United Nations A/RES/64/184

General Assembly Distr.: General

5 February 2010

Sixty-fourth session

Agenda items 48 and 114

09-47287

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Resolution adopted by the General Assembly

[without reference to a Main Committee (A/64/L.36)]

64/184. Organization of the High-level Plenary Meeting of the

sixty-fifth session of the General Assembly

Annex I

Organization of the plenary meetings and establishment of

the list of speakers for the High-level Plenary Meeting of the

General Assembly

1. The High-level Plenary Meeting will consist of a total of six meetings, on the

basis of two meetings a day, as follows:

Monday, 20 September 2010, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Tuesday, 21 September 2010, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Wednesday, 22 September 2010, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.

The President of the General Assembly will consult with representatives of

non-governmental organizations in consultative status with the Economic and Social

Council, civil society organizations and the private sector, and with Member States,

as appropriate, on the list of representatives of non-governmental organizations,

civil society organizations and the private sector that may participate in the plenary

meetings of the High-level Plenary Meeting of September 2010.

Representatives of non-governmental organizations in consultative status with

the Economic and Social Council, civil society organizations and the private sector,

one from each grouping, selected during the informal interactive hearings, may also

be included in the list of speakers for the plenary meetings of the High-level Plenary

Meeting, in consultation with the President of the General Assembly.

Annex II

Organization of the interactive round-table sessions for the

High-level Plenary Meeting of the General Assembly

1. The High-level Plenary Meeting will hold six interactive round-table sessions,

as follows:

Monday, 20 September 2010, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Tuesday, 21 September 2010, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Wednesday, 22 September 2010, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.

2. The six round-table sessions will have at least 50 seats each and will be

co-chaired by two Heads of State or Government.

3. The chairs of the six round-table sessions will be from the African States, the

Asian States, the Eastern European States, the Latin American and Caribbean States

and the Western European and Other States. Those 12 chairs will be selected by

their respective regional groups in consultation with the President of the General

Assembly.

The six round-table sessions will have the overarching objective of “Making it

Happen happen by 2015”, and each one will focus on one theme, as follows:

Round table 1 — Addressing the challenge of poverty, hunger and gender

Equality

Round table 2 — Meeting the goals of health and education

Round table 3 — Promoting sustainable development

Round table 4 — Addressing emerging issues and evolving approaches

Round table 5 — Addressing the special needs of the most vulnerable

Round table 6 — Widening and strengthening partnerships

6. Each Head of State or Government or head of delegation attending the roundtable

sessions may be accompanied by one adviser.

7. The composition of the six round-table sessions will be subject to the principle

of equitable geographical distribution. Thus, for each regional group, the

distribution of its members for participation in each round-table session will be as

follows:

(a) African States: ten Member States;

(b) Asian States: ten Member States;

(c) Eastern European States: five Member States;

(d) Latin American and Caribbean States: seven Member States;

(e) Western European and other States: six Member States;

(f) Other organizations with observer status in the General Assembly: two

representatives, in addition to those mentioned in paragraph 9 of annex I to the

present resolution;

(g) Entities of the United Nations system: four representatives;

(h) Civil society and non-governmental organizations: four representatives;

(i) Private sector: four representatives.