Meetings in 1995-96

25 November 1996
Consultation Group
Participants included: Ambs. Somavia (Chile), Breitenstein (Finland), Shah (India), & Powles (New Zealand) as well as representatives of 8 other missions.
The consultation took place the day before the General Assembly debate on the report of the Council. A briefing paper was circulated among NGOs attending. An article describes the meeting and its followup.

10 September 1996
Discussion Group on "Security Council Reform"
Led by James Paul
DPI NGO Conference
1:15-2:00 PM
UN Headquarters - Conference Room 7

28 May 1996
Speakers: Amb. Nabil Elaraby, Permanent Representative of Egypt; Upcoming President of the Security Council; Member of the Canberra Commission; Ms. Lucy Webster, Program Director, Global Education Associates; former staff member, UN Centre for Disarmament Affairs, and Prof. Georges Abi-Saab, Professor of International Law, Graduate Institute of International Studies in Geneva; Member of the Institute of International Law
Topic: "The Security Council and Nuclear Weapons"
Place: 777 UN Plaza, 11th floor
Time: 1:00-3:00 PM

29 April 1996
Speaker: Amb. Juan Somavia, Permanent Representative of Chile and Current President of the Security Council
Topic: "The Security Council and Civil Society"
Place: CCUN, 777 UN Plaza
Time: 1:00-3:00 PM

16 January 1996
Speaker: Prof. Diogo Freitas do Amaral, President of the General Assembly
Topic: "The Security Council Reform Process"
Place: CCUN, 777 UN Plaza
Time: 1:00-3:00

20 September 1995
Speakers: Mr. Subramiam Thanarajasingam, Deputy Permanent Representative of Malaysia; Sra. Maria Flores, Deputy Permanent Representative of Uruguay; M. Elio Menzione, First Counsellor, Mission of Italy [See Minutes of Meeting]
Topic: "Views on Security Council Reform"
Place: CCUN, 777 UN Plaza
Time: 1:00-3:00

13 April, 1995
Speakers: Amb. Colin Keating, Permanent Representative of New Zealand and Amb. Razali Ismail, Permanent Representative of Malaysia [See Minutes of Meeting] Topic: "Council Reform: Critical Views"
Place: CCUN, 777 UN Plaza
Time: 1:00-3:00

 
May 23, 1994
NGO Conference on Reform of the Security Council
Held prior to the formation of the NGO Working Group, this conference laid the foundations for later NGO work on the Council. It featured speeches by General Assembly President Samuel Insanally and a number of other diplomats, scholars and experts.