Year 2000 Review Preparation
Preparatory Committee for the Special Session
of the General Assembly on the Implementation
of the Outcome of the World Summit for Social
Development and Further Initiatives
Organizational session, New York, 19-22 May 1998
Provisional agenda
and other organizational matters
Provisional agenda
- Election of officers.
- Adoption of the agenda and other organizational matters.
- Preparations for the special session.
- Participation of non-governmental organizations.
- Arrangements for future sessions of the Preparatory Committee.
- Provisional agenda for the first session of the Preparatory Committee.
- Adoption of the report of the Preparatory Committee on its organizational session.
Annotations
1. Election of officers
The General Assembly, in its resolution 52/25 of 26 November 1997, by paragraph 51,
decided to establish the Preparatory Committee for the Special Session of the General
Assembly on the Implementation of the Outcome of the World Summit for Social Development
and Further Initiatives, as a committee of the Assembly. Accordingly, the proceedings of
the Preparatory Committee are governed by the rules relating to the procedure of
committees of the Assembly (see rule 161 on the establishment and rules of procedure of
subsidiary organs of the Assembly).
In paragraph 52 of the same resolution, the General Assembly also decided that, at its
organizational session, the Preparatory Committee would decide, inter alia, on the
programme and organization of its work, including the election of its Bureau. On the basis
of past practice and with due regard to equitable geographical representation, the
Committee may wish to elect a Chairman and four Vice-Chairmen, one of whom would serve as
Rapporteur, and decide that the serving Chairman of the Commission for Social Development
in each year shall serve as ex officio member of the Bureau.
2. Adoption of the agenda and other organizational matters
The provisional agenda for the organizational session of the Preparatory Committee has
been drawn up on the basis of General Assembly resolution 52/25.
3. Preparations for the special session
In paragraph 52 of its resolution 52/25, the General Assembly decided that, at its
organizational session, the Preparatory Committee would consider and decide on the process
to be followed to achieve the purpose of the special session with respect to an overall
review and appraisal of the implementation of the outcome of the Summit, and the
consideration of further actions and initiatives and that, in that context, the
Preparatory Committee would decide, inter alia, on the programme and organization
of its work, including issues such as documentation, national contributions and input from
the United Nations system, the election of its Bureau, the participation of
non-governmental organizations, the dates for the special session and other organizational
issues.
The General Assembly, in the same resolution, also reaffirmed that the Preparatory
Committee would initiate its substantive activities in 1999 on the basis of input by the
Commission for Social Development and the Economic and Social Council, and that account
would be taken of contributions by all relevant organs and specialized agencies of the
United Nations system.
Documentation:
(a) Report of the Secretary-General on proposals on the
preparatory process for the special session (A/AC.253/003);
(b) Reports of the Commission for Social Development at its special session,
thirty-fifth and thirty-sixth sessions.
4. Participation of non-governmental organizations
In paragraph 28 of its resolution 52/25, the General Assembly reaffirmed the need for
effective partnership and cooperation between Governments and the relevant actors of civil
society, the social partners, the major groups as defined in Agenda 21, including
non-governmental organizations and the private sector, in the implementation of and
follow-up to the Copenhagen Declaration on Social Development and Programme of Action of
the World Summit for Social Development, and for ensuring their involvement in the
planning, elaboration, implementation and evaluation of social policies at the national
level. The modalities for participation of non-governmental organizations at sessions of
the Preparatory Committee and the special session and their contribution will be decided
by the Preparatory Committee at its organizational session.
Documentation: Note by the Secretariat in participation of
non-governmental organizations at the special session and in its preparatory process
(A/AC.253/002).
5. Arrangements for future sessions of the Preparatory Committee
The Committee, at its present session, will have to consider and decide on possible
dates for its substantive sessions in the years 1999 and 2000, and on the dates of the
special session itself in the year 2000.
Documentation: Report of the Secretary-General on proposals on the preparatory
process for the special session (A/AC.253/__).
6. Provisional agenda for the first session of the Preparatory Committee
Documentation: Provisional agenda for the first session of the Preparatory
Committee (A/AC.253/L.__).
7. Adoption of the report of the Preparatory Committee on its organizational session
Documentation: Draft report of the Preparatory Committee on its organizational
session (A/AC.253/L.__).
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