Second Session of Preparatory Committee for the 2010 Review Conference of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons
(Geneva, 28 April-9 May 2008)

On 5 December 2007, the General Assembly welcomed the holding of the first session of the Preparatory Committee for the 2010 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons. It called upon all States parties to work together to ensure that its second session -- to be held in Geneva from 28 April to 9 May 2008 -- is held constructively (resolution 62/37).

Reaffirming the importance of the Treaty's universality, the Assembly called upon States not parties to the Treaty to accede to it as non-nuclear-weapon States without delay or conditions. It also stressed the importance of further efforts for non-proliferation, including universalization of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) comprehensive safeguards agreements.

High-level Meeting of the General Assembly: a comprehensive review of the progress achieved in
realizing the Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS and the Political Declaration on HIV/AIDS on HIV/AIDS
(New York, 10 and 11 June 2008) 

The General Assembly, on 19 December 2007, decided to convene a high-level meeting on 10 and 11 June 2008 to undertake a comprehensive review of the progress achieved in realizing its Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS and the Political Declaration on HIV/AIDS, and to promote the continued engagement of leaders in a comprehensive global response to AIDS (resolution 62/178).

The high-level meeting will comprise plenary meetings, five thematic panel discussions, and an informal interactive hearing with civil society. The informal hearing will include the active participation of people living with HIV/AIDS and of broader civil society.

High-level Meeting of the General Assembly for a Midterm Review of the Almaty Programme of Action: Addressing the Special Needs of Landlocked Developing Countries
(New York, 2 and 3 October 2008)

On 19 December 2007, the General Assembly decided to hold two days of high-level plenary meetings, on 2 and 3 October 2008, devoted to the midterm review of the Programme of Action that emerged from the International Ministerial Conference of Landlocked and Transit Developing Countries and Donor Countries and International Financial and Development Institutions on Transit Transport Cooperation, held at Almaty, Kazakhstan, on 28 and 29 August 2003 (resolution 62/204).

Known as the Almaty Programme of Action, it aims at "addressing the special needs of landlocked developing countries within a new global framework for transit transport cooperation for landlocked and transit developing countries". Reaffirming the right of access of landlocked countries to and from the sea and freedom of transit through the territory of transit countries by all means of transport, in accordance with the applicable rules of international law, the Assembly encouraged donor countries and multilateral and regional financial and development institutions to provide landlocked and transit developing countries with technical and financial assistance in the form of grants or concessionary loans -- in particular for the construction, maintenance and improvement of their transport, storage and other transit-related facilities, including alternative routes and improved communications, to promote subregional, regional and interregional projects and programmes.

Follow-up International Conference on Financing for Development to Review the Implementation of the Monterrey Consensus
(Doha, Qatar, 29 November-2 December 2008)

The Assembly continues to focus attention on the process begun at the International Conference on Financing for Development, held in Monterrey, Mexico, in March 2002, and its subsequent "Monterrey Consensus". On 19 December 2007, the Assembly decided that the Follow-up International Conference on Financing for Development to Review the Implementation of the Monterrey Consensus will be held in Doha, Qatar, from 29 November to 2 December 2008 (resolution 62/187). It also decided that the Conference will be held at the highest possible political level, including Heads of State or Government, ministers, special representatives and other representatives, as appropriate.

The Assembly further decided that the Conference will include plenary meetings and six interactive multi-stakeholder round tables based on the six major thematic areas of the Monterrey Consensus. They were, specifically: mobilizing domestic financial resources for development; mobilizing international resources (such as foreign direct investment and other private flows); international trade; international financial and technical cooperation for development; external debt; and systemic issues, including the coherence and consistency of the international monetary, financial and trading systems in support of development.

Plenary meeting of the General Assembly to commemorate the sixtieth anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
(New York, 10 December 2008)

Also by resolution 62/171, the General Assembly decided to commemorate the sixtieth anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in a plenary meeting to be held on 10 December 2008, and encouraged the participation of Member States at the highest level possible.

High-level United Nations Conference on South-South Cooperation
(no later than the first half of 2009, to be hosted by Argentina)

On 19 December 2007, the General Assembly decided to convene a high-level United Nations Conference on South-South Cooperation on the occasion of the thirtieth anniversary of the adoption of the Buenos Aires Plan of Action for Promoting and Implementing Technical Cooperation among Developing Countries, no later than the first half of 2009 (resolution 62/209). It also welcomed the offer of the Government of Argentina to host the Conference.

While stressing the importance of South-South cooperation in international cooperation for development, the Assembly also stressed that such cooperation is not a substitute for, but rather a complement to, North-South cooperation. It encouraged the international community, including the international financial institutions, to support the developing countries' efforts, including through triangular cooperation. It invited the donor community, including Member States, to contribute generously to the United Nations Fund for South-South Cooperation and the Pérez-Guerrero Trust Fund for Economic and Technical Cooperation among Developing Countries.

Special meeting of the General Assembly to review activities undertaken during the International Year of Human Rights Learning
(New York, around 10 December 2009)

The General Assembly also decided, by resolution 62/171, to devote a special meeting at the end of the International Year of Human Rights Learning, during its sixty-fourth session, to reviewing activities undertaken by Member States, relevant United Nations agencies and civil society during the Year. It decided to determine the format of the meeting at a later date.