The Secretary-General of UNCTAD presents his compliments to the Governments of States members of UNCTAD and has the honour to refer to General Assembly resolution 57/235, of 20 December 2002, whereby the Assembly welcomed the generous offer made by the Government of Brazil to host the eleventh session of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development. The Conference will be held from 13 to 18 June 2004 in the premises of the Anhembi Convention Centre, São Paulo, Brazil.
The inaugural ceremony, with the participation, of several Heads of State or Government, will be held at 9 a.m. on Monday, 14 June 2004. It will be followed by a special event. A detailed programme of the day´s events will be circulated at a later date.
The provisional agenda, as approved by the Trade and Development Board at its 949th plenary meeting on 10 October 2003, and annotations are annexed hereto in document TD/391. The organization of work of the Conference will be issued as an addendum to document TD/391.
The first plenary session of the Conference will start at 3 p.m. on Monday, 14 June 2004, and will be immediately followed by a meeting of the Committee of the Whole. The general debate will begin on the afternoon of Monday, 14 June, and statements will be broadcast live on the Internet. In addition to the general statements and the Committee of the Whole, there will be a number of drafting groups, to be established as necessary during the Conference, as well as interactive thematic sessions, scheduled to start on the afternoon of Monday, 14 June 2004.
A number of on- and off-Conference site events, as well as high-level panels and round tables, are being organized. The Conference will also be preceded by a number of events. A detailed programme of events is annexed to this notification.
Representation
The attention of the Governments of States members of UNCTAD is drawn to rule 13 of the rules of procedure of the Conference (TD/63/Rev.2), which provides that credentials of their representatives are to be issued either by the Head of State or Government or by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the country concerned and that these credentials, together with the names of alternate representatives and advisers, should be communicated to the
Secretary-General of the UNCTAD.
The specialized agencies, the International Atomic Energy Agency, and the intergovernmental bodies designated under rule 76 of the rules of procedure of the Trade and Development Board and under rule 80 of the rules of procedure of the Conference, wishing to participate in the deliberations of the Conference, are requested to inform the Secretary-General of UNCTAD of the names of their representatives.
Accredited non-governmental organizations wishing to attend the public meetings of the Conference are requested to inform the Secretary-General of UNCTAD of the names of their representatives.
The attention of participants is drawn to the information for participants in document TD/INF.38, as well as to an information note prepared by the Government of Brazil on accommodation and transportation, which are attached to this notification.
For the purposes of expediting the process of registration and issuance of photo ID security badges, the letter of credentials of representatives, together with a registration form for each participant and two recent passport-size photographs (with the name clearly printed on the reverse side of each photo), should be sent to the secretariat to the address below as early as possible and before 28 May 2004. The registration form can be downloaded from the UNCTAD XI website
(www.unctadxi.org).
It would also greatly facilitate the process of registration if copies of the abovementioned letter of credentials and registration forms could be faxed to the secretariat in advance. This will ensure inclusion on the provisional list of participants, which will be available at the opening of the Conference, and will enable Conference badges to be prepared in advance.
UNCTAD XI: Accreditation and Registration
Office E-8103
Palais des Nations
CH-1211 Geneva 10
Switzerland
Fax: +41(0)22 917 0056;
E-mail: register@unctad.org
After 28 May 2004, communications should be addressed to:
UNCTAD XI: Accreditation and Registration
Palácio de Convenções do Anhembi
Address: Av. Olavo Fontoura 1209
02012-021 - São Paulo - SP
Brazil
Fax: +41(0)22 917 0056;
E-mail: register@unctad.org
(signed)
Rubens Ricupero
Secretary-General of UNCTAD
19 March 2004