement of conflicts in Africa, focusing on the Darfur problem
(This proposal was withdrawn by its author on 27 September 2004)
Sudan 23 September
The alarming situation in Iraq and the need for parliamentary action to restore peace and security in that country Iran (Islamic Republic of) with the support of the Asia-Pacific Group 27 September

Procedure to be followed :
Under the terms of Assembly Rule 11.2(a), "A request for the inclusion of an emergency item must relate to a major event of international concern on which it appears necessary for the IPU to express its opinion. Such a request must receive a two-thirds majority of the votes cast in order to be accepted." Moreover, Assembly Rule 11.2(b) stipulates that "The Assembly may place only one emergency item on its agenda. Should several requests obtain the requisite majority, the one having received the largest number of positive votes shall be accepted."
SESSION DOCUMENTS

Title and codeAvailable versions
Convocation of the 111th IPU Assembly
A/111/C.1 (28 May 2004)
PDF [English] [French]
Registration form PDF [English] [French]
Convocation of the 175th Session of the Governing Council
CL/175/C.1 (5 July 2004)
PDF [English] [French]
Convocation of the First Standing Committee (Peace and International Security)
C-I/2004/C.2 (28 June 2004)
PDF [English] [French]
Convocation of the Second Standing Committee (Sustainable Development, Finance and Trade)
C-II/2004/C.2 (28 June 2004)
PDF [English] [French]
Convocation of the Third Standing Committee (Democracy and Human Rights)
C-III/2004/C.2 (28 June 2004)
PDF [English] [French]
Explanatory letter about amendments to the revised draft resolutions of the IPU's Standing Committees
GRP/2004/Inf.7 (22 September 2004)
PDF [English] [French]
Explanatory letter about the revised reports and draft resolutions
GRP/2004/Doc.10 (16 August 2004)
PDF [English] [French]
First Standing Committee - Amendments to the revised draft resolution
C-I/111/DR-am (25 September 2004)
PDF [English] [French]
First Standing Committee - Revised report prepared by the co-rapporteurs
C-I/111/R-rev (16 August 2004)
MS Word [English] [French]
PDF [English] [French]
First Standing Committee - Draft report prepared by the co-rapporteurs
C-I/111/2004/R-dr (28 June 2004)
MS Word [English] [French]
PDF [English] [French]
First Standing Committee - Revised draft resolution prepared by the co-rapporteurs
C-I/111/DR-rev (16 August 2004)
MS Word [English] [French]
PDF [English] [French]
First Standing Committee - Preliminary draft resolution prepared by the co-rapporteurs
C-I/111/2004/Pre-DR (28 June 2004)
MS Word [English] [French]
PDF [English] [French]
Second Standing Committee - Amendments to the revised draft resolution
C-II/111/DR-am (22 September 2004)
PDF [English] [French]
Second Standing Committee - Addendum to the list of amendments to the revised draft resolution
C-II/111/DR-am.addendum (25 September 2004)
PDF [English] [French]
Second Standing Committee - Revised report prepared by the co-rapporteurs
C-II/111/R-rev (16 August 2004)
MS Word [English] [French]
PDF [English] [French]
Second Standing Committee - Draft report prepared by the co-rapporteurs
C-II/111/2004/R-dr (28 June 2004)
MS Word [English] [French]
PDF [English] [French]
Second Standing Committee - Revised draft resolution prepared by the co-rapporteurs
C-II/111/DR-rev (16 August 2004)
MS Word [English] [French]
PDF [English] [French]
Second Standing Committee - Preliminary draft resolution prepared by the co-rapporteurs
C-II/111/2004/Pre-DR (28 June 2004)
MS Word [English] [French]
PDF [English] [French]
Third Standing Committee - Amendments to the revised draft resolution
C-III/111/DR-am (22 September 2004)
PDF [English] [French]
Third Standing Committee - Revised report prepared by the co-rapporteurs
C-III/111/R-rev (16 August 2004)
MS Word [English] [French]
PDF [English] [French]
Third Standing Committee - Draft report prepared by the Co-rapporteurs
C-III/111/2004/R-dr (28 June 2004)
MS Word [English] [French]
PDF [English] [French]
Third Standing Committee - Revised draft resolution prepared by the co-rapporteurs
C-III/111/DR-rev (16 August 2004)
MS Word [English] [French]
PDF [English] [French]
Third Standing Committee - Preliminary draft resolution prepared by the Co-rapporteurs
C-III/111/2004/Pre-DR (28 June 2004)
MS Word [English] [French]
PDF [English] [French]
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Updated on 23 September 2004   
GENERAL TIMETABLE OF THE ASSEMBLY AND RELATED MEETINGS

pointSaturday, 25 September    10.00 a.m. – 1 p.m.
  • Executive Committee *

3 - 5 p.m.
  • Executive Committee *

5 - 6 p.m.
  • Gender Partnership Group *

pointSunday, 26 September    9.30 a.m. – 1 p.m.
  • Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians *

10 a.m. - 1 p.m.
  • Executive Committee *

2.30 - 6 p.m.
  • Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians *

3 - 5 p.m.
  • Executive Committee *

5 – 6 p.m.
  • Gender Partnership Group *

pointMonday, 27 September 9.30 a.m. – 1 p.m.
  • Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians *

10 – 11.30 a.m.
  • Working Group of the Executive Committee *

11.30 a.m. - 1 p.m.
  • Board Meeting of the Parliamentary Foundation for Democracy *

2.30 – 6 p.m.
  • Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians *

3 – 6 p.m.
  • Coordinating Committee of Women Parliamentarians *

pointTuesday, 28 September 8 - 9 a.m.
  • Assembly Steering Committee *

9 – 9.30 a.m.
  • Governing Council

9.30 – 10.00 a.m.
  • Official opening of the Assembly

9.30 a.m. – 1 p.m.
  • Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians *

10 a.m. – 1 p.m.
  • First Standing Committee (Peace and International Security): Presentation of the report of the Rapporteurs; Debate
  • Third Standing Committee (Democracy and Human Rights): Presentation of the report of the Rapporteurs; Debate

10.30 a.m. – 1 p.m.
  • CSCM Coordinating Committee (open to all members of the CSCM process)

2.30 - 3.30 p.m.
  • Assembly: Consideration of requests for the inclusion of an emergency item

2.30 - 6 p.m.
  • Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians *

3.30 - 4.30 p.m.
  • First Standing Committee (Peace and International Security): Continuation / conclusion of the debate
  • Third Standing Committee (Democracy and Human Rights): Continuation / conclusion of the debate

4.30 - 6.30 p.m.
  • Panel discussion on "Respect for International Humanitarian Law"

pointWednesday, 29 September   9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
  • Assembly: Debate on the emergency item
  • First Committee (Peace and International Security): possible drafting committee *
  • Third Committee (Democracy and Human Rights): possible drafting committee *
  • Second Committee (Sustainable Development, Finance and Trade): Presentation of the report of the Rapporteurs; Debate

2.30 – 5.30 a.m.
  • First Committee (Peace and International Security): Continuation and end of drafting committee *
  • Third Committee (Democracy and Human Rights): Continuation and end of drafting committee *

2.30 – 6.30 p.m.
  • Second Committee (Sustainable Development, Finance and Trade): possible drafting committee *
  • Emergency item: possible drafting committee *

5.30 – 6.30 p.m.
  • Meeting of the Bureau of the First Committee (Peace and International Security) *
  • Meeting of the Bureau of the Third Committee (Democracy and Human Rights) *

pointThursday, 30 September 9 - 11 a.m.
  • Third Committee (Democracy and Human Rights): Adoption of its draft resolution

9 a.m. - 12 noon
  • Second Committee (Sustainable Development, Finance and Trade): Continuation and end of drafting committee *

10 a.m. – 1 p.m.
  • Executive Committee *

11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
  • Emergency item : continuation and end of drafting committee * (if necessary)

12 noon - 1 p.m.
  • Meeting of the Bureau of the Second Committee (Sustainable Development, Finance and Trade) *

2.30 - 4.30 p.m.
  • First Standing Committee (Peace and International Security): Adoption of its draft resolution

2.30 - 6.30 p.m.
  • Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians *

4.30 – 6.30 p.m.
  • Second Standing Committee (Sustainable Development, Finance and Trade): Adoption of its draft resolution

pointFriday, 1 October 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
  • Governing Council (including the presentation of the reports of some of the subsidiary bodies (Human Rights Committee, etc.)

3 - 5 p.m.
  • Closing session of the Assembly: Reports of the Standing Committees, and adoption of the resolutions and decisions
  • Closure of the 111th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union

* In camera meetings
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