UNGA SECOND COMMITTEE ADOPTS FIVE RESOLUTIONS ON

UNCLAS USUN NEW YORK 001097 SIPDIS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: EFIN EAID ECIN UNGA SUBJECT: UNGA SECOND COMMITTEE ADOPTS FIVE RESOLUTIONS ON FFD CONFERENCE ¶1. SUMMARY: The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) Second Committee adopted five resolutions by consensus on procedural matters for the upcoming Financing for Development (FfD) Review conference during its November 5 session. This action came after the Committee Chair brokered a compromise to address the Cuban delegation's concerns over language in the conference rules of procedure regarding the attendance of international financial and trade institutions. END SUMMARY. CUBAN CONCERNS OVER RULES OF IFI AND WTO PARTICIPATION -------------- -------------- ¶2. The UNGA Second Committee met November 5 to consider five resolutions on procedural matters for the November 29-December 2 Follow-up International Conference on Financing for Development to Review the Implementation of the Monterrey Consensus, to be held in Doha, Qatar. Before the resolutions were introduced, the Cuban Delegation raised concerns over Rule 61 of the Provisional rules of procedure for the conference regarding representatives of the specialized agencies and related organizations, included as Annex 1 to the proposed organization of work of the Conference (A/63/345). ¶3. The Second Committee therefore delayed consideration of the resolutions until the afternoon session, which enabled the Committee Chair to broker a compromise. Cuba agreed to the Chair's proposal to change the second sentence of Rule 61 to read, "In accordance with GA resolution 62/187, the representatives of the international financial and trade institutions, in particular the major institutional stakeholders involved in the Financing for Development process, are invited to participate following the practice of the International Conference on Financing for Development held in Monterrey, Mexico in 2002." This change was reflected in draft resolution A/C.2/63/L.20 entitled "Provisional rules of procedure for the Follow-up International Conference on Financing for Development to Review the Implementation of the Monterrey Consensus (Doha, 29 November-2 December 2008)." (Note: The compromise language deleted the explicit references to the World Bank, International Monetary Fund and the World Trade Organization. End note.) ADOPTION BY CONSENSUS -------------- ¶4. After the Chair announced the compromise language, the Committee adopted by consensus the following resolutions, all of which contained no Program Budget Implication (PBI): --A/C.2/63/L.19 entitled, "Arrangement and 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)," submitted under Agenda item 48. --A/C.2/63/L.20 entitled, "Provisional rules of procedure for the Follow-up International Conference on Financing for Development to Review the Implementation of the Monterrey Consensus (Doha, 29 November-2 December 2008)," submitted under Agenda item 48. --A/C.2/63/L.21 entitled, "Provisional agenda for the Follow-up International Conference on Financing for Development to Review the Implementation of the Monterrey Consensus (Doha, 29 November-2 December 2008)," submitted under Agenda item 48. --A/C.2/63/L.22 entitled, "Accreditation of intergovernmental organizations to the Follow-up International Conference on Financing for Development to Review the Implementation of the Monterrey Consensus (29 November-2 December 2008)," submitted under Agenda item 48. --A/C.2/63/L.23 entitled, "Accreditation of non-governmental organizations to the Follow-up International Conference on Financing for Development to Review the Implementation of the Monterrey Consensus (Doha, 29 November-2 December 2008)," submitted under Agenda item 48. Khalilzad