Date and Venue: The meeting wil take place in Yamoussoukro, Côte d'Ivoire, from 10 to 13 June 2008 at the Félix Houphouët-Boigny Peace Foundation/Convention Centre. Participation is open only to representatives of the Member States of the Group of 77 and China.

To date, eleven sessions of IFCC have been held: IFCC-I in Manila, Philippines (23-28  August 1982); IFCC-II in Tunis, Tunisia (5-10 September 1983); IFCC-III in Cartagena, Colombia (3-10 September 1984); IFCC-IV in Jakarta, Indonesia (19-23 August 1985); IFCC-V in Cairo, Egypt (18-23 August 1986); IFCC-VI in Havana, Cuba (7-12 September 1987); IFCC-VII in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (31 July-5 August 1989); IFCC-VIII in Panama City, Panama (30 August-4 September 1993); IFCC-IX in Manila, Philippines (9-12 February 1996); IFCC-X in Teheran, Islamic Republic of Iran (18-23 August 2001); and IFCC-XII in Havana, Cuba (21-23 March 2005). 

Programme: The detailed programme of the meeting including the opening ceremony will be issued separately to the Member States.

A number of side cultural and artistic events will be organized on the occasion of the conference including suightseeing tours, exhibitions and concerts. A social/cultural programme will be issued separately.

Documentation: Background documents will be made available to all the Permanent Missions of Member States in New York prior to the meeting.