Second Committee
Documents before the Committee
♦ Item 38: 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
- A/63/74-E/2008/13 [F] [S] [A] [C] [R]
Note by the Secretary-General on the economic and social repercussions of the Israeli occupation on the living conditions of the Palestinian people in the occupied Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem, and of the Arab population in the occupied Syrian Golan
- A/63/123 [F] [S] [A] [C] [R]
Letter dated 8 July 2008 from the Chargé d’Affaires a.i. of the Permanent Mission of Italy to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General on the resolutions adopted by the 118th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union
♦ Item 46: Information and communication technologies for development
- A/63/72-E/2008/48 [F] [S] [A] [C] [R]
Report of the Secretary-General on progress made in the implementation of and follow-up to the outcomes of the World Summit on the Information Society at the regional and international levels
- A/63/180 [F] [S] [A] [C] [R]
Note by the Secretary-General transmitting the report of the Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization on communication for development programmes in the United Nations system
♦ Item 47: Macroeconomic policy questions:
- A/63/464 [F] [S] [A] [C] [R]
Letter dated 3 October 2008 from the Permanent Representative of Antigua and Barbuda to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General
(a) International trade and development
- A/63/15 (Part I) [F] [S] [A] [C] [R]
Report of the Trade and Development Board on its forty-third executive session (Geneva, 3 March 2008)
- A/63/15 (Part II) [F] [S] [A] [C] [R]
Report of the Trade and Development Board on its twenty-fourth special session (Geneva, 17-20 March 2008)
- A/63/15 (Part III) [F] [S] [A] [C] [R]
Report of the Trade and Development Board on its forty-fourth executive session (Geneva, 10 July 2008)
- A/63/15 (Part IV) [F] [S] [A] [C] [R]
Report of the Trade and Development Board on its fifty-fifth annual session (Geneva, 15-26 September 2008)
- A/63/168 [F] [S] [A] [C] [R]
Report of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development on its twelfth session (Accra, Ghana, 20-25 April 2008)
- A/C.2/63/3 [F] [S] [A] [C] [R]
Letter dated 6 October 2008 from the Permanent Representative of Namibia to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General
(b) International financial system and development
- A/63/96 [F] [S] [A] [C] [R]
Report of the Secretary-General on international financial system and development
- A/C.2/63/3 [F] [S] [A] [C] [R]
Letter dated 6 October 2008 from the Permanent Representative of Namibia to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General
(c) External debt and development: towards a durable solution to the debt problems of developing countries
- A/63/181 [F] [S] [A] [C] [R]
Report of the Secretary-General entitled “Towards a durable solution to the debt problems of developing countries”
- A/C.2/63/3 [F] [S] [A] [C] [R]
Letter dated 6 October 2008 from the Permanent Representative of Namibia to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General
(d) Commodities
- A/63/267 [F] [S] [A] [C] [R]
Note by the Secretary-General transmitting the report prepared by the Secretariat of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development on world commodity trends and prospects
- A/C.2/63/3 [F] [S] [A] [C] [R]
Letter dated 6 October 2008 from the Permanent Representative of Namibia to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General
♦ Item 48: Follow-up to and implementation of the outcome of the 2002 International Conference on Financing for Development and the preparation of the 2008 Review Conference
- A/62/921 [F] [S] [A] [C] [R]
Summaries by the President of the General Assembly of the review sessions on the thematic areas of the Monterrey Consensus
- A/63/80-E/2008/67 [F] [S] [A] [C] [R]
Summary by the President of the Economic and Social Council of the special high-level meeting of the Council with the Bretton Woods institutions, World Trade Organization and United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (14 April 2008)
- A/63/179 [F] [S] [A] [C] [R]
Report of the Secretary-General on the latest developments related to the review process on financing for development and the implementation of the Monterrey Consensus
- A/63/345 [F] [S] [A] [C] [R]
Proposed organization of work of the Follow-up International Conference on Financing for Development to Review the Implementation of the Monterrey Consensus (Doha, 29 November-2 December 2008)
- A/63/123 [F] [S] [A] [C] [R]
Letter dated 8 July 2008 from the Chargé d’Affaires a.i. of the Permanent Mission of Italy to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General on the resolutions adopted by the 118th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union
- A/63/464 [F] [S] [A] [C] [R]
Letter dated 3 October 2008 from the Permanent Representative of Antigua and Barbuda to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General
- A/C.2/63/2 [F] [S] [A] [C] [R]
Note verbale dated 6 October 2008 from the Permanent Mission of Chile to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General
- A/C.2/63/3 [F] [S] [A] [C] [R]
Letter dated 6 October 2008 from the Permanent Representative of Namibia to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General
- A/C.2/63/5 [F] [S] [A] [C] [R]
Letter dated 31 October 2008 from the President of the General Assembly to the Chairperson of the Second Committee
♦ Item 49: Sustainable development:
- A/63/76-E/2008/54 [F] [S] [A] [C] [R]
Report of the Secretary-General on products harmful to health and the environment
- A/63/66 [F] [S] [A] [C] [R]
Letter dated 14 March 2008 from the Permanent Representative of the Sudan to the United Nations addressed to the President of the General Assembly on the Arab Ministerial Declaration on Climate Change (Cairo, Egypt, 5-6 December 2007)
- A/63/464 [F] [S] [A] [C] [R]
Letter dated 3 October 2008 from the Permanent Representative of Antigua and Barbuda to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General
- A/C.2/63/6 [F] [S] [A] [C] [R]
Letter dated 30 October 2008 from the Permanent Representative of Uzbekistan to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General
(a) Implementation of Agenda 21, the Programme for the Further Implementation of Agenda 21 and the outcomes of the World Summit on Sustainable Development
- A/63/304 [F] [S] [A] [C] [R]
Report of the Secretary-General on the implementation of Agenda 21, the Programme for the Further Implementation of Agenda 21 and the outcomes of the World Summit on Sustainable Development
- A/C.2/63/3 [F] [S] [A] [C] [R]
Letter dated 6 October 2008 from the Permanent Representative of Namibia to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General
(b) Follow-up to and implementation of the Mauritius Strategy for the Further Implementation of the Programme of Action for the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States
- A/63/296 [F] [S] [A] [C] [R]
Report of the Secretary-General on the follow-up to and implementation of the Mauritius Strategy for the Further Implementation of the Programme of Action for the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States
- A/63/297 [F] [S] [A] [C] [R]
Report of the Secretary-General entitled “Towards the sustainable development of the Caribbean Sea for present and future generations”
(c) International Strategy for Disaster Reduction
- A/63/351 [F] [S] [A] [C] [R]
Report of the Secretary-General on the implementation of the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction
- A/63/347 [F] [S] [A] [C] [R]
Letter dated 3 September 2008 from the Permanent Representative of Tajikistan to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General
(d) Protection of global climate for present and future generations of mankind
- A/C.2/63/3 [F] [S] [A] [C] [R]
Letter dated 6 October 2008 from the Permanent Representative of Namibia to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General
(e) Implementation of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in Those Countries Experiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertification, Particularly in Africa
- A/C.2/63/3 [F] [S] [A] [C] [R]
Letter dated 6 October 2008 from the Permanent Representative of Namibia to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General
(f) Convention on Biological Diversity
- A/C.2/63/3 [F] [S] [A] [C] [R]
Letter dated 6 October 2008 from the Permanent Representative of Namibia to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General
(g) Report of the Governing Council of the United Nations Environment Programme on its tenth special session
- A/63/25, Supplement No. 25 [F] [S] [A] [C] [R]
Report of the Governing Council of the United Nations Environment Programme on its tenth special session (Monaco, 20-22 February 2008)
♦ Item 50: Implementation of the outcome of the United Nations Conference on Human Settlements (Habitat II) and strengthening of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat)
- A/63/291 [F] [S] [A] [C] [R]
Report of the Secretary-General on the implementation of the outcome of the United Nations Conference on Human Settlements (Habitat II) and strengthening of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat)
- A/63/353 [F] [S] [A] [C] [R]
Note by the Secretary-General transmitting the report on the coordinated implementation of the Habitat Agenda
- A/63/464 [F] [S] [A] [C] [R]
Letter dated 3 October 208 from the Permanent Representative of Antigua and Barbuda to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General
- E/2008/64 [F] [S] [A] [C] [R]
Report of the Secretary-General on the coordinated implementation of the Habitat Agenda
♦ Item 51: Globalization and interdependence:
- A/C.2/63/4 [F] [S] [A] [C] [R]
Letter dated 17 September 2008 from the Chargé d’affaires a.i. of the Permanent Mission of the Dominican Republic to the United Nations addressed to the President of the General Assembly
- A/63/464 [F] [S] [A] [C] [R]
Letter dated 3 October 2008 from the Permanent Representative of Antigua and Barbuda to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General
(a) Role of the United Nations in promoting development in the context of globalization and interdependence
- A/63/333 [F] [S] [A] [C] [R]
Report of the Secretary-General on the impact of globalization on the achievement of the internationally agreed development goals, including the Millennium Development Goals
- A/C.2/63/3 [F] [S] [A] [C] [R]
Letter dated 6 October 2008 from the Permanent Representative of Namibia to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General
(b) International migration and development
- A/63/265 [F] [S] [A] [C] [R]
- CORR.1 [F] [S] [A] [C] [R]
Report of the Secretary-General on international migration and development
- A/63/553 [F] [S] [A] [C] [R]
Letter dated 11 November 2008 from the Permanent Representative of Mexico to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General
(c) Culture and development
- No request for advance documentation.
(d) Preventing and combating corrupt practices and transfer of assets of illicit origin and returning such assets, in particular to the countries of origin, consistent with the United Nations Convention against Corruption
- A/63/88 [F] [S] [A] [C] [R]
Report of the Secretary-General on preventing and combating corrupt practices and transfer of assets of illicit origin and returning such assets, in particular to the countries of origin, consistent with the United Nations Convention against Corruption
- A/63/86 [F] [S] [A] [C] [R]
Note by the Secretary-General transmitting the report of the Conference of the States Parties to the United Nations Convention against Corruption on its second session (Nusa Dua, Indonesia, 28 January-1 February 2008)
- CAC/COSP/2008/15 [F] [S] [A] [C] [R]
Report of the Conference of the States Parties to the United Nations Convention against Corruption on its second session (Nusa Dua, Indonesia, 28 January-1 February 2008)
(e) Integration of the economies in transition into the world economy
- A/63/256 [F] [S] [A] [C] [R]
Report of the Secretary-General on the integration of the economies in transition into the world economy
♦ Item 52: Groups of countries in special situations:
- A/63/464 [F] [S] [A] [C] [R]
Letter dated 3 October 208 from the Permanent Representative of Antigua and Barbuda to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General
(a) Third United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries
- A/63/77-E/2008/61 [F] [S] [A] [C] [R]
Report of the Secretary-General on the implementation of the Programme of Action for the Least Developed Countries for the Decade 2001-2010
- A/63/284 [F] [S] [A] [C] [R]
Note by the Secretary-General on the modalities of the Fourth United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries and its preparatory process
- A/C.2/63/8 [F] [S] [A] [C] [R]
Letter dated 17 November 2008 from the Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General
(b) Specific actions related to the particular needs and problems of landlocked developing countries: outcome of the International Ministerial Conference of Landlocked and Transit Developing Countries and Donor Countries and International Financial and Development Institutions on Transit Transport Cooperation
- A/63/165 [F] [S] [A] [C] [R]
Report of the Secretary-General on the progress made, lessons learned and constraints encountered in the implementation of the Almaty Programme of Action, including recommendations, with a view to the preparation for the midterm review meeting and the way forward
- A/63/L.3 [F] [S] [A] [C] [R]
Outcome document of the midterm review of the Almaty Programme of Action: Addressing the Special Needs of Landlocked Developing Countries within a New Global Framework for Transit Transport Cooperation for Landlocked and Transit Developing Countries (Draft resolution submitted by the President of the General Assembly)
♦ Item 53: Eradication of poverty and other development issues:
- A/63/123 [F] [S] [A] [C] [R]
Letter dated 8 July 2008 from the Chargé d’Affaires a.i. of the Permanent Mission of Italy to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General on the resolutions adopted by the 118th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union
- A/63/464 [F] [S] [A] [C] [R]
Letter dated 3 October 208 from the Permanent Representative of Antigua and Barbuda to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General
- A/63/497-S/2008/668 [F] [S] [A] [C] [R]
Letter dated 20 October 2008 from the Permanent Representative of Azerbaijan to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General
- A/63/540 [F] [S] [A] [C] [R]
Letter dated 7 November 2008 from the Permanent Representatives of Guatemala and Switzerland to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General
(a) Implementation of the Second United Nations Decade for the Eradication of Poverty (2008-2017)
- A/63/159 [F] [S] [A] [C] [R]
Report of the Secretary-General on the role of microcredit and microfinance in the eradication of poverty
- A/63/190 [F] [S] [A] [C] [R]
Report of the Secretary-General on the implementation of the second United Nations Decade for the Eradication of Poverty (2008-2017)
- A/C.2/63/3 [F] [S] [A] [C] [R]
Letter dated 6 October 2008 from the Permanent Representative of Namibia to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General
(b) Industrial development cooperation
- A/C.2/63/3 [F] [S] [A] [C] [R]
Letter dated 6 October 2008 from the Permanent Representative of Namibia to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General
♦ Item 54: Operational activities for development:
- A/63/71-E/2008/46 [F] [S] [A] [C] [R]
Report of the Secretary-General on the comprehensive statistical analysis of the financing of operational activities for development of the United Nations system for 2006
- A/63/85-E/2008/83 [F] [S] [A] [C] [R]
Letter dated 11 June 2008 from the Permanent Representative of Mozambique to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General on the summary statement on outcomes and the way forward of the seminar on delivering as One
- A/63/201 [F] [S] [A] [C] [R]
Report of the Secretary-General on trends in contributions to operational activities for development of the United Nations system and measures to promote an adequate, predictable and expanding base of United Nations development assistance
- A/63/205 [F] [S] [A] [C] [R]
Note by the Secretary-General transmitting the report of the Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme on the activities of the United Nations Development Fund for Women
- A/63/207 [F] [S] [A] [C] [R]
Report of the Secretary-General on the implications of aligning the strategic planning cycles of the United Nations funds and programmes with the comprehensive policy review of operational activities for development
- A/63/464 [F] [S] [A] [C] [R]
Letter dated 3 October 208 from the Permanent Representative of Antigua and Barbuda to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General
- A/C.2/63/7 [F] [S] [A] [C] [R]
Letter dated 5 November 2008 from the President of the General Assembly to the Chairperson of the Second Committee
♦ Item 110: Revitalization of the work of the General Assembly.
- No request for advance documentation.
♦ Item 119: Programme planning.
- No request for advance documentation.
[15 December 2008]
