THE FOLLOWING PLENARY ITEMS HAVE NOT BEEN SCHEDULED FOR DEBATE YET:

The role of the United Nations in promoting a new global human order [15]

Report of the Security Council [28] (see S/2015/944)

Zone of peace and cooperation of the South Atlantic [33]

The situation in the occupied territories of Azerbaijan [37]

Notification by the Secretary-General under Article 12, paragraph 2, of the Charter of the United Nations [111]: note by the Secretary-General (A/71/300)

Appointment of members of the Board of the 10-Year Framework of Programmes on Sustainable Consumption and Production Patterns [115 (i)]

Confirmation of the appointment of the Secretary-General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development [115 (k)]

The United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy [118]

Tuesday, 19 September to Saturday, 23 September & Monday, 25 September
a.m. and p.m.
General Assembly Hall

1. Opening of the session by the President of the General Assembly
2. Minute of silent prayer or meditation
3. Appointment of the members of the Credentials Committee
4. Organization of work of the seventieth regular session of the General Assembly: letter from the Chair of the Committee on Conferences (A/71/382)

2nd plenary meeting

Organization of work, adoption of the agenda and allocation of items: First report of the General Committee (A/71/250) [item 7]
[The General Assembly will also pay tribute to the memory of H.E. Islam Karimov, President of the Republic of Uzbekistan.]

Monday, 19 September
8:30 to 9:30 a.m. - General Assembly Hall (Opening)
9:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. TRI and ECO (paraellel plenaries)
10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 3 to 6 p.m. CR.2, 3 and 4 (round tables 1 to 6)
7:30 to 8 p.m. General Assembly Hall (Closing)

3rd to 7th plenary meetings

Tuesday, 20 to Saturday, 24 September
9 a.m. to 9 p.m. - General Assembly Hall
Monday, 26 September
9 a.m. to 1 p.m. - General Assembly Hall

High-level segment to commemorate the thirtieth anniversary of the Declaration on the Right to Development

23rd plenary meeting

Scale of assessments for the apportionment of the expenses of the United Nations: report of the Fifth Committe (A/71/414) [item 138]

24th plenary meeting

1. Report of the Secretary-General on the work of the Organization (A/71/1) [item 109] debate
2. Global health and foreign policy: consideartion of draft resolution (A/71/L.2) [item 127] [debate on the item will be scheduled at a later date.]

25th plenary meeting

1. Organization of work, adoption of the agenda and allocation of items: Documentation for the election of the members of the International Law Commission: review of the list of candidates [item 7]
2. Implementation of the resolution of the United Nations [item 120]; Revitalization of the work of the General Assembly [item 121] joint debate

26th plenary meeting

1. Report of the Economic and Social Council [item 9]

(a)     Report of the Economic and Social Council (A/71/3)

(b)     Note by the Secretary-General (A/71/155)

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 [item 13] Joint debate

2. Follow-up to the outcome of the Millennium Summit: specific meeting focused on development [item 117]

27th Plenary meeting

Appointment of the Secretary-General of the United Nations [item 113]

(a) Letter from the President of the Security Council to the President of the General Assembly (A/71/531);

(b) Draft resolution (A/71/L.4)

[A letter from the President of the General Assembly, dated 11 October 2016, was sent to all permanent representatives and permanent observers.]

28th and 29th Plenary meeting

1. New Partnership for Africa's Development: progress in implementation and international support: Causes of conflict and the promotion of durable peace and sustainable development in Africa: reports of the Secretary-General (A71/189, A/71/203 and A/71/211)[items 62 (a) and (b)];

2001-2010: Decade to Roll Back Malaria in Developing Countries, Particularly in Africa [item 12]
joint debate

2. Appointment of members of the Joint Inspection Unit: note by the Secretary-General (A/71/396) [item 115 (h)]

[The General Assembly will also pay tribute to the memory of His Excellency Girma Asmerom Tesfay, late Permanent Representative of Eritrea to the United Nations]

30th Plenary meeting

Implementation of human rights instruments: commemoration of the fiftieth anniversary of the adoption of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights [item 68 (a)]

Informal meeting of the plenary with the Secretary-General-designate, His Excellency António Guterres

[A letter from the President of the General Assembly, dated 13 October 2016, was sent to all permanent representatives and permanent observers.]

31st Plenary meeting

Commemoration of the abolition of slavery and the transatlantic slave trade: report of the Secretary-General (A/71/170) [item 119]

Informal meeting of the plenary to hear a briefing by the Secretary-General and his Special Envoy on Syria, Mr. Staffan de Mistura, on the situation in Syria.

[A letter from the President of the General Assembly, dated 14 October 2016, was sent to all permanent representatives and permanent observers.]

Second Meeting of the General Committee
Organization of work of the seventy-first session of the General Assembly, adoption of the agenda and allocation of items: Letter from the Permanent Representative of Honduras to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General (A/71/141/Rev.1) [7]

32nd and 33rd Plenary meeting

Necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the United States of America against Cuba [item 39]

(a) Report of the Secretary-General (A/71/91)

(b) Draft resolution (A/71/L.3)

[The General Assembly also paid tribute to the memory of His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej, late King of Thailand.]

34th and 35th Plenary meeting

1. Report of the International Court of Justice [item 70]

(a)      Report of the International Court of Justice (A/71/4)

(b)      Report of the Secretary-General (A/71/339)

2. Organization of work, adoption of the agenda and allocation of items: second report of the General Committee (A/71/250/Add.1) [item 7]

3. Programme planning: report of the Fifth Committee (A/71/545) [item 135]

4. Review of the efficiency of the administrative and financial functioning of the United Nations; Report on the activities of the Office of Internal Oversight Services: report of the Fifth Committee (A/71/548) [items 133 and 144]

36th Plenary meeting

Election of fourteen members of the Human Rights Council [item 114 (d)]

[The General Assembly will also pay tribute to the memory of His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej, late King of Thailand.]

37th and 38th Plenary meeting

Report of the International Criminal Court [item 72]

(a) Note by the Secretary-General (A/71/342)

(b) Reports of the Secretary-General (A/71/346 and A/71/349)

39th Plenary meeting

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: plenary meeting to discuss action-iriented recommendations to address the socioeconomic and environmental impacts of the 2015/16 El Niño phenomenon [item 13]

40th Plenary meeting

Election of the members of the International Law Commission [item 114 (b)]

(a) Notes by the Secretary-General concerning the candidtates (A/71/90, A/71/90/Add.1, A/71/90/Add.2, A/71/90/Add.3, A/71/90/Add.4 and A/71/90/Add.5)

(b) Notes by the Secretary-General concerning the consolidated list of candidates (A/71/437 and A/71/437/Corr.1)

(c) Curriculum vitae (A/71/83 and A/71/83/Add.1)

41st Plenary meeting

Report of the Human Rights Council (A/71/53, A/71/53/Add.1 and A/71/53/Add.2 ) [item 63]

42nd and 43rd Plenary meeting

Question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council and other matters related to the Security Council [item 122]

Informal meeting of the General Assembly to hear a briefing by the President of the  General Assembly on the strategy of the Office of the President of the General Assembly to support the Implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals during the seventy-first session.

[A letter from the President of the General Assembly, dated 3 November 2016, was sent to all permanent representatives and permanent observers.]

44th Plenary meeting

Report of the International Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Serious Violations of International Humantiarian Law Committed in the Territory of the Former Yugoslavia since 1991: Note by the Secretary-General (A/71/263) [item 71]

International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals: Note by the Secretary-General (A/71/262) [item 129]
joint debate

45th Plenary meeting

1. Appointments to fill vacancies in subsidiary organs and other appointments [115]

(a) Appointment of members of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and  Budgetary Questions: report of the Fifth Committee (A/71/589)

(b) Appointment of members of the Committee on Contributions: report of the Fifth Committee (A/71/590)

(c) Confirmation of the appointment of members of the Investments Committee: report of the Fifth Committee (A/71/591)

(d) Appointment of members of the International Civil Service Commission: report of the Fifth Committee (A/71/592)

(e) Appointment of members of the Independent Audit Advisory Committee: report of the Fifth Committee (A/71/593)

(f) Appointment of members and alternate members of the United Nations Staff Pension Committee: report of the Fifth Committee (A/71/594)

2. Appointment of members of the Committee on Conferences: Note by the Secretary-General (A/71/107) [item 115 (g)]

3. Appointment of members of the Joint Inspection Unit: Note by the Secretary-General (A/71/178) [item 115 (h)]

4. Election of eighteen members of the Economic and Social Council: by-election [item 112 (b)]

Informal meeting of the General Assembly to hear a briefing on the United Nations system coordination on outbreaks and health emergencies.

[A letter from the President of the General Assembly, dated 3 November 2016, was sent to all permanent representatives and permanent observers.]

46th Plenary meeting

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 [Item 13]

i. Report of the Secretary-General (A/71/345 and A/71/534)
ii.Notes by the Secretary-General (A/71/177 and A/71/363)
iii.Draft resolution (A/71/L.10)

Follow-up to the outcome of the Millennium Summit: report of the Secretary-General (A/71/345 and A/71/534) [Item 117]
Strengthening of the United Nations system [Item 123]

(a) Strengthening of the United Nations system

(b) Central role of the United Nations system in global governance: report of the Secretary-General (A/71/378)

United Nations reform: measures and proposals [item 124]

Joint debate

47th Plenary meeting

The situation in Afghanistan: draft resolution [item 36]

(a)         Report of the Secretary-General (A/71/616)

(b)         Draft resolution (A/71/L.13)

48th Plenary meeting

1. Appointment of members of the Independent Audit Advisory Committee: report of the Fifth Committee (A/71/593/Add.1 ) [115 (e)]

2. Appointment of members of the Joint Inspection Unit:  note by the President of the General Assembly (A/71/596) [115 (h)]

3. Cooperation between the United Nations and regional and other organizations: Joint debate [items 126 (a) to (z)]

(a) Report of the Secretary-General (A/71/160 and  A/71/160/Add.1)

(b) Notes by the Secretary-General (A/71/171 and A/71/207)

(c) Draft resolutions (A/71/L.5, A/71/L.6, A/71/L.7, A/71/L.9, A/71/L.11 , A/71/L.12, A/71/L.14, A/71/L.15, A/71/L.16/Rev.1 and  A/71/L.17 )

Informal meeting of the General Assembly to hold an exchange with Member States, civil society, the private sector, diaspora communities and migrant organizations on the process leading to the adoption of a global compact for safe, orderly and regular migration to be presented at an intergovernmental conference on international migration in 2018.

[A letter from the President of the General Assembly, dated 15 November 2016, was sent to all permanent representatives and permanent observers.]

49th and 50th Plenary meeting

1. Question of Palestine [item 35]

(a) Report of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian Peopl (A/71/35)

(b) Report of the Secretary-General (A/71/359)

(c) Note by the Secretary-Generla (A/71/174)

(d) Draft resolutions (A/71/L.18, A/71/L.19, A/71/L.20 and A/71/L.21)

2. The situation in the Middle East [item 34]

(a) Reports of he Secretary-General (A/71/328, A/71/328/Add.1 and A/71/359)

(b) Draft resolutions (A/71/L.8 and A/71/L.22)

Informal briefing by the Secretary-General on the United Nations' New Approach to Cholera in Haiti: report of the Secretary-General (A/71/620).

[A letter from the President of the General Assembly, dated 23 November 2016, was sent to all permanent representatives and permanent observers. There will be no pre-established list of speakers. Delegations are encouraged to limit their interventions to three minutes.]

High-level meeting of the General Assembly to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the adoption of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

[A letter from the President of the General Assembly, dated 21 November 2016, was sent to all permanent representatives and permanent observers. Delegations are kindly requested to submit electronic versions of their statements for posting on the PaperSmart portal to papersmart@un.org. The title and the date of the meeting should be indicated in the subject line of the e-mail.]

51st Plenary meeting (Reports of the First Committee)

1. Reduction of military budgets: report of the First Committee (A/71/441) [item 89] 

2. African Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone Treaty: report of the First Committee (A/71/442) [item 90] 

3. Consolidation of the regime established by the Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean (Treaty of Tlatelolco) (A/71/443) [item 91] 

4. Maintenance of international security — good-neighbourliness, stability and development in South-Eastern Europe (A/71/444) [item 92] 

5. Developments in the field of information and telecommunications in the context of international security: report of the First Committee (A/71/445) [item 93] 

6. Establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in the region of the Middle East: report of the First Committee (A/71/446) [item 94] 

7. Conclusion of effective international arrangements to assure non-nuclear-weapon States against the use or threat of use of nuclear weapons: report of the First Committee (A/71/447) [item 95] 

8. Prevention of an arms race in outer space: report of the First Committee (A/71/448) [item 96] 

9. Role of science and technology in the context of international security and disarmament: report of the First Committee (A/71/449) [item 97] 

10. General and complete disarmament: report of the First Committee (A/71/450) [item 98] 

11. Review and implementation of the Concluding Document of the Twelfth Special Session of the General Assembly: report of the First Committee (A/71/451) [item 99] 

12. Review of the implementation of the recommendations and decisions adopted by the General Assembly at its tenth special session: report of the First Committee (A/71/452) [item 100] 

13. The risk of nuclear proliferation in the Middle East: report of the First Committee (A/71/453) [item 101] 

14. Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons Which May Be Deemed to Be Excessively Injurious or to Have Indiscriminate Effects: report of the First Committee (A/71/454) [item 102] 

15. Strengthening of security and cooperation in the Mediterranean region: report of the First Committee (A/71/455) [item 103] 

16. Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty: report of the First Committee (A/71/456) [item 104] 

17. Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of Bacteriological (Biological) and Toxin Weapons and on Their Destruction: report of the First Committee (A/71/457) [item 105]  

18. Revitalization of the work of the General Assembly: report of the First Committee (A/71/458) [item 121] 

19. Programme planning: report of the First Committee (A/71/459) [item 135] 

20. Human resources management: report of the Fifth Committee (A/71/638) [item 139] 

[See Note by the Secretariat (document A/C.1/71/INF/3 (Situation reports of the First Committee on agenda items 89 to 105, 121 and 135))]

Informal meeting of the plenary on the intergovernmental negotiations leading to the adoption of a global compact for safe, orderly and regular migration to be presented at an intergovernmental conference on international migration in 2018.

[A letter from the President of the General Assembly, dated  15 November 2016, was sent to all permanent representatives and permanent observers.]

52nd Plenary meeting

1. Sport for development and peace: report of the Secretary-General (A/71/179) [item 11]

2. Investigation into the conditions and circumstances resulting in the tragic death of Dag Hamarskjöld and of the members of the party accompanying him: draft resolution (A/71/L.25) [item 130]

53rd Plenary Meeting (Reports of the SPDC (Fourth Committee))

1. Effects of atomic radiation: report of the Special Political and Decolonization Committee (Fourth Committee) (A/71/491) [item 47]

2. International cooperation in the peaceful uses of outer space: report of the Special Political and Decolonization Committee (Fourth Committee) (A/71/492) [item 48]

3. United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East: report of the Special Political and Decolonization Committee (Fourth Committee) (A/71/493) [item 49]

4. Report of the Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Palestinian People and Other Arabs of the Occupied Territories: report of the Special Political and Decolonization Committee (Fourth Committee) (A/71/494) [item 50]

5. Comprehensive review of the whole question of peacekeeping operations in all their aspects: report of the Special Political and Decolonization Committee (Fourth Committee) (A/71/495) [item 51]

6. Comprehensive review of special political missions: report of the Special Political and Decolonization Committee (Fourth Committee) (A/71/496) [item 52]

7. Questions relating to information: report of the Special Political and Decolonization Committee (Fourth Committee) (A/71/497) [item 53]

8. Information from Non-Self-Governing Territories transmitted under Article 73 e of the Charter of the United Nations: report of the Special Political and Decolonization Committee (Fourth Committee) (A/71/498) [item 54]

9. Economic and other activities which affect the interests of the peoples of the Non-Self Governing Territories: report of the Special Political and Decolonization Committee (Fourth Committee) (A/71/499) [item 55]

10. Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples by the specialized agencies and the international institutions associated with the United Nations: report of the Special Political and Decolonization Committee (Fourth Committee) (A/71/500) [item 56]

11. Offers by Member States of study and training facilities for inhabitants of Non –Self Governing Territories: report of the Special Political and Decolonization Committee (Fourth Committee) (A/71/501) [item 57]

12. Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples: report of the Special Political and Decolonization Committee (Fourth Committee) (A/71/502) [item 58]

13. Revitalization of the work of the General Assembly: report of the Special Political and Decolonization Committee (Fourth Committee) (A/71/503) [item 121]

14. Programme planning: report of the Special Political and Decolonization Committee (Fourth Committee) (A/71/504) [item 135]

[See Note by the Secretariat (document A/C.4/71/INF/3 (Checklist of reports of the Special Political and Decolonization Committee (Fourth Committee) to the General Assembly on agenda items 47 to 58, 121 and 135))]

54th and 55th Plenary Meeting

Oceans and the law of the sea: draft resolution (A/71/L.27 (to be issued)) [item 73]

(a) Oceans and the law of the sea

(i) Reports of the Secretary-General (A/71/74 and Add.1)
(ii) Report on the work of the Ad Hoc Working Group of the Whole on the Regular Process for Global Reporting and Assessment of the State of the Marine Environment, including Socioeconomic Aspects (A/71/362)
(iii) Report on the work of the United Nations Open-ended Informal Consultative Process on Oceans and the Law of the Sea at its sixteenth meeting (A/71/204)
(iv) Letter from the Co-Chairs of the Ad Hoc Working Group of the Whole to the President of the General Assembly (A/71/362)
(v) Draft resolution (A/71/L.26 (to be issued))

(b) Sustainable fisheries, including through the 1995 Agreement for the Implementation of the Provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 relating to the Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks, and related instruments:

(i) Report of the Secretary-General (A/71/351)
(ii) Draft resolution (A/71/L.24)

Informal briefing by the President of the General Assembly on sustainable finance

[A letter from the President of the General Assembly, dated  28 November 2016, was sent to all permanent representatives and permanent observers.]

56th and 57th Plenary meeting

1. Strengthening of the coordination of humanitarian and disaster relief assistance of the United Nations, including special economic assistance [item 69]:

i. Report of the Secretary-General (A/71/395)
ii.Draft resolution (A/71/L.34 )
iii. Amendments (A/71/L.36 and A/71/L.37)

(a) Strengthening of the coordination of emergency humanitarian assistance of the United Nations:

i. Reports of the Secretary-General (A/71/82, A/71/329, A/71/336 and A/71/353)
ii. Draft resolutions (A/71/L.32 and A/71/L.33 )

(b) Assistance to the Palestinian people:

i. Report of the Secretary-General (A/71/87)
ii. Draft resolution (A/71/L.31 )

(c) Special economic assistance to individual countries or regions: report of the Secretary-General (A/71/620)

(d) Strengthening of international cooperation and coordination of efforts to study, mitigate and minimize the consequences of the Chernobyl disaster:

i. Report of the Secretary-General (A/71/411)
ii. Draft resolution (A/71/L.28 )

2. Organization of work of the seventy-first session of the General Assembly: letter from the chair of the Committee on Conferences (A/71/382/Add.1) [item7]

58th and 59th Plenary meeting

Prevention of armed conflict: draft resolution (A/71/L.39) [item 31]

60th Plenary meeting

Appointment of the Secretary-General of the United Nations [item 113]:

i. Tribute to the Secretary-General (A/71/L.40 (to be issued))

ii. Oath of office of the Secretary-General-designate

61st Plenary meeting

1. Report of the Credentials Committee [item 3(b)]

2. Election of seven members of the Committee for Programme and Coordination: note by the Secretary-General (A/71/641) [item 114 (a)]

3. Report of the International Atomic Energy Agency [item 88]

i. Note by the Secretary-General (A/71/322)

ii. Draft resolution (A/71/L.35 (to be issued))

62nd Plenary meeting (Reports of the Sixth Committee)

1. Responsibility of States for internationally wrongful acts: report of the Sixth Committee (A/71/505) [item 74]

2. Criminal accountability of United Nations officials and experts on mission: report of the Sixth Committee (A/71/506) [item 75] 

3. Report of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law on the work of its forty-ninth session: report of the Sixth Committee (A/71/507) [item 76]

4. United Nations Programme of Assistance in the Teaching, Study, Dissemination and Wider Appreciation of International Law: report of the Sixth Committee (A/71/508) [item 77]

5. Report of the International Law Commission on the work of its sixty-eighth session: report of the Sixth Committee (A/71/509) [item 78]  

6. Diplomatic protection: report of the Sixth Committee (A/71/510) [item 79]

7. Consideration of prevention of transboundary harm from hazardous activities and allocation of loss in the case of such harm: report of the Sixth Committee (A/71/511) [item 80]  

8. Status of the Protocols Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and relating to the protection of victims of armed conflicts:  report of the Sixth Committee (A/71/512) [item 81]  

9. Consideration of effective measures to enhance the protection, security and safety of diplomatic and consular missions and representatives: report of the Sixth Committee (A/71/513) [item 82]  

10. Report of the Special Committee on the Charter of the United Nations and on the Strengthening of the Role of the Organization: report of the Sixth Committee (A/71/514) [item 83] 

11. The rule of law at the national and international levels: report of the Sixth Committee (A/71/515) [item 84]  

12. The scope and application of the principle of universal jurisdiction: report of the Sixth Committee (A/71/516) [item 85]

13. The law of transboundary aquifers: report of the Sixth Committee (A/71/517) [Item 86]  

14. Measures to eliminate international terrorism: report of the Sixth Committee (A/71/518) [item 108]

15. Report of the Committee on Relations with the Host Country: report of the Sixth Committee  (A/71/522) [item 165]

16. Observer status for the Cooperation Council of Turkic-speaking States in the General Assembly: report of the Sixth Committee (A/71/523) [item 166] 

17. Observer status for the Eurasian Economic Union in the General Assembly: report of the Sixth Committee (A/71/524) [item 167]

18. Observer status for the Community of Democracies in the General Assembly: report of the Sixth Committee (A/71/525) [item 168]  

19. Observer status for the International Conference of Asian Political Parties in the General Assembly: report of the Sixth Committee (A/71/526) [item 169]

20. Observer status for the Conference of Ministers of Justice of the Ibero-American Countries in the General Assembly: report of the Sixth Committee (A/71/527) [item 170] 

21. Observer status for the International Youth Organization for Ibero-America in the General Assembly: report of the Sixth Committee (A/71/528) [item 171]

22. Observer status for the Pacific Islands Development Forum in the General Assembly: report of the Sixth Committee (A/71/529) [item 172]

23. Observer status for the International Chamber of the Commerce in the General Assembly: report of the Sixth Committee (A/71/530) [item 173]

24. Observer status for the Central American Bank for Economic Integration in the General Assembly: report of the Sixth Committee (A/71/521) [item 174]

25. Revitalization of the work of the General Assembly: report of the Sixth Committee (A/71/519) [item 121]

26. Programme planning: report of the Sixth Committee (A/71/520) [item 135]

27. Report of the International Atomic Energy Agency [item 88]

i. Note by the Secretary-General (A/71/322)

ii. Draft resolution (A/71/L.35)

63rd Plenary meeting

1. Elections to fill vacancies in subsidiary organs and other elections: Election of five members of the Organizational Committee of the Peacebuilding Commission [item 114 (c)]

2. Culture of peace: report of the Secretary-General (A/71/407) [item 14]

3. Global health and foreign policy [item 127]

(a) Notes by the Secretary-General (A/71/601 and A/71/598)

(b) Draft resoltuion (A/71/L.41)

64th Plenary meeting

1. Sport for development and peace: draft resolution (A/71/L.38) [item 11]

2. Strengthening of the coordination of humanitarian and disaster relief assistance of the United Nations, including special economic assistance: Special economic assistance to individual countries or regions: draft resolution (A/71/L.42) [item 69 (c)]

Informal briefing on the High-Level dialogue entitled "Building Sustainable Peace for All: Synergies between the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and Sustaining Peace”, to be held on 24 January 2017.

[A letter from the President of the General Assembly, dated 6 December 2016, was sent to all permanent representatives and permanent observers.]

65th Plenary meeting (Reports of the Third Committee)

1. Social development: report of the Third Committee (A/71/476) [item 26]  

2. Advancement of women: report of the Third Committee (A/71/477); draft amendment (A/71/L.30 (to be issued)) to draft resolution I recommended in the report of the Committee [item 27]  

3. Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, questions relating to refugees, returnees and displaced persons and humanitarian questions (A/71/478) [item 60]

4. Report of the Human Rights Council: report of the Third Committee (A/71/479) [item 63]  

5. Promotion and protection of the rights of children: report of the Third Committee (A/71/480); draft amendment (A/71/L.29 (to be issued)) to draft resolution III recommended in the report of the Committee under sub-item (a) [item 64]  

6. Rights of indigenous peoples: report of the Third Committee (A/71/481) [item 65]

7. Elimination of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance: report of the Third Committee (A/71/482) [item 66]  

8. Right of peoples to self-determination: report of the Third Committee (A/71/483) [item 67]  

9. Promotion and protection of human rights: report of the Third Committee (A/71/484) [item 68]

10. romotion and protection of human rights: Implementation of human rights instruments: report of the Third Committee (A/71/484/Add.1) [item 68 (a)]  

11. Promotion and protection of human rights: Human rights questions, including alternative approaches for improving the effective enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms: report of the Third Committee (A/71/484/Add.2) [item 68 (b)]  

12. Promotion and protection of human rights: Human rights situations and reports of special rapporteurs and representatives: report of the Third Committee (A/71/484/Add.3) [item 68 (c)]

13. Promotion and protection of human rights: Comprehensive implementation of and follow-up to the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action: report of the Third Committee (A/71/484/Add.4) [item 68 (d)]  

14. Crime prevention and criminal justice: report of the Third Committee (A/71/485) [item 106]  

15. International drug control: report of the Third Committee (A/71/486) [item 107]  

16. Revitalization of the work of the General Assembly: report of the Third Committee (A/71/487) [item 121]  

17. Programme planning: report of the Third Committee (A/71/488) [item 135]  

[See Note by the Secretariat (document A/C.3/71/INF/3 (Situation reports of the Third Committee on agenda items 26, 27, 60, 63 to 68, 106, 107, 121 and 135))]

66th Plenary meeting (Reports of the Second Committee)

1. Information and communications technologies for development: report of the Second Committee (A/71/460) [item 16] 

2. Macroeconomic policy questions: report of the Second Committee (A/71/461) [item 17]  

3. International trade and development: report of the Second Committee (A/71/461/Add.1) [item 17 (a)]  

4. International financial system and development: report of the Second Committee (A/71/461/Add.2) [item 17 (b)]  

5. External debt sustainability and development: report of the Second Committee (A/71/461/Add.3) [item 17 (c)]  

6. Follow-up to and implementation of the outcomes of the International Conferences on Financing for Development: report of the Second Committee (A/71/462) [item 18]  

7. Sustainable development: report of the Second Committee (A/71/463) [item 19]  

8. Implementation of Agenda 21, the Programme for the Further Implementation of Agenda 21 and the outcomes of the World Summit on Sustainable Development and of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development: report of the Second Committee (A/71/463/Add.1) [item 19 (a)]  

9. Follow-up to and implementation of the SIDS Accelerated Modalities of Action (SAMOA) Pathway and the Mauritius Strategy for the Further Implementation of the Programme of Action for the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States: report of the Second Committee (A/71/463/Add.2) [item 19 (b)]  

10. Disaster risk reduction: report of the Second Committee (A/71/463/Add.3) [item 19 (c)]  

11. Protection of global climate for present and future generations of humankind: report of the Second Committee (A/71/463/Add.4) [item 19 (d)]  

12. Implementation of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in Those Countries Experiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertification, Particularly in Africa: report of the Second Committee (A/71/463/Add.5) [item 19 (e)]  

13. Convention on Biological Diversity: report of the Second Committee (A/71/465/Add.6)
[item 19 (f)]  

14. Report of the United Nations Environment Assembly of the United Nations Environment Programme: report of the Second Committee (A/71/463/Add.7) [item 19 (g)]  

15. Harmony with Nature: report of the Second Committee (A/71/463/Add.8) [item 19 (h)]  

16. Promotion of new and renewable sources of energy: report of the Second Committee (A/71/463/Add.9) [item 19 (i)]  

17. Sustainable mountain development: report of the Second Committee (A/71/463/Add.10) [item 19 (j)]  

18. Implementation of the outcomes of the United Nations Conferences on Human Settlements  and on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development and strengthening of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) : report of the Second Committee (A/71/464) [item 20]  

19. Globalization and interdependence: report of the Second Committee (A/71/465) [item 21]  

20. Globalization and interdependence: report of the Second Committee (A/71/465/Add.1) [item 21 (a)]  

21. International migration and development: report of the Second Committee (A/71/465/Add.2) [item 21 (b)]  

22. Groups of countries in special situations: report of the Second Committee (A/71/466) [item 22]  

23. Follow-up to the Fourth United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries: report of the Second Committee (A/71/466/Add.1) [item 22 (a)]  

24. Follow-up to the second United Nations Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries: report of the Second Committee (A/71/466/Add.2) [item 22 (b)]  

25. Eradication of poverty and other development issues: report of the Second Committee (A/71/467) [item 23]  

26. Implementation of the Second United Nations Decade for the Eradication of Poverty (2008-2017): report of the Second Committee (A/71/467/Add.1) [item 23 (a)]  

27. Industrial development cooperation: report of the Second Committee (A/71/467/Add.2) [item 23 (b)]   

28. Operational activities for development: report of the Second Committee (A/71/468) [item 24]  

29. Operational activities for development of the United Nations system: report of the Second Committee (A/71/468/Add.1) [item 24 (a)]  

30. South-South cooperation for development: report of the Second Committee (A/71/468/Add.2) [item 24 (b)]  

31. Agriculture development, food security and nutrition: report of the Second Committee (A/71/469) [item 25]  

32. Permanent sovereignty of the Palestinian people in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and of the Arab population in the occupied Syrian Golan over their natural resources: report of the Second Committee (A/71/470) [item 59]  

33. Revitalization of the work of the General Assembly: report of the Second Committee (A/71/471) [item 121]  

34. Programme planning: report of the Second Committee (A/71/472) [item 135]  

35. Prevention of armed conflict (A/71/L.48 (to be issued)) [item 31]

[See Note by the Secretariat (document A/C.2/71/INF/3 (List of proposals contained in the reports of the Second Committee)).]

67th Plenary meeting

1. Culture of peace: draft resolution (A/71/L.43) [item 14]

2. Cooperation between the United Nations and the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons: draft resolution (A/71/L.46) [item 126 (n)]

68th Plenary meeting

1. 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: draft resolution (A/71/L.52 ) [item 13]

2. Culture of peace: draft resolution (A/71/L.47) [item 14]

3. Report of the International Criminal Court: draft resolution (A/71/L.49 ) [item 72]

4. Cooperation between the United Nations and the African Union: draft resolution (A/71/L.50) [item 126 (a)]

5. Cooperation between the United Nations and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations: draft resolution (A/71/L.44/Rev.1 ) [item 126 (r)]

6. International Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory of the Former Yugoslav since 1991: draft decision (A/71/L.53) [item 128]

7. Organization of work, adoption of the agenda and allocation of items; Implementation of the outcomes of the United Nations Conferences on Human Settlements and on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development and strengthening of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) [items 7 and 20]

(a) Draft resolution (A/71/L.23);

(b) Report of the Fifth Committee (A/71/713)

8. Oceans and Law of the Sea [item 73 (a)]

(a) Draft resolution (A/71/L.26)

(b) Report of the Fifth Committee (A/71/714)

9. General and complete disarmament [item 98]

(a) Report of the First Committee (A/71/450)

(b) Reports of the Fifth Committee (A/71/710 and A/71/711)

10. Investigation into the conditions and circumstances resulting in the tragic death of Dag Hammarskjöld and of the members of the party accompanying him [item 130]

(a) Draft resolution (A/71/L.25)

(b) Report of the Fifth Committee (A/71/712)

11. Appointment of members of the Committee on Contriubtions: report of the Fifth Committee (A/71/590/Add.1) [item 115 (b)]

12. Financial reports and audited financial statements, and reports of the Board of Auditors: report of the Fifth Committee (A/71/702) [item 132]

13. Pattern of conferences: report of the Fifth Committee (A/71/706) [item 137]

14. Human resources management: report of the Fifth Committee (A/71/638/Add.1) [item 139]

15. United Nations common system: report of the Fifth Committee (A/71/709) [item 141]

16. United Nations pension system: report of the Fifth Committee (A/71/701) [item 142]

17. Administration of justice at the United Nations: report of the Fifth Committee (A/71/707) [item 145]

18. Financing of the INternational Criminal Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Genocide and Other Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory of Rwanda and Rwandan Citizens Responsible for Genocide and Other Such Violations Committeed in the Territory of Neighbouring States between 1 January and 31 December 1994: report of the Fifth Committee (A/71/705) [item 146]

19. Financing of the International Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committeed in the Territory of the Former Yugoslavia since 1991: report of the Fifth Committee (A/71/703) [item 147]

20. Financing fo the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals: report of the Fifth Committee (A/71/704) [item 148]

21. Administrative and budgetary aspects of the financing of the United Nations peacekeeping operations: report of the Fifth Committee (A/71/708) [item 149]

22. Financing of the United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire: report of the Fifth Committee (A/71/715) [item 152]

23. Programme budget for the biennium 2016-2017: report of the Fifth Committee (A/71/716) [item 134]

24. Review of the efficiency of the administrative and financial functioning of the United Nations: report of the Fifth Committee (A/71/717) [item 133]

25. Appointment of the judges of the United Nations Dispute Tribunal [item 115 (l)]

[Programme of work [item 7]: Items on the agenda that remain open for consideration during the seventy-first session of the General Assembly: agenda items 9 to 15, 19, 19 (h), 20, 28 to 35, 37, 38, 40 to 46, 51, 61, 62, 62 (a) and (b), 65, 65 (a), 66, 68, 68 (b), 69, 69 (a) to (d), 73, 73 (a), 87, 110 to 112, 114, 114 (a), 115, 115 (b), (g), (h), (i), (j), (k) and (l), 116 to 125, 126, 126 (b), (c), (e) to (h), (j), (k), (m), (p), (q), (s), (t) and (z) and 125 to 164.]

Informal briefing on the preparations for the High-level dialogue entitled “Building Sustainable Peace for All: Synergies between the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and Sustaining peace”.

[A letter from the President of the General Assembly, dated 6 December 2016, was sent to all permanent representatives and permanent observers.]

Pursuant to General Assembly resolution 71/217, the President of the General Assembly will convene a briefing by the Co-Chairs of the multi-stakeholder forum on science, technology and innovation for the Sustainable Development Goals

[A letter from the President of the General Assembly, dated 9 January 2017, was sent to all permanent representatives and permanent observers.]

Informal consultations on the first draft of the modalities draft resolution on the intergovernmental negotiations leading to the adoption of a global compact for safe, orderly and regular migration to be presented at an intergovernmental conference on international migration in 2018.

[A letter from the President of the General Assembly, dated 22 December 2016, was sent to all permanent representatives and permanent observers.]

High-Level Dialogue on "Building Sustainable Peace for All: Synergies between the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and Sustaining Peace"

Opening segment (9:00 a.m.) Trusteeship Council Chamber

High-level segment and plenary debate (10:00 a.m.) Trusteeship Council Chamber

Interactive panel discussion on taking a comprehensive approach to sustainable development and sustaining peace (11:00 a.m.) Trusteeship Council Chamber

Plenary debate (continued) (2:00 p.m.) Trusteeship Council Chamber

Workshops focusing on linkages across three themes (in parallel to plenary debate) (3:00 to 5:15 p.m.):

1. Empowering women and youth for peace and sustainable development - Conference Room 1

2. Managing natural resources for peace and sustainable development - Conference Room 11

3. Strengthening transparent, inclusive, and accountable institutions - Conference Room 12

Interactive discussion among the moderators of workshops 1, 2 and 3 (5:30 p.m.) Trusteeship Council Chamber

Closing  (5:55 p.m.) Trusteeship Council Chamber

[Please click here for more information. Letters from the President of the General Assembly, dated 6 December 2016 and 10 January 2017, were sent to all permanent representatives and permanent observers. Delegations wishing to speak in the high-level segment and the plenary debate are kindly requested to inscribe with the List of Speakers, General Assembly Affairs Branch (Mr. Carlos Galindo (e-mail galindo@un.org; tel. 1 (212) 963-5063), with copy to e-mail gaspeakerslist@un.org). Statements in the high-level segment should not exceed five minutes and statements in the plenary debate should not exceed three minutes. For PaperSmart Services, delegations are kindly requested to submit electronic versions of their statements for posting on the PaperSmart portal to papersmart@un.org. The title and the date of the meeting should be indicated in the subject line of the e-mail. For more information on the event, please click here.]

Informal briefing convened by the President of the General Assembly and the World Bank Group on “Future of financing for sustainable development”.
All are invited. For further information, please contact Mr. Gustavo Bono, World Bank (e-mail gbono@worldbank.org).

Event organized by the President of the General Assembly and Every Woman Every Child entitled “Youth marketplace on social innovations for health and wellbeing: Implementing the Sustainable Development Goals”

[A letter from the President of the General Assembly, dated 18 January 2017, was sent to all permanent representatives and permanent observers.]

Informal briefing convened by the co-facilitators on the preparations for the two-day preparatory meeting for the United Nations Conference to Support the Implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 14: Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources, to be held on 15 and 16 February 2017

[A letter from the President of the General Assembly, dated 24 January 2017, was sent to all permanent representatives and permanent observers.]

69th Plenary Meeting

1. Culture of peace: draft resolution (A/71/L.56 (to be issued)) [item 14]

2. Sustainable development; Oceans and the law of the sea: draft decision (A/71/L.57) [items 19 and 73 (a)]

3. Disaster risk reduction: draft resolution (A/71/L.54) [item 19 (c)]

4. The role of diamonds in fuelling conflict [item 30]

(a)Note verbale from the Permanent Mission of the United Arab Emirates to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General transmitting the report of the Kimberley Process (A/71/665)
(b) Draft resolution (A/71/L.55 (to be issued))

5. Appointment of members of the Committee on Conferences: note by the Secretary-General (A/71/107) [item 115 (g)]

6. Appointment of members of the Joint Inspection Unit: note by the President of the General Assembly (A/71/752) [item 115 (h)]

An informal meeting (closed) of the General Assembly on the intergovernmental negotiations on the question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council and other matters related to the Council.
Delegations wishing to inscribe on the list of speakers are invited to contact the General Assembly Affairs Branch (Mr. Carlos Galindo (e -mail galindo@un.org with copy to e-mail gaspeakerslist@un.org).

[A letter from the President of the General Assembly, dated 12 January 2017, was sent to all permanent representatives.]

Informal briefing convened by the President of the General Assembly on Germany’s presidency of the Group of 20 and the preparations for the Summit of the Group of 20 to be held in Hamburg, Germany, on 7 and 8 July. The briefing will include statements by His Excellency Peter Thomson, President of the General Assembly; His Excellency Harald Braun, Permanent Representative of Germany to the United Nations; and Mr. Lenni Montiel, Assistant Secretary-General for Economic Development, Department of Economic and Social Affairs and the United Nations Sherpa to the Group of 20; as well as a presentation by Professor Lars-Hendrik Röller, Chief Economic Advisor to the German Chancellor and Group of 7 and Group of 20 Sherpa, to be followed by a question-and-answer session.
[A letter from the President of the General Assembly, dated 2 February 2017, was sent to all permanent representatives.]

An informal meeting (closed) of the General Assembly on the intergovernmental negotiations on the question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council and other matters related to the Council.

[A letter from the President of the General Assembly, dated 12 January 2017, was sent to all permanent representatives.]

Informal meeting of the General Assembly to commemorate the twentieth anniversary of the mandate on children and armed conflict.

There will be no list of speakers for the meeting in advance and Member States are encouraged to engage in an interactive discussion with the panelists. Interventions from the floor should not exceed 3 minutes.[A letter from the President of the General Assembly, dated 31 January 2017, was sent to all permanent representatives.]

High-level meeting convened by the President of the General Assembly to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the adoption of the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance 10:00   Opening Segment    
10:40    Plenary Segment 
15:00    Panel Discussion

For more information on the event, please click here.] Delegations wishing to speak in the plenary debate of the high-level segment are kindly requested to inscribe with the List of Speakers, General Assembly Affairs Branch (Ms. Mary Muturi (e-mail muturi@un.org; with copy to e-mail gaspeakerslist@un.org). Statements in the plenary debate should not exceed five minutes when speaking on behalf of a group and three minutes when speaking in a national capacity.  For PaperSmart Services, delegations are kindly requested to submit electronic versions of their statements for posting on the PaperSmart portal to papersmart@un.org. The title and the date of the meeting should be indicated in the subject line of the e-mail.

[Letters from the President of the General Assembly, dated 23 January 2017, 10 February 2017 and 16 February 2017, were sent to all permanent representatives and permanent observers.]

Ad Hoc Working Group on the Revitalization of the Work of the General Assembly

1st meeting

Report of the Secretary-General (A/71/780)
Delegations wishing to speak are kindly requested to inscribe with the List of Speakers, General Assembly Affairs Branch (Ms. Mary Muturi (e-mail muturi@un.org; with copy to e-mail gaspeakerslist@un.org).

[Letter from the President of the General Assembly, dated 19 January 2016, was sent to all permanent representatives and permanent observers.]

Informal briefing convened by the President of the General Assembly on  the series of “High-level SDG Action Events” organized by the President of the General Assembly as well as on his recent SDG-related official travels.

[Letters from the President of the General Assembly, dated 8 February 2017 and 14 February 2017, were sent to all permanent representatives and permanent observers.]

Informal consultations on the modalities, format and organization of the high-level meeting of the General Assembly on the appraisal of the United Nations Global Plan of Action to Combat Trafficking in Persons

[A letter from the President of the General Assembly, dated 20 February 2017, was sent to all permanent representatives and permanent observers.]

Informal consultation on the process concerning the ways to enable the participation of indigenous peoples’ representatives and institutions in meetings of relevant United Nations bodies on issues affecting them.

Advisers of the consultation process would be available for bilateral meetings with Member States and indigenous peoples’ representatives on Monday, 27 February 2017 from 10:00 to 13:00 and from 15:00 to 18:00. Member States and indigenous peoples’ representatives wishing to schedule a bilateral meeting with the Advisors are requested to send an e-mail to helena.vuokko@formin.fi.

[A letter from the President of the General Assembly, dated 16 February 2017, was sent to all permanent representatives and permanent observers.]

High-level thematic discussion on the global observance of World Wildlife Day, including on the protection of wild flora and fauna and on tackling illicit trafficking in wildlife.   [webcast]

10:00          Opening Segment

10:30          Panel Discussion 1:  Tackling illicit trafficking of wildlife  and protecting wild fauna and flora                                     

11:45          Panel Discussion 2:  Listen to the young voices – presentations on the role of the youth in protecting wildlife

12:55          Presentation of Certificates

For more information on the event, please click here. 

There will not be a pre-established list of speakers. Delegations are encouraged to limit their interventions to three minutes. Delegations are kindly requested to submit electronic versions of their statements for posting on the PaperSmart portal to papersmart@un.org. The title and the date of the meeting should be indicated in the subject line of the e-mail.

[Letters from the President of the General Assembly, dated 6 February 2017 and 24 February 2017, were sent to all permanent representatives and permanent observers.]

Informal consultations convened by the co-facilitators of the consultations aimed at enhancing synergies and coherence and reducing overlap in the agendas of the General Assembly, the Economic and Social Council and their subsidiary bodies, as well as the high-level political forum on sustainable development and other related forums, in light of the adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

Informal meeting (closed) of the General Assembly on the intergovernmental negotiations on the question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council and other matters related to the Council.

Delegates wishing to inscribe on the list of speakers are invited to contact the General Assembly Affairs Branch (Mr. Carlos Galindo (e-mail galindo@un.org, with copy to e-mail gaspeakerslist@un.org)).

[A letter from the President of the General Assembly, dated  23 February 2017, was sent to all permanent representatives.]

Informal meeting (closed) of the General Assembly on the intergovernmental negotiations on the question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council and other matters related to the Council.

The meeting will be interactive in nature and will not have a prepared list of speakers.

[A letter from the President of the General Assembly, dated  23 February 2017, was sent to all permanent representatives.]

70th Plenary Meeting

Organization of work, adoption of the agenda and allocation of items; Appointment of members of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions: report of the Fifth Committee (A/71/589/Add.1) [items 7 (to reopen agenda item 115 (a)) and 11 5 (a)]

71st Plenary Meeting

Strengthening of the United Nations system:  draft resolution (A/71/L.59) [item 123]

Ad Hoc Working Group on the Revitalization of the Work of the General Assembly

3rd and 4th meetings

Delegations wishing to speak are kindly requested to inscribe with the List of  Speakers, General Assembly Affairs Branch (Mr. Carlos Galindo (email galindo@un.org; with copy to email gaspeakerslist@un.org)).

[Letters from the President of the General Assembly, dated 19 January 2017 and 28 February 2017, were sent to all permanent representatives and permanent observers.]

Informal consultations on the zero draft of the “Call for Action’ to support the implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 14.

[A letter from the President of the General Assembly, dated 10 March 2017, was sent to all permanent representatives and permanent observers.]

72nd Plenary Meeting

Elimination of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance: commemorative meeting on the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination [item 66]

[A letter from the President of the General Assembly, dated 15 March 2017, was sent to all permanent representatives and permanent observers.]

[Before the commemorative meeting, the General Assembly will pay tribute to the memory of His Excellency Vitaly Churkin, late Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the United Nations.]

Informal consultations on the zero draft of the “Call for Action’ to support the implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 14.

[A letter from the President of the General Assembly, dated 10 March 2017, was sent to all permanent representatives and permanent observers.]

Dialogue to discuss improving the integration and coordination of the work of the United Nations on the water-related goals and targets under its sustainable development pillar, with a particular emphasis on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development  [webcast]
10:00– 10:30       Opening segment

10:30 – 13:00      Panel I: The implementation of water-related Sustainable Development Goals:  addressing challenges and seizing opportunities through strengthening cooperation and partnerships

15:00 – 17:50      Panel II: Role of the United Nations system:  improving the integration and coordination to support Member States and other relevant stakeholders in the implementation and follow-up of water-related Sustainable
Development Goals

17:50                   Closing

[For more information on the event, please click here.  Letters from the President of the General Assembly, dated 7 February 2017 and 10 March 2017, were sent to all permanent representatives and permanent observers.]

Informal consultations on the zero draft of the “Call for Action’ to support the implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 14.

[A letter from the President of the General Assembly, dated 10 March 2017, was sent to all permanent representatives and permanent observers.]

High-Level SDG Action Event meeting entitled “Climate Change and the Sustainable Development Agenda”  [webcast]

09:30 – 10:00    Opening segment
10:00 – 11:15    Panel discussion: Stocktaking on Climate – Ambition and Action
11:15 – 12:30    Plenary debate: Stocktaking on Climate – Ambition and Action
15:00 – 17:30    Plenary debate: Stocktaking on Climate – Ambition and Action (continued)

15:00 – 17:30                   Sessions (in parallel): 

1.     Implementing Solutions:  Scaling up implementation of the Paris Agreement and the Sustainable Development Goals  / Conference Room 7

2.     2020 as Opportunity:  Achieving 2020 targets of the Sustainable Development Goals and nationally determined contribution (NDC) ambitions / Conference Room 8

17:30 – 17:45   Wrap-up: The Way Forward
17:45 – 18:00   Closing

[For more information on the event, please click here.  Letters from the President of the General Assembly, dated 8 February 2017, and 14 February 2017 and 17 March 2017, were sent to all permanent representatives and permanent observers. Member States, intergovernmental organizations and entities that have observer status with the General Assembly, and United Nations system entities wishing to speak are kindly requested to inscribe with the List of  Speakers, General Assembly Affairs Branch (Mr. Carlos Galindo (email galindo@un.org; with copy to email gaspeakerslist@un.org)).  Statements in the plenary debate should not exceed five minutes when speaking on behalf of a group and three minutes when speaking in a national capacity. For PaperSmart Services, delegations are kindly requested to submit electronic versions of their statements for posting on the PaperSmart portal to papersmart@un.org. The title and the date of the meeting should be indicated in the subject line of the e-mail.]

High-Level SDG Action Event meeting entitled “Climate Change and the Sustainable Development Agenda”  [webcast]

Plenary debate continuation: Stocktaking on Climate – Ambition and Action

73rd Plenary meeting

Commemoration of the abolition of slavery and the transatlantic slave trade:  commemorative meeting of the General Assembly to mark the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade [item 119]

[A letter from the President of the General Assembly, dated 21 March 2017, was sent to all permanent representatives and permanent observers.]

Ad Hoc Working Group on the Revitalization of the Work of the General Assembly

Second thematic debate on working methods

Delegations wishing to speak are kindly requested to inscribe with the List of  Speakers, General Assembly Affairs Branch (Mr. Carlos Galindo (email galindo@un.org; with copy to email gaspeakerslist@un.org)).
[Letters from the President of the General Assembly, dated 19 January 2017 and 28 February 2017, were sent to all permanent representatives and permanent observers.]

74th Plenary Meeting

1. 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:  draft resolution (A/71/L.60) [item 13]

2. 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; Follow-up to the outcome of the Millennium Summit
[items 13 and 117]

(a) Draft resolution (A/71/L.58)
(b) Report of the Fifth Committee (A/71/854)

3. Programme budget for the biennium 2016-2017: report of the Fifth Committee (A/71/716/Add.1) [item 134]

4. Joint Inspection Unit:  report of the Fifth Committee (A/71/855) [item 140]

5. Financing of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals: report of the Fifth Committee (A/71/704/Add.1) [item 148] 

6. Review of the efficiency of the administrative and financial functioning of the United Nations: report of the Fifth Committee (A/71/717/Add.1) [item 133]

75th Plenary Meeting

Global awareness of the tragedies of irregular migrants in the Mediterranean basin, with specific emphasis on Syrian asylum seekers [item 131]

[A letter from the President of the General Assembly, dated 3 April 2017, was sent to all permanent representatives and permanent observers.]

Ad Hoc Working Group on the Revitalization of the Work of the General Assembly

Third thematic debate on the selection and appointment of the Secretary-General and other executive heads.

Delegations wishing to speak are kindly requested to inscribe with the List of  Speakers, General Assembly Affairs Branch (Mr. Carlos Galindo (email galindo@un.org; with copy to email gaspeakerslist@un.org)).

[A letter from the President of the General Assembly, dated 19 January 2017, was sent to all permanent representatives and permanent observers.]

Informal consultations convened by the co-facilitators of the consultations aimed at enhancing synergies and coherence and reducing overlap in the agendas of the General Assembly, the Economic and Social Council and their subsidiary bodies, as well as the high-level political forum on sustainable development and other related forums, in light of the adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

[A letter from the President of the General Assembly, dated 24 March 2017, was sent to all permanent representatives and permanent observers.]

Informal consultations on the modalities, format and organization of the high-level meeting of the General Assembly on the appraisal of the United Nations Global Plan of Action to Combat Trafficking in Persons

[A letter from the President of the General Assembly, dated 5 April 2017, was sent to all permanent representatives and permanent observers.]

Briefing by the President of the General Assembly on the efforts of his Presidency to generate momentum on the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals.

[A letter from the President of the General Assembly, dated 10 April 2017, was  sent to all permanent representatives and permanent observers.

Situational briefing on the Secretary-General’s Call to Action on famine response and prevention.

[A letter from the President of the General Assembly, dated 10 April 2017, was   sent to all permanent representatives and permanent observers.

High-level SDG Action Event entitled “SDG Financing Lab”.

10:00 – 10:30    Opening segment
10:30 – 12:00    Panel discussion: What will it take to finance the SDGs? From ambition to reality
12:00 – 13:00    Plenary
15:00 – 17:00    Plenary (continued)
15:00 – 17:00    Workshops as follows (in parallel):                                                                 

1.     Building an inclusive and peaceful future where no one is left behind - Conference Room 11

2.     Fostering economic growth and development, and tackling inequality - Conference Room 12

3.     Protecting our world in the present and the future -  Conference Room 5

17:15 – 17:50    Wrap-up: The Way Forward
17:50 – 18:00    Closing segment

For more information on the event, please click here.  Member States, observers and United Nations system entities, wishing to speak are kindly requested to inscribe with the List of  Speakers, General Assembly Affairs Branch (Mr. Carlos Galindo (email galindo@un.org; with copy to email gaspeakerslist@un.org)). Statements in the plenary debate should not exceed five minutes when speaking on behalf of a group and three minutes when speaking in a national capacity. For PaperSmart Services, delegations are kindly requested to submit electronic versions of their statements for posting on the PaperSmart portal to papersmart@un.org. The title and the date of the meeting should be indicated in the subject line of the e-mail.]

[Letters from the President of the General Assembly, dated 8 March 2017 and 13 April 2017, were sent to all permanent representatives.]

Confirmation of the appointment of the Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme:  Note by the Secretary-General (A/71/871) (to be issued) [item 115 (j)]

77th Plenary Meeting

1. Sustainable development:  draft resolution  (A/71/L.61/Rev.1) [item 19]

2. Sustainable development; Oceans and the law of the sea:  draft decision (A/71/L.62) [items 19 and 73 (a)]

3. Report of the Peacebuilding Commission (A/71/768) [item 29]; Peacebuilding and sustaining peace [item 61]; Report of the Secretary-General on the Peacebuilding Fund (A/71/792) [item 110]
Joint debate

[A letter from the President of the General Assembly, dated 13 April  2017, was sent to all permanent representatives and permanent observers.]

Interactive dialogue on Harmony with Nature to commemorate the International Mother Earth Day  [webcast]

Friday, 21 April 2017

10:00 – 10:40           Opening segment

10:40 – 13:00           Panel discussion: Earth jurisprudence and the Sustainable Development Agenda – Part I: The Roles of Rights of Nature, Ecological Economics, Education, Ethics, Philosophy, Holistic Science, and the Media
15:00 – 17:45           Panel discussion: Earth jurisprudence and the Sustainable Development Agenda – Part II: The Roles of Rights of Nature, Ecological Economics, Education, Ethics, Philosophy, Holistic Science, and the Media
17:45 – 18:00           Closing segment

[For more information on the event, please click here.  A letter from the President of the General Assembly, dated 12 April  2017, was sent to all permanent representatives and permanent observers.]

Informal consultations on the revised draft of the “Call for Action’ to support the implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 14.

[A letter from the President of the General Assembly, dated 10 April 2017, was sent to all permanent representatives and permanent observers.]

High-level event to mark the tenth anniversary of the adoption of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

[Letters from the President of the General Assembly, dated 10 April 2017 and 20 April 2017, were sent to all permanent representatives and permanent observers.]

Informal consultations on the revised draft of the “Call for Action’ to support the implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 14.

[A letter from the President of the General Assembly, dated 10 April 2017, was sent to all permanent representatives and permanent observers.]

Informal consultations on the way forward on the strengthening of the capability of the United Nations system to assist Member States in implementing the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy in a balanced manner as requested in General Assembly resolution 70/291.

[A letter from the Office of the President of the General Assembly, dated 25 April 2017, was sent to all permanent representatives and permanent observers.]

Informal consultation on the process concerning the ways to enable the participation of indigenous peoples’ representatives and institutions in meetings of relevant United Nations bodies on issues affecting them.

[A letter from the President of the General Assembly, dated 11 April 2017, was sent to all permanent representatives and permanent observers.]

79th Plenary Meeting

Sustainable development: draft resolutions A/71/L.61/Rev.1, A/71/L.63 (to be issued) and A/71/L.64 (to be issued) [item 19]

Informal consultations on the revised draft of the “Call for Action’ to support the implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 14.

[A letter from the President of the General Assembly, dated 10 April 2017, was sent to all permanent representatives and permanent observers.]

Informal briefing on the intergovernmental consultations and negotiations on issues related to the global compact for safe, orderly and regular migration, the intergovernmental conference and their preparatory process as well as the arrangements for the upcoming informal thematic session to be held on 8 and 9 May 2017 in the United Nations Office at Geneva .

[A letter from the President of the General Assembly, dated 24 April 2017, was sent to all permanent representatives and permanent observers.]

Ad Hoc Working Group on the Revitalization of the Work of the General Assembly

Fourth thematic debate on the strengthening of the accountability, transparency and  institutional memory of the Office of the President of the General Assembly.

Delegations wishing to speak are kindly requested to inscribe with the List of  Speakers, General Assembly Affairs Branch (Mr. Carlos Galindo (email galindo@un.org; with copy to email gaspeakerslist@un.org)).
[Letters from the President of the General Assembly, dated 28 February 2017, 3 April 2017 and 25 April 2017, were sent to all permanent representatives.]

Informal consultations on the revised draft of the “Call for Action’ to support the implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 14.

[A letter from the President of the General Assembly, dated 10 April 2017, was sent to all permanent representatives and permanent observers.]

80th Plenary Meeting

Organization of work, adoption of the agenda and allocation of items; Crime prevention and criminal justice:  draft resolution (A/71/L.65) [items 7 (to reopen and reallocate agenda item 106) and 106]

[A letter from the President of the General Assembly, dated 1 May 2017, was sent to all permanent representatives and permanent observers.]

Informal meeting of the General Assembly to hear a briefing on health issues

[A letter from the President of the General Assembly, dated 25 April 2017, was sent to all permanent representatives and permanent observers.]

Informal meeting of the General Assembly on the intergovernmental negotiations on the draft text of the resolution on the participation of Indigenous peoples at the United Nations.

[Letters from the President of the General Assembly, dated 11 April and 21 April 2017, were sent to all permanent representatives and permanent observers.]

Informal meeting of the General Assembly on the intergovernmental negotiations on the draft text of the resolution on the participation of Indigenous peoples at the United Nations.

[Letters from the President of the General Assembly, dated 11 April and 21 April 2017, were sent to all permanent representatives and permanent observers.]

Informal meeting (closed) of the General Assembly on the intergovernmental negotiations on the question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council and other matters related to the Council.
Delegates wishing to inscribe on the list of speakers for the meeting on Monday, 8 May, are invited to contact the General Assembly Affairs Branch (Mr. Carlos Galindo (e-mail galindo@un.org, with copy to e-mail gaspeakerslist@un.org)). The meeting on Tuesday, 9 May, will be interactive in nature and will not have a prepared list of speakers.

[Letters from the President of the General Assembly, dated 1 May 2017 and 3 May 2017, were sent to all permanent representatives.]

Informal meeting (closed) of the General Assembly on the intergovernmental negotiations on the question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council and other matters related to the Council.

The meeting will be interactive in nature and will not have a prepared list of speakers.

[Letters from the President of the General Assembly, dated 1 May 2017 and 3 May 2017, were sent to all permanent representatives.]

81st Plenary Meeting

1. Appointment of members of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions: report of the Fifth Committee (A/71/589/Add.2) (to be issued) [item 115 (a)]

2. Appointment of members of the Committee on Contributions (A/71/590/Add.2)    (to be issued)) [item 115 (b)]

3. Organization of work, adoption of the agenda and allocation of items; Appointment of members of the International Civil Service Commission (A/71/592/Add.1 (to be issued)) [items 7 (to reopen sub-item (d) of agenda item 115) and item 115 (d)] 

Ad Hoc Working Group on the Revitalization of the Work of the General Assembly

Informal meeting (closed) for a continuation of the interactive dialogue that was held between permanent missions and the Secretariat on 15 March 2017 as mandated in General Assembly resolution 70/305 and to assess and reflect on the innovative proposals outlined by the Secretariat on the possible changes to the format and production of the United Nations Journal pursuant to Assembly resolution 70/305.
Delegations wishing to speak are kindly requested to inscribe with the List of Speakers, General Assembly Affairs Branch (Mr. Carlos Galindo (email galindo@un.org; with copy to email gaspeakerslist@un.org)).

[A letter from the President of the General Assembly, dated 25 April 2017, was sent to all permanent representatives and permanent observers.]

10:00 – 11:00 Segment 1:  From linear to exponential innovation

11:00 – 12:00 Segment 2:  A new era of connected problem solvers

12:00 – 13:00 Segment 3:  Action on innovation and breakthrough technology

15:00 – 17:00 Segment 4:  Interactive discussion on opportunities and risks

17:00 – 17:30 Segment 5:  Conclusion and way forward

For more information on the event, please click here.

For more information on the event, please click here. Delegations are kindly requested to submit electronic versions of their statements for posting on the PaperSmart portal to papersmart@un.org. The title and the date of the meeting should be indicated in the subject line of the e-mail.

[Letters from the President of the General Assembly, dated 11 April 2017 and 16 May 2017, were sent to all permanent representatives.]

Informal consultations on the second revised draft of the “Call for Action” to support the implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 14.

[A letter from the President of the General Assembly, dated 9 May 2017, was sent to all permanent representatives and permanent observers.]

Preparatory process for the intergovernmental conference to adopt a
global compact for safe, orderly and regular migration

Second informal thematic session on facilitating safe, orderly and regular migration organized by the President of the General Assembly and co-chaired by the co-facilitators to lead the intergovernmental consultations and negotiations on issues related to the global compact, held in accordance with General Assembly resolution 71/280 of 6 April 2017. The second informal thematic session will be addressing drivers of migration, including adverse effects of climate change, natural disasters and human-made crises, through protection and assistance, sustainable development, poverty eradication, conflict prevention and resolution.
Live webcasting of the meetings of the informal thematic session will be made available. More information on the session is available by clicking here.

[Letters from the President of the General Assembly, dated 6 April 2017, 13 April 2017 and 9 May 2017, were sent to all permanent representatives and permanent observers.]

Informal consultations on the second revised draft of the “Call for Action” to support the implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 14.

[A letter from the President of the General Assembly, dated 9 May 2017, was sent to all permanent representatives and permanent observers.]

82nd Plenary meeting

1. Multilingualism [item125]:

(a) Report of the Secretary-General (A/71/757)

(b) Draft resolution (A/71/L.68)

2. Cooperation between the United Nations and the International Organization of la Francophonie: draft resolution (A/71/L.69 (to be issued)) [item 126 (j)]

3. Sustainable development; Oceans and the law of the sea: draft decision (A/71/L.72) [items 19 and 73 (a)]

Informal consultations on the second revised draft of the “Call for Action” to support the implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 14.

[A letter from the President of the General Assembly, dated 9 May 2017, was sent to all permanent representatives and permanent observers.]

Informal consultations on the draft resolution on enabling the participation of indigenous peoples’ representatives and institutions in meetings of relevant United Nations bodies on issues affecting them.

[Letters from the President of the General Assembly, dated 11 April and 21 April 2017, were sent to all permanent representatives and permanent observers.]

Ad Hoc Working Group on the Revitalization of the work of the General Assembly

Informal meeting (closed) for a presentation of the zero draft resolution on the revitalization of the work of the General Assembly.

[A letter from the President of the General Assembly, dated 22 May 2017, was sent to all permanent representatives and permanent observers.]

The Co-Moderators will convene the second working-level dialogue to discuss improving the integration and coordination of the work of the United Nations on the water-related goals and targets under its sustainable development pillar, with a particular emphasis on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

83rd Plenary Meeting

1. Election of the President of the General Assembly: election of the President of the General Assembly for the seventy-second session [item 4]

[Drawing of lots by the Secretary-General to determine the Member State which will occupy the first seat in the General Assembly Hall at the seventy-second session]

2. Election of the Vice-Presidents of the General Assembly: election of the Vice-Presidents of the General Assembly for the seventy-second session [item 6]

Immediately following the plenary meeting

Consecutive meetings of the Main Committees for the purpose of electing the Chairs and the Bureaux of the Main Committees at the seventy-second session of the General Assembly.

84th Plenary Meeting

1. Appointment of members of the Committee on Contributions: report of the Fifth Committee (A/71/590/Add.3) (to be issued) [item 115 (b)]

2. Implementation of the Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS and the political   declarations on HIV/AIDS: report of the Secretary-General (A/71/864) [item 10]

85th Plenary Meeting

Protracted conflicts in the GUAM area and their implications for international peace, security and development [item 32]

(a) Report of the Secretary-General (A/71/899)

(b) Draft resolution (A/71/L.71)   

86th Plenary Meeting

Election of five non-permanent members of the Security Council [item 112 (a)]

(a) By-election (A/71/896)

(b) Election of five non-permanent members of the Security Council

Information on the partnership dialogue as well as the SIDS Partnership Framework and on registered partnerships is available online.

Statements in the interactive part should not exceed three minutes. Delegations wishing to inscribe on the list of speakers in advance, especially those with high-level representatives, may do so by contacting the ECOSOC Affairs Branch (Ms. Maria Theresa Olvida (email: olvida@un.org).

On the draft resolution on enabling the participation of indigenous peoples’ representatives and institutions in meetings of relevant United Nations bodies on issues affecting them.

[Letters from the President of the General Assembly, dated 19 May 2017 and 6 June 2017, were sent to all permanent representatives and permanent observers.]

Informal meeting (closed) of the General Assembly on the intergovernmental negotiations on the question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council and other matters related to the Council

[A letter from the President of the General Assembly, dated 23 February 2017, was sent to all permanent representatives and permanent observers.]

Informal informal consultations (closed) of the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Revitalization of the Work of the General Assembly

Briefing convened by the co-facilitators of the consultations aimed at enhancing synergies and coherence and reducing overlap in the agendas of the General Assembly, the Economic and Social Council and their subsidiary bodies, as well as the high-level political forum on sustainable development and other related forums, in light of the adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

[A letter from the President of the General Assembly, dated 5 June 2017, was sent to all permanent representatives and permanent observers.]

Informal meeting (closed) of the General Assembly on the intergovernmental negotiations on the question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council and other matters related to the Council.

The meeting will be interactive in nature and will not have a prepared list of speakers.

[A letter from the President of the General Assembly, dated  7 June 2017, was sent to all permanent representatives.]

Informal briefing by the Deputy Secretary-General on the United Nations’ New Approach to Cholera in Haiti: report of the Secretary-General (A/71/895)

[A letter from the President of the General Assembly, dated 12 June 2017 was sent to all permanent representatives and permanent observers.]

Plenary Meeting

1. Election of eighteen members of the Economic and Social Council [item 112 (b)]:

(a) By-election (A/71/923 and A/71/924)

(b) Election of eighteen members of the Economic and Social Council

2. The United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy [item 118]

(a) Draft resolution (A/71/L.66)

(b) Report of the Fifth Committee (A/71/918)

[Debate on the item will be scheduled at a later date.  Draft resolution L.66 will be considered while the ballots for the election of eighteen members of the Economic and Social Council are being counted.]

[A letter from the President of the General Assembly, dated 13 June 2017 was sent to all permanent representative and permanent observers.]

Informal consultations with all Member States with a view to producing a short and concise political declaration on the implementation of the Global Plan of Action to Combat Trafficking in Persons

[A letter from the President of the General Assembly, dated 13 June 2017, was sent to all permanent representative and permanent observers.]

High-Level Debate on Transnational Organized Crime
(in observance of the twenty-fifth anniversary of the assassination of Judge Giovanni Falcone)

10:00 – 10:30 - Opening segment

10:30 – 11:15   High-level segment with interventions from Member States

11:15 – 13:00   Panel discussion:  “15 years of implementation of the Convention. Challenges facing the international community”

15:00 – 17:50   Panel discussion: “Current gaps, emerging trends and new challenges in crime prevention and criminal justice”

17:50 – 18:00   Closing segment

[Member States are encourage to engage interactively. Papersmart services will be available to upload written versions of their statements.  Delegations are kindly requested to submit their statements to papersmart@un.org.  The title and the date of the meeting should be indicated in the subject line of the e-mail.

Letters from the President of the General Assembly, dated 23 May 2017 and 14 June 2017, were sent to all permanent representatives and observers.]

On the draft resolution on enabling the participation of indigenous peoples’ representatives and institutions in meetings of relevant United Nations bodies on issues affecting them.

[A letter from the President of the General Assembly, dated 6 June 2017, was sent to all permanent representatives and permanent observers.]

88th Plenary Meeting

Request for an advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice on the legal consequences of the separation of the Chagos Archipelago from Mauritius in 1965:  draft resolution (A/71/L.73) [item 87]

[The General Assembly will also pay tribute to the memory of His Excellency Baldwin Lonsdale, late President of the Republic of Vanuatu.]

Informal consultations on the draft resolution on enabling the participation of indigenous peoples’ representatives and institutions in meetings of relevant United Nations bodies on issues affecting them.

[A letter from the President of the General Assembly, dated 6 June 2017, was sent to all permanent representatives and permanent observers.]

Informal interactive multi-stakeholder hearing in support of the preparatory process towards the high-level plenary meeting on the appraisal of the United Nations Global Plan of Action to Combat Trafficking in Persons

[Letters from the President of the General Assembly, dated 24 May 2017,  9 June 2017 and 19 June 2017, were sent to all permanent representatives and permanent observers.]

Informal consultations on the draft resolution on enabling the participation of indigenous peoples’ representatives and institutions in meetings of relevant United Nations bodies on issues affecting them.

[Letters from the President of the General Assembly, dated 6 June 2017 and 16 June 2017, were sent to all permanent representatives and permanent observers.]

Informal consultations on the draft resolution on enabling the participation of indigenous peoples’ representatives and institutions in meetings of relevant United Nations bodies on issues affecting them.

[Letters from the President of the General Assembly, dated 6 June 2017 and 16 June 2017, were sent to all permanent representatives and permanent observers.]

High-Level SDG Action Event on Education

09:30 – 10:20  Segment 1:  Opening

10:20 – 12:00  Segment 2:  Dialogue:  What will it take to achieve Sustainable Development Goal 4?

12:00 – 13:00  Segment 3:  Innovations in education

15:00 – 16:30  Segment 4:  Education in vulnerable and humanitarian situations

16:30 – 17:30  Segment 5:  Education for sustainable development and education for global citizenship

17:30 – 18:00  Segment 6:  Closing

For more information on the event, please click here.

The meeting will be interactive in nature and will not have a prepared list of speakers.  Due to the early start of the meeting, there will be no interpretations from 12:30 to 13:00.  For more information on the event, please click here.

[A letter from the President of the General Assembly, dated 20 June 2017, was sent to all permanent representatives and permanent observers.]

Informal consultations on the draft resolution on enabling the participation of indigenous peoples’ representatives and institutions in meetings of relevant United Nations bodies on issues affecting them.

[Letters from the President of the General Assembly, dated 6 June 2017 and 16 June 2017, were sent to all permanent representatives and permanent observers.]

Informal consultations with all Member States with a view to producing a short and concise political declaration on the implementation of the Global Plan of Action to Combat Trafficking in Persons

[A letter from the President of the General Assembly, dated 19 June 2017, was sent to all permanent representative and permanent observers.]

89th plenary meeting

1. Financial reports and audited financial statements, and reports of the Board of Auditors: report of the Fifth  Committee (A/71/702/Add.1) [item 132]

2. Administrative and budgetary aspects of the financing of the United Nations peacekeeping operations: report of the Fifth  Committee (A/71/708/Add.1) [item 149]

3. Financing of the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei: report of the Fifth  Committee (A/71/945) [item 150]

4. Financing of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic: report of the Fifth  Committee (A/71/946) [item 151]

5. Financing of the United Nations Operation in Côte d’Ivoire: report of the Fifth  Committee (A/71/715/Add.1) [item 152]

6. Financing of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus: report of the Fifth  Committee (A/71/947) [item 153]

7. Financing of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: report of the Fifth  Committee (A/71/948) [item 154]

8. Financing of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti: report of the Fifth  Committee (A/71/949) [item 156]

9. Financing of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo: report of the Fifth Committee (A/71/950) [item 157]

10. Financing of the United Nations Mission in Liberia: report of the Fifth  Committee (A/71/951) [item 158]

11. Financing of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali: report of the Fifth  Committee (A/71/952) [item 159]

12. Financing of the United Nations peacekeeping forces in the Middle East [item 160]

(a) United Nations Disengagement Observer Force: report of the Fifth Committee (A/71/953)

(b) United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon: report of the Fifth Committee (A/71/954)

13. Financing of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan: report of the Fifth  Committee (A/71/955) [item 161]

14. Financing of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara: report of the Fifth  Committee (A/71/956) [item 162]

15. Financing of the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur: report of the Fifth  Committee (A/71/957) [item 163]

16. Financing of the activities arising from Security Council resolution 1863 (2009): report of the Fifth  Committee (A/71/958) [item 164]

17. Review of the efficiency of the administrative and financial functioning of the United Nations: report of the Fifth  Committee (A/71/717/Add.2) [item 133]

90th Plenary meeting

1. Sustainable development, Oceans and the law of the sea:  draft resolution (A/71/L.74) [items 19 and 73(a)]

2. 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; Follow-up to the outcome of the Millennium Summit: draft resolution (A/71/L.75) [item 13 and 117]

3. Confirmation of the appointment of the Secretary-General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development:  Note by the Secretary-General (A/71/936) [item 115(k)]

[A letter from the President of the General Assembly, dated 29 June 2017, was sent to all permanent representatives and permanent observers.]

Informal consultations with all Member States with a view to producing a short and concise political declaration on the implementation of the Global Plan of Action to Combat Trafficking in Persons

[Letters from the President of the General Assembly, dated 19 June 2017 and 23 June 2017, were sent to all permanent representative and permanent observers.]

Informal consultations on the draft resolution on enabling the participation of indigenous peoples’ representatives and institutions in meetings of relevant United Nations bodies on issues affecting them.

[Letters from the President of the General Assembly, dated 6 June 2017 and 16 June 2017, were sent to all permanent representatives and permanent observers.]

Ad Hoc Working Group on the Revitalization of the Work of the General Assembly

Informal informal consultations (closed)

Ad Hoc Working Group on the Revitalization of the Work of the General Assembly

Informal informal consultations (closed)

Informal consultations with all Member States with a view to producing a short and concise political declaration on the implementation of the Global Plan of Action to Combat Trafficking in Persons

[A letter from the President of the General Assembly, dated 10 July 2017, was sent to all permanent representatives and permanent observers.]

91st Plenary meeting

Special economic assistance to individual countries or regions:  draft resolution (A/71/L.78) [item 69 (c)]

Ad Hoc Working Group on the Revitalization of the Work of the General Assembly

Informal informal consultations (closed)

Informal meeting of the General Assembly on the observance of the annual Nelson Mandela International Day

[A letter from the President of the General Assembly, dated 26 May 2017, was sent to all permanent representatives and permanent observers.]

92nd Plenary meeting

1. Comprehensive review of the whole question of peacekeeping operations in all their aspects (A/71/495/Add.1) [item 51]

2. Causes of conflict and the promotion of durable peace and sustainable development in Africa:  draft resolution (A/71/L.67/Rev.1) [item 62 (b)]

3. Question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council and other matters related to the Security Council [item 122] [A letter from the President of the General Assembly, dated 11 July 2017, was sent to all permanent representatives.]

4. Cooperation between the United Nations and the Pacific Islands Forum:  draft resolution (A/71/L.77) [item 126 (q)]

5. Organization of work, adoption of the agenda and allocation of items; Cooperation between the United Nations and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations:  draft resolution (A/71/L.76) [items 7 (to reopen agenda item 126 (r)) and 126 (r)]

Ad Hoc Working Group on the Revitalization of the Work of the General Assembly

Informal informal consultations (closed)

Ad Hoc Working Group on the Revitalization of the Work of the General Assembly

Informal informal consultations (closed)

Preparatory process for the international conference to adopt a
global compact for safe, orderly and regular migration

Fourth informal thematic session on facilitating safe, orderly and regular migration organized by the President of the General Assembly and co-chaired by the co-facilitators to lead the intergovernmental consultations and negotiations on issues related to the global compact, held in accordance with General Assembly resolution 71/280 of 6 April 2017. The fourth informal thematic session will address contributions of migrants and diasporas to all dimensions of sustainable development, including remittances and portability of earned benefits.

Live webcasting of the meetings of the informal thematic session will be made available. More information on the session is available by clicking here.

[Letters from the President of the General Assembly, dated 6 April 2017, 6 July 2017 and 19 July 2017, were sent to all permanent representatives and permanent observers.]

[Prior to the start of the informal thematic session on Tuesday, 25 July at 10:00 a.m., the Co-Facilitators will hold an informal dialogue with stakeholders from 9:00 - 9:45 a.m. in the Trusteeship Council Chamber.]

Preparatory process for the international conference to adopt a
global compact for safe, orderly and regular migration

First informal interactive multi-stakeholder hearing

Convened by the President of the General Assembly in accordance with General Assembly resolution 71/280 of 6 April 2017.  Interventions from the floor will be strictly limited to three minutes.
[Letters from the President of the General Assembly, dated 14 July 2017 and 25 July 2017, were sent to all permanent representatives.]

Ad Hoc Working Group on the Revitalization of the Work of the General Assembly

Informal informal consultations (closed)

93rd Plenary meeting

1. Appointment of a member of the Joint Inspection Unit [item 115(h)]

(a) Note by the Secretary-General (A/71/991)

(b) Note verbale from the Permanent Mission of Myanmar (A/71/992)

2.  The United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy:  report of the Secretary-General (A/71/858) [item 118]

[The General Assembly will also pay tribute to the memory of His Excellency Miguel d'Escoto Brockmann, President of the sixty-third session of the General Assembly.]

94th Plenary meeting

The United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy:  report of the Secretary-General (A/71/858) [item 118]

Ad Hoc Working Group on the Revitalization of the Work of the General Assembly

Informal informal consultations (closed)

95th Plenary Meeting

1. Notification by the Secretary-General under Article 12, paragraph 2, of the Charter of the United Nations: Note by the Secretary-General (A/71/300) [item 111]

2. Report of the Security Council (A/71/2) [item 28]

3. 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:  draft resolution (A/71/L/83 (to be issued)) [item 13]

4. Crime prevention and criminal justice : draft resolution (A/71/L.81) [item 106]

Ad Hoc Working Group on the Revitalization of the Work of the General Assembly

Informal informal consultations (closed)

Informal meeting to mark the observance of the International Day against Nuclear Tests

The opening segment will be followed by a plenary debate. There will not be a prepared list of speakers for the plenary debate and interventions are to be limited to three minutes.  Papersmart services will be available to upload written versions of the statements. Delegations are kindly requested to submit their statements to papersmart@un.org. The title and the date of the meeting should be indicated in the subject line of the e-mail.

[A letter from the President of the General Assembly, dated 4 August 2017, was sent to all permanent representatives and permanent observers.]

Ad Hoc Working Group on the Revitalization of the Work of the General Assembly

Informal informal consultations (closed)

High-level meeting to discuss the effective implementation of the New Urban Agenda and the positioning of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) in this regard  [webcast]

10:00 – 10:20  Opening segment

10:20 – 10:30  Introduction of the evidence-based and independent assessment of UN-Habitat by the High-level Independent Panel to Assess and Enhance the Effectiveness of UN-Habitat

10:30 – 11:45  Interactive Panel 1: the positioning of UN-Habitat in the effective implementation of the New Urban Agenda

- The normative and operational mandate of UN-Habitat
- The work of UN-Habitat with governments and stakeholders 

11:45 – 13:00 Interactive Panel 2: the positioning of UN-Habitat in the effective implementation of the New Urban Agenda

- The governance structure of UN-Habitat
- The financial capability of UN-Habitat

15:00 – 18:00 Plenary segment - Best practices, success stories and recommendations contained in the report of the Independent Panel to Assess, Enhance Effectiveness of UN-Habitat

For more information on the meeting, please click here.

Delegates wishing to inscribe on the list of speakers for the plenary debate are invited to contact the General Assembly Affairs Branch (Mr. Carlos Galindo (e-mail galindo@un.org, with copy to e-mail gaspeakerslist@un.org)). Statements in the plenary should not exceed five minutes when speaking on behalf of a group and three minutes when speaking in a national capacity.  Papersmart services will be available to upload written versions of the statements.  Delegations are kindly requested to submit their statements to papersmart@un.org.  The title and the date of the meeting should be indicated in the subject line of the e-mail. The panel discussions will be interactive in nature and will not have a prepared list of speakers.

[Letters from the President of the General Assembly, dated 18 July 2017, 3 August 2017 and 24 August 2017 were sent to all permanent representatives and permanent observers.]

High-level meeting to discuss the effective implementation of the New Urban Agenda and the positioning of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) in this regard

10:00 – 11:30 Interactive Panel 3: Implementing the New Urban Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals – the role of the United Nations System

11:30 – 13:00 Interactive Panel 4: Implementing the New Urban Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals – the role of the multi-stakeholder collaboration

15:00 – 18:00 Plenary (continued) - Best practices, success stories and recommendations contained in the report of the Independent Panel to Assess, Enhance Effectiveness of UN-Habitat

17:50 – 18:00 Closing segment 

Informal interactive dialogue on the Responsibility to Protect

Delegations wishing to inscribe on the list of speakers are invited to contact the General Assembly Affairs Branch (Mr. Carlos Galindo (e-mail galindo@un.org, with copy to e-mail gaspeakerslist@un.org)). Statements should not exceed three minutes.

[Letters from the President of the General Assembly, dated 15 August 2017 and 1 September 2017, were sent to all permanent representatives and permanent observers. As noted in the letter, the meeting may not have simultaneous interpretation available.]

High-level Forum on the Culture of Peace will be held pursuant to General Assembly resolution 71/252 of 23 December 2016.

Delegations wishing to inscribe on the list of speakers for the plenary debate are invited to contact the General Assembly Affairs Branch (Mr. Carlos Galindo (e-mail galindo@un.org, with copy to e-mail gaspeakerslist@un.org)). Statements should not exceed three minutes.

Letters from the President of the General Assembly, dated 15 August 2017 and 1 September 2017, were sent to all permanent representatives and permanent observers. As noted in the letter, the meeting may not have simultaneous interpretation available.]

96th Plenary meeting

1. New Partnership for Africa’s Development: progress in implementation and international support: draft resolution (A/71/L.70/Rev.1) [item 62 (a)]

2. Rights of indigenous peoples: draft resolution (A/71/L.82) [item 65]

3. Organization of work, adoption of the agenda and allocation of items: Crime prevention and criminal justice: draft resolution (A/71/L.80) [items 7 (to reopen agenda item 106) and 106]

4. Revitalization of the work of the General Assembly [item 121]

(a)      Report of the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Revitalization of the work of the General Assembly (A/71/1007)

(b)      Draft resolution (A/71/1007, paragraph 64)

5. Cooperation between the United Nations and the Community of Portuguese-speaking Countries: draft resolution (A/71/L.84 [item 126 (t)]

6. Cooperation between the United Nations and the Organization for Democracy and Economic Development – GUAM: draft decision (A/71/L.85) [items 7 (to reopen sub-item (x) of agenda item 126) and 126 (x)]

7. Decisions to include the following items in the draft agenda of the seventy-second session of the General Assembly [items 31, 37, 38, 40, 41 to 46, 120, 123 (a), 126(a) and 155] and the following items in the provisional agenda of the seventy-third session [items 15 and 33]

Informal meeting convened by the President of the General Assembly on  the status of the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals.

[Letters from the President of the General Assembly, dated 21 July 2017 and 29 August 2017, were sent to all permanent representatives and permanent observers.]

97th Plenary meeting

1. 2001-2010: Decade to Roll Back Malaria in Developing Countries, Particularly in Africa: draft resolution (A/71/L.89) [item 12]

2. 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: draft resolution (A/71/L.88 ) [item 13]

3. Appointment of members of the Joint Inspection Unit:  Note by the President of the General Assembly (A/71/1018 ) [item 115 (h)]

4. Central role of the United Nations system in global governance.: draft resolution (A/71/L.90 ) [item  123 (b)]

5. Multilingualism: draft resolution (A/71/L.86) [item 125]

6. Cooperation between the United Nations and the Caribbean Community: draft resolution (A/71/L.87) [item 126 (h)]

7. Closing of the following agenda items 9, 14, 19, 19 (h), 20, 29, 34, 35, 51, 61, 68, 68 (b), 69, 69 (a) through (d), 73, 110, 112, 114, 114 (a), 115, 115 (a), 115 (b), 115 (d), 115 (g), 115 (j), 117, 124, 127 to 135, 137 to 154 and 156 to 164

98th lenary meeting

1. Minute of silent prayer or meditation

2. Closing of the seventy-first session of the General Assemble