text: UNITED NATIONS A General AssemblyDistr. LIMITED A/C.2/45/L.l 1October 1990 ORIGINAL: ENGLISH Forty-fifth session SECOND COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION OFWORKOFTHESECOND COMMITTEE NotebytheSecretariat Allocation ofitems 1.Theagenda itemsallocated bytheGeneral Assembly totheSecond Committee are listedintheletter dated21September 1990fromthePresident oftheAssembly to theChairman oftheSecond Committee (A/C.2/45/1). Background information onthose itemsmaybefoundintheannotations totheagenda (A/45/100). Listofdocuments 2.Alistofdocuments submitted underthevarious agenda itemsallocated tothe Second Committee hasbeenissuedinanaddendum tothepresent document. Programme ofwork 3.Thesuggested programme ofworkhasbeenprepared bearing inmind paragraph (b)ofrule99oftherulesofprocedure oftheGeneral Assembly, the organizational arrangements agreed uponbytheAssembly attheoutsetofits current session (A/45/250), andtheavailability ofdocumentation. Thenumber of meetings allocated forthegeneral discussion oftheagenda itemsallocated tothe Second Committee wasbasedonpastexperience. Thesuggested programme ofworkset outintheannexbelowisbasedontheconsultations whichtheChairman ofthe Committee hasconducted onthematter. Length ofstatements 4.Inrecent years, theSecond Committee decided tolimitstatements onall agenda items, withtheexception ofthegeneral debate, to10minutes andtolimit statements during thegeneral debate to15minutes. TheCommittee maywishto continue thispractice. 90-24588 1786i(E) /... Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryA/C.2145/L.1 English Page2 Conference facilities forformal andinformal meetings 5.Takingintoaccount theavailability ofconference services fortheMain Committees oftheGeneral Assembly, asinprevious years, anaverage ofseven formalmeetings aweekhavebeenscheduled fortheSecond Committee. Unless otherwise specified, meetings willbeheldpunctually at10a.m.and3p.m.In thisconnection, theGeneral Assembly decided toreminddelegations that punctuality isoftheutmostimportance intheinterest ofensuring aneffective andorderly organization ofworkandachieving economies fortheUnitedNations. Asdecided bytheGeneral Assembly, therequirement ofthepresence ofatleastone quarter ofthemembers oftheCommittee todeclare ameeting openandpermitthe debatetoproceed hasbeenwaived. Informal consultations (withinterpretation facilities) ondraftproposals beforetheCommittee willbeheldasandwhen required, bearing inmindthattheCommittee shouldendeavour tocomplete itswork byTuesday, 4December. Attention isdrawninparticular toparagraph 13(a)of General Assembly decision 34/401, whichstatesthatamandatory deadline, notlater than1December, shouldbeestablished forthesubmission totheFifthCommittee of alldraftresolutions withfinancial implications. /... Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryDate Weekof1-5October Thursday, 4OctoberMeeting a.m. p.m.i-ro(\) Hi" Annex DRAFTPROGRAMME OFWORKOFTHESECOND COMMITTEE Itemtobeconsidered Election oftwoVice-Chairmen andaRapporteur Organization ofwork Generaldebate'1 l'l'o l::I III Deadline forsubmission of draftproposals .....Friday, 5October Weekof8-12October Monday, 8October Tuesday, 9October Wednesday, 10Octobera.m.andp.m. a.m.andp.m. a.m. a.m.andp.m.~. Deadline forclosureoflistofspeakers ingeneraldebate Generaldebate(continued) Generaldebate(continued) Generaldebate(conclusion) Item148:Implementation ofthecommitments and policies forinternational development co-operation agreeduponinthe Declaration onInternational Economic Co-operation, inparticular the Revitalization ofEconomic Growthand Development oftheDeveloping Countries (general discussion) ~.Deadline forclosureoflistofspeakers onitem148"C1:'1~ PIt:l.....lQlQnIII..... ....IV
analysis: This text appears to be a organizational document for the Second Committee of the United Nations General Assembly, which focuses on economic and financial issues. The document outlines the agenda items, program of work, and procedural matters for the Committee. The content suggests that the Committee will discuss various economic development and international cooperation issues, which are likely to involve topics such as international trade, economic growth, and development cooperation.