Second Committee
Status of draft proposals
(as of 12 December 2011)
< click here for the list of draft proposals page >
| Document symbol/title: | Submitted by: | Status: |
|---|---|---|
| Item 16: Information and communications technologies for development | ||
| Information and communications technologies for development on the basis of |
Vice-Chair's (Nigeria) text |
Oral statement Adopted @ 40th mtg, 9 December |
| Argentina, on behalf of the Group of 77 and China |
Withdrawn
@ 40th mtg, 1 December Introduced @ 34th mtg, 10 November Oral statement |
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| Item 17 (a): Macroeconomic policy questions: international trade and development | ||
| International trade and development on the basis of |
Vice-Chair's (Belarus) text | No PBI - Adopted
as orally corrected
@ 39th mtg, 6 December |
| Argentina, on behalf of the Group of 77 and China |
Withdrawn
@ 39th mtg, 6 December Introduced @ 34th mtg, 10 November - No PBI |
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| Unilateral economic measures as a means of political and economic coercion against developing countries |
Argentina, on behalf of the Group of 77 and China and Belarus | Adopted by recorded vote: 118-2-49 @ 37th mtg, 1 December Introduced @ 35th mtg, 17 November - No PBI |
| Item 17 (b): Macroeconomic policy questions: international financial system and development | ||
| International financial system and development on the basis of |
Vice-Chair's (Belarus) text | No PBI - Adopted @ 37th mtg, 1 December |
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Withdrawn
@ 37th mtg, 1 December Introduced @ 21st mtg, 24 October - No PBI |
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| Addressing excessive price volatility of food and related commodity markets on the basis of |
Vice-Chair's (Belarus) text | Oral statement - Adopted as orally corrected
@ 38th mtg, 2 December |
| Argentina, on behalf of the Group of 77 and China |
Withdrawn
@ 38th mtg, 2 December Introduced @ 21st mtg, 24 October |
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| Item 17 (c): Macroeconomic policy questions: external debt sustainability and development | ||
| External debt sustainability and development on the basis of |
Vice-Chair's (Belarus) text | No PBI - Adopted
@ 38th mtg, 2 December |
| Argentina, on behalf of the Group of 77 and China |
Withdrawn
@ 38th mtg, 2 December Introduced @ 21st mtg, 24 October |
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| Item 17 (d): Macroeconomic policy questions: commodities | ||
| Commodities on the basis of |
Vice-Chair's (Belarus) text | No PBI - Adopted
@ 38th mtg, 2 December |
Argentina, on behalf of the Group of 77 and China |
Withdrawn
@ 38th mtg, 2 December Introduced @ 34th mtg, 10 November - No PBI |
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| Item 18: Follow-up to and implementation of the outcome of the 2002 International Conference on Financing for Development and the 2008 Review Conference | ||
| Follow-up to the International Conference on Financing for Development on the basis of |
Vice-Chair's (Belarus) text |
Oral statement Adopted as orally corrected @ 40th mtg, 9 December |
| Argentina, on behalf of the Group of 77 and China |
Withdrawn
@ 40th mtg, 9 December Introduced @ 21st mtg, 24 October Statement of PBI issued |
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| Statement of programme budget implications of draft resolution entitled "Follow-up to the International Conference on Financing for Development" contained in document A/C.2/66/L.11 (above) |
Withdrawn
@ 40th mtg, 9 December |
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| Item 19: Sustainable development | ||
Oil slick on Lebanese shores |
Argentina, on behalf of the Group of 77 and China |
No PBI -
Adopted by recorded vote: 158-7-3 @ 35th mtg, 17 November Introduced @ 34th mtg, 10 November - No PBI |
| Developmental benefits of biodiversity |
Peru | No action was taken Introduced @ 34th mtg, 10 November - No PBI |
| International cooperation and coordination for the human and ecological rehabilitation and economic development of the Semipalatinsk region of Kazakhstan |
Kazakhstan, on behalf of list of sponsors | No PBI -
Adopted |
| Sustainable tourism and sustainable development in Central America |
Honduras, on behalf of list of sponsors | Adopted
@ 37th mtg, 1 December Introduced @ 35th mtg, 17 November - No PBI |
Protection of coral reefs for sustainable livelihoods and development |
Papua New Guinea, on behalf of list of sponsors |
No PBI - Adopted @ 36th mtg, 22 November Introduced @ 34th mtg, 10 November - No PBI |
Agricultural technology for development |
Israel, on behalf of list of sponsors |
No PBI - Adopted
by recorded vote: 133-0-35 @ 37th mtg, 1 December Introduced @ 34th mtg, 10 November - No PBI |
| Item 19 (a): Sustainable development: implementation of Agenda 21, the Programme for the Further Implementation of Agenda 21 and the outcomes of the World Summit on Sustainable Development | ||
| Implementation of Agenda 21, the Programme for the Further Implementation of Agenda 21 and the outcomes of the World Summit on Sustainable Development on the basis of |
Rapporteur's (Suriname) text |
Oral statement Adopted as orally corrected @ 37th mtg, 1 December |
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Withdrawn
@ 37th mtg, 1 December Introduced @ 34th mtg, 10 November |
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| Contribution of the ninth session of the United Nations Forum on Forests to the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development |
Bureau | No PBI - Adopted @ 36th mtg, 22 November |
| Arrangements for accreditation and participation in the preparatory process and in the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development of relevant non-governmental organizations and other major groups |
Bureau | No PBI - Adopted @ 36th mtg, 22 November |
| Item 19 (b): Sustainable development: 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 | ||
| 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 on the basis of |
Rapporteur's (Suriname) text |
No PBI -
Adopted @ 35th mtg, 17 November |
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Withdrawn
@ 35th mtg, 17 November Introduced @ 34th mtg, 10 November - No PBI |
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| Item 19 (c): Sustainable development: International Strategy for Disaster Reduction | ||
| International Strategy for Disaster Reduction on the basis of |
Rapporteur's (Suriname) text | No PBI - Adopted
as orally corrected @ 37th mtg, 1 December |
|
Withdrawn
@ 37th mtg, 1 December Introduced @ 34th mtg, 10 November - No PBI |
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| Item 19 (d): Sustainable development: protection of global climate for present and future generations of humankind | ||
| Protection of global climate for present and future generations of humankind on the basis of |
Rapporteur's (Suriname) text | Oral statement Adopted @ 36th mtg, 22 November |
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Withdrawn
@ 36th mtg, 22 November Introduced @ 34th mtg, 10 November - No PBI |
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| Item 19 (e): Sustainable development: implementation of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in Those Countries Experiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertification, Particularly in Africa | ||
| Implementation of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in Those Countries Experiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertification, Particularly in Africa on the basis of |
Rapporteur's (Suriname) text |
Oral statement Adopted as orally revised @ 37th mtg, 1 December |
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Withdrawn
@ 37th mtg, 1 December Introduced @ 34th mtg, 10 November Oral statement |
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| Item 19 (f): Sustainable development: Convention on Biological Diversity | ||
| Convention on Biological Diversity on the basis of |
Rapporteur's (Suriname) text |
No PBI - Adopted @ 36th mtg, 22 November |
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Withdrawn
@ 36th mtg, 22 November Introduced @ 34th mtg, 10 November - No PBI |
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| Item 19 (g): Sustainable development: report of the Governing Council of the United Nations Environment Programme at its twenty-sixth session | ||
| Report of the Governing Council of the United Nations Environment Programme on its twenty-sixth session on the basis of |
Rapporteur's (Suriname) text |
No PBI - Adopted @ 36th mtg, 22 November |
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Withdrawn
@ 36th mtg, 22 November Introduced @ 34th mtg, 10 November - No PBI |
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| Item 19 (h): Sustainable development: Harmony with Nature | ||
* Harmony with Nature |
Bolivia (Plurinational State of), on behalf of list of sponsors |
Oral statement |
| Item 19 (i): Sustainable development: sustainable mountain development | ||
Sustainable mountain development |
Peru, on behalf of list of sponsors |
No PBI - Adopted @ 36th mtg, 22 November Introduced @ 34th mtg, 10 November - No PBI |
| Item 19 (j): Sustainable development: promotion of new and renewable sources of energy | ||
| Promotion of new and renewable sources of energy on the basis of |
Rapporteur's (Suriname) text | No PBI - Adopted
@ 37th mtg, 1 December |
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Withdrawn
@ 37th mtg, 1 December Introduced @ 34th mtg, 10 November - No PBI |
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| Item 20: 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) | ||
| 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) on the basis of |
Rapporteur's (Suriname) text |
Oral statement Adopted @ 39th mtg, 6 December |
Argentina, on behalf of the Group of 77 and China |
Withdrawn
@ 39th mtg, 6 December Introduced @ 34th mtg, 10 November Oral statement |
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| Item 21: Globalization and interdependence | ||
| Culture and development on the basis of |
Vice-Chair's (Nigeria) text | No PBI - Adopted as orally corrected
@ 39th mtg, 6 December |
| Argentina, on behalf of the Group of 77 and China |
Withdrawn
@ 39th mtg, 6 December Introduced @ 21st mtg, 24 October - No PBI |
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Promoting the efficiency, transparency and accountability of public administration by strengthening supreme audit institutions |
Austria, on behalf of list of sponsors |
No PBI - Adopted @ 36th mtg, 22 November Introduced @ 34th mtg, 10 November |
| Item 21 (a): Globalization and interdependence: role of the United Nations in promoting development in the context of globalization and interdependence | ||
| * Role of the United Nations in promoting development in the context of globalization and interdependence on the basis of |
Vice-Chair's (Nigeria) text |
No PBI
Adopted
@ 39th mtg, 6 December |
| Argentina, on behalf of the Group of 77 and China |
Withdrawn
@ 39th mtg, 6 December Introduced @ 34th mtg, 10 November - No PBI |
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| Item 21 (b): Globalization and interdependence: science and technology for development | ||
| Science and technology for development on the basis of |
Vice-Chair's (Nigeria) text | No PBI - Adopted
@ 38th mtg, 2 December |
Argentina, on behalf of the Group of 77 and China |
Withdrawn
@ 38th mtg, 2 December Introduced @ 34th mtg, 10 November - No PBI |
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| Item 21 (c): Globalization and interdependence: development cooperation with middle-income countries | ||
| Development cooperation with middle-income countries on the basis of |
Vice-Chair's (Nigeria) text | No PBI -
Adopted
@ 39th mtg, 6 December |
| Argentina, on behalf of the Group of 77 and China |
Withdrawn
@ 39th mtg, 6 December Introduced @ 34th mtg, 10 November - No PBI |
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| Item 22 (a): Groups of countries in special situations: Follow-up to the Fourth United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries | ||
| Fourth United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries on the basis of |
Vice-Chair's (Luxembourg) text |
Oral statement Adopted as orally corrected @ 37th mtg, 1 December |
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Withdrawn
@ 37th mtg, 1 December Introduced @ 21st mtg, 24 October |
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| Oral decision to take note of the report of the Secretary-General on the ten-year appraisal and review of the BPOA for the LDCs for the Decade 2001-2010 (A/66/66-E/2011/78) |
Adopted
@ 37th mtg, 1 December |
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| Item 22 (b): Groups of countries in special situations: 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 | ||
| 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 on the basis of |
Vice-Chair's (Luxembourg) text |
Oral statement Adopted @ 37th mtg, 1 December |
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Withdrawn
@ 37th mtg, 1 December Introduced @ 21st mtg, 24 October |
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| Item 23 (a): Eradication of poverty and other development issues: implementation of the Second United Nations Decade for the Eradication of Poverty (2008-2017) | ||
| Second United Nations Decade for the Eradication of Poverty (2008-2017) on the basis of |
Vice-Chair's (Luxembourg) text | Oral statement |
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Withdrawn
@ 37th mtg, 1 December Introduced @ 21st mtg, 24 October Oral statement |
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| Item 23 (b): Eradication of poverty and other development issues: women in development | ||
| Women in development on the basis of |
Vice-Chair's (Luxembourg) text | No PBI - Adopted as orally corrected
@ 37th mtg, 1 December |
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Withdrawn
@ 37th mtg, 1 December Introduced @ 21st mtg, 24 October - No PBI |
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| Item 23 (c): Eradication of poverty and other development issues: human resources development | ||
| Human resources development on the basis of |
Vice-Chair's (Luxembourg) text | No PBI - Adopted as orally corrected
@ 37th mtg, 1 December |
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Withdrawn
@ 37th mtg, 1 December Introduced @ 21st mtg, 24 October - No PBI |
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| Item 24 (a): Operational activities for development: operational activities for development of the United Nations system | ||
| Operational activities for development of the United Nations system on the basis of |
Vice-Chair's (Nigeria) text |
No PBI - Adopted @ 36th mtg, 22 November |
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Withdrawn
@ 36th mtg, 22 November Introduced @ 21st mtg, 24 October - No PBI |
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| Item 24 (b): Operational activities for development: South-South cooperation for development | ||
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Vice-Chair's (Nigeria) text |
No PBI -
Adopted as orally corrected
@ 35th mtg, 17 November |
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Withdrawn @ 35th mtg, 17 November Introduced @ 21st mtg, 24 October - No PBI |
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Vice-Chair's (Nigeria) text |
No PBI -
Adopted @ 35th mtg, 17 November |
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Withdrawn @ 35th mtg, 17 November Introduced @ 21st mtg, 24 October - No PBI |
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Vice-Chair's (Nigeria) text |
No PBI -
Adopted @ 35th mtg, 17 November |
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Withdrawn @ 35th mtg, 17 November Introduced @ 21st mtg, 24 October - No PBI |
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| Item 25: Agriculture development and food security | ||
| Agriculture development and food security on the basis of |
Vice-Chair's (Belarus) text | No PBI - Adopted
as orally corrected
@ 38th mtg,
2 December |
| Argentina, on behalf of the Group of 77 and China |
Withdrawn
@ 38th mtg, 2 December Introduced @ 34th mtg, 10 November |
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International Year of Quinoa, 2013 |
Bolivia (Plurinational State of), on behalf of list of sponsors |
No PBI - Adopted @ 36th mtg, 22 November Introduced @ 34th mtg, 10 November - No PBI |
International Year of Family Farming, 2014 |
Philippines, on behalf of list of sponsors |
No PBI - Adopted @ 36th mtg, 22 November Introduced @ 34th mtg, 10 November - No PBI |
| Item 26: Towards global partnerships | ||
Towards global partnerships |
Poland, on behalf of list of sponsors |
No PBI - Adopted
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| Item 29: People's empowerment and a peace-centric development model | ||
| People’s empowerment and development on the basis of * |
Vice-Chair's (Luxembourg) text |
No PBI - Adopted @ 36th mtg, 22 November |
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Withdrawn
@ 36th mtg, 22 November Introduced @ 34th mtg, 10 November - No PBI |
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| Item 61: 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 | ||
| 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 |
Egypt, on behalf of list of sponsors | No PBI -
Adopted by recorded vote: 158-6-7 @ 35th mtg, 17 November Introduced @ 34th mtg, 10 November - No PBI |
| Item 121: Revitalization of the work of the General Assembly | ||
| Draft programme of work of the Second Committee for the sixty-seventh session of the General Assembly |
Introduced and adopted
as orally corrected @ 40th mtg, 9 December No PBI |
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