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THE PRESENCE OF THE HOLY SEE
IN THE MULTILATERAL DIPLOMACY

 

I - NON-EXAUSTIVE LIST OF MEETINGS OF INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS IN WHICH THE HOLY SEE HAS PARTICIPATED

 

II - Organization of the United Nations General Assembly

 

1.1.    Main Committees

1.1.1. First Committee (Disarmament and International Security)
   
1.1.2. Second Committee (Economic and Financial Questions)
   
1.1.3. Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural Questions)
   
1.1.4. Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization)
   
1.1.5. Sixth Committee (Legal Questions)
Plenary Meetings
  Special sessions

 

1.2      Subsidiary Organs

1.2.1 Disarmament Commission
   
1.2.2 Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
   
1.2.3 Committee on Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS)
   
1.2.4 Ad Hoc Committee of the General Assembly for the Announcement of Voluntary Contributions to the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
   
1.2.5 Ad Hoc Committee of the General Assembly for the Announcement of Voluntary Contributions to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East
   
1.2.6 Executive Committee of the Programme of the UNHCR
   
1.2.7 Human Rights Council
   
1.2.8 Executive Board of the United Nations Children's Fund

 

1.3   Programmes et fonds

1.3.1 Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
   
1.3.2 United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
   
1.3.3 United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
   
1.3.4 United Nations World Food Programme (WFP)

 

2 - Security Council

 

3 - Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)

Substantive Sessions (New York, Geneva)           

3. 1 Functional Commissions
   
3.1.1 Commission on Human Rights
 
3.1.2 Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice
Congress on the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders
   
3.1.3 Commission on Narcotic Drugs
   
3.1.4 Commission on Population and Development
   
3.1.5 Commission on Science and Technology for Development
   
3.1.6 Commission for Social Development
   
3.1.7 Commission on the Status of Women
   
3.1.8  Commission on Sustainable Development
   
3. 2 Regional Economic Commissions
   
3.2.1 Economic Commission for Europe (CEE-NU)
   
3.2.2 Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)

 

4 - Specialized Agencies, Related Organizations

 

4.1  Specialized Agencies

4.1.1 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
   
4.1.2  International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
   
4.1.3 International Labour Organization (ILO)  
   
4.1.4 United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
   
4.1.5 United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
   
4.1.6 World Health Organization (WHO)
   
4.1.7 World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)

 

4.2  Related Organizations

4.2.1 International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
   
4.2.2 Preparatory Commission for the Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO)
   
4.2.3 Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
   
4.2.4 World Trade Organization (WTO)

       

III. - Regional Organizations and Institutions

1.   Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe (CSCE)

 

1.1    Helsinki Consultations (1972-1973)
   
1.2 Conference (1973-1975)
   
1.3 Summits (Paris, Helsinki, Budapest)
   
1.4 Follow-up Meetings (Belgrade, Madrid, Vienna, Helsinki)
   
1.5 Review Conference (Budapest)
   
1.6 Ministerial Council
   
1.7 Committee of Senior Officials
   
1.8 Conference on Confidence and Security-Building Measures and Disarmament in Europe (CSBM)
   
1.9 Experts Meetings
   
1.10 Conferences on the Human Dimension (Paris, Copenhagen, Moscow)
   
1.11 Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
Implementation Meeting on Human Dimension Issues
Seminar on Human Dimension

 

2.  Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe  (OSCE)

2.1 Summits (Lisbon, Istanbul)
   
2.2  Review Conferences (Vienna 1996, 1999)
   
2.3 Ministerial Councils
   
2.4 Permanent Council
   
2.5 Economic and Environmental Forum
   
2.6 Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
   Implementation Meetings on Human Dimension Issues
   Seminars on Human Dimension
   
OSCE Conferences
 
3. Organization of American States (OAS)
 
4. African Union
 
5. Council of Europe
 
5.1 Conferences of Heads of State and Government
 
5.2 Conferences of Specialized Ministers
   
5.2.1 Conference of European Ministers of Education
   
5.2.2 Conference of European Ministers responsible for Family Affairs
   
5.2.3 Conference of European Ministers of Justice
   
5.2.4 Conference of European Ministers responsible for the Cultural Heritage
   
5.2.5 Conference of European Ministers on the Environment
   
5.2.6 Conference of European Ministers of Labour
   
5.2.7 Conference of European Ministers responsible for Sport
   
5.2.8 Conference of European Ministers responsible for Local Collectivities
   
5.2.9 Conference of European Ministers responsible for Cultural Affairs
   
5.2.10 Conference of European Ministers responsible for Social Security
   
5.2.11 Conference of European Ministers responsible for Migrations Affaires
   
5.2.12 Conference of European Ministers for Health
   
5.2.13 Conference of European Ministers responsible for Research
   
5.2.14 European Ministerial Conference on Human Rights
   
5.2.15 Conference of European Ministers responsible for Youth
   
5.2.16 Conference of European Ministers responsible for Equality between Women and Men
   
5.2.17 European Ministerial Conference on Mass Media Policy
   
5.2.18 Conference of European Ministers responsible for integration Policies for People with Disabilities

                           

5.3 European Population Conference (Strasburg, 1982)

5.4 Meetings sponsored by the Council of Europe

6. International Organization for Migration (IOM)

 

IV – International Conferences and Meetings

 

1. Conferences and Meetings organized by the United Nations

1.1 Conference on the Status of Refugees and Stateless Persons (Geneva, 1951)
   
1.2 Conference on Diplomatic Intercourse and Immunities (Vienna, 1961)
   
1.3 Conference on Science and Technology for Development
a)Geneva 1963
b)Vienna 1979
   
1.4   Conference on Consular Relations (Vienna, 1963)
   
1.5 Conference on the Law of Treaties (Vienna, 1968)
   
1.6 Conference on Human Rights
a)Teheran, 1968
b)Vienna, 1993
   
1.7  Conference for the Adoption of a Protocol on Psychotropic Substances (Vienna, 1971)
   
1.8  Review Conferences of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons
   
1.9 Conference to Consider Amendments to the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs (Geneva, 1972)
   
1.10  Conference on Human Environment (Stockholm, 1972)
   
1.11 Seminar on Human Rights and scientific and technological developments (Vienna, 1972)
   
1.12 World Conference on Population
a)Rome, 1954
b)Bucharest 1974
c)Colombo (Conference for Asia) 1982
d)Mexico, 1984
e)Cairo, 1994
   
1.13 World Food Conference
a)Rome, 1974
b)Rome, 1996
   
1.14 Diplomatic Conference on the reaffirmation and development of international humanitarian law applicable in armed conflicts (Geneva, 1974-1977)
   
1.15 Conference on the Law of the Sea (1958-1982)
   
1.16 Conference on the Representation of States in their Relations with International Organizations (Vienna, 1975)
   
1.17 World Conferences on Women
a)Mexico, 1975
b)Copenhagen, 1980
c)Nairobi, 1985
d)Beijing, 1995
   
1.18  Conference on Human Settlements
a)Vancouver, 1976
b)Istanbul, 1996
   
1.19 Conference on Territorial Asylum (Geneva, 1977)
   
1.20 World Water Forum
a)Mar del Plata, 1977
b)Kyoto, 2003
c)Mexico, 2006
   
1.21 Conference on Desertification (Nairobi, 1977)
   
1.22 World Conference for action against apartheid (Lagos, 1977)
   
1.23 World Conference to combat racism and racial discrimination (Geneva 1978, 1983)
   
1.24 World Conference on agrarian reform ad rural development (Rome 1979)
   
1.25 Conference on Refugees and Emigrants
a)South East Asia (Geneva 1979, 1989)
b)Africa (Geneva 1984)
c)Central America (Guatemala 1989, New York 1990)
   
1.26 Conference on the Least Developed Countries (Paris 1981, 1990)
   
1.27 Conference on the economic reactivation and development of Equatorial Guinea (Geneva 1982)
   
1.28 World Assembly on the problems of ageing population
a)Vienna 1982
b)Madrid 2002
   
1.29 Conference on the Exploration and Peaceful Use of Outer Space (Vienna 1982, 1989)
   
1.30 Conference on the Palestinian Question (Geneva 1983)
   
1.31 World Conference on Fisheries Management and Development (Rome 1984)
   
1.32 Seminar on the encouragement of understanding, tolerance and respect in matters relating to freedom of religion or belief (Geneva 1984)
   
1.33  U.N. Conference on Emergency Assistance to Africa (Geneva 1985)
   
1.34 International Conference on the Relationship between Disarmament and Development (New York 1987)
   
1.35 Conference for the Adoption of a Convention against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Vienna 1988)
   
1.36 World Summit for Children (New York, 1990)
   
1.37 Conference on Environment and Development (Rio de Janeiro, 1992)
   
1.38 International Conference on Nutrition (Rome, 1992)
   
1.39 Regional Conferences on Preparation of the International Year of Family
a)Europe and North America (La Valletta, 1993)
b)Latin America and Caribbean (Cartagena, 1993)
   
1.40 Global Conference on the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States (Barbados, 1994)
   
1.41 World Conference on Natural Disaster Reduction (Yokohama, 1994)
   
1.42 World Summit for Social Development (Copenhagen, 1995)
   
1.43 Drafting Group of the Preparatory Committee for the Fiftieth Anniversary of the United Nations (New York, 1995)
   
1.44 Review Conference on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons Which May Be Deemed to Be Excessively Injurious or to Have Indiscriminate Effects
   
1.45 Symposium on “Preventive Diplomacy: the Therapeutics of Mediation” (New York, 1996)
   
1.46 World Television Forum (New York 1996, 1997, 1998)
   
1.47 Review Conferences of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on their Destruction
a)Nairobi, 2004
b)Cartagena, 2009
   
1.48 Diplomatic Conference of Plenipotentiaries on the Establishment of an International Criminal Court (Rome 1998)
   
1.49 First World Conference of Ministers Responsible for Youth (Lisbon, 1998)
   
1.50 International Conferences organized by the Committee for the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People
a)Rome, 1999
b)Rome, 2007
   
1.51 The Millennium Summit (New York, 2000)
   
1.52 Conference on the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects (New York, 2001)
   
1.53 World Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance (Durban, 2001)
   
1.54 Conference on Financing for Development
a)Monterrey, 2002
b)Doha, 2008
   
1.55 World Summit on Sustainable Development
   
1.56 World Summit on the Information Society(Geneva, 2003)
   
1.57 World Summit for Action against Hunger and Poverty (New York, 2004)
   
1.58 Review Conferences of the States Parties to the Biological Weapons Convention
   
1.59 Conference on the World Financial and Economic Crisis and Its Impact on Development (New York, 2009)
   
1.60 Climate Change Conference (Copenhagen, 2009)

  

2. International Conferences and Meetings

2.1 International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent
   
2.2 Diplomatic Conference of Geneva
   
2.3 Conference on Adoption and Children's Care
   
2.4 International Conference on Youth and Childhood and National Development in Viet Nam (Saigon, 1975)
   
2.5 International Conference on Human Rights in Namibia (Dakar, 1976)
   
2.6 International Congress on Solar Energy (New Delhi, 1978)
   
2.7 International Congress Organized by the World Association for Religious Freedom (Rome, 1984)
   
2.8 World Ministerial Conference to Reduce the Demand for Drugs and to Combat the Cocaine Threat (London, 1990)
   
2.9 Conference of the World Jurist Association
   
2.10 International Conference for the Protection of War Victims (Geneva, 1993)
   
2.11 Round Table on Rwanda (Geneva, 1995, 1996)
   
2.12 World Congress against Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children (Stockholm, 1996)
   
2.13 Forum of Spiritual Leaders (New York, 1999)
   
2.14 International Conference on War-affected Children (Winnipeg, 2000)
   
2.15 World Congress against Death Penalty
a)Strasburg 2001
b)Paris, 2007
   
2.16   Diplomatic Conference for the Adoption of a Convention on Cluster Munitions (Dublin, 2009)
   
2.17 World Forum on Migration and Development
a)Brussels 2007
b)Manila, 2008

                                     

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