Action
Plan for Arranging the Inaugural Meeting of
the Global Dialogue
This plan is to be
implemented by the Facilitator, with guidance from the Advisory Group,
and subject to decisions made by Members of the Global Dialogue at the
time of the decision. A Member is a national government that has formally
communicated to the Facilitator its support for the Global Dialogue. The
Advisory Group is composed of selected countries from the key regions
of the world. The Action Plan also includes a proposed timeline.
The Facilitator
for the process leading to the Inaugural Meeting as well as the relationship
between the Facilitator and the participating countries will have been
identified (October 2002).
1. Arrange a
Preparatory Meeting (March-April 2003)
This first meeting
aims to bring together Members at the time to:
- Review the preparations
for the Inaugural Meeting;
- Identify the
proposed elements of the Global Dialogue that are the object of consensus;
- Identify the
proposed elements of the Global Dialogue that need further work to
facilitate consensus at the time of the Inaugural Meeting.
For more information
on the list of elements of the Global Dialogue, refer to the Action
Plan on Defining the Global Dialogue.
Actions to be taken
for arranging the Preparatory Meeting:
- Consultations
to determine location and date of the Preparatory Meeting (November-December
2002) ;
- Initiate discussions
with other sector activities or organizations to explore the role
they may wish to play in the Global Dialogue (November 2002 and on);
- Develop criteria
for participation at the Preparatory Meeting and possible status of
different participants, e.g. national governments, IGOs, NGOs, other
sector organizations, etc. (November-December 2002)
- Develop an agenda
and rules of procedures for the Preparatory Meeting (November-December
2002)
- Develop draft
documents on the elements of the Global Dialogue for consideration
at the Preparatory Meeting, (November 2002 to January 2003)
- Circulate for
decision by Members the proposed criteria for participation, agenda
and rules of procedures for the Preparatory Meeting (January 2003)
- Circulate to
Member for their comments the draft documents to be considered at
the Preparatory Meeting (January-February 2003)
- Identify funding
needs for participants (January-February 2003)
- Finalize travel
arrangements for participants (February-March 2003)
2. Arrange the
Inaugural Meeting (November 2003?)
This meeting is aimed at launching the Global Dialogue
Actions to be taken:
- Determine location
and date of meeting (January 2003);
- Review outcome
of the Preparatory Meeting to revise documents for decision at the
Inaugural Meeting by the facilitator, including consultation with
Members to resolve outstanding issues (May-July 2003);
- Circulate, for
comments by Members, agenda and revised documents for decision at
the Inaugural Meeting (August-September 2003);
- Identify funding
needs for participants (July-August- 2003)
- Finalize travel
arrangements for participants (September-October 2003)
- Prepare and circulate
the final version of documents to be tabled at the Inaugural Meeting
(September-October 2003)
The Inaugural Meeting
will mark the end of this preparatory Action Plan. Activity will continue
based on the outcome of the Inaugural Meeting.
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