118th IPU ASSEMBLY Cape Town (South Africa), 13 - 18 April 2008 AGENDA OF THE ASSEMBLY Item 1 Election of the President and Vice-Presidents of the 118th 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 Pushing back the frontiers of poverty Item 4 The role of parliaments in striking a balance between national security, human security and individual freedoms, and in averting the threat to democracy (Standing Committee on Peace and International Security) Item 5 Parliamentary oversight of State policies on foreign aid (Standing Committee on Sustainable Development, Finance and Trade) Item 6 Migrant workers, people trafficking, xenophobia and human rights (Standing Committee on Democracy and Human Rights) Item 7 Approval of the subject items for the 120th Assembly and appointment of the Rapporteurs Item 8 The role of parliaments and the Inter-Parliamentary Union in ensuring an immediate halt to the rapidly deteriorating humanitarian situation in conflict areas and its environmental dimension, in facilitating the Palestinians’ right to self-determination - particularly by ending the blockade in Gaza - and in accelerating the creation of a Palestinian State through viable peace processes

Updated on 13 April 2008

REQUESTS FOR INCLUSION OF AN EMERGENCY ITEM

Items proposed Author Date of receipt Accompanying documents The humanitarian situation in Gaza and the need to accelerate the creation of a Palestinian State to achieve peace in the Middle East Egypt 10 March [English] [French] Climate change Greece 18 March [English] [French] The strategic need to achieve peace and a humanitarian agreement in Colombia to resolve the conflict Venezuela on behalf of the Group of Latin America and the Caribbean 18 March [English] [French] Support for the protection of international law and reaffirmation of sovereignty, territorial integrity and constitutional order of the Republic of Serbia Serbia 2 April [English] [French] The grave humanitarian crisis experienced by the people of Palestine, in particular in Gaza, and the need to support the democratic choice of government of the Palestinian people Islamic Republic of Iran 7 April [English] [French] Xenophobia Turkey 9 April [English] [French] The role of parliaments and the Inter-Parliamentary Union in ensuring that the United Nations brings a speedy halt to the rapidly deteriorating humanitarian situation in Darfur, Palestine, Sri Lanka, Colombia and Somalia, amongst others, and in facilitating self-determination of the disenfranchised, where this is an issue, through viable peace processes South Africa 10 April [English] [French] The situation in Zimbabwe following the recent elections New Zealand 13 April [English] [French] The remarks of a Dutch parliamentarian aimed at blaspheming Islam in a global context in which dialogue between Christians and Muslims is becoming a reality Senegal 13 April [English] [French]

Title and code Available versions Summary record of the 182nd session of the Governing Council CL/182/SR.1 (18 June 2008) [English] [French] Complete text of the Results brochure [English] [French] Texts of resolutions adopted by the 118th Assembly [English] [French] Convocation of the 118th IPU Assembly A/118/C.1 (13 December 2007) [English] [French] Request for the inclusion of an emergency item submitted by the delegation of Egypt A/118/2-P.1 (11 March 2008) [English] [French] Request for the inclusion of an emergency item submitted by the delegation of Greece A/118/2-P.2 (18 March 2008) [English] [French] Request for the inclusion of an emergency item submitted by the delegation of Venezuela on behalf of the Group of Latin America and the Caribbean A/118/2-P.3 (20 March 2008) [English] [French] Request for the inclusion of an emergency item submitted by the delegation of Serbia A/118/2-P.4 (2 April 2008) [English] [French] Request for the inclusion of an emergency item submitted by the delegation of the Islamic Republic of Iran A/118/2-P.5 (9 April 2008) [English] [French] Request for the inclusion of an emergency item submitted by the delegation of Turkey A/118/2-P.6 (9 April 2008) [English] [French] Request for the inclusion of an emergency item submitted by the delegation of South Africa A/118/2-P.7 (11 April 2008) [English] [French] Request for the inclusion of an emergency item submitted by the delegation of New Zealand A/118/2-P.8 (13 April 2008) [English] [French] Request for the inclusion of an emergency item submitted by the delegation of Senegal A/118/2-P.9 (13 April 2008) [English] [French] Speakers' pre-registration form (general debate) [English] [French] Vacancies to be filled during the 118th Assembly A/118/Inf.1 (7 March 2008) [English] [French] Convocation of the 182nd session of the Governing Council CL/182/C.1 (21 January 2008) [English] [French] Convocation of the Thirteenth Meeting of Women Parliamentarians FEM/13/C.1 (13 December 2007) [English] [French] Convocation of the First Standing Committee (Peace and International Security) C-I/118/C (25 January 2008) [English] [French] Convocation of the Second Standing Committee (Sustainable Development, Finance and Trade) C-II/118/C (25 January 2008) [English] [French] Convocation of the Third Standing Committee (Democracy and Human Rights) C-III/118/C (25 January 2008) [English] [French] First Standing Committee - Amendments to the revised draft resolution C-I/118/DR-am (31 March 2008) [English] [French] [English] [French] First Standing Committee - Report prepared by the co-Rapporteurs C-I/118/R-rev (14 December 2007) [English] [French] [English] [French] First Standing Committee - Revised draft resolution prepared by the co-Rapporteurs C-I/118/DR-rev (22 February 2008) [English] [French] [English] [French] First Standing Committee - Preliminary draft resolution prepared by the co-Rapporteurs C-I/118/DR-pre (14 December 2007) [English] [French] [English] [French] Second Standing Committee - Amendments to the revised draft resolution C-II/118/DR-am (31 March 2008) [English] [French] [English] [French] Second Standing Committee - Report prepared by the co-Rapporteurs C-II/118/R-rev (14 December 2007) [English] [French] [English] [French] Second Standing Committee - Revised draft resolution prepared by the co-Rapporteurs C-II/118/DR-rev (22 February 2008) [English] [French] [English] [French] Second Standing Committee - Preliminary draft resolution prepared by the co-Rapporteurs C-II/118/DR-pre (14 December 2007) [English] [French] [English] [French] Third Standing Committee - Amendments to the revised draft resolution C-III/118/DR-am (31 March 2008) [English] [French] [English] [French] Third Standing Committee - Report prepared by the co-Rapporteurs C-III/118/R-rev (10 January 2008) [English] [French] [English] [French] Third Standing Committee - Revised draft resolution prepared by the co-Rapporteurs C-III/118/DR-rev (22 February 2008) [English] [French] [English] [French] Third Standing Committee - Preliminary draft resolution prepared by the co-Rapporteurs C-III/118/DR-pre (10 January 2008) [English] [French] [English] [French]

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Date Plenary sittings Committees In camera sittings Other events     10.00 - 13.00 Executive Committee Roof Terrace       15.00 - 17.00 Executive Committee Roof Terrace 17.00- 18.00 Gender Parnership Group Roof Terrace       10.00 - 13.00 Executive Committee Roof Terrace     15.00 - 17.00 Executive Committee Roof Terrace 17.00 - 18.00 Gender Partnership Group Roof Terrace     09.30 - 13.00 Meeting of Women Parliamentarians Ballroom East 08.00 - 09.15 Coordinating Committee of Women Parliamentarians Roof Terrace 10.00 - 13.00 Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians MR 1.63/1.64   14.30 - 18.30 Meeting of Women Parliamentarians Ballroom East 15.00 - 18.00 Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians MR 1.63/1.64 19.00 - 20.00 * * * * * * Inaugural Ceremony of the 118th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union * * * * * * Exhibition Halls 4A & 4B, CTICC 09.00 - 10.00 Governing Council: election of the President of the Assembly, Questions relating to Members and Report on the activities of the Executive Committee Halls 1A & 1B 10.15 - 13.00 Assembly: election of the President, followed by plenary debate Halls 1A & 1B 09.00 - 13.00 First Standing Committee (Peace and Security): presentation of the Report(s) of the rapporteurs and of the draft resolution; debate, and eventual designation of a drafting committee Ballroom East 08.00 - 09.00 Assembly Steering Committee MR 1.93 10.30 - 13.00 Committee on Middle East Questions Roof Terrace 09.00 - 10.00 ASGP Executive Committee MR 1.30 10.00 - 13.00 ASGP Meeting MR 2.60 14.30 - 18.30 Assembly: continuation of the plenary debate and at 16.30 consideration of requests for the inclusion of an emergency item Halls 1A & 1B 14.00 - 16.00 First Standing Committee (Peace and Security): continuation of the debate or drafting committee Ballroom East or MR 1.41/1.42 16.30 - 18.30 Third Standing Committee (Democracy and Human Rights): presentation of the Report(s) of the rapporteurs and of the draft resolution; debate Ballroom East 14.30 - 18.30 Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians MR 1.63/1.64 16.30 - 18.30 First Committee: start or continuation of drafting committee MR 1.41/1.42 14.30 - 18.00 ASGP Meeting MR 2.60 09.00 - 13.00 Assembly: continuation of the plenary debate Halls 1A & 1B 09.00 - 13.00 Third Standing Committee (Democracy and Human Rights): continuation of the debate and eventual designation of a drafting committee Ballroom East 09.00 - 13.00 First Committee: start or continuation of drafting committee MR 1.41/1.42 09.30 - 13.00 Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians MR 1.63/1.64 Group of Facilitators for Cyprus Roof Terrace 09.00 - 10.00 ASGP Executive Committee MR 1.30 10.00 - 13.00 ASGP Meeting MR 2.60 16.30 - 18.30 Assembly: continuation of the plenary debate Halls 1A & 1B 14.30 - 18.30 Second Standing Committee (Sustainable Development, Finance and Trade): presentation of the Report(s) of the rapporteurs and of the draft resolution; debate Ballroom East 14.30 - 16.30 First Committee: continuation and end of drafting committee MR 1.41/1.42 14.30 - 18.30 Eventual drafting committee on the emergency item Roof Terrace Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians MR 1.63/1.64 14.30 - 18.00 ASGP Meeting MR 2.60   09.00 - 11.00 Second Standing Committee (Sustainable Development, Finance and Trade): continuation of the debate and eventual designation of a drafting committee or start of drafting committee Halls 1A & 1B or MR 1.44 09.30 - 12.30 Panel on maternal, newborn and child health Ballroom East 09.00 - 13.00 Third Committee: start of drafting committee MR 1.43 09.30 - 13.00 Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians MR 1.63/1.64 11.00 - 13.00 Second Committee: start or continuation of drafting committee MR 1.44 11.30 - 13.00 Eventual drafting committee on the emergency item Roof Terrace     14.30 - 17.00 Panel on peace-building towards reconciliation Ballroom East 15.30 - 18.30 First Standing Committee: adoption of the report(s) and draft resolution Halls 1A & 1B 14.30 - 15.30 Meeting of the Bureau of the First Standing Committee MR 1.41/1.42 14.30 - 17.30 Second Committee: continuation and end of drafting committee MR 1.44 Third Committee: continuation and end of drafting committee MR 1.43 International Humanitarian Law Committee Roof Terrace 17.30 - 18.30 Meeting of the Bureau of the Second Standing Committee MR 1.44 Meeting of the Bureau of the Third Standing Committee MR 1.43   09.00 - 13.00 Assembly: continuation of the plenary debate Halls 1A & 1B 09.00 - 11.00 Third Standing Committee: adoption of the report(s) and draft resolution Ballroom East 11.00 - 13.00 Second Standing Committee: adoption of the report(s) and draft resolution Ballroom East 10.00 - 13.00 Executive Committee Roof Terrace 09.00 - 10.00 ASGP Executive Committee MR 1.30 10.00 - 13.00 ASGP Meeting MR 2.60 14.30 - 18.30 Assembly: continuation and end of the plenary debate Halls 1A & 1B 14.00 - 15.00 Meeting of Women Parliamentarians Ballroom East 16.00 – 16.30 Meeting of Women Parliamentarians Ballroom East 14.00 - 17.00 Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians MR 1.63/1.64 15.00 - 16.00 Coordinating Committee of Women Parliamentarians Roof Terrace 17.00 - 19.00 Committee on Middle East Questions Roof Terrace 14.30 - 18.00 ASGP Meeting MR 2.60 10.00 - 13.00 Governing Council (including the reports of some subsidiary bodies, such as the Human Rights Committee) Halls 1A & 1B 08.30 - 10.00 Coordinating Committee of Women Parliamentarians Roof Terrace 09.00 - 10.00 ASGP Executive Committee MR 1.30 10.00 - 13.00 ASGP Meeting MR 2.60 15.00 - 16.00 Governing Council: continuation Halls 1A & 1B 16.00 - 18.00 Assembly: closing session – reports of the Committees, and adoption of the resolutions and decisions Closure of the 118th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union Halls 1A & 1B     14.30 - 18.00 ASGP Meeting MR 2.60