Report of 2011

2011

Task forces for the UN Vienna-based Organizations were established in order to ensure better coordination of substantive matters related to the work programme of the various organizations:

See detailed summary report of G-77 activities during 2011

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)

Task Force Leader: Mr. Rómulo Acurio, Minister Counsellor, PM of Peru (Jan-May) – followed by: Mr. Carlos Enrique Garcia Castillo, Second Secretary, PM of Peru (May-Dec)

Plenary meetings

28.2. IAEA Board of Governors, starting 7 March 2011
16.3. Briefing by Mr. K. Aning, DDG, TC on the programmatic priorities, budget expectations and the objectives of the INTOUCH platform, as well as TC activities
29.3. Nuclear accident Japan
1.4. Coordination of meetings in Vienna in June 2011, G77 Letter to the DG of IAEA
28.4. PBC starting on 2 May 2011; FINGOV matters
31.5. IAEA Board of Governors, starting on 6 June 2011
3.6. Consultations with Ambassador Rasi, Chairperson of the Working Group on the Financing of the Agency’s Activities, on budgetary issues, IAEA Board of Governors, starting on 6 June 2011
17.6. IAEA Ministerial Conference on Nuclear Safety to be held in Vienna from 20-24 June 2011
8.9. IAEA Board of Governors, starting 12 September 2011

Task Force meetings

27.1. Discussion on the workprogramme for 2011
15.2. Briefing with the UK mission on “Assurance of Nuclear Fuel Supply”
25.2. IAEA Board of Governors, starting 7 March 2011
1.3. IAEA Board of Governors, starting 7 March 2011
3.3. IAEA Board of Governors, starting 7 March 2011
8.3. IAEA Board of Governors, starting 7 March 2011
9.3.IAEA Board of Governors, starting 7 March 2011
11.3. Statement for the meeting of the Working Group on the TCF target (Monday 14th) and Draft working paper on TCF targets
18.3. Preparation of briefing by DDG K. Aning, Discussion of draft working paper on TCF target
28.3. Draft working paper on TCF targets
29.3. Draft working paper on TCF targets and letter addressed to the DG of IAEA on Nuclear accident
31.3. Draft working paper on TCF targets and letter addressed to the DG of IAEA on Nuclear accident
12.4. 1. Preparation of the Program and Budget Committee meeting starting on 2 May 2011. Possible budgetary implications of the June Ministerial Conference on Nuclear Security and, more broadly, of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear emergency. Initial exchange of ideas on possible long-term mechanisms to improve the sustainability, assurance and predictability for the financing of the technical cooperation activities of the Agency.
14.4. Preparation for the Informal open ended consultations on preparations for the Ministerial Conference on Nuclear Safety scheduled for 20-24 June 2011
21.4. Preparations for the PBC, starting on 2 May 2011
26.4. Preparations for the PBC, starting on 2 May 2011
27.4. Preparations for the PBC, starting on 2 May 2011
9.5. Preparations for the June Board, starting on 6 June 2011
12.5. Preparations for the June Board, starting on 6 June 2011 and briefing by Ambassador Guerreiro on the TCF targets
16.5. Preparations for the June Board, starting on 6 June 2011
18.5. Preparations for the June Board, starting on 6 June 2011
23.5. Preparations for the June Board, starting on 6 June 2011
26.5. Preparations for the June Board, starting on 6 June 2011
30.5. Preparations for the June Board, starting on 6 June 2011
1.6. Preparations for the June Board, starting on 6 June 2011
6.6. Preparations for the June Board, starting on 6 June 2011
14.6. IAEA Ministerial Conference on Nuclear Safety to be held in Vienna from 20-24 June 2011
12.7. Briefing with Mr. Khammar Mrabit, Director, Office of Nuclear Security
9.8. IAEA General Conference, 19-23 September 2011 – draft resolutions
25.8. IAEA General Conference, 19-23 September 2011 – draft resolutions
2.9. IAEA Board of Governors, 12-16 September 2011 and IAEA General Conference, 19-23 September 2011 – draft resolutions
7.9. IAEA Board of Governors, starting 12 September 2011
9.9. IAEA General Conference, 19-23 September 2011 – draft resolutions
12.9. IAEA General Conference, 19-23 September 2011 – draft resolutions
13.9. IAEA General Conference, 19-23 September 2011 – draft resolutions
14.9. IAEA General Conference, 19-23 September 2011 – draft resolutions
15.9. IAEA General Conference, 19-23 September 2011 – draft resolutions
16.9. IAEA General Conference, 19-23 September 2011 – draft resolutions
19.9. IAEA General Conference, 19-23 September 2011 – draft resolutions
20.9. IAEA General Conference, 19-23 September 2011 – draft resolutions
21.9. IAEA General Conference, 19-23 September 2011 – draft resolutions
22.9. IAEA General Conference, 19-23 September 2011 – draft resolutions
17.10.IAEA Board of Governors, Technical Assistance and Cooperation Committee, 14-16 November 2011
27.10. IAEA Board of Governors, Technical Assistance and Cooperation Committee, 14-16 November 2011
14.12. Briefing with Mr. Khammar Mrabit, Director, Office of Nuclear Security

Working Group meetings

18.2. Preparations for the IAEA March Board, starting 7 March 2011
23.2. IAEA Board of Governors, starting 7 March 2011

United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)

Task Force Leader: Mr. Suleiman Dauda Umar, Minister, PM of Nigeria from January – September 2011 – Ms. Oluwatobi Osobukola-Abubu, Second Secretary, PM of Nigeria – from October – December 2011

Plenary meetings

26.1. Turn-over ceremony of the Chairmanship of the G77 Vienna Chapter
4.3. Recent developments on UNIDO with the Director-General, Mr. Kandeh Yumkella
11.3. G77 activities in all Vienna-based UN Organizations
29.3. External Auditor – candidate Pakistan
1.4. Coordination of meetings in Vienna in June 2011, G77 Letter to the DG of IAEA
9.5. UNIDO 27th session of the Programme and Budget Committee Meeting, 11-13 May 2011
13.5. UNIDO 27th session of the Programme and Budget Committee Meeting, 11-13 May 2011 with the presence of DG Yumkella
17.6. UNIDO 39th session of the Industrial Development Board, 22-24 June 2011
8.9. Informal Open-ended Working Group on the Future of UNIDO, briefing by H.E. Mr. CHO Hyun Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Korea in his capacity as President of the IDB
23.11. UNIDO LDC Ministerial Meeting, 24-25 November 2011, UNIDO 14th General Conference, 28 November – 2 December 2011, G77 and China statements and GC Draft Resolutions

Task Force meetings

11.3. Recent developments in UNIDO
27.4. Preparations for UNIDO PBC, 27th session, 11-13 May 2011
3.5. Preparations for UNIDO PBC, 27th session, 11-13 May 2011
9.5. UNIDO 27th session of the Programme and Budget Committee Meeting, 11-13 May 2011
20.5. UNIDO 39th session of the Industrial Development Board, 22-24 June 2011
26.5. UNIDO 39th session of the Industrial Development Board, 22-24 June 2011
31.5. UNIDO 39th session of the Industrial Development Board, 22-24 June 2011
9.6. UNIDO 39th session of the Industrial Development Board, 22-24 June 2011
16.6. UNIDO 39th session of the Industrial Development Board, 22-24 June 2011
23.6. UNIDO 39th session of the Industrial Development Board, 22-24 June 2011
6.10.UNIDO Informal open-ended working group on the future, including programmes and resources, of UNIDO, UNIDO General Conference, 14th session, 28 November – 2 December 2011
21.10. UNIDO General Conference, 14th session, 28 November – 2 December 2011
2.11. UNIDO General Conference, 14th session, 28 November – 2 December 2011
9.11. UNIDO General Conference, 14th session, 28 November – 2 December 2011
14.11. UNIDO General Conference, 14th session, 28 November – 2 December 2011
16.11. Inputs for the G77 contribution on the Terms of Reference for the Informal Working Group on the future, including programmes and resources, of UNIDO
17.11. UNIDO General Conference, 14th session, 28 November – 2 December 2011
28.11. UNIDO General Conference, 14th session, 28 November – 2 December 2011
29.11. UNIDO General Conference, 14th session, 28 November – 2 December 2011
30.11. UNIDO General Conference, 14th session, 28 November – 2 December 2011
1.12. UNIDO General Conference, 14th session, 28 November – 2 December 2011
1.12. UNIDO General Conference, 14th session, 28 November – 2 December 2011
2.12. UNIDO General Conference, 14th session, 28 November – 2 December 2011

United Nations Office at Vienna (UNODC and COPUOS)

Chairperson of the Task Force: Ms. Jeanne Mrad, First Secretary, PM of Lebanon (January – June) and Mr. Asif Memon, Counsellor, PM of Pakistan (July – December)

Plenary meetings

28.2. FINGOV matters
17.3. UNODC: 54th CND session, 21-25 March 2011
18.3. UNODC: 54th CND session, 21-25 March 2011
8.4. UNODC: CCPCJ 20th session, 11-15 April 2011
21.10. UNODC: Conference of the States Parties to the UN Convention against Corruption, 4th session, Marrakesh, 24-28 October 2011
23.11. Briefing by Mr. Gilberto Gerra, Chief, Drug Prevention and Health, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime on the Youth Initiative

Task Force meetings

10.2. UNODC: Briefing by Mr. John Sandage on the forthcoming Symposium on Terrorism, 16-17 March 2011; Exchange of views on UN.GIFT
14.2. forthcoming Symposium on Terrorism, 16-17 March 2011
15.2. UNODC: Briefing by Mr. Marc Shaw on UN.GIFT
22.2. UNODC: FINGOV matters
25.2. UNODC: FINGOV matters
3.3. UNODC: CND matters, Commission on Narcotic Drugs, 54th session, 18.-25.3.2011
8.3. UNODC: FINGOV matters
9.3. UNODC: CND matters, Commission on Narcotic Drugs, 54th session, 18.-25.3.2011; G77 letter to UNODC (thematic program on crime prevention and criminal justice reform (2010-11)
11.3. UNODC: CND matters, Commission on Narcotic Drugs, 54th session, 18.-25.3.2011; G77 letter to UNODC (thematic program on crime prevention and criminal justice reform (2010-11)
14.3. UNODC: CND matters, Commission on Narcotic Drugs, 54th session, 18.-25.3.2011; FINGOV strategy and roadmap ahead
22.3. UNODC: CND 54th session, 21-25 March 2011 (Draft Resolutions)
24.3. UNODC: CND 54th CND session, 21-25 March 2011 (Draft Resolutions)
25.3. UNODC: CND 54th session, 21-25 March 2011 (Draft Resolutions)
1.4. UNODC: CCPCJ 20th session, 11-15 April 2011 (Draft Statement)
4.4. UNODC: CCPCJ 20th session, 11-15 April 2011 (Draft Statement)
6.4. UNODC: CCPCJ 20th session, 11-15 April 2011 (Draft Statement)
11.4. UNODC: CCPCJ 20th session, 11-15 April 2011 (Draft Resolutions)
14.4. am UNODC: CCPCJ 20th session, 11-15 April 2011 (Draft Resolutions)
14.4. pm UNODC: CCPCJ 20th session, 11-15 April 2011 (Draft Resolutions)
13.5. UNODC: Preparations for the UNTOC Review Mechanism, 17-19 May 2011
17.8. UNODC: Informal Meeting of the Standing Open-ended Intergovernmental Working Group on Improving the Governance and Financial Situation of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (FINGOV) scheduled for 18 August 2011; Conference of the States Parties to the UN Convention against Corruption: Open-ended Intergovernmental Working Group on Prevention, 22-24.8.11; Conference of the States Parties to the UN Convention against Corruption: Open-ended Intergovernmental Working Group on Asset Recovery, 25-26.8.11
26.9. UNODC: Conference of the States Parties to the UN Convention against Corruption, 4th session, Marrakesh, 24-28 October 2011 and UNCAC Working Group on Trafficking in Persons, 4th session, 10-12 October 2011
4.10. UNODC: Conference of the States Parties to the UN Convention against Corruption, 4th session, Marrakesh, 24-28 October 2011 and UNCAC Working Group on Trafficking in Persons, 4th session, 10-12 October 2011
7.10. UNODC: Conference of the States Parties to the UN Convention against Corruption, 4th session, Marrakesh, 24-28 October 2011 and UNCAC Working Group on Trafficking in Persons, 4th session, 10-12 October 2011
11.10. UNODC: Conference of the States Parties to the UN Convention against Corruption, 4th session, Marrakesh, 24-28 October 2011
12.10. UNODC: Informal Consultations on Conference of the States Parties to the UN Convention against Corruption, 4th session, Marrakesh, 24-28 October 2011
14.10. UNODC: Conference of the States Parties to the UN Convention against Corruption, 4th session, Marrakesh, 24-28 October 2011
18.10. UNODC: Conference of the States Parties to the UN Convention against Corruption, 4th session, Marrakesh, 24-28 October 2011 – Draft resolutions

COPUOS (Outerspace)

Task Force Leader: Mr. Marco Castillo Parra, Second Secretary, PM of Venezuela

Plenary meetings

4.2. OOSA: Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space: Scientific and Technical Subcommittee, 48th session and UNODC: Seminar on “Strengthening the Response to Terrorism by Addressing Connections with Related Criminal Activities”, 16-17 March 2011
31.5. OOSA: Preparations for the 54th session of the Committee on the Peaceful uses of Outer Space, 1-10 June 2011
3.6. OOSA: Briefing by Ambassador Ciro Arevalo and Ambassador Raimundo Gonzalez Aninat, members of the G15 of COPUOS on the United Nations Space Policy and Interregional Cooperation

Task Force meetings

18.1. OOSA: Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space: Scientific and Technical Subcommittee, 48th session
25.1. OOSA: Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space: Scientific and Technical Subcommittee, 48th session
2.1. OOSA: Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space: Scientific and Technical Subcommittee, 48th session
4.3. OOSA: Preparations for the 49th session of the Legal Subcommittee, 28.3.-8.4.2011
14.3. OOSA: Preparations for the 49th session of the Legal Subcommittee, 28.3.-8.4.2011
18.3. OOSA: Preparations for the 49th session of the Legal Subcommittee, 28.3.-8.4.2011
29.3. OOSA: Preparations for the 49th session of the Legal Subcommittee, 28.3.-8.4.2011
5.5. OOSA: Preparations for the 54th session of the Committee on the Peaceful uses of Outer Space, 1-10 June 2011
9.5. OOSA: Preparations for the 54th session of the Committee on the Peaceful uses of Outer Space, 1-10 June 2011
13.5. OOSA: Preparations for the 54th session of the Committee on the Peaceful uses of Outer Space, 1-10 June 2011
20.5. OOSA: Preparations for the 54th session of the Committee on the Peaceful uses of Outer Space, 1-10 June 2011
26.5. OOSA: Preparations for the 54th session of the Committee on the Peaceful uses of Outer Space, 1-10 June 2011

Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO)

Task Force Leader: Ms. Cinthia Echavarria, Counsellor, PM Argentina

Plenary meetings

15.2. Adoption of the G77 and China Statement for WGB, 36th session, 14.2.-4.3.11
28.2. Joint Meeting of WGA and WGB, 28 February 2011, adoption of the G77 and China Statement
20.5. 39th Meeting of Working Group A, 23-25 May 2011
31.5. Briefing by Mr. Tibor Toth, Executive Secretary of the CTBTO on the forthcoming PrepCom
10.6. Preparations for the 36th Meeting of the PrepCom, 14-15 June 2011
21.10. CTBTO Preparatory Commission, 37th session, 24-28 October 2011

Task Force meetings

28.1. 36th session of Working Group B Meeting, 14.2.-4.3.11
2.2. 36th session of Working Group B Meeting, 14.2.-4.3.11
10.2. Preparation for Thirty-Sixth Session of WGB, 14.2-4.3.11
23.2. Joint Meeting of WGA and WGB, 28 February 2011, G77 and China Statement
24.2. (am) Preparation for Thirty-Sixth Session of WGB, 14.2-4.3.11
24.2. (pm) Joint Meeting of WGA and WGB, 28 February 2011, G77 and China Statement, followed by informal consultations with Mr. Hein Haak, Chairman of WGB
12.5. Preparations for the 39th Meeting of Working Group A, 23-25 May 2011
19.5. Preparations for the 39th Meeting of Working Group A, 23-25 May 2011 and Informal consultations with the Director of the On-Site Inspection (OSI) Division, Mr. Oleg Rozhkov and the Acting Director of the Administration Division, Mr. Sylwin Gizowski
7.6. Preparations for the 36th Meeting of the PrepCom, 14-15 June 2011
9.6. Preparations for the 36th Meeting of the PrepCom, 14-15 June 2011
26.8. Preparations for the 37th Meeting of Working Group B, 22 August – 9 September 2011
2.9. Informal consultations with the Director of the On-Site Inspection (OSI) Division, Mr. Oleg Rozhkov followed by preparations for the 17th Joint Meeting of Working Group A and B, 5 September 2011
29.9. Preparations for the 40th Meeting of Working Group A, 3-5 October 2011
30.9. Preparations for the 40th Meeting of Working Group A, 3-5 October 2011
17.10. CTBTO Preparatory Commission, 37th session, 24-28 October 2011
19.10. CTBTO Preparatory Commission, 37th session, 24-28 October 2011
21.10. CTBTO Preparatory Commission, 37th session, 24-28 October 2011