Modalities, Format and Organization of the High-Level Plenary Meeting of the 60th Session of the General Assembly

A/RES/59/145View PDF

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A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda items 45 Integrated and coordinated implementation of and follow-up to the outcomes of the major United Nations conferences and summits in the economic, social and related fields and 55 Follow-up to the outcome of the Millennium Summit, published in 2005.

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13 subjects

Calendar of Meetings Civil Society Conferences Consultations Development Assistance Economic Development General Debate Non-Governmental Organizations Private Sector Recommendations Report Preparation Social Development Top State Officials

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Decides that the High-level Plenary Meeting of the sixtieth session of the General Assembly shall be held from 14 to 16 September 2005 in New York;

Reiterates that the High-level Plenary Meeting will be held with the participation of Heads of State and Government, and encourages all Member States to be represented at that level;

Decides that the High-level Plenary Meeting will be composed of six plenary meetings, on the basis of two meetings a day, and four interactive round-table sessions, and also that each round-table session will cover the entire agenda of the High-level Plenary Meeting and will be held in concurrence with a plenary meeting;

Decides also to hold the High-level Dialogue on Financing for Development on 27 and 28 June 2005 in New York immediately prior to the high-level segment of the 2005 substantive session of the Economic and Social Council in order for the recommendations of the High-level Dialogue to be considered in the preparatory process for the High-level Plenary Meeting and also decides to hold a separate meeting on Financing for Development within the framework of the High-level Plenary Meeting;

Decides further to change the venue of the 2005 substantive session of the Economic and Social Council from Geneva to New York on an exceptional basis and that the venue for the 2006 and 2007 substantive sessions of the Council shall be Geneva in order to resume the alternation in 2008, as established by the General Assembly;⁴

⁴See resolution 45/264.

Decides to hold the general debate at its sixtieth session from Saturday, 17 September, to Friday, 23 September, and from Monday, 26 September, to Wednesday, 28 September 2005, on the understanding that these arrangements shall in no way create a precedent for the general debate at future sessions;

Notes that, prior to the High-level Plenary Meeting, the second World Conference of Speakers of Parliament will be convened from 7 to 9 September 2005 at United Nations Headquarters;⁵

⁵See resolution 59/19.

Requests the President of the General Assembly, in consultation with representatives of non-governmental organizations, to organize informal interactive hearings in June 2005 in New York with representatives of non-governmental organizations, civil society organizations and the private sector, as an input to the preparatory process of the High-level Plenary Meeting;

Looks forward to the comprehensive report requested in its resolution 58/291, which the Secretary-General will submit in March 2005 and which will serve as the basis for the consultations leading to the High-level Plenary Meeting;

Strongly urges all Member States to take a positive interest in the process of formal and informal consultations leading to the High-level Plenary Meeting and to engage actively, at the highest level of government, with a view to reaching a successful outcome of the High-level Plenary Meeting;

Requests the President of the General Assembly to continue to hold consultations with all Member States in an open-ended manner, with a view to taking decisions on all process-related outstanding issues of the High-level Plenary Meeting.

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