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No. 2007/188
Journal of the United Nations
Programme of meetings and agenda
Friday, 28 September 2007

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Official meetings
Friday, 28 September 2007
Security Council
10 a.m.
5750th meeting
Security Council Chamber
1. Adoption of the agenda
2. Reports of the Secretary-General on the Sudan
Morning1
5751st meeting
Security Council Chamber
1. Adoption of the agenda
2. Briefing by the Chairman-in-Office of the
Organization for Security and Cooperation in
Europe
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1To be held following the adjournment of the 5750th meeting.
General Assembly
Sixty-second session
9 a.m.
10th plenary meeting
General Assembly Hall
1. Address by His Excellency Mr. Émile Lahoud,
President of the Lebanese Republic
2. Address by His Excellency Mr. Kessai Note,
President of the Republic of the Marshall Islands
3. Address by Her Excellency Mrs. Gloria Macapagal-
Arroyo, President of the Republic of the Philippines
4. Continuation of the general debate [8]
Address by His Excellency Mr. Tuilaepa Sailele
Malielegaoi, Prime Minister of the Independent
State of Samoa
(continued overleaf)
General Assembly
Sixty-second session
There will be an informal meeting of the plenary to observe the first International Day
of Non-Violence1, on Tuesday, 2 October 2007, from 9.30 to 10 a.m. in the General
Assembly Hall. The President of the General Assembly, the Secretary-General, the
Minister for Foreign Affairs of South Africa and Ms. Sonia Gandhi, Chairperson of the
United Progressive Alliance, India, will make statements. All are invited to attend.
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Address by His Excellency The Honourable Dato’ Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi,
Prime Minister of Malaysia
Address by His Excellency The Honourable Ralph Gonsalves, Prime Minister,
Minister for Finance, Planning, Economic Development, Labour, Information,
Grenadines and Legal Affairs of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Address by His Excellency The Honourable Navinchandra Ramgoolam, Prime
Minister of the Republic of Mauritius
Address by His Excellency Mr. Winston Baldwin Spencer, Prime Minister and
Minister for Foreign Affairs of Antigua and Barbuda
Address by His Excellency Mr. Željko Šturanovic, Prime Minister of the Republic
of Montenegro
Address by His Excellency Commodore Josaia Bainimarama, Prime Minister and
Commander of the Military Forces of the Republic of Fiji
Address by His Excellency Mr. Stephenson King, Prime Minister, Minister of
Finance, External Affairs, Home Affairs and National Security of Saint Lucia
Address by His Excellency Mr. Mahmoud Abbas, Chairman of the Executive
Committee of the Palestinian Liberation Organization and President of the
Palestinian Authority
3 p.m. . . . . . . . . . . 11th plenary meeting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . General Assembly Hall
Continuation of the general debate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [8]
Address by His Excellency Mr. José Maria Neves, Prime Minister of the Republic
of Cape Verde
Address by His Excellency Mr. Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Prime Minister of the
Republic of Turkey
Address by His Excellency Mr. Fiorenzo Stolfi, Head of Government and Minister
for Foreign and Political Affairs and Economic Planning of San Marino
Luxembourg
Bulgaria
Russian Federation
China
Egypt
United Arab Emirates
Austria
Tunisia
Bahrain
Singapore
Belarus

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Jordan
Saudi Arabia
Spain
Republic of Korea
Sweden
Brunei Darussalam
Iceland
Benin
Romania
Japan
General Assembly
Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions
10.30 a.m.–1 p.m.. . . . Closed meeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Conference Room 10
3–6 p.m. . . . . . . . . . Closed meeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Conference Room 10
1. Human resources management
2. Executive session
Other meetings
The information below is reproduced as received and does not imply
any opinion or endorsement by the Secretariat of the United Nations.
Friday, 28 September 2007
Briefing on the upcoming informal consultations on agenda item 19 of the sixty-second session of the General
Assembly (The situation in Afghanistan) (convened by the Permanent Mission of Germany)
10–11 a.m.. . . . . . . . Closed meeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Conference Room 7

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Fifth Annual Meeting of the Ministers for Foreign Affairs of Member States of Landlocked Developing
Countries (organized by the Permanent Mission of Mali)
10 a.m.–1 p.m. . . . . . Closed meeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Conference Room 5
Non-Aligned Movement: Ministerial meeting of the Coordinating Bureau
10 a.m.–1 p.m. . . . . . Closed meeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Economic and Social Council Chamber
3–6 p.m. . . . . . . . . . Closed meeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Economic and Social Council Chamber
OIC Contact Group on Iraq (at the ministerial level)
10 a.m.–1 p.m. . . . . . Closed meeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Conference Room 3
Sixth Meeting of Commonwealth Foreign Ministers (convened by the Commonwealth Secretariat)
2.30–6 p.m. . . . . . . . Closed meeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trusteeship Council Chamber
Twenty-ninth Meeting of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Group of Fifteen (G-15) (presided by the
Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran)
3–6 p.m. . . . . . . . . . Closed meeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Conference Room 5
Other activities
The information below is reproduced as received and does not imply
any opinion or endorsement by the Secretariat of the United Nations.
Friday, 28 September 2007
Ministerial meeting on “Death penalty” (organized by the Ministers for Foreign Affairs of Italy and Portugal)
From 8.30 a.m. to 12 noon in Conference Room 4 (closed meeting).
[For further information, please contact the Permanent Mission of Italy (Mr. Stefano Gatti
(tel. 1 (646) 840-5326; e-mail stefano.gatti@esteri.it); or Mr. Roberto Storaci (tel. 1 (646)
840-5347; e-mail roberto.storaci@esteri.it)).]

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Press conferences
The schedule below is tentative; up-to-date information can be obtained
at <www.un.org/News/ossg/conf.htm>.
Friday, 28 September 2007
Room S-226
10 a.m.. . . . . . . . . . H.E. Mr. Amre Moussa, Secretary-General of the League of Arab States
12 noon . . . . . . . . . Press briefing by the Spokesperson
6 p.m. . . . . . . . . . . Mr. Tomohiko Taniguchi, Deputy Press Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan
Forthcoming official meetings
Monday, 1 October 2007
General Assembly
Sixty-second session
10 a.m.. . . . . . . . . . 12th plenary meeting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . General Assembly Hall
Continuation of the general debate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [8]
Israel
Gabon
Cambodia
Lao People’s Democratic Republic
Tuvalu
Moldova
Oman
Syrian Arab Republic
Mongolia
Niger
Liechtenstein
Belgium
Holy See

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3 p.m. . . . . . . . . . . 13th plenary meeting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . General Assembly Hall
Continuation of the general debate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [8]
Vanuatu
Lesotho
Central African Republic
Uganda
Mali
Hungary
Australia
Yemen
India
Solomon Islands
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
Eritrea
Algeria
Myanmar
Nepal
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Main Committees
First Committee
Briefing
The secretariat of the First Committee will hold a briefing for interested delegations on
Tuesday, 2 October 2007, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Conference Room 2, on the
information sharing through a dedicated Web site, on procedures and practices of the
Committee and on functional assignments of the staff members servicing the Committee.
Organizational meeting
The First Committee will hold its organizational meeting on Thursday, 4 October 2007, at
3 p.m. in Conference Room 4, to consider its tentative programme of work and timetable
(A/C.1/62/CRP.1), a copy of which can be obtained in room S-2977; or by sending an e-mail
request to cherniavsky@un.org or serrano@un.org.
The Committee will begin its substantive work by holding a general debate on all
disarmament and international security agenda items from Monday, 8, to Tuesday,
16 October 2007. The list of speakers for the general debate is open. Delegations wishing
to be inscribed are requested to kindly contact Ms. Emer Herity (room S-2977E;
tel. 1 (917) 367-5816; e-mail herity@un.org).

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Delegations are reminded that the names of representatives, alternate representatives and
advisers should be forwarded to Mr. Jarmo Sareva, Secretary of the First Committee (c/o
Francine Leong (room S-2977; tel. 1 (212) 963-4389; fax 1 (212) 963-5305; e-mail
leong@un.org)).
Special Political and Decolonization Committee
(Fourth Committee)
The Special Political and Decolonization Committee (Fourth Committee) will hold its
1st meeting on Thursday, 4 October 2007, at 10 a.m. in Conference Room 4. The
agenda for the meeting will be as follows: Allocation of agenda items; organization of
work (A/C.4/62/1, A/C.4/62/L.1 and A/C.4/62/INF/1)1; and aide-mémoire on requests
for hearing (1/07)2.
The Committee will begin its consideration of the cluster of decolonization items on
Monday, 8 October, at 3 p.m. in Conference Room 4. Delegations wishing to be
inscribed on the list of speakers for the general debate relating to all decolonization
items are kindly requested to notify Ms. Laurence Niosi (room S-2977JJ; tel. 1 (917)
367-9324; e-mail niosi@un.org).
Delegations are also reminded that the names of their representatives, alternates and
advisers to the Special Political and Decolonization Committee (Fourth Committee) are
to be submitted to Mr. Saijin Zhang, Secretary of the Committee (room S-2977K;
fax 1 (212) 963-5305).
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1To be issued.
2To be distributed at the meeting.
Second Committee
General debate
The Second Committee will begin its general debate on Monday, 8 October 2007, at
10 a.m. in Conference Room 2. The Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social
Affairs, Mr. Sha Zukang, will address the Committee.
List of speakers
The list of speakers for the general debate and for all other items allocated to the
Second Committee is open. Delegations wishing to be inscribed are requested to
contact, in writing, to the secretariat of the Committee (Ms. Dolores Lois (fax 1 (212)
963-5935; or e-mail lois@un.org)).
Composition of delegations
Delegations are reminded that the names of representatives, alternate representatives
and advisers, should be submitted to Ms. Jennifer de Laurentis, Secretary of the Second
Committee (room S-2950E; fax 1 (212) 963-5935).

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Third Committee
List of speakers
The list of speakers for the general discussion on all items allocated to the Third
Committee is now open. Delegations are kindly requested to consult the draft
programme of work of the Third Committee (A/C.3/62/L.1) prior to contacting the
Secretariat with their request for inscription on the list. For the period 24 to 28
September 2007, requests for inscription should be sent by fax only to 1 (212) 963-
5935.
The Committee will begin its work on Monday, 8 October, at 10 a.m. The Under-
Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs, Mr. Sha Zukang, will address the
Committee during the morning session.
Participants
Delegations that have not submitted the names of their representatives, alternates and
advisers are reminded to convey such information to the Secretary of the Third
Committee, Mr. Moncef Khane (room S-2950D; fax 1 (212) 963-5935).
Fifth Committee
The Fifth Committee will hold its organizational meeting on Friday, 5 October 2007, at
10 a.m. in Conference Room 3, to consider its proposed programme of work. The status of
preparedness of documentation for the Fifth Committee during the sixty-second session of the
General Assembly will be issued as document A/C.5/62/L.1.
Delegations that have not done so are kindly reminded to submit the names of their
representatives, alternates and advisers to the Secretary of the Fifth Committee,
Mr. Movses Abelian (room S-2633A; fax 1 (212) 963-0360).
Information on the work of the Fifth Committee during the sixty-second session of the
General Assembly, including the tentative and provisional programme of work, is
available at <www.un.org/ga/fifth>.
Informal briefings
Informal briefings (closed) will be held as follows:
Friday, 5 October 2007, immediately following the organizational meeting of the Fifth
Committee, in Conference Room 3:
Reform and management of the United Nations (by Ms. Alicia Bárcena, Under-
Secretary-General for Management)
Monday, 8 October 2007, at 3 p.m. in Conference Room 3:
Administration of justice (by Ms. Alicia Bárcena, Under-Secretary-General for
Management); and
Budgeting in the United Nations (by Mr. Warren Sach, Assistant Secretary-General,
Controller)
Tuesday, 9 October 2007, at 3 p.m. in Conference Room 3:
Enterprise resource planning (ERP)/Information and communication technology (ICT)
(by Mr. Choi Soon-hong, Chief Information Technology Officer, Assistant Secretary-
General); and
Capital master plan (by Mr. Michael Adlerstein, Executive Director, Assistant Secretary-
General, CMP).

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Sixth Committee
The Sixth Committee will hold its 1st meeting on Monday, 8 October 2007, at 10 a.m.
in the Trusteeship Council Chamber.
The provisional programme of work for the sixty-second session, as well as other
relevant information relating to the organization of work and the status of
documentation, is available on the Web site of the Sixth Committee and is regularly
updated (<www.un.org/ga/sixth/62/62_session.shtml>). The note by the Secretariat on
the organization of work will be issued in document A/C.6/62/L.1.
List of speakers
The list of speakers for all items on the agenda of the Sixth Committee is open.
Delegations wishing to be inscribed on the list are kindly requested to contact the
secretariat of the Sixth Committee (Ms. Marianne Sooksatan (tel. 1 (212) 963-5378;
fax 1 (212) 963-1963)). Please note that in the first week, the Committee will deal with
agenda items 137 (Administration of Justice at the United Nations) and 108 (Measures
to eliminate international terrorism).
Composition of delegations
Delegations that have not done so are kindly reminded to submit the names of their
representatives, alternates and advisers to the secretariat of the Sixth Committee
(room S-3460; fax 1 (212) 963-1963).
General Assembly
Sixty-second session
Informal consultations on agenda item 79 (a) (Oceans and the law of the sea)
Open-ended informal consultations on the draft resolution on agenda item 79 (a)
(Oceans and the law of the sea) will be held from Monday, 1, to Friday, 5 October 2007,
from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 3 to 6 p.m. in Conference Room 8.
Informal consultations on agenda item 79 (b) (Oceans and the law of the sea: Sustainable fisheries)
Open-ended informal consultations on the draft resolution on agenda item 79 (b)
(Sustainable fisheries, including through the 1995 Agreement for the Implementation of
the Provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December
1982 relating to the Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and
Highly Migratory Fish Stocks, and related instruments) will be held from Monday, 8, to
Thursday, 11 October 2007, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 3 to 6 p.m. in Conference
Room 8.
General Assembly
Committee on Relations with the Host Country
The 234th meeting of the Committee on Relations with the Host Country will be held
on Friday, 5 October 2007, at 10 a.m. in Conference Room 4. The meeting will be open
to observers. Delegations are reminded that while any matter pertinent to the work of
the Committee could be raised from the floor, they are encouraged, in accordance with
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the formal inscription, at least 48 hours prior to the meeting, of specific items they
would like to raise, keeping in mind the detailed list of topics adopted by the Committee
in 1982 (see document A/50/26, par. 5). Delegations are further encouraged to submit to
the Chairman of the Committee or to the Secretary of the Committee (room
S-3420D; fax 1 (212) 963-6430) any relevant documentation or written statements in
advance of the meeting.
Peacebuilding Commission
Second session
Burundi configuration
An informal meeting (open) of the Burundi configuration of the Peacebuilding
Commission will be held on Wednesday, 3 October 2007, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in
Conference Room 6.
Economic and Social Council
Informal “informal” consultations
There will be informal “informal” consultations on agenda item 13 (i) (United Nations
Forum on Forests), convened by the facilitator, Mr. Hans Hoogeveen (Netherlands), on
Monday, 1 October 2007, from 3 to 6 p.m. in Conference Room D.
Executive Board of the United Nations
Development Programme and of the
United Nations Population Fund
Informal consultation
There will be an informal consultation of the Executive Board of UNDP and of UNFPA
on the preliminary draft of the UNIFEM biennial support budget on Friday, 5 October
2007, from 10 to 11 a.m. in Conference Room 5. Interested delegations are invited to
attend.
International Research and Training Institute for
the Advancement of Women
Executive Board
Fourth session
Third resumed session
The third resumed fourth session (closed) of the Executive Board of the International
Research and Training Institute for the Advance of Women (INSTRAW) will be held on
Monday, 1 October 2007, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 3 to 6 p.m. in Conference
Room 5; and on Tuesday, 2 October, from 3 to 6 p.m. in Conference Room 5.
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