Fourth World Conference of Speakers of Parliament Convened by the Inter-Parliamentary Union in cooperation with the United Nations United Nations Headquarters, New York, 31 August to 2 September 2015 | |
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DRAFT AGENDA |
Item 1 | Adoption of the agenda and Rules of the Conference | Click to enlarge | |
Item 2 | Presentation of Conference Reports: | ||
(a) | Implementation of major recommendations of previous Speakers’ Conferences and the growing parliamentary dimension to international cooperation Rapporteur: Ms. R. Kadaga, Speaker of the Parliament of Uganda | ||
(b) | Parliamentary involvement in the shaping and implementation of the new Sustainable Development Goals Rapporteur: Mr. S. Chowdhury, President of the IPU | ||
(c) | Challenges facing parliaments today Rapporteur: Mr. D. Carter, Speaker of the Parliament of New Zealand | ||
(d) | Mainstreaming gender equality into the work of parliaments Report on strategies for parliaments and recommendations of the Tenth Meeting of Women Speakers of Parliament Co-Rapporteurs: - Ms. S.-B. Hanoomanjee, Speaker of the National Assembly, Mauritius - Mr. N. Lammert, Speaker of the Bundestag, Germany | ||
Item 3 | General Debate: Placing democracy at the service of peace and sustainable development: Building the world the people want. | ||
Item 4 | Presentation of reports from the panel discussions | ||
(a) | Parliamentary oversight: Challenges and opportunities (overall theme of the 2016 Global Parliamentary Report) | ||
(b) | Translating the SDGs into action | ||
Item 5 | Presentation and adoption of the Final Declaration |
DOCUMENTS AND LINKS |
Updated on 23 December 2015 | |||
Declaration CONF-2015/5-R (2 September 2015) |
[Arabic] [Chinese] [English] [French] [Russian] [Spanish] | ||
Report of the general debate | [English] [French] | ||
Report of the panel on "Parliamentary oversight: Challenges and opportunities" CONF-2015/4(a)-R (2 September 2015) |
[English] [French] | ||
Report of the panel on "Translating the SDGs into action" CONF-2015/CONF-2015/4(b)-R (2 September 2015) |
[English] [French] | ||
Revised draft programme SP-CONF/2015/Prog.rev.1 (29 August 2015) |
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Draft agenda CONF-2015/A.1 (16 June 2015) |
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Conference report: "Implementation of major recommendations of previous Speakers’ Conferences – the parliamentary dimension to international cooperation" CONF-2015/2(a)-R.1 (16 June 2015) |
[English] [French] | ||
Conference report: "Parliamentary involvement in the shaping and implementation of the new Sustainable Development Goals" CONF-2015/2(b)-R.1 (16 June 2015) |
[English] [French] | ||
Conference report: "Challenges facing parliaments today" CONF-2015/2(c)-R.1 (16 June 2015) |
[English] [French] | ||
Conference report: "Mainstreaming gender equality into the work of parliaments" CONF-2015/2(d)-R.1 (16 June 2015) |
[English] [French] | ||
Concept note: Panel discussion on the theme "Parliamentary oversight: Challenges and opportunities" CONF-2015/4(a)-Inf.1-Prog.rev (29 August 2015) |
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Concept note: Panel discussion on the theme "Translating the SDGs into action" CONF-2015/4(b)-Inf.1-Prog.rev (29 August 2015) |
[English] [French] | ||
Draft Rules of the Conference | [Arabic] [Chinese] [English] [French] [Russian] [Spanish] | ||
Revised provisional list of speakers in the General Debate (version 30 August 2015) | [Bilingual] | ||
List of participants (version 8 September 2015) | [Bilingual] | ||
Illustrated publication | [English] [French] | ||
SPEECHES AND PRESENTATIONS | |||
Inaugural address by the IPU President, Mr. Saber Chowdhury | [English] [French] | ||
Statement by the Secretary General of the United Nation, Mr. Ban Ki-moon | [English] [French] | ||
Statement by the President of the General Assembly of the United Nation, Mr. Sam K. Kutesa | [English] [French] | ||
Keynote address by Mr. Forest Whitaker | [English] [French] | ||
Texts of speeches prononced in the General Debate | [Multilingual] | ||
Webcast live | [Multilingual] | ||
PRACTICAL ASPECTS | |||
Final information note SP-CONF/2015/1-Inf.5 (21 August 2015) |
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Important information note for parliamentary press and non-UN media accredited to the Speakers’ Conference SP-CONF/2015/1-Inf.4 (21 August 2015) |
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Note on UN Passes SP-CONF/2015/1-Inf.3 (18 August 2015) |
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Additional information note SP-CONF/2015/1-Inf.2 (20 July 2015) |
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Information note | [English] [French] [Spanish] | ||
Online registration | [English] [French] | ||
Explanatory note on online registration | [English] [French] [Spanish] | ||
Speaking preferences form | [English] [French] [Spanish] | ||
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10th Meeting of Women Speakers of Parliament | [English] [French] | ||
PREVIOUS SESSIONS OF THE CONFERENCE | |||
Third World Conference of Speakers of Parliaments (Geneva, 19 - 21 July 2010) | [English] [French] | ||
Second World Conference of Speakers of Parliaments (New York, 7 - 9 September 2005) | [English] [French] | ||
First Conference of Presiding Officers of National Parliaments (New York, 30 August - 1 September 2000) | [English] [French] | ||
Note: Documents in PDF format require Adobe Acrobat Reader |
Updated on 29 August 2015 | ||
DRAFT PROGRAMME |
MONDAY, 31 AUGUST 2015 | ||
10:00 - 10:45 | Opening ceremony in the presence of: | General Assembly Hall (level 2) |
- Mr. Saber Chowdhury, IPU President
- Mr. Ban Ki-moon, United Nations Secretary-General - Mr. Sam K. Kutesa, President of UN General Assembly | ||
Keynote address by Mr. Forest Whitaker, artist, humanist and UNESCO Special Envoy for Peace and Reconciliation | ||
11:00 - 13:00 | Plenary sitting I
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General Assembly Hall (level 2) |
Implementation of major recommendations of previous Speakers' Conferences and the growing parliamentary dimension to international cooperation
Rapporteur: Ms. Rebecca Kadaga, Speaker of the Parliament of Uganda | ||
Mainstreaming gender equality into the work of parliaments
Co-Rapporteurs: - Ms. Santi Bai Hanoomanjee, Speaker of the National Assembly, Mauritius - Mr. Norbert Lammert, Speaker of the Bundestag, Germany | ||
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14:30 | Group Photo (Speakers of Parliament only) | General Assembly Hall (level 2) |
15:00 - 18:00 | Plenary sitting II
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General Assembly Hall (level 2) |
Parliamentary involvement in the shaping and implementation of the new Sustainable Development Goals
Rapporteur: Mr. Saber Chowdhury, IPU President | ||
Challenges facing parliaments today Rapporteur: Mr. David Carter, Speaker of the Parliament of New Zealand | ||
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18:30 | Cocktail reception hosted by the IPU President | UN Visitors' Lobby (level 1) |
TUESDAY, 1 SEPTEMBER 2015 | ||
10:00 - 13:00 | Plenary sitting III | Trusteeship Chamber (level 2) |
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Conference Room 4 | ||
15:00 - 18:00 | Plenary sitting IV | Trusteeship Chamber (level 2) |
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Conference Room 4 (level B) | ||
WEDNESDAY, 2 SEPTEMBER 2015 | ||
10:00 - 13:00 15:00 - 18:00 |
Plenary sittings V and VI | General Assembly Hall (level 2) |
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PREPARATORY COMMITTEE |
Updated on 20 May 2015 | |
PRESIDENT
PRESIDING OFFICERS OF NATIONAL PARLIAMENTS
MEMBERS OF THE IPU EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
SECRETARY GENERAL OF THE INTER-PARLIAMENTARY UNION
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