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124th IPU ASSEMBLY AND RELATED MEETINGS
Panama City (Panama), 15 - 20 April 2011

Contents

AGENDA OF THE ASSEMBLY
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Item 1 Election of the President and Vice-Presidents of the 124th 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 Parliamentary accountability : living up to people's expectations
Item 4

Providing a sound legislative framework aimed at preventing electoral violence, improving election monitoring and ensuring the smooth transition of power (First Standing Committee on Peace and International Security)

Item 5 The role of parliaments in ensuring sustainable development through the management of natural resources, agricultural production and demographic change (Second Standing Committee on Sustainable Development, Finance and Trade)
Item 6 Transparency and accountability in the funding of political parties and election campaigns (Third Standing Committee on Democracy and Human Rights)
Item 7 Approval of the subject items for the 126th Assembly and appointment of the Rapporteurs
Item 8 Strengthening democratic reform in emerging democracies, including North Africa and the Middle East

Updated on 16 April 2011   
REQUESTS FOR INCLUSION OF AN EMERGENCY ITEM

Items proposedAuthorDate of receiptAccompanying documents
Call for urgent global action to assist earthquake- and tsunami-hit Japan and to prevent the impact of the disaster on the region as a whole Pakistan 17 March 2011 PDF [English] [French]
Parliamentary action to strengthen the right to self-determination of peoples within the framework of international law Venezuela 6 April 2011 PDF [English] [French]
Strengthening democratic reform in emerging democracies, including North Africa and the Middle East Indonesia, Islamic Republic of Iran and New Zealand 16 April 2011 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 19 July 2011   
SESSION DOCUMENTS

Title and codeAvailable versions
Assembly
Complete electronic version of the brochure "Results of the 124th IPU Assembly and related meetings" PDF [English] [French]
Detailed deliberations of the 124th Assembly HTML [English] [French]
Texts of resolutions adopted by the 124th Assembly HTML [English] [French]
List of participants PDF [Bilingual]
Speech of the President of the National Assembly of Panama, Mr. José Muñoz Molina, at the inaugural session of the Assembly PDF [English] [French]
Speech of the IPU President, Dr. Theo-Ben Gurirab, at the inaugural session of the Assembly PDF [English] [French]
Speech of the President of the UN General Assembly, Mr. Joseph Deiss, at the inaugural session of the Assembly PDF [English] [French]
Circular letter of the IPU Secretary General concerning the invitation and general information note
GRP/2011/Doc.2 (10 February 2011)		 PDF [English] [French]
Invitation letter PDF [English] [French]
General information note PDF [English] [French]
Registration form PDF [English] [French]
Hotel reservation form PDF [English] [French]
Arrival-departure form PDF [English] [French]
Convocation of the 124th IPU Assembly
A/124/C.1 (16 December 2010)		 PDF [English] [French]
Speakers' pre-registration form PDF [English] [French]
Draft IPU Strategy 2012-2017: Better parliaments, stronger democracy
A/124/Inf.5 (15 April 2011)		 PDF [English] [French]
First Standing Committee (Peace and International Security)
Convocation
C-I/124/C (21 January 2011)		 PDF [English] [French]
Amendments to the revised draft resolution
C-I/124/DR-am (1 April 2011)		 MS Word [English] [French]
PDF [English] [French]
Revised preliminary draft resolution prepared by the co-Rapporteurs
C-I/124/DR-rev (28 February 2011)		 MS Word [English] [French]
PDF [English] [French]
Preliminary draft resolution prepared by the co-Rapporteurs
C-I/124/DR-pre (13 December 2010)		 MS Word [English] [French]
PDF [English] [French]
Report prepared by the co-Rapporteurs
C-I/124/R-rev (13 December 2010)		 MS Word [English] [French]
PDF [English] [French]
Summary Records of the panel discussion held during the 123rd Assembly (October 2010) on the subject item "Preventing electoral violence and ensuring the smooth transition of power" PDF [English] [French]
Second Standing Committee (Sustainable Development, Finance and Trade)
Convocation
C-II/124/C (21 January 2011)		 PDF [English] [French]
Amendments to the revised draft resolution
C-II/124/DR-am (1 April 2011)		 MS Word [English] [French]
PDF [English] [French]
Revised preliminary draft resolution prepared by the co-Rapporteurs
C-II/124/DR-rev (28 February 2011)		 MS Word [English] [French]
PDF [English] [French]
Preliminary draft resolution prepared by the co-Rapporteurs
C-II/124/DR-pre (13 December 2010)		 MS Word [English] [French]
PDF [English] [French]
Report prepared by the co-Rapporteurs
C-II/124/R-rev (13 December 2010)		 MS Word [English] [French]
PDF [English] [French]
Summary Records of the panel discussion held during the 123rd Assembly (October 2010) on the subject item "Management of natural resources, agricultural production and demographic change" PDF [English] [French]
Third Standing Committee (Democracy and Human Rights)
Convocation
C-III/124/C (21 January 2011)		 PDF [English] [French]
Amendments to the revised draft resolution
C-III/124/DR-am (1 April 2011)		 MS Word [English] [French]
PDF [English] [French]
Revised preliminary draft resolution prepared by the co-Rapporteurs
C-III/124/DR-rev (28 February 2011)		 MS Word [English] [French]
PDF [English] [French]
Preliminary draft resolution prepared by the co-Rapporteurs
C-III/124/DR-pre (13 December 2010)		 MS Word [English] [French]
PDF [English] [French]
Report prepared by the co-Rapporteurs
C-III/124/R-rev (4 January 2011)		 MS Word [English] [French]
PDF [English] [French]
Summary Records of the panel discussion held during the 123rd Assembly (October 2010) on the subject item "Transparency and accountability in political party funding" PDF [English] [French]
Governing Council
Summary records of the 188th sessionNew! PDF [English] [French]
Detailed deliberations of the 188th session of the Governing Council HTML [English] [French]
Council resolutions on human rights cases HTML [English] [French]
Convocation of the 188th Session of the Governing Council
CL/188/C.1 (18 January 2011)		 PDF [English] [French]
Report on the activities of the Inter-Parliamentary Union in 2010 PDF [English] [French]
Reports on recent IPU specialized conferences and meetings: Eastern and Southern Africa Parliamentary Regional Workshop on "Children and AIDS: The social protection response, the role of the Parliaments"
CL/188/7(a)-R.1 (17 March 2011)		PDF [English] [French]
Reports on recent IPU specialized conferences and meetings: World e-parliament Conference 2010
CL/188/7(b)-R.1 (15 March 2011)		PDF [English] [French]
Reports on recent IPU specialized conferences and meetings: International parliamentary conference "Parliaments, minorities and indigenous peoples: Effective participation in politics"
CL/188/7(c)-R.1 (15 March 2011)		PDF [English] [French]
Reports on recent IPU specialized conferences and meetings: Annual Parliamentary Hearing at the United Nations
CL/188/7(d)-R.1 (15 March 2011)		PDF [English] [French]
Reports on recent IPU specialized conferences and meetings: Parliamentary Meeting on the occasion of the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP16/CMP6)
CL/188/7(e)-R.1 (28 January 2011)		PDF [English] [French]
Reports on recent IPU specialized conferences and meetings: Annual 2011 session of the Parliamentary Conference on the WTO
CL/188/7(h)-R.1 (31 March 2011)		PDF [English] [French]
Cooperation with the United Nations system
CL/188/8-R.1 (23 March 2011)		PDF [English] [French]
Meeting of Women Parliamentarians
Convocation of the 16th Meeting of Women Parliamentarians
FEM/16/C.1 (9 March 2011)		 PDF [English] [French]
Agenda of the 16th Meeting of Women Parliamentarians
FEM/16/A.1 (9 March 2011)		 PDF [English] [French]
Miscellaneous documents
Vacancies to be filled during the 124th Assembly
A/124/Inf.1.rev (13 April 2011)		 PDF [English] [French]
Committee on Middle East Questions - call for candidates PDF [English] [French]
Note on the election of the Bureaux of the Standing Committees
GRP/2011/Inf.2 (23 March 2011)		 PDF [English] [French]
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(La traducción es responsabilidad de la Secretaría del GRULAC / Translation under the responsibility of the GRULAC Secretariat)

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
17 December 2010 IPU Secretariat will circulate the reports and preliminary draft resolutions to all IPU Member Parliaments.
14 February 2011 Deadline for the submission of amendments to the preliminary draft resolutions.
28 February 2011 The IPU Secretariat will submit the revised preliminary draft resolutions to all Members.
1 April 2011 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 124th Assembly.

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Updated on 28 March 2011   
GENERAL TIMETABLE OF THE ASSEMBLY AND RELATED MEETINGS

Date Plenary sittings Meeting of Women Parliamentarians, Standing Committees and other events In camera sittings ASGP meetings
Tuesday, 12 April 2011 Morning     10.00 - 13.00
Executive Committee
Salon San Lorenzo (First floor)		  
Afternoon     15.00 - 18.00
Executive Committee
Salon San Lorenzo (First floor)		  
Wednesday, 13 April 2011 Morning     10.00 - 13.00
Executive Committee
Salon San Lorenzo (First floor)		  
Afternoon     15.00 - 18.00
Executive Committee
Salon San Lorenzo (First floor)		  
Thursday, 14 April 2011 Morning     10.00 - 13.00
Executive Committee
Salon San Lorenzo (First floor)
Afternoon    

15.00 - 17.00
Executive Committee
Salon San Lorenzo (First floor)

17.00- 18.00
Gender Parnership Group
Salon San Lorenzo (First floor)

  
Friday, 15 April 2011 Morning   09.30 - 13.00
Meeting of Women Parliamentarians
Sala Isla Contadora (Ground floor)		 08.00 - 09.15
Coordinating Committee of Women Parliamentarians
Salon San Lorenzo (First floor)

10.00 - 13.00
Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians
Salon Boquete (First floor)

11.00 - 13.00
Working Group on the scale of contributions
Salon San Lorenzo (First floor)
Afternoon  

14.00 - 15.00
Meeting of the Network of Secretaries and Advisers to delegations
Salon Portobelo (First floor)

14.30 - 18.30
Meeting of Women Parliamentarians
Sala Isla Contadora (Ground floor)

15.00 - 18.00
Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians
Salon Boquete (First floor)

Committee on Middle East Questions
Salon San Lorenzo (First floor)

  
19.30 - 20.30
Inaugural Ceremony of the 124th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union
Teatro Anayansi, Atlapa Convention Centre
Saturday, 16 April 2011 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
Salas Islas Taboga y San Blas (Ground floor)

10.15 - 13.00
Assembly: election of the President, followed by general debate
Salas Islas Taboga y San Blas (Ground floor)

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
Sala Isla Contadora (Ground floor)

08.00 - 09.00
Assembly Steering Committee
Boardroom (First floor)

11.30 - 13.00
Advisory Group of the IPU Committee on UN Affairs
Salon Chaquira (First floor)

 09.30 - 11.00
ASGP Executive Committee
Valle Totuma (Ground floor)

11.00 - 12.30
ASGP Meeting
Teatro La Huaca (First floor)
Afternoon 14.30 - 18.30
Assembly: General debate and at 16.30 consideration of requests for the inclusion of an emergency item
Salas Islas Taboga y San Blas (Ground floor) 		14.00 - 15.00
First Standing Committee (Peace and Security): continuation of the debate or drafting committee
Sala Isla Contadora (Ground floor)

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
Sala Isla Contadora (Ground floor)

 14.30 - 18.30
Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians
Salon Boquete (First floor)

15.30 - 18.30
First Committee: start or continuation of drafting committee
Salon Chaquira (First floor)

 14.30 - 17.30
ASGP Meeting
Teatro La Huaca (First floor)
Sunday, 17 April 2011 Morning 09.00 - 13.00
Assembly: continuation of the plenary debate
Salas Islas Taboga y San Blas (Ground floor)

09.00 - 11.00
Third Standing Committee (Democracy and Human Rights): continuation of the debate and possible designation of a drafting committee
Sala Isla Contadora (Ground floor)

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
Sala Isla Contadora (Ground floor)

 09.00 - 13.00
First Committee: continuation and end of drafting committee
Salon Chaquira (First floor)

09.30 - 13.00
Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians
Salon Boquete (First floor)

Group of Facilitators for Cyprus
Salon San Lorenzo (First floor)

 09.30 - 10.00
ASGP Executive Committee
Valle Totuma (Ground floor)

10.00 - 12.30
ASGP Meeting
Teatro La Huaca (First floor)
Afternoon 14.30 - 18.30
Assembly: Continuation of the General debate
Salas Islas Taboga y San Blas (Ground floor)		 14.30 - 18.30
Second Standing Committee (Sustainable Development, Finance and Trade): continuation of the debate and possible designation of a drafting committee
Sala Isla Contadora (Ground floor)

14.30 - 18.30
Possible drafting committee on the emergency item
Salon San Lorenzo (First floor)

Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians
Salon Boquete (First floor)

 14.30 - 17.30
ASGP Meeting
Teatro La Huaca (First floor)
Monday, 18 April 2011 Morning  

09.30 - 12.30
Panel discussion on "Narrowing the Gaps: Achieving the Millennium Development Goals with Equity for Children"
Sala Isla Contadora (Ground floor)

09.00 - 13.00
Second Committee: start of drafting committee
Salas Bejuco-Chocoe (First floor)

Third Committee: start of drafting committee
Salon Trenzado (First floor)

09.30 – 11.00
Meeting of the Bureau of the First Standing Committee
Salon San Lorenzo (First floor)

09.30 - 13.00
Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians
Salon Boquete (First floor)

11.30 - 13.00
Possible drafting committee on the emergency item
Salon San Lorenzo (First floor)

  
Afternoon 15.30 - 18.30
First Standing Committee: adoption of the draft resolution
Salas Islas Taboga y San Blas (Ground floor)

14.30 - 17.00
Panel discussion on "Recent political upheavals in the world: lessons for democracy"
Sala Isla Contadora (Ground floor)

14.30 - 17.30
Third Committee: continuation and end of drafting committee
Salon Trenzado (First floor)

International Humanitarian Law Committee
Salon San Lorenzo (First floor)

14.30 - 18.30
Second Committee: continuation and end of drafting committee
Salas Bejuco-Chocoe (First floor)

17.30 - 18.30
Meeting of the Bureau of the Third Standing Committee
Salon Trenzado (First floor)

  
Tuesday, 19 April 2011 Morning 09.00 - 13.00
Assembly: continuation of the General debate
Salas Islas Taboga y San Blas (Ground floor)

09.00 - 11.00
Third Standing Committee: adoption of the draft resolution
Sala Isla Contadora (Ground floor)


10.00 - 12.00
Executive Committee
Salon San Lorenzo (First floor)

11.30 - 12.30
Meeting of the Bureau of the Second Standing Committee
Salas Bejuco-Chocoe (First floor)

12.00 - 13.00
Gender Partnership Group
Salon San Lorenzo (First floor)

 09.30 - 10.00
ASGP Executive Committee
Valle Totuma (Ground floor)

10.00 - 12.30
ASGP Meeting
Teatro La Huaca (First floor)
Afternoon

14.30 - 16.30
Assembly: continuation and end of the General debate
Salas Islas Taboga y San Blas (Ground floor)

 

16.30 - 18.30
Second Standing Committee: adoption of the draft resolution
Sala Isla Contadora (Ground floor)

 14.00 - 17.00
Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians
Salon Boquete (First floor)

14.30 - 17.00
Coordinating Committee of Women Parliamentarians
Salon San Lorenzo (First floor)

17.00 - 19.00
Committee on Middle East Questions
Salon San Lorenzo (First floor)

14.30 - 17.30
ASGP Meeting
Teatro La Huaca (First floor)
Wednesday, 20 April 2011 Morning 10.00 - 13.00
Governing Council (including the reports of some subsidiary bodies, such as the Human Rights Committee)
Salas Islas Taboga y San Blas (Ground floor)		   09.30 - 10.00
ASGP Executive Committee
Valle Totuma (Ground floor)

10.00 - 12.30
ASGP Meeting
Teatro La Huaca (First floor)
Afternoon 15.00 - 16.00
Governing Council: last sitting
Salas Islas Taboga y San Blas (Ground floor)

16.00 - 18.00
Assembly: closing session – reports of the Committees, and adoption of the resolutions and decisions
Closure of the 124th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union
Salas Islas Taboga y San Blas (Ground floor)

     14.30 - 17.30
ASGP Meeting
Teatro La Huaca (First floor)

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