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AGENDA
FOR THE INTERNATIONAL MEETING:
On Friday morning, a draft Provisional
Agenda was circulated. The G-77/China proposed, and delegates
agreed, to amend the agenda, by removing a sub-item on “Special Events”
under the General Debate, and by replacing agenda items on the draft
Strategy and Political Documents with an agenda item on the adoption of
the final outcomes of the IM.
CSD-12 PLENARY: CSD-12 Chair
Børge Brende opened the CSD Plenary on Friday
afternoon, inviting the Commission to resume consideration of the
preparations for the review of the implementation of the BPOA. Following
a report from Facilitator MacKay on the informal consultations that took
place over the three days, the Commission:
*adopted the Agenda for the
International Meeting to Review the Implementation of the Programme of
Action for the Sustainable Development of SIDS (E/CN.17/2004/L.2);
*agreed to designate MacKay as the facilitator of the informal
“informals” to be held in New York in the middle of May; and
*decided to
hold informal consultations on 28 and 29 August in Mauritius prior to
the IM.
IM Secretary-General
Chowdhury said his office plans to work closely with the host country
and consult with delegations on organizational issues concerning the IM
agenda. On the Civil Society Forum scheduled for 27-29 August 2004, he
highlighted the decision taken on NGO accreditation and noted that only
eight new NGOs have been accredited thus far. He urged delegates to
consider how to best allow for additional NGOs, who have not met the
deadline for submission of accreditation applications, to participate in
the IM. He called on the international community to contribute to the
voluntary funds to allow for SIDS participation in the informal
consultations prior to the IM. He praised delegates for their engagement
and MacKay for his able leadership in facilitating the informal
consultations, and thanked delegates for their spirit of cooperation.
Noting that the SIDS agenda has expanded
since the Barbados Conference, CSD-12 Chair Brende said the IM offers
the international community an opportunity to review challenges and
emerging issues, and called for finding practical solutions for SIDS. He
closed consideration of the CSD-12 agenda item on the preparations for
the IM at 5:40 pm.
Informal Consultations | 
