The following information is provided by the ICPD+5 NGO
Coordinators:
Tim Lannan (212) 829-9454; Tashi Chodon (212) 829-9455
ICPD@population.org
Fax: (212) 829-9466c/o Population Communication International
777 UN Plaza New York, NY 10017
NGO SCHEDULE
ICPD+5 PREPCOM
22 – 31 March 1999
New York
This is a revised schedule for events of interest to NGOs attending the PrepCom.
Updated schedules are published daily and should be available by 5:00 p.m. daily in the
NGO Caucus Room on the 2nd Floor of the Church Center and in Room B at the UN.
Information about how to schedule an event will be found in the "Important Logistical
Information" flyer that was included in the registration packet. Requests for meeting
must be submitted no later than 2:00 p.m. to be included in the following day’s
schedule.
Consult the daily UN Journal,
which will be available outside the meeting rooms in the UN and in the NGO Caucus Center,
for location of and details about meetings of the CDP, the CDP acting as PrepCom, and
other official UN groups.
Consult the glossary acronyms at the end of the schedule if you are uncertain of the
meaning of any of the abbreviations used herein.
In addition to the scheduled events, the NGO Caucus Center located on the 2nd
floor of the Church Center (777 UN Plaza, 44th Street at First Avenue) will be
open from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. daily. Thc caucus center will serve as a networking
center for accredited NGO representatives and a central location for distribution of
materials relevant to the PrepCom, as well as a large meeting room.
30 March, Tuesday
8:00 am – 8:45 am EURONGOS Caucus
UN – B
9:00 am – 9:45 am Daily PrepCom Briefing for NGOs with Interpreters for English,
Spanish and French
UN – 1
10:00 am – 12:00 pm Highlights of results from 5 African country case studies
CC – 2nd Floor Sponsor: FGI
10:00 am – 1:00 pm CPD PrepCom Working Group (5th meeting)
UN – 1
10:00 am – 11:30 am Workshop by youth about a young girl who gets pregnant
UN – B Sponsor: Dutch Council on Youth and Population
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm CEDPA Partners Caucus
UN – B Sponsor: CEDPA
1:00 pm – 2:30 pm Catholics and Cairo: A common language
CC – 11th Floor Sponsor: CFFC
1:00 pm – 3:00 pm CEDPA’s Partners: crossing bridges
CC – 2nd Floor Sponsor: CEDPA
1:15 pm – 2:15 pm October 12 : Day of six billion–action, ideas, stories,
faces and facts
UN – E Sponsor: CCMC, UNFPA, WPF
1:30 pm – 2:00 pm U.S. Delegation Briefing for NGOs
UN – TBA Sponsor: United States Delegation to the ICPD +5 Prepcom
1:30 pm – 2:30 pm Workshop on consultative status with ECOSOC
UN – 8 Sponsor: UN NGO Section
2.00 pm – 4.00 pm Open Discussion on Nordic Resolution on Adolescents and SRHR
(Chaired by Ingar Bruggemann, IPPF)
UN – B Sponsor: RFSU
3:00 pm – 6:00 pm CPD PrepCom Working Group (6th meeting)
UN – 1
3:00 pm – 6:00 pm Panel on Social Issues and Responses to Financial and Economic
Crises:
UN – 1 Sponsor: UNFPA
4:00 pm – 5:00 pm Screening of Nepal video about a 14 year old girl who serves
a twenty-year prison term for receiving an abortion
UN – B Sponsor: RFSU, IPPF & FPAN
5:00 pm – 5:30 pm Press Conference on Youth Participation and the UN
CC – 2nd Floor Sponsor: Youth Participants of PrepCom
6:00 pm – 6:45 pm EURONGOS Caucus
UN – B
6:15 pm – 8:15 pm Moving Forward: Implementing the Cairo Agenda (by invitation
only) (Contact: Anika Rahman at (212) 514-5534)
Beekman Hotel Sponsor: CRLP
6:00 pm – 9:00 pm CPD PrepCom Working Group (7th meeting)
UN – 1
9:00 pm – midnight CPD PrepCom Working Group (8th meeting)
UN – 1
31 March, Wednesday
9:00 am – 9:50 am Daily PrepCom Briefing for NGOs with Interpreters for English,
Spanish and French
UN – 1
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm CEDPA Partners Caucus
TBA Sponsor: CEDPA
10:00 am – 1:00 pm CPD acting as PrepCom for the Special Session
UN – TBA
1:30 pm – 2:00 pm U.S. Delegation Briefing for NGOs
UN – TBA Sponsor: United States Delegation to the ICPD +5 Prepcom
1:30 pm – 2:45 pm Linking Cairo to Beijing
UN – 1 Sponsor: CONGO (Conference of NGOs)
ABBREVIATIONS/ Acronyms:
MEETING SPACES:
Beekman Hotel, BR Beekman Ballroom, 49 St and 1st Ave
CC Church Center, 777 UN Plaza (44st & 1Ave)
DC 1 1 UN Plaza (44St & 1Ave)
MMHotel Marriot Marquis Hotel, 1535 Broadway
PC The Population Council, Dag Hammarskjold Plaza, 47th St & 2nd
Av SC ICPD+5 NGO Support Center, 2 UN Plaza, 44th Street near 1st
Ave TBA To Be Announced
UN – 1 United Nations Conference Room 1
UN –6 United Nations Conference Room 6
UN – A United Nations Conference Room A
UN – B United Nations Conference Room B
UN – E United Nations Conference Room E
ORGANIZATIONS:
CAFS Center for African Family Studies
CCMC Communications Consortium Media Center
CEDPA The Center for Development and Population Activities
CFFC Catholics for a Free Choice
CHANGE Center for Health and Gender Equity
CONGO Conference of NGOs
CPD United Nations Commission on Population
and Development
CRLP The Center for Reproductive Law and Policy
EURONGOS European NGOs for Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights, Population and
Development
FGI The Futures Group International
FPAN Family Planning Association of Nepal
IPPF International Planned Parenthood Federation
IRRRAG International Reproductive Rights Research Action Group
RFSU The Swedish Association for Sex Education
SIECUS Sexuality Information and Education Council of the U.S.
SIFPSA State Innovation for Family Planning Services Agency
UNFPA United Nations Population Fund
WEDO Women's Environment and Development Organization
WPF World Population Fund |
