The first meeting of the Preparatory Committee was held on 12-13 July, 2007, in Geneva, Switzerland. The meeting took place in the Palais des Nations, Salle VIII.
Preparatory Committee
In preparation to the UNECE Ministerial Conference on Ageing, an open-ended intergovernmental Preparatory Committee was formed with the nominated delegates from the Member States of UNECE. The main objective of the meeting was to decide upon the content and modalities of the Conference, including the agenda, the background documents, and the draft political declaration. The Preparatory Committee would also serve as the drafting committee for the Political Declaration that the Conference is expected to adopt.
PRESENTATIONS
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| Roadmap to the 2007 UNECE Ministerial Conference on Ageing | |||
| Review & Appraisal of the Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing: Modalities, Content and Process | |||
| Activities of the European Centre Vienna Mainstreaming Ageing: Indicators to Monitor Implementation | |||
| Plans for the Research Forum | |||
| Presentation by Spain | |||
| Draft agenda of the Conference | |||
| Envisaged background documents | |||
| Draft elements for the political declaration | |||
| Title of the Conference | |||
BUREAU
The first meeting of the Preparatory Committee elected the Chair, Vice-Chair and the Bureau, as follows:
| Chair | Spain | Ms Susana Viñuela Adviser Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs |
| Vice-Chair | Austria | Ms Erika Winkler Deputy Director Centre for Ageing, Population and Volunteering Policies Federal Ministry of Social Security, Generations and Consumer Protection |
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| Czech Republic | Mr Petr Wija Department for Social Affairs Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs |
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| Germany | Ms Dorika Seib Department of Senior Citizens Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth |
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| Portugal | Ms Odete Severino Soares Desk Officer Ministry for Labour and Social Solidarity |
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| Russian Federation | Ms Irina Bondarenko Head of Division Ministry of Health and Social Development |
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| Serbia | Ms Lidija Kozarcanin Head of Department for Research Republic Institute for Social Protection |
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| United States | Mr David Hohman Health Attaché Permanent Mission of the United States of America to the United Nations Office at Geneva |
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| Uzbekistan | Mr Makhmudjon Ziyadullaev Head of Department for Pension Provision Ministry of Labour and Social Protection of the Republic of Uzbekistan |
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| Observers | ||
| Mr Bernd Marin Executive Director European Centre for Social Welfare Policy and Research |
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| Mr Dirk Jarré Coordinator for the NGO forum |
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In its first ad hoc meeting after the PrepCom session on 13 July, the Bureau specified the work plan on drafting the ministerial declaration.
DOCUMENTS
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| Report of the meeting | |||
| Short summary of the meeting | |||
| List of participants | |||
| Documents | |||
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| Provisional agenda of the PrepCom | |||
| Recommendations of the Expert Group | |||
| Draft agenda of the Conference | |||
| Draft rules of procedure of the Conference | |||
| Draft elements for the political declaration | |||
| Background material | |||
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| MIPAA/RIS | |||
| Reporting guidelines | DOC | ||
| What is new in the draft elements for the political declaration? | |||
| Press release for the PrepCom | |||
| Terms of Reference and Rules of Procedure of the ECE (4th rev. ed. Nov 2006) | |||