112th IPU Assembly and related events

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112^th IPU ASSEMBLY AND RELATED MEETINGS
Manila (Philippines), 3-8 April 2005

AGENDA OF THE ASSEMBLY

Item 1	Election of the President and Vice-Presidents of the 112^th Assembly
Item 2	Consideration of possible requests for the inclusion of an emergency item in the Assembly agenda
Item 3	General debate on the political, economic and social situation in the world with the overall theme of The impact of domestic and international policies on the situation of women
Item 4	The role of parliaments in the establishment and functioning of mechanisms to provide for the judgement and sentencing of war crimes, crimes against humanity, genocide and terrorism, with a view to avoiding impunity (Committee on Peace and International Security)
Item 5	The role of parliaments in establishing innovative international financing and trading mechanisms to address the problem of debt and achieve the Millennium Development Goals (Committee on Sustainable Development, Finance and Trade)
Item 6	The role of parliaments in advocating and enforcing observance of human rights in the strategies for the prevention, management and treatment of the HIV/AIDS pandemic (Committee on Democracy and Human Rights)
Item 7	Approval of the subject items for the 114^th Assembly and appointment of the Rapporteurs
Item 8	Natural disasters: The role of parliaments in prevention, rehabilitation, reconstruction and the protection of vulnerable groups

Updated on 3 April 2005

REQUESTS FOR INCLUSION OF AN EMERGENCY ITEM

Items proposed Author Date of receipt

Parliamentary initiatives in rebuilding nations affected by tsunamis and other natural disasters Sri Lanka 16 February

The role of parliaments in rebuilding countries devastated by natural disasters Algeria 28 February

The role of parliaments in contributing to international cooperation for the protection of children and other vulnerable members of society now living in alarming conditions in nations affected by the major earthquake off the coast of Sumatra and the tsunami in the Indian Ocean Japan 4 March

Creation of a parliamentary fund to assist countries devastated by natural disasters Chile 9 March

The role of parliaments in ensuring early warnings of natural disasters with highly severe consequences and in establishing a system ensuring quick reaction Hungary 18 March

The role of parliaments in taking preventive measures and providing international technical and economical cooperation for the management of natural disasters Turkey 22 March

Parliamentary support for the rehabilitation and reconstruction of countries affected by the recent earthquake and tsunami disaster, including prevention efforts aimed at establishing an early warning system in the Indian Ocean rim Indonesia 30 March

The role of parliaments in developing policies and institutional frameworks for reconstruction and rehabilitation of countries affected by the recent earthquakes and tsunami disaster, and for natural disaster risk reduction at national level, and in promoting international cooperation in natural disaster risk reduction and management, including the establishment of an early warning system Islamic Republic of Iran 3 April

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 code Available versions

Resolutions adopted by the Assembly [English] [French]

Convocation of the 112^th IPU Assembly
A/112/C.1 (3 December 2004) [English] [French]

Convocation of the 176th Session of the Governing Council
CL/176/C.1 (15 December 2004) [English] [French]

Convocation of the First Standing Committee (Peace and International Security)
C-I/112/C (17 January 2005) [English] [French]

Convocation of the Second Standing Committee (Sustainable Development, Finance and Trade)
C-II/112/C (17 January 2005) [English] [French]

Convocation of the Third Standing Committee (Democracy and Human Rights)
C-III/112/C (17 January 2005) [English] [French]

Explanatory letter about the revised reports and draft resolutions
GRP/2005/Doc.4 (18 February 2005) [English] [French]

First Standing Committee - Final list of amendments to the revised preliminary draft resolution
C-I/112/DR-am (29 March 2005) [English] [French]

First Standing Committee - Amendments to the revised preliminary draft resolution
C-I/112/DR-am.1 (21 March 2005) [English] [French]

First Standing Committee - Revised preliminary draft resolution prepared by the co-rapporteurs
C-I/112/DR-rev (11 February 2005) [English] [French]
[English] [French]

First Standing Committee - Preliminary draft resolution prepared by the co-rapporteurs
C-I/112/DR-pre (15 December 2004) [English] [French]
[English] [French]

First Standing Committee - Report prepared by the co-rapporteurs
C-I/112/R-rev (11 February 2005) [English] [French]
[English] [French]

First Standing Committee - Draft report prepared by the co-rapporteurs
C-I/112/R-pre (15 December 2004) [English] [French]
[English] [French]

Second Standing Committee - Final list of amendments to the revised preliminary draft resolution
C-II/112/DR-am (29 March 2005) [English] [French]

Second Standing Committee - Amendments to the revised preliminary draft resolution
C-II/112/DR-am.1 (21 March 2005) [English] [French]

Second Standing Committee - Revised preliminary draft resolution prepared by the co-rapporteurs
C-II/112/DR-rev (11 February 2005) [English] [French]
[English] [French]

Second Standing Committee - Preliminary draft resolution prepared by the co-rapporteurs
C-II/112/DR-pre (11 January 2005) [English] [French]
[English] [French]

Second Standing Committee - Report prepared by the co-rapporteurs
C-II/112/R-rev (11 February 2005) [English] [French]
[English] [French]

Second Standing Committee - Draft report prepared by the co-rapporteurs
C-II/112/R-pre (11 January 2005) [English] [French]
[English] [French]

Third Standing Committee - Final list of amendments to the revised preliminary draft resolution
C-III/112/DR-am (29 March 2005) [English] [French]

Third Standing Committee - Amendments to the revised preliminary draft resolution
C-III/112/DR-am.1 (21 March 2005) [English] [French]

Third Standing Committee - Revised preliminary draft resolution prepared by the co-rapporteurs
C-III/112/DR-rev (11 February 2005) [English] [French]
[English] [French]

Third Standing Committee - Preliminary draft resolution prepared by the Co-rapporteurs
C-III/112/DR-pre (15 December 2004) [English] [French]
[English] [French]

Third Standing Committee - Report prepared by the co-rapporteurs
C-III/112/R-rev (11 February 2005) [English] [French]
[English] [French]

Third Standing Committee - Draft report prepared by the Co-rapporteurs
C-III/112/R-pre (15 December 2004) [English] [French]
[English] [French]

Convocation of the Tenth Meeting of Women Parliamentarians
FEM/10/C.1 (21 February 2005) [English] [French]

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Revised on 10 March 2005

GENERAL TIMETABLE OF THE ASSEMBLY AND RELATED MEETINGS

Thursday, 31 March    3 – 6 p.m.
Executive Committee *

Friday, 1 April 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Executive Committee *

3 – 5 p.m.
Executive Committee *

5 – 6 p.m.
Gender Partnership Group *

Saturday, 2 April 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Executive Committee *

3 – 5 p.m.
Executive Committee *

5 – 6 p.m.
Gender Partnership Group *

Sunday, 3 April 8 - 9.15 a.m.
Coordinating Committee of Women Parliamentarians *

9.30 a.m – 1 p.m.
Meeting of Women Parliamentarians

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

2.30 - 6.30 p.m.
Meeting of Women Parliamentarians

3 - 6 p.m.
Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians *

7.30 p.m.
Inaugural Ceremony of the 112th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union and related meetings

Monday, 4 April 8 - 9 a.m.
Assembly Steering Committee *

9 - 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 a.m. – 1 p.m.
First Committee (Peace and Security): Presentation of the report of the Rapporteurs and of the draft resolution; debate; eventual designation of a drafting committee

10 a.m. - 12.30 p.m.
Committee on Middle East Questions *

10.15 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Assembly: Election of the President, followed by plenary debate

2.30 - 6.30 p.m.
Assembly: Continuation of the plenary debate and at 4.30 p.m. consideration of requests for the inclusion of an emergency item
Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians *

2.30 - 4.30 p.m.
First Committee (Peace and Security): continuation of the debate or drafting committee

4.30 - 6.30 p.m.
First Committee (Peace and Security): Start or continuation of the drafting committee

Tuesday, 5 April 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Assembly: continuation of the plenary debate
Second Committee (Sustainable Development, Finance and Trade): Presentation of the report of the Rapporteurs and of the draft resolution; debate; eventual designation of a drafting committee
First Committee (Peace and Security): Continuation and end of the drafting committee *

9.30 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians *
Group of Facilitators for Cyprus *

2.30 - 4.30 p.m.
Panel discussion on Migration and Development

2.30 - 6.30 p.m.
Third Committee (Democracy and Human Rights): Presentation of the report of the Rapporteurs and of the draft resolution; debate; eventual designation of a drafting committee
Eventual drafting committee on the emergency item *
Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians *

4.30 - 6.30 p.m.
Assembly: continuation of the plenary debate

Wednesday, 6 April    9 - 11 a.m
Second Committee (Sustainable Development): continuation of the debate or drafting committee *
Third Committee (Democracy and Human Rights): continuation of the debate or drafting committee *

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

9.30 a.m. - 12.30 p.m.
Panel on Violence against women and children in conflict situation

11 a.m - 1 p.m.
Second Committee (Sustainable Development): start or continuation of the drafting committee *
Third Committee (Democracy and Human Rights): start or continuation of the drafting committee *

11.30 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Eventual drafting committee on the emergency item

2.30 - 3.30 p.m.
Meeting of the Bureau of the First Committee (Peace and Security)*

2.30 - 5.30 p.m.
Second Committee (Sustainable Development): End of the work of the drafting committee *
Third Committee (Democracy and Human Rights): End of the drafting committee *
International Humanitarian Law Committee (Bureau of the Third Committee) *

3.30 - 6.30 p.m.
First Committee (Peace and Security): Adoption of the report and draft resolution

5.30 - 6.30 p.m.
Meetings of the Bureaux of the:
- Second Committee (Sustainable Development) *
- Third Committee (Democracy and Human Rights) *

Thursday, 7 April 9 - 11 a.m.
Second Committee (Sustainable Development): Adoption of the report and draft resolution

9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Assembly: continuation of the debate

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

11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Third Committee (Democracy and Human Rights): Adoption of the report and draft resolution

2 - 5 p.m.
Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians *

2.30 - 5 p.m.
Coordinating Committee of Women Parliamentarians *

2.30 - 6.30 p.m.
Assembly: continuation of the plenary debate

5 - 7 p.m.
Committee on Middle East Questions *

Friday, 8 April 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Governing Council (including the presentation of some of the reports of the subsidiary bodies, such as Human Rights Committee, etc.)

3 - 4 p.m.
Continuation of the Governing Council

4 - 6 p.m.
Closing session of the Assembly: Reports of the Committees, and adoption of the resolutions and decisions;
Closure of the 112th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union

* In camera meetings

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Revised on 10 March 2005
GENERAL TIMETABLE OF THE ASSEMBLY AND RELATED MEETINGS

Thursday, 31 March	3 – 6 p.m.	Executive Committee *

Friday, 1 April	10 a.m. - 1 p.m.	Executive Committee *

	3 – 5 p.m.	Executive Committee *

	5 – 6 p.m.	Gender Partnership Group *

Saturday, 2 April	10 a.m. - 1 p.m.	Executive Committee *

	3 – 5 p.m.	Executive Committee *

	5 – 6 p.m.	Gender Partnership Group *

Sunday, 3 April	8 - 9.15 a.m.	Coordinating Committee of Women Parliamentarians *

	9.30 a.m – 1 p.m.	Meeting of Women Parliamentarians

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

	2.30 - 6.30 p.m.	Meeting of Women Parliamentarians

	3 - 6 p.m.	Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians *

	7.30 p.m.	Inaugural Ceremony of the 112th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union and related meetings

Monday, 4 April	8 - 9 a.m.	Assembly Steering Committee *

	9 - 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 a.m. – 1 p.m.	First Committee (Peace and Security): Presentation of the report of the Rapporteurs and of the draft resolution; debate; eventual designation of a drafting committee

	10 a.m. - 12.30 p.m.	Committee on Middle East Questions *

	10.15 a.m. – 1 p.m.	Assembly: Election of the President, followed by plenary debate

	2.30 - 6.30 p.m.	Assembly: Continuation of the plenary debate and at 4.30 p.m. consideration of requests for the inclusion of an emergency item Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians *

	2.30 - 4.30 p.m.	First Committee (Peace and Security): continuation of the debate or drafting committee

	4.30 - 6.30 p.m.	First Committee (Peace and Security): Start or continuation of the drafting committee

Tuesday, 5 April	9 a.m. - 1 p.m.	Assembly: continuation of the plenary debate Second Committee (Sustainable Development, Finance and Trade): Presentation of the report of the Rapporteurs and of the draft resolution; debate; eventual designation of a drafting committee First Committee (Peace and Security): Continuation and end of the drafting committee *

	9.30 a.m. – 1 p.m.	Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians * Group of Facilitators for Cyprus *

	2.30 - 4.30 p.m.	Panel discussion on Migration and Development

	2.30 - 6.30 p.m.	Third Committee (Democracy and Human Rights): Presentation of the report of the Rapporteurs and of the draft resolution; debate; eventual designation of a drafting committee Eventual drafting committee on the emergency item * Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians *

	4.30 - 6.30 p.m.	Assembly: continuation of the plenary debate

Wednesday, 6 April	9 - 11 a.m	Second Committee (Sustainable Development): continuation of the debate or drafting committee * Third Committee (Democracy and Human Rights): continuation of the debate or drafting committee *

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

	9.30 a.m. - 12.30 p.m.	Panel on Violence against women and children in conflict situation

	11 a.m - 1 p.m.	Second Committee (Sustainable Development): start or continuation of the drafting committee * Third Committee (Democracy and Human Rights): start or continuation of the drafting committee *

	11.30 a.m. - 1 p.m.	Eventual drafting committee on the emergency item

	2.30 - 3.30 p.m.	Meeting of the Bureau of the First Committee (Peace and Security)*

	2.30 - 5.30 p.m.	Second Committee (Sustainable Development): End of the work of the drafting committee * Third Committee (Democracy and Human Rights): End of the drafting committee * International Humanitarian Law Committee (Bureau of the Third Committee) *

	3.30 - 6.30 p.m.	First Committee (Peace and Security): Adoption of the report and draft resolution

	5.30 - 6.30 p.m.	Meetings of the Bureaux of the: - Second Committee (Sustainable Development) * - Third Committee (Democracy and Human Rights) *

Thursday, 7 April	9 - 11 a.m.	Second Committee (Sustainable Development): Adoption of the report and draft resolution

	9 a.m. – 1 p.m.	Assembly: continuation of the debate

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

	11 a.m. - 1 p.m.	Third Committee (Democracy and Human Rights): Adoption of the report and draft resolution

	2 - 5 p.m.	Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians *

	2.30 - 5 p.m.	Coordinating Committee of Women Parliamentarians *

	2.30 - 6.30 p.m.	Assembly: continuation of the plenary debate

	5 - 7 p.m.	Committee on Middle East Questions *

Friday, 8 April	10 a.m. - 1 p.m.	Governing Council (including the presentation of some of the reports of the subsidiary bodies, such as Human Rights Committee, etc.)

	3 - 4 p.m.	Continuation of the Governing Council

	4 - 6 p.m.	Closing session of the Assembly: Reports of the Committees, and adoption of the resolutions and decisions; Closure of the 112th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union

* In camera meetings