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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."

Members are kindly requested to take note of the following timetable for the circulation of the co-Rapporteurs’ draft reports and draft resolutions, as well as of the deadlines for the submission of suggestions and/or comments on the draft report and of amendments to the draft resolutions.

To facilitate work on the revised draft, Members are kindly requested to submit all proposals for amendments to the preliminary draft resolution by 20 July 2006. Delegations wishing to amend the text after that date are requested to await the publication of the revised draft on 15 August, and to refer to that updated text in submitting their proposals.

Updated on 15 October 2006
GENERAL TIMETABLE OF THE ASSEMBLY AND RELATED MEETINGS
Friday, 13 October	10.00 a.m. – 1 p.m.	Executive Committee *
	3 - 5 p.m.	Executive Committee *
	5 - 6 p.m.	Gender Partnership Group *
Saturday, 14 October	9.30 a.m. - 1 p.m.	Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians *
	10.00 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 *
Sunday, 15 October	9 a.m. – 12 noon	Coordinating Committee of Women Parliamentarians *
	9.30 a.m. - 1 p.m.	Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians *
	10.00 a.m. - 12 noon	Committee on Middle East Questions *
	2.30 - 6 p.m.	Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians *
Monday, 16 October	8.30 - 9.30 a.m.	Assembly Steering Committee *
	9.30 - 10 a.m.	Governing Council (Election of the President of the Assembly, Questions relating to Members and Report on the activities of the Executive Committee)
	9.30 a.m. - 1 p.m.	Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians *
	9.45 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 a.m. - 1 p.m.	Second Standing Committee (Sustainable Development, Finance and Trade): Presentation of the report of the Rapporteurs; Debate
	2.30 - 5 p.m. (or 6.30 p.m. **)	First Committee (Peace and International Security): Continuation and/or** possible conclusion of the debate Second Committee (Sustainable Development, Finance and Trade): Continuation and conclusion of the debate Third Committee (Democracy and Human Rights): Continuation and/or** possible conclusion of the debate
	5 – 6.30 p.m.	Assembly: Consideration of requests for the inclusion of an emergency item First Committee (Peace and International Security): Possible continuation and conclusion of the debate Third Committee (Democracy and Human Rights): Possible continuation and conclusion of the debate
Tuesday, 17 October	9 - 10 a.m.	Assembly: Parliamentary hearing with the President of the World Bank, Mr. Paul Wolfowitz
	9 a.m. - 1 p.m.	First Committee (Peace and International Security): drafting committee * Second Committee (Sustainable Development, Finance and Trade): drafting committee * Third Committee (Democracy and Human Rights): drafting committee *
	10 a.m. - 1 p.m.	Assembly: Debate on the emergency item Interactive panel discussion on the Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians: Thirty years defending free speech
	2.30 – 6 p.m.	Governing Council
	2.30 – 6.30 p.m.	First Committee (Peace and International Security): Continuation and end of drafting committee * Second Committee (Sustainable Development, Finance and Trade): Continuation and end of drafting committee * Third Committee (Democracy and Human Rights): Continuation and end of drafting committee * Emergency item: start of drafting committee *
	3 – 6 p.m.	Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians *
Wednesday, 18 October	9 - 10.30 a.m.	Meeting of the Bureau of the First Standing Committee (Peace and International Security) * Meeting of the Bureau of the Second Standing Committee (Sustainable Development, Finance and Trade) * Meeting of the Bureau of the Third Standing Committee (Democracy and Human Rights) *
	9 – 11.30 a.m.	Emergency item: continuation and end of drafting committee * (if necessary)
	10.30 a.m. – 1 p.m.	First Committee (Peace and International Security): Adoption of the report and the draft resolution Second Committee (Sustainable Development, Finance and Trade): Adoption of the report and the draft resolution Third Committee (Democracy and Human Rights): Adoption of the report and the draft resolution
	11.30 a.m. – 1 p.m.	Executive Committee *
	2.30 – 5 p.m.	Governing Council: presentation of the reports of some of the subsidiary bodies (Committee on Human Rights of Parliamentarians, etc.)
	5 – 6.30 p.m.	Closing session of the Assembly: Reports of the Standing Committees, and adoption of the resolutions and decisions Closure of the 115th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union
* In camera meetings

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