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122nd IPU ASSEMBLY AND RELATED MEETINGS
Bangkok (Thailand), 27 March - 1 April 2010

Contents

AGENDA OF THE ASSEMBLY

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Item 1 Election of the President and Vice-Presidents of the 122nd 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 Parliament at the heart of political reconciliation and good governance
Item 4

Cooperation and shared responsibility in the global fight against organized crime, in particular drug trafficking, illegal arms sales, human trafficking and cross-border terrorism (First Standing Committee on Peace and International Security)

Item 5 The role of parliaments in developing South-South and Triangular Cooperation with a view to accelerating achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (Second Standing Committee on Sustainable Development, Finance and Trade)
Item 6 Youth participation in the democratic process (Third Standing Committee on Democracy and Human Rights)
Item 7 Approval of the subject items for the 124th Assembly and appointment of the Rapporteurs
Item 8 The role of parliaments in strengthening the solidarity of the international community towards the people of Haiti and Chile in the wake of devastating major disasters, and urgent actions required in all disaster-prone countries to improve disaster-risk assessment, prevention and mitigation

Updated on 28 March 2010   
REQUESTS FOR INCLUSION OF AN EMERGENCY ITEM

Items proposedAuthorDate of receiptAccompanying documents
The role of parliaments in strengthening the solidarity of the international community towards the people of Haiti and Chile in the wake of devastating major disasters, and urgent actions required in all disaster-prone countries to improve disaster-risk assessment, prevention and mitigation Cuba, France, Thailand, Uganda, United Kingdom and Uruguay 28 March 2010 PDF [English] [French]
Israeli violations of the religious and cultural rights of the Palestinian people, in particular in and around Jerusalem, rejection of Israel’s announcement to include the Haram al-Ibrahimi and Bilal Ibn Rabah Mosques, in addition to the walls of the old city of Jerusalem, in its list of national heritage sites, and the need to reverse all Israeli settlement activities, particularly in East Jerusalem Palestine, on behalf of the Arab Group, and the Islamic Republic of Iran 28 March 2010 PDF [English] [French]

Procedure to be followed:

Under the terms of Assembly Rule 11.1, any Member of the Union may request the inclusion of an emergency item in the Assembly agenda. Such a request must be accompanied by a brief explanatory memorandum and a draft resolution which clearly define the scope of the subject covered by the request. The Secretariat shall communicate the request and any such documents immediately to all Members.

Furthermore, Assembly Rule 11.2 stipulates that:

(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;

(b) 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;

(c) The authors of two or more requests for the inclusion of an emergency item may combine their proposals to present a joint one, provided that each of the original proposals relates to the same subject;

(d) The subject of a proposal that has been withdrawn by its authors or rejected by the Assembly cannot be included in the draft resolution submitted on the emergency item, unless it is clearly referred to in the request and title of the subject adopted by the Assembly.

Updated on 22 June 2010   
SESSION DOCUMENTS

Title and codeAvailable versions
Assembly
Convocation of the 122nd IPU Assembly
A/122/C.1 (27 November 2009)		 PDF [English] [French]
Complete electronic version of the brochure "Results of the 122nd IPU Assembly and related meetings" PDF [English] [French]
Detailed deliberations of the 122nd Assembly HTML [English] [French]
Texts of resolutions adopted by the 122nd Assembly HTML [English] [French]
Message to the 122nd IPU Assembly by the United Nations Secretary-General PDF [English] [French]
First Standing Committee (Peace and International Security)
Convocation
C-I/122/C (26 January 2010)		 PDF [English] [French]
Amendments to the revised draft resolution
C-I/122/DR-am (15 March 2010)		 MS Word [English] [French]
PDF [English] [French]
Revised draft resolution prepared by the co-Rapporteurs
C-I/122/DR-rev (15 February 2010)		 MS Word [English] [French]
PDF [English] [French]
Preliminary draft resolution prepared by the co-Rapporteurs
C-I/122/DR-pre (18 December 2009)		 MS Word [English] [French]
PDF [English] [French]
Report prepared by the co-Rapporteurs
C-I/122/R-rev (4 January 2010)		 MS Word [English] [French]
PDF [English] [French]
Summary Records of the panel discussion held during the 121st Assembly (October 2009) on the subject item "Cooperation and shared responsibility in the global fight against organized crime, in particular drug trafficking, illegal arms sales, human trafficking and cross-border terrorism" PDF [English] [French]
Second Standing Committee (Sustainable Development, Finance and Trade)
Convocation
C-II/122/C (26 January 2010)		 PDF [English] [French]
Amendments to the revised draft resolution
C-II/122/DR-am (15 March 2010)		 MS Word [English] [French]
PDF [English] [French]
Revised draft resolution prepared by the co-Rapporteurs
C-II/120/DR-rev (15 February 2010)		 MS Word [English] [French]
PDF [English] [French]
Preliminary draft resolution prepared by the co-Rapporteurs
C-II/122/DR-pre (18 December 2009)		 MS Word [English] [French]
PDF [English] [French]
Report prepared by the co-Rapporteurs
C-II/122/R-rev (22 December 2009)		 MS Word [English] [French]
PDF [English] [French]
Summary Records of the panel discussion held during the 121st Assembly (October 2009) on the subject item "The role of parliaments in developing South-South and Triangular Cooperation with a view to accelerating achievement of the Millennium Development Goals" PDF [English] [French]
Third Standing Committee (Democracy and Human Rights)
Convocation
C-III/122/C (26 January 2010)		 PDF [English] [French]
Amendments to the revised draft resolution
C-III/122/DR-am (15 March 2010)		 MS Word [English] [French]
PDF [English] [French]
Revised draft resolution prepared by the co-Rapporteurs
C-III/122/DR-rev (15 February 2010)		 MS Word [English] [French]
PDF [English] [French]
Preliminary draft resolution prepared by the co-Rapporteurs
C-III/122/DR-pre (4 January 2010)		 MS Word [English] [French]
PDF [English] [French]
Report prepared by the co-Rapporteurs
C-III/122/R-rev (18 December 2009)		 MS Word [English] [French]
PDF [English] [French]
Summary Records of the panel discussion held during the 121st Assembly (October 2009) on the subject item "Youth participation in the democratic process" PDF [English] [French]
Governing Council
Summary records of the 186th sessionNew! PDF [English] [French]
Detailed deliberations of the 186th session of the Governing Council HTML [English] [French]
Council resolutions on human rights cases HTML [English] [French]
Convocation of the 186th Session of the Governing Council
CL/186/C.1 (21 December 2009)		 PDF [English] [French]
Report on the activities of the Inter-Parliamentary Union in 2009 PDF [English] [French]
Report of the President of the IPU on his activities since the 185th session of the Governing Council
CL/186/5(a)-R.1 (8 March 2010)		 PDF [English] [French]
Reports on recent IPU specialized conferences and meetings: Regional conference and iKNOW politics partners Arabic website launch
CL/186/7(a)-R.1 (25 February 2010)		 PDF [English] [French]
Reports on recent IPU specialized conferences and meetings: World e-Parliament Conference 2009
CL/186/7(b)-R.1 (3 March 2010)		 PDF [English] [French]
Reports on recent IPU specialized conferences and meetings: Parliamentary Meeting on the Occasion of the World Summit on Food Security
CL/186/7(c)-R.1 (26 February 2010)		 PDF [English] [French]
Reports on recent IPU specialized conferences and meetings: Joint IPU-UN Parliamentary Hearing at the United Nations
CL/186/7(d)-R.1 (5 March 2010)		 PDF [English] [French]
Reports on recent IPU specialized conferences and meetings: Conference on "Ensuring Access to Health for All Women and Newborn - The Role of Parliaments "
CL/186/7(e)-R.1 (16 March 2010)		 PDF [English] [French]
Reports on recent IPU specialized conferences and meetings: Regional Seminar on the contribution of parliaments to long-term peace in the extended Great Lakes region
CL/186/7(f)-R.1 (3 March 2010)		 PDF [English] [French]
Reports on recent IPU specialized conferences and meetings: Fourth regional Conference of women parliamentarians and women in political decision-making positions of the Gulf Cooperation Council States
CL/186/7(g)-R.1 (18 February 2010)		 PDF [English] [French]
Reports on recent IPU specialized conferences and meetings: Regional conference for the Twelve Plus on Migration and Violence Against Women
CL/186/7(h)-R.1 (19 February 2010)		 PDF [English] [French]
Reports on recent IPU specialized conferences and meetings: Regional seminar on HIV/AIDS for the parliaments of the IPU Asia-Pacific Group
CL/186/7(i)-R.1 (10 February 2010)		 PDF [English] [French]
Reports on recent IPU specialized conferences and meetings: Parliamentary Meeting on the occasion of COP15
CL/186/7(j)-R.1 (3 February 2010)		 PDF [English] [French]
Regional Seminar for the Twelve Plus Group of the IPU on human trafficking
CL/186/7(l)-R.1 (9 March 2010)		 PDF [English] [French]
Cooperation with the United Nations system
CL/185/8-R.1 (3 March 2010)		 PDF [English] [French]
Overview of progress in IPU-UN cooperation since 2005
CL/185/8-Inf (20 March 2010)		 PDF [English] [French]
Report on activities carried out under the Programme for the Promotion of Democracy
CL/186/11(a)-R.1 (19 March 2010)		 PDF [English] [French]
Activities of Committees and other bodies. Advisory Group on HIV/AIDS: field visit to Viet Nam
CL/186/12(g)-R.1 (10 February 2010)		 PDF [English] [French]
Preparations for the 3rd World Conference of Speakers of Parliament
CL/186/13-R.1 (15 February 2010)		 PDF [English] [French]
Meeting of Women Parliamentarians
Convocation of the 15th Meeting of Women Parliamentarians
FEM/15/C.1 (28 January 2010)		 PDF [English] [French]
Elections to the Coordinating Committee: Information note
FEM/15/3(b)-Inf.1 (15 March 2010)		 PDF [English] [French]
Questions relating to the panel discussion on "The Role of Parliaments in Fulfilling the Convention on the Rights of the Child", organized in cooperation with UNICEF
FEM/15/3(d)-Inf.1 (15 March 2010)		 PDF [English] [French]
Arrangements for the debate: Information note
FEM/15/4-Inf.1 (16 March 2010)		 PDF [English] [French]
Special Dialogue Session between Women and Men "Combating Violence against Women, with a particular focus on women held in places of detention and imprisonment"
 PDF [English] [French]
Miscellaneous documents
Vacancies to be filled during the 122nd Assembly
A/122/Inf.1.rev (15 March 2010)		 PDF [English] [French]
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DEADLINES

Members are kindly requested to take note of the following timetable for the circulation of the co-Rapporteurs’ reports and draft resolutions, as well as of the deadlines for the submission of amendments to the draft resolutions.
Date Action
18 December 2009 IPU Secretariat will circulate the reports and preliminary draft resolutions to all IPU Member Parliaments.
1 February 2010 Deadline for the submission of amendments to the preliminary draft resolutions.
15 February 2010 The IPU Secretariat will submit the revised preliminary draft resolutions to all Members.
12 March 2010 Deadline for the submission of amendments to the revised preliminary draft resolutions, in accordance with Rule 17.1 of the Rules of the Assembly. A consolidated list of all such amendments will be published after this deadline on the Union’s website and also made available to the delegates at the 122nd Assembly.

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Updated on 17 March 2010   
GENERAL TIMETABLE OF THE ASSEMBLY AND RELATED MEETINGS

Date Plenary Hall Committees Room In camera sittings Other events
Thursday, 25 March 2010 Morning     10.00 - 13.00
Executive Committee
Lotus Suite 3 & 4 (level 22)		  
Afternoon     15.00 - 18.00
Executive Committee
Lotus Suite 3 & 4 (level 22)		  
Friday, 26 March 2010 Morning     10.00 - 13.00
Executive Committee
Lotus Suite 3 & 4 (level 22)
Afternoon    

15.00 - 17.00
Executive Committee
Lotus Suite 3 & 4 (level 22)

17.00- 18.00
Gender Parnership Group
Lotus Suite 3 & 4 (level 22)

  
Saturday, 27 March 2010 Morning   09.30 - 13.00
Meeting of Women Parliamentarians
World Ballroom A & B (level 23)		 08.00 - 09.15
Coordinating Committee of Women Parliamentarians
Lotus Suite 3 & 4 (level 22)

10.00 - 13.00
Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians
Lotus 11 (level 22)
Afternoon   14.00 - 17.15
Meeting of Women Parliamentarians
World Ballroom A & B (level 23)		 15.00 - 18.00
Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians
Lotus 11 (level 22)

Committee on Middle East Questions
Lotus Suite 3 & 4 (level 22)

 14.00 - 15.00
Meeting of the Network of Secretaries and Advisers to delegations
Lotus 5 - 7 (level 22)
19.30 - 20.30
Inaugural Ceremony of the 122nd Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union
Centara Bangkok Convention Centre
Sunday, 28 March 2010 Morning 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
BCC B2 (level 22)

10.15 - 13.00
Assembly: election of the President, followed by plenary debate
BCC B2 (level 22)

 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 possible designation of a drafting committee
World Ballroom A & B (level 23)

08.00 - 09.00
Assembly Steering Committee
Boardroom (level 23)

09.30 - 13.00
Group of Facilitators for Cyprus
Lotus Suite 3 & 4 (level 22)

 09.30 - 11.00
ASGP Executive Committee
Secretariat Room (level 22)

11.00 - 12.30
Lotus 5 – 7 (level 22)
Afternoon 14.30 - 18.30
Assembly: General debate
14.30 (approx.) Special presentation on the nuclear security issue
15.15 (approx.) Continuation of the General debate
16.30 Consideration of requests for the inclusion of an emergency item
BCC B2 (level 22) 		14.00 - 15.00
First Standing Committee (Peace and Security): continuation of the debate or drafting committee
World Ballroom A & B (level 23)

15.30 - 18.30
Third Standing Committee (Democracy and Human Rights): presentation of the Report(s) of the rapporteurs and of the draft resolution; debate
World Ballroom A & B (level 23)

 14.30 - 18.30
Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians
Lotus 11 (level 22)

15.30 - 18.30
First Committee: start or continuation of drafting committee
Lotus Suite 1 (level 22)

 14.30 - 17.30
ASGP Meeting
Lotus 5 – 7 (level 22)
Monday, 29 March 2010 Morning 09.00 - 13.00
Assembly: continuation of the plenary debate
BCC B2 (level 22)

09.00 - 11.00
Third Standing Committee (Democracy and Human Rights): continuation of the debate and possible designation of a drafting committee
World Ballroom A & B (level 23)

11.30 - 13.00
Second Standing Committee (Sustainable Development, Finance and Trade): presentation of the Report(s) of the rapporteurs and of the draft resolution; debate
World Ballroom A & B (level 23)

 09.00 - 13.00
First Committee: continuation of drafting committee
Lotus Suite 1 (level 22)

09.30 - 13.00
Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians
Lotus 11 (level 22)

 09.30 - 10.00
ASGP Executive Committee
Secretariat Room (level 22)

10.00 - 12.30
ASGP Meeting
Lotus 5 – 7 (level 22)
Afternoon 14.30 - 18.30
Assembly: General debate
14.30 (approx.) Special presentation on the progress in implementing Millennium Development Goals 4 & 5 relating to child survival and maternal health
16.00 (approx.) Continuation of the General debate
BCC B2 (level 22)		 14.30 - 18.00
Second Standing Committee (Sustainable Development, Finance and Trade): continuation of the debate and possible designation of a drafting committee
World Ballroom A & B (level 23)

14.30 - 18.30
Possible drafting committee on the emergency item
Lotus Suite 3 & 4 (level 22)

Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians
Lotus 11 (level 22)

 14.30 - 17.30
ASGP Meeting
Lotus 5 – 7 (level 22)
Tuesday, 30 March 2010 Morning  

09.30 - 12.30
Panel on The Role of Parliaments in fulfilling the Convention on the Rights of the Child
World Ballroom A & B (level 23)

09.00 - 13.00
Third Committee: start of drafting committee
Lotus Suite 2 (level 22)

Second Committee: start of drafting committee
VIP Holding Room (level 22)

09.30 - 13.00
Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians
Lotus 11 (level 22)

11.30 - 13.00
Possible drafting committee on the emergency item
Lotus Suite 3 & 4 (level 22)

  
Afternoon 14.30 - 17.00
Panel discussion on
Water: Preserving our oceans
BCC B2 (level 22)

15.30 - 18.30
First Standing Committee: adoption of the report(s) and draft resolution
World Ballroom A & B (level 23)

 14.30 - 15.30
Meeting of the Bureau of the First Standing Committee
Lotus Suite 1 (level 22)

14.30 - 17.30
Third Committee: continuation and end of drafting committee
Lotus Suite 2 (level 22)

International Humanitarian Law Committee
Lotus Suite 3 & 4 (level 22)

14.30 - 18.30
Second Committee: continuation and end of drafting committee
VIP Holding Room (level 22)

17.30 - 18.30
Meeting of the Bureau of the Third Standing Committee
Lotus Suite 2 (level 22)

  
Wednesday, 31 March 2010 Morning 09.00 - 13.00
Assembly: continuation of the plenary debate
BCC B2 (level 22)

09.00 - 11.00
Third Standing Committee: adoption of the report(s) and draft resolution
World Ballroom A & B (level 23)


10.00 - 12.00
Executive Committee
Lotus Suite 3 & 4 (level 22)

11.30 - 12.30
Meeting of the Bureau of the Second Standing Committee
VIP Holding Room (level 22)

12.00 - 13.00
Gender Partnership Group
Lotus Suite 3 & 4 (level 22)

 09.30 - 10.00
ASGP Executive Committee
Secretariat Room (level 22)

09.30 – 12.00
Making Aid Work: What every MP should know.
Presentation organized jointly by the IPU and PNUD (in English only)
World Ballroom C (level 23)

10.00 - 12.30
ASGP Meeting
Lotus 5 – 7 (level 22)
Afternoon

14.30 - 16.30
Assembly: continuation and end of the plenary debate
BCC B2 (level 22)

16.30 - 18.30
Second Standing Committee: adoption of the report(s) and draft resolution
BCC B2 (level 22)

14.00 - 15.00
Meeting of Women Parliamentarians
World Ballroom A & B (level 23)

16.00 - 16.30
Meeting of Women Parliamentarians
World Ballroom A & B (level 23)

 14.00 - 17.00
Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians
Lotus 11 (level 22)

15.00 - 16.00
Coordinating Committee of Women Parliamentarians
Lotus Suite 3 & 4 (level 22)

17.00 - 19.00
Committee on Middle East Questions
Lotus Suite 3 & 4 (level 22)

14.30 – 16.30
Model Act Project on Disaster Relief and recovery.
Presentation organized jointly by the IPU and the International Committee of the Red Cross (in English only)
Lotus Suite 12 (level 22)

14.30 - 17.30
ASGP Meeting
Lotus 5 – 7 (level 22)
Thursday, 1 April 2010 Morning 10.00 - 13.00
Governing Council (including the reports of some subsidiary bodies, such as the Human Rights Committee)
BCC B2 (level 22)		 08.30 - 10.00
Coordinating Committee of Women Parliamentarians
Lotus Suite 3 & 4 (level 22)		 09.30 - 10.00
ASGP Executive Committee
Secretariat Room (level 22)

10.00 - 12.30
ASGP Meeting
Lotus 5 – 7 (level 22)
Afternoon 15.00 - 16.00
Governing Council: continuation
BCC B2 (level 22)

16.00 - 18.00
Assembly: closing session – reports of the Committees, and adoption of the resolutions and decisions

Closure of the 122nd Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union
BCC B2 (level 22)

     14.30 - 17.30
ASGP Meeting
Lotus 5 – 7 (level 22)

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