A/C.2/59/CRP.1
AS ORALLY CORRECTED AND ADOPTED ON
17/12/2004
15 December 2004
Original: English
Fifty-ninth session
Second Committee
Provisional programme of work for the Second Committee
at the sixtieth session of the General Assembly
1.
The provisional programme of work set out below (see annex), including
documentation, will be adjusted, as required, further to its consideration by the
plenary of the General Assembly and the expected allocation of agenda items to the
Second Committee, as well as further to the relevant decisions the Assembly may
take with regard to the revitalization of the work of the Committee.
2.
In accordance with the provisions of General Assembly resolution 58/316 of
1 July 2004, annex, section C, paragraph 3 (a) and (b), the Assembly decided that
(a) each Main Committee should give specific attention to the rational ization of
their future agendas by the biennialization, triennialization, clustering and
elimination of items, and make recommendations to the plenary Assembly for its
decision by 1 April 2005; and that (b) each Main Committee should adopt a
provisional programme of work at the end of the session for the next session to help
it better to plan, prepare and organize and, in that context, review the related
documentation requirements.
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Annex
Proposed programme of work for the Second Committee
at the sixtieth session of the General Assembly in 2005
Item 1.
(b)
Strengthening of the coordination of humanitarian and disaster relief assistance
of the United Nations, including special economic assistance
Special economic assistance to individual countries or regions
Documentation
Report of the Secretary-General on humanitarian assistance and rehabilitation for
Ethiopia (draft resolution A/C.2/59/L.39/Rev.1, para. 12)
Report of the Secretary-General on assistance for humanitarian relief and the
economic
and
social
rehabilitation
of
Somalia
(draft
resolution
A/C.2/59/L.40/Rev.1, para. 15)
Item 2.
Information and communication technologies for development
Documentation
Report of the World Summit on the Information Society (draft resolution
A/C.2/59/L.32, para. 11)
Report of the Secretary-General on the activities undertaken to develop a
comprehensive information and communication technologies (ICT) strategy for the
United Nations system (decision 59/531)
Item 3.
(a)
Macroeconomic policy questions
International trade and development
Documentation
Report of the Trade and Development Board (resolution 1995 (XIX))
Report of the Secretary-General on unilateral economic measures as a means of
political and economic coercion against developing countries (reso lution 58/198,
para. 4)
Report of the Secretary-General on international trade and development and on
developments
in
the
multilateral
trading
system
(draft
resolution
A/C.2/59/L.25/Rev.1, para. 35)
(b)
International financial system and development
Documentation
Report of the Secretary-General on the international financial system and
development (draft resolution A/C.2/59/L.70, para. 21)
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(c)
External debt crisis and development
Documentation
Report of the Secretary-General on the external debt crisis and development (draft
resolution A/C.2/59/L.53, para. 19)
Item 4.
Follow-up to and implementation of the outcome of the International Conference
on Financing for Development
(a)
Follow-up to and implementation of the outcome of the International Conference
on Financing for Development
Documentation
Annual analytical assessment by the Secretary-General of the state of
implementation of the Monterrey Consensus and on the follow-up to and
implementation of the outcome of the International Conference on Financing for
Development (resolution 58/230, para. 17, and draft resolution A/C.2/59/L.69,
para. 19) (see also under 4 (b) below)
(b)
High-level dialogue for the implementation of the outcome of the International
Conference on Financing for Development
Documentation
Summary of informal hearings with representatives of civil society and the business
sector accredited to the High-level Dialogue (resolution 57/250, para. 7)
Summary by the President of the General Assembly of the policy dialogue
(resolution 57/250, para. 8)
Summaries of each round-table discussion by the co-Chairpersons of individual
round tables (resolution 57/250, para. 8)
Issues paper by the Secretary-General containing an annotated agenda and
programme of work (resolution 57/250, para. 9)
Inputs from all stakeholders related to financing for development, to be made
available by the Secretary-General (resolution 57/250, para. 10)
Summary by the President of the Economic and Social Council of the special high level meeting of the Council with the Bretton Woods institutions and the World
Trade Organization (resolution 57/250, para. 10)
Annual analytical assessment by the Secretary-General in respect of the state of
implementation of the Monterrey Consensus of the International Conference on
Financing for Development and the follow-up to and implementation of the outcome
of the Conference (resolutions 57/250, para. 10, and 57/272, para. 21, and draft
resolution A/C.2/59/L.69, para. 19) (see also under 4 (a) above)
Report of the Secretary-General on the implementation of the United Nations
Millennium Declaration (resolution 57/250, para. 10)
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Item 5.
Sustainable development
Documentation
Report of the Governing Council of the United Nations Environment Programme at
its twenty-third session a (resolution 42/185)
(a)
Implementation of Agenda 21, the Programme for the Further Implementation of
Agenda 21 and the outcomes of the World Summit on Sustainable Development
Documentation
Report of the Secretary-General on the implementation of Agenda 21, the
Programme for the Further Implementation of Agenda 21 and the outcomes of the
World Summit on Sustainable Development (draft resolution A/C.2/59/L.57,
para. 19)
Report of the Secretary-General on the activities undertaken during the Internation al
Year of Freshwater, 2003, preparations for the International Decade for Action,
“Water for Life”, 2005-2015, and further efforts to achieve the sustainable
development of water resources (draft resolution A/C.2/59/L.52, para. 8)
(b)
Further implementation of the outcome of the Global Conference on the
Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States and follow-up to the
outcomes of the International Meeting to Review the Implementation of the
Programme of Action for the Sustainable Development of Small Island
Developing States
Documentation
No request for advance documentation b (draft resolution A/C.2/59/L.27, para. 9)
(c)
International Strategy for Disaster Reduction
Documentation
Report of the Secretary-General on the implementation of the International Strategy
for Disaster Reduction, in particular on the outcome of the World Conference on
Disaster Reduction, including the issue of natural disasters and vulnerability (draft
resolutions A/C.2/59/L.31, para. 19, and A/C.2/59/L.45, para. 9)
(d)
Protection of global climate for present and future generations of mankind
Documentation
Note by the Secretary-General transmitting the report of the Executive Secretary of
the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change on the work o f the
Conference of the Parties (draft resolution A/C.2/59/L.30, para. 8)
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a
b
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Submitted to the General Assembly through the Economic and Social Council.
Inclusion only of the sub-item for consideration at the sixtieth session; the report of the
International Meeting will be before the fifty-ninth session.
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(e)
Sustainable development in mountain regions
Documentation
Report of the Secretary-General on the status of sustainable development in
mountain regions, including an overall analysis of the challenges that lie ahead and
appropriate policy recommendations (resolution 58/216, para. 17)
(f)
Promotion of new and renewable sources of energy, including the implementation
of the World Solar Programme 1996-2005
Documentation
Report of the Secretary-General on the promotion of new and renewable sources of
energy, including the implementation of the World Solar Programme 1996 -2005
(resolution 58/210, para. 13)
(g)
Implementation of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in
Those Countries Experiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertification,
Particularly in Africa
Documentation
Report of the Secretary-General on the status of preparations for the International
Year of Deserts and Desertification, 2006 (resolution 58/ 211, para. 6)
Report of the Secretary-General on the implementation of the United Nations
Convention to Combat Desertification in Those Countries Experiencing Serious
Drought and/or Desertification, Particularly in Africa (draft resolution
A/C.2/59/L.46, para. 15)
(h)
Convention on Biological Diversity
Documentation
Note by the Secretary-General transmitting the report of the Executive Secretary of
the Convention on Biological Diversity on the ongoing work regarding the
Convention, including the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety thereto (draft resolution
A/C.2/59/L.55, para. 12)
(i)
Rendering assistance to poor mountain countries to overcome obstacles in
socio-economic and ecological areas
Documentation
No request for advance documentation (draft resolution A/C.2/59/L.61/Rev.1,
operative para.)
Item 6.
Implementation of the outcome of the United Nations Conference on Human
Settlements (Habitat II) and strengthening of the United Nations Human
Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat)
Documentation
Report of the Secretary-General on the implementation of the outcome of the United
Nations Conference on Human Settlements (Habitat II) and the strengthening of the
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United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) (draft resolution
A/C.2/59/L.38, para. 21)
Item 7. Globalization and interdependence
(a)
Globalization and interdependence
Documentation
Report of the Secretary-General on globalization and interdependence and on the
role of the United Nations in promoting development in the context of globa lization
and interdependence (draft resolution A/C.2/59/L.68, para. 19)
(b)
Science and technology for development
Documentation
Report of the Secretary-General on science and technology for development
(resolution 58/200, paras. 2 and 5)
(c)
International migration and development
Documentation
Report of the Secretary-General on the organizational details of the 2006 high -level
dialogue on international migration and development (draft resolution
A/C.2/59/L.54, para. 2)
(d)
Preventing and combating corrupt practices and transfer of funds of illicit origin
and returning such assets to the countries of origin
Documentation
Report of the Secretary-General on preventing and combating corrupt practices and
transfer of funds of illicit origin and returning such assets to the countries of origin
(draft resolution A/C.2/59/L.67, para. 15)
Item 8.
(a)
Groups of countries in special situations
Third United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries
Documentation
Annual progress report of the Secretary-General on the implementation of the
Programme of Action for the Least Developed Countries for the Decade 2001 -2010 a
(Economic and Social Council resolution 2004/66 and draft resolution
A/C.2/59/L.71, para. 11)
(b)
Specific actions related to the particular needs and problems of landlocked
developing countries: outcome of the International Ministerial Conference of
Landlocked and Transit Developing Countries and Donor Countries and
International Financial and Development Institutions on Transit Transport
Cooperation
Documentation
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Report of the Secretary-General on the progress made in the implementation of the
Almaty Programme of Action: Addressing the Special Needs of Landlocked
Developing Countries within a New Global Framework for Transit Transport
Cooperation for Landlocked and Transit Developing Countries (draft resolution
A/C.2/59/L.60, para. 16)
Item 9.
(a)
Eradication of poverty and other development issues
Implementation of the first United Nations Decade for the Eradication of Poverty
(1997-2006)
Documentation
Report of the Secretary-General on the implementation of the first United Nations
Decade for the Eradication of Poverty (1997-2006) (draft resolution A/C.2/59/L.72,
para. 47)
(b)
Women in development
Documentation
Report of the Secretary-General on the progress made in the implementation of
General Assembly resolution 58/206 on women in development, including the
impact of globalization on the empowerment of women and their integration in
development (resolution 58/206, para. 36)
Report of the Secretary-General on the World Survey on the Role of Women in
Development (draft resolution A/C.2/59/L.58, para. 1)
(c)
Human resources development
Documentation
Report of the Secretary-General on human resources development, including a
separate section on the effect of the movement of highly skilled people and those
with an advanced education on human resources development in developing
countries (resolution 58/207, para. 18)
Item 10.
(a)
Operational activities for development
Operational activities for development of the United Nations system
Documentation
Note by the Secretary-General transmitting the report of the Administrator of the
United Nations Development Programme on the activities of the United Nations
Development Fund for Women (resolution 39/125)
Report of the Secretary-General on funding for operational activities for
development of the United Nations system a (draft resolution A/C.2/59/L.63,
para. 24)
(b)
South-South cooperation: economic and technical cooperation among
developing countries
Documentation
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Comprehensive report of the Secretary-General on the state of South-South
cooperation among developing countries (resolution 58/220, para. 12)
Item 11.
Permanent sovereignty of the Palestinian people in the Occupied Palestinian
Territory, including East Jerusalem, and of the Arab population in the occupied
Syrian Golan over their natural resources
Documentation
Report of the Secretary-General on the permanent sovereignty of the Palestinian
people in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and of the
Arab population in the occupied Syrian Golan over their natural resources
(Economic and Social Council resolution 2004/54 and draft resolution
A/C.2/59/L.41, para. 4) a
Item 12.
Training and research
(a)
United Nations Institute for Training and Research
Documentation
Report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Institute for Training and
Research (draft resolution A/C.2/59/L.65, para. 12)
(b)
United Nations System Staff College in Turin, Italy
Documentation
No request for advance documentation
13.
Towards global partnership c
Documentation
No request for advance documentation.
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New item allocated to the Second Committee for consideration on a biennial basis, as of the
sixtieth session of the General Assembly, in accordance with resolution 58/316, annex, sect. D,
para. 4 (f).