Organization of the Special Session of the General Assembly on the Follow-Up to the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development Beyond 2014

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Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 14 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, published in 2013.

What subjects does this mandate have?

3 subjects

Development Population Programmes Programme Implementation

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14 operative paragraphs

Decides that the special session of the General Assembly on the follow-up to the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development beyond 2014 will be held in New York on 22 September 2014, in the most efficient and cost-effective manner;

Also decides that the proceedings of the special session shall be governed by the rules of procedure of the General Assembly;

Encourages all Member and observer States and observers to consider being represented at the special session at the highest political level, including at the level of Head of State or Government;

Decides that the organizational arrangements for the special session shall be as follows:

The special session shall be composed of plenary meetings on 22 September 2014 from 1 to 9 p.m.;

The plenary meetings shall feature statements by the President of the General Assembly, the Secretary-General, the Executive Director of the United Nations Population Fund, Member and observer States and observers, as well as five selected representatives of non-governmental organizations in consultative status with the Economic and Social Council, chosen by the President of the Assembly with due regard for geographic balance, in consultation with Member States in order of precedence;

The President of the General Assembly shall draw up a list of representatives of non-governmental organizations in consultative status with the Economic and Social Council who may participate in the special session;

The President of the General Assembly shall also draw up a list of representatives of other relevant non-governmental organizations, civil society organizations, academic institutions, youth groups and the private sector who may participate in the special session, taking into account the principle of equitable geographic representation, for submission to Member States for their consideration on a non-objection basis, and shall bring the list⁴ to the attention of the General Assembly;

⁴The list will include proposed as well as final names.

Reaffirms that the special session will be undertaken on the basis of and with full respect for the Programme of Action and that there will be no renegotiation of the existing agreements contained therein;

Encourages Member and observer States and observers to consider including non-governmental organizations and youth representatives, where applicable, in their delegations to the special session;

Decides that participation in the forty-seventh session of the Commission on Population and Development shall be open-ended, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the rules of procedures of functional commissions and past practice of the Commission;

Invites all other relevant regional and international organizations, including bodies of the United Nations system, to contribute, as appropriate, to the forty-seventh session of the Commission and its preparation;

Decides to invite States members of the specialized agencies of the United Nations that are not members of the United Nations to participate in the special session and the interactive discussion of the forty-seventh session of the Commission in the capacity of observers;

Stresses the need for the effective participation, as appropriate, of actors of civil society, particularly non-governmental organizations, in the forty-seventh session of the Commission, taking into account the practice and experience gained at the International Conference on Population and Development.

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