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 PARA ESPAÑOL HAGA CLIC AQUÍ
POUR FRANCAIS CLICQUÉ ICI
The 39th Plenary Assembly of the World Federation of United Nations Associations was hosted by the UNA-Republic of Korea in Seoul from 10-12 August 2009. The Plenary Assembly, which is the highest decision making body of WFUNA, was chaired by the outgoing President, Hans Blix, and saw the participation of 122 delegates from 49 UNAs, representing every region of t he world. In addition, 43 youth delegates from 24 UNAs held their meeting at the same time. The Plenary Assembly made decisions about the policy priorities and programmatic direction of the organization for the next three years; specifically it issued the Seoul Declaration and a set of Resolutions ranging in focus from the Responsibility to Protect to Climate Change. Additionally, the Plenary elected the new leadership of the Federation, most notably the new President, Park Soo Gil, who is the former Korean Ambassador to the United Nations.
The documents for the Plenary Assembly can be found in the UNA memebers section of this website.
39th Plenary Assembly Outcome Documents:
39th Plenary Assembly details:
39th Plenary Assembly forms:
2:00-3:00 Meeting of the Membership Committee
3:00-4:00 Meeting of the Finance Committee
4:00-5:00 Meeting of the Youth Task Force
These meetings are for members of the WFUNA Executive Committee
10:00 - 1:00 Meeting of the Executive Committee
1:15 - 2:45 Luncheon for the Executive Committee members
3:00 - 4:00 Meeting of the Heads of Delegations
4:30 - 6:00 Meeting of the Regional Groups
7:00 - 9:00 Informal gathering for youth delegates
3:00-7:00 Registration
8:30-9:45 Registration
9:00 Meeting of the Credentials Committee
10:00 Opening ceremony:
Addresses by:
• President of UNA-Republic of Korea, Mr. Kim Seung Youn
• President of World Federation of UN Associations, Dr. Hans Blix
• Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea, Dr. Han Seung-soo
• United Nations Secretary-General, Mr. Ban Ki-moon
11:00 Break
11:15 Plenary Session 1:
Opening of the Plenary Assembly
Report of the Credentials Committee
Adoption of the Agenda
Welcome to candidates for UNA membership
Organization of work:
• Nomination of the Chairs and Rapporteurs of the two Commissions
• Nomination of the members of the Constitution and Elections Committees
Secretary-General’s Report on the work of the Secretariat
Treasurer’s Report
Elections – closure of nominations for the election of the President, Vice-President and Treasurer at 12.00pm
12:30 VIP Luncheon Hosted by the President of the UNA-Republic of Korea
12:30 Luncheon for delegates
2:00 Plenary Session 2:
Panel of speakers on policy issues:
• Sustainable Development
• Peace and Disarmament
• Human Rights
• UN Reform
3:30 Four workshops on the policy issues
(Meetings of the Constitution and Elections Committees)
5:30 Plenary Session 2 (continued):
Conduct of elections of the President, Vice-Presidents, Treasurer and Secretary-General
Feedback from the workshops
6:00 Close
7:00 Dinner hosted by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of the Republic of Korea
9:00 Plenary Session 3:
Announcement of the outcome of the elections of the President, Vice-Presidents,
Treasurer and Secretary-General
Amendments to the Constitution
Report of the Executive Committee on Membership Issues
WFUNA’s Global Citizen Campaign
(Meeting of the Elections Committee)
10:45 Coffee Break
(Meeting of the Constitution Committee, if required)
11:15 Elections – closure of nominations for election to the Executive Committee at 11.15
Commission 1: Session 1 Seoul Declaration and policy work of WFUNA
Commission 2: Session 1 Organizational and communication issues, budget, and revised membership dues schedule
12:30 Luncheon for all delegates
2:00 Commission 1: Session 2 Seoul Declaration and policy work of WFUNA
Commission 2: Session 2 Organizational and communication issues,
budget, and revised membership dues schedule
4:00 Coffee Break
(Meeting of the Elections Committee)
4:30 Plenary Session 4:
Report of WFUNA-youth
Model UN
Young Professionals Initiatives
6:00 Close
7:00 Reception hosted by the Friends of WFUNA
9:00 Plenary Session 5:
Reports of the two Commissions:
• Commission 1: Seoul Declaration and policy work of WFUNA
• Commission 2: Organizational and communication issues, budget, and
revised membership dues schedule
11:00 Coffee Break
11:15 Plenary Session 5 (continued):
Conduct of the elections for the Executive Committee
Continuation of the consideration of the two Commission Reports
Announcement of the results of elections for the Executive Committee
12:30 Luncheon for all delegates
2:00 Plenary Session 6:
Announcements of Honorary Presidents
Date and place of the 40th Plenary Assembly
Other business
Close
3:30 Meeting of the Executive Committee
8:00-6:00 UNA-ROK Organized Tour of the DMZ for all participants of the Plenary Assembly and their spouses. View details at:www.wfuna.org/dmztour
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