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Addressing
the General Assembly, Secretary-general Kofi Anna called upon
delegates to reaffirm the pledges made in Cairo. He said the Special
Session provides a unique opportunity to confront one of the greatest
challenges of the next century. 
| Committee of the Whole: Nafis Sadik, UNFPA Executive Director, and Joseph Chamie, Director of the UN DESA Population Division, addressed the Committee of the Whole. Delegates also heard speeches from UN agencies and NGOs. |
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The Twenty-first Special Session of the General Assembly convened in the morning and began its debate on the review and appraisal of the implementation of the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development . . . . |
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President of Peru Alberto Fujimori and Secretary-general Kofi Annan attend a luncheon hosted by the Secretary-general in honor of the participants attending the Special Session of the General Assembly (right) |
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President of Peru Alberto Fujimori and Secretary-general Kofi Annan after a meeting (right) |
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Mr. Gustavo Bell, Vice-President of Colombia addresses the Special Session of the General Assembly (left) Secretary-general Kofi Annan addresses the General Assembly |
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Informal Consultations continued late into the night . . . . Negotiations continued in the afternoon and evening. Chair Chowdhury produced a "package" text containing compromise language for 13(a), 23(a)bis and paragraphs 52(a), (e) and (f) on adolescent SRH. Key elements of the package consisted of: meeting the needs of youth "with the active support, guidance and participation, as appropriate, of parents, families, communities, NGOs and the private sector" in 13(a); including "at all levels, as appropriate, of formal and non-formal schooling, education about population and health issues, including sexual and reproductive health issues" and ensuring "the active participation of parents" in 23(a)bis; and ensuring adolescents' access to information, counseling and health services "with due respect for the rights, duties and responsibilities of parents" in 52(e). A number of delegates said they needed to receive the text in official UN languages, have more time to review the package of compromise text, and consult with their superiors. Although many indicated difficulty with portions of the text, most delegates expressed their willingness to join the emerging consensus. Chair Chowdhury noted that delegates required more time to consider the package and that not all delegations were happy with all of the text, but stressed that if all delegations were unhappy, this indicated that a good consensus had been achieved. He appealed to delegates to demonstrate the same spirit of compromise with the remaining two paragraphs on abortion and rights, and drew consultations to a close at 11:30 pm. |
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Informal consultations adjourned
for a dinner break before continuing into an evening session.
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Panel on Population and Development sponsored by the United Nations Population Fund. . . . |
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The panel was moderated by Louise Frechette, Deputy Seretary-General (not pictured)
UNFPA Executive Director Nafis Sadik and Nitin Desai, Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs
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Her Royal Highness, Princess Basma Bint Talal, the Jordanian Hashemite Fund for Human Development, Jordan spoke on Partnership with Civil Society, particularly with NGOs Nitin Desai, Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs, spoke on population and the evironment |
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Hon. Hajat Janet Mukwaya, Minister of Youth, Gender and Community Development, Uganda (left) speaks on Youth and Population. Dr. Sadik with Hon. Mukwaya and Dr. Ida Bagus Professor Barbara Bailey, Regional Director, Center for Gender and Development Studies, University of the West Indies, Jamaica, who spoke on Gender Equality and Equity and the Empowerment of Women Not pictured is Professor Dr. Ida Bagus Oka, State Minister of Population, Indonesia who addressed Population and Development Strategies |
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