Organization of the Millennium Summit of the United Nations

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A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 49b Millennium Assembly of the United Nations, published in 2000.

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Decides that the Millennium Summit shall be organized in accordance with the procedure set forth in the annex to the present resolution.

Organization of the Millennium Summit of the United Nations

Owing to the unique symbolic moment of the Millennium Summit, the two Co-Chairpersons, the head of State of the country of the President of the fifty-fourth session of the General Assembly (Namibia) and the head of State of the country of the President of the fifty-fifth session of the Assembly (Finland), will jointly preside over the Summit. The podium in the General Assembly Hall will have three seats to accommodate the two Co-Chairpersons and the Secretary-General. In the absence of one of the heads of State of these countries, the highest-ranking official in the delegation of these countries will sit instead.

The overarching theme of the Millennium Summit, “The role of the United Nations in the twenty-first century”, will also be the agenda of the round tables. The heads of State and heads of Government would be free to discuss any sub-themes proposed in the report of the Secretary-General,² those raised during the consultations, or any other matter they wish to address.

²A/53/948 and Add.1.

Pursuant to General Assembly resolution 54/261, it has been agreed that one of the four round tables will be chaired by the Group of African States. Thus, the four round tables will be chaired by the following four regional groups:

African States;

Asian States;

Eastern European States;

Latin American and Caribbean States.

Each head of State or head of Government or head of delegation attending the round tables may be accompanied by two advisers.

The composition of the four round tables 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 will be done in the following manner:

For the round table to be held on Wednesday, 6 September, from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.:

African States: fifteen Member States;

Asian States: fifteen Member States;

Eastern European States: seven Member States;

Latin American and Caribbean States: ten Member States;

Western European and other States: nine Member States;

For the round table to be held on Thursday, 7 September, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.:

African States: fifteen Member States;

Asian States: fifteen Member States;

Eastern European States: seven Member States;

Latin American and Caribbean States: ten Member States;

Western European and other States: nine Member States;

For the round table to be held on Thursday, 7 September, from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.:

African States: fifteen Member States;

Asian States: fifteen Member States;

Eastern European States: seven Member States;

Latin American and Caribbean States: ten Member States;

Western European and other States: nine Member States;

For the round table to be held on Friday, 8 September, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.:

African States: fifteen Member States;

Asian States: fifteen Member States;

Eastern European States: seven Member States;

Latin American and Caribbean States: ten Member States;

Western European and other States: nine Member States.

The round tables will be chaired in the following manner:

The round table to be held on Wednesday, 6 September, from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m., will be chaired by His Excellency Mr. Goh Chok Tong, Prime Minister of the Republic of Singapore;

The round table to be held on Thursday, 7 September, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., will be chaired by His Excellency Mr. Aleksander Kwasniewski, President of the Republic of Poland;

The round table to be held on Thursday, 7 September, from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m., will be chaired by His Excellency Mr. Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías, President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela;

The round table to be held on Friday, 8 September, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., will be chaired by His Excellency Mr. Abdelaziz Bouteflika, President of the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria.

Member States that are not members of any of the regional groups may participate in different round tables to be determined in consultation with the President of the General Assembly. The Holy See and Switzerland, in their capacity as observer States, and Palestine, in its capacity as observer, as well as the intergovernmental organizations listed in paragraph 11 below, may also participate in different round tables to be determined also in consultation with the President of the General Assembly.

The list of participants in each round table will be made available as soon as possible.

The round tables would be closed to the media and the general public. Accredited delegates and observers will be able to follow the proceedings of the round tables via a closed-circuit television in the overflow room.

Summaries of the deliberations of the four round tables will be presented orally by the chairpersons of the round tables, individually or collectively, during the concluding plenary meeting of the Millennium Summit.

Pursuant to resolution 54/261, one or more representatives of intergovernmental organizations, parliaments and civil society may participate in the plenary meetings of the Millennium Summit, time permitting. In this connection, and without prejudice to other organizations which have observer status in the General Assembly, a representative of each of the following may be included in the list of speakers for the plenary meetings of the Summit:

League of Arab States Organization of African Unity European Commission Organization of the Islamic Conference Conference of Presiding Officers of National Parliaments Millennium Forum.

In addition, a representative of the International Committee of the Red Cross and a representative of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta may also be included in the list of speakers for the plenary meetings of the Millennium Summit, time permitting.

Other than for Member States, the list of speakers for the plenary meetings of the Millennium Summit will be closed on Wednesday, 16 August 2000.

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