Part I

· Annotated Agenda and Timetable

· Final Report of the High-Level Consultation

· Strategy for Action

ANNOTATED AGENDA AND TIMETABLE

ANNOTATED AGENDA

1. Opening of the Consultation
2. Election of Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson and Rapporteur
3. Adoption of Agenda and Procedural Matters (SDW-801/1, SDW-801/1 (a))
4. General Debate on the Strategy for Action: Statements by Delegations (SDW-801/2)
5. Panel I - Gender Equality in Policies and Planning: Nature and Scope
6. Panel II - Dissemination of Gender Specific Information: Methodologies and Approaches
7. Adoption of the Report
8. Closure of the Consultation

TIMETABLE

MONDAY, 4 OCTOBER 1999

Morning (10.30-12.00 hours)

1. Opening of the Consultation

• Welcoming Address and Opening Statement by the Director General
• Keynote Address by the Minister for Equal Opportunities of Italy
• Message from the Secretary-General of the United Nations
• Keynote Address by the President of the International Steering Committee on the Economic Advancement of Rural Women
• Multimedia Production on the subject of the Consultation

After Meeting

• Inauguration of the Exhibit in Polish Lounge

Afternoon (14.30-18.00 hours)

2. Election of Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson and Rapporteur

3. Adoption of Agenda and Procedural Matters

4. General Debate on the Strategy for Action: Statements by Delegations

TUESDAY, 5 OCTOBER 1999

Morning (09.30-12.30 hours)

5. Gender Equality in Policies and Planning: Nature and Scope:
Technical panel on (a) the identification of information gaps and information requirements of policy-makers and planners; (b) the generation of data disaggregated by sex; (c) the link between food security and accurate information on rural women.

Afternoon (14.30-18.00 hours)

4. General Debate on the Strategy for Action: Statements by Delegations (continued)

WEDNESDAY, 6 OCTOBER 1999

Morning (09.30-12.30 hours)

6. Dissemination of Gender Specific Information: Methodologies and Approaches: Technical panel on (a) the presentation and dissemination of information on women in agricultural production and their contribution to rural development; (b) the role of rural women and their organizations in the dissemination of information; (c) the role and responsibilities of the media in the dissemination of information on rural development and food security.

After Meeting

• Press Conference

Afternoon (14.30-17.30 hours)

4. General Debate on the Draft Strategy for Action: Statements by Delegations (continued)

7. Adoption of the Report

8. Closure of the Consultation