Major preparatory events
Date | Milestone/Event |
2015 | |
Dec | International Federation General Assembly, 5-6 December Council of Delegates, 7 December 32nd International Conference, 8-10 December |
Oct | Online publication of official working documents (45 days to go) Deadline for amendment of provisional agenda (60 days to go) 4th briefing of Permanent Missions (Geneva) |
Sept | 3rd Group of Ambassadors meeting (Geneva) |
June | Convocation and provisional agenda sent (6 months to go) 0-drafts of resolutions circulated for consultation Pledge database launched Deadline for proposals for workshops and side events 2nd Group of Ambassadors meeting (Geneva) |
April | Draft provisional agenda circulated for consultation, with draft elements of resolutions, as available Call for interest for workshops and side events 3rd briefing of Permanent Missions (Geneva) |
March | Briefing of National Societies at Inter-American Regional Conference (Houston) |
Jan | 1st Group of Ambassadors meeting (Geneva) |
2014 | |
Dec | Concept paper circulated to National Societies and States 2nd briefing of Permanent Missions (Geneva) |
Oct | Briefing of National Societies at Asia Pacific Regional Conference (Beijing) |
June | Briefing of National Societies at European Regional Conference (Florence) |
May | Briefing of National Society Legal Advisors (Geneva) 1st briefing of Permanent Missions (Geneva) |
Consultation with members
During the preparatory process, ongoing dialogue and consultations between members of the Conference and others is important to build understanding around the objectives and thereby to securing positive consensus outcomes, as well as to ensuring that these outcomes reflect and feed into wider humanitarian debates.
Consultation on agenda/concept
The concept note/draft provisional agenda were shared with members in December. Comments and feedback received by 20 February 2015 fed into the provisional draft agenda circulated in April 2015.
Consultation on draft resolutions
Drafts of the resolution outcomes will be made available for consultation and comments:
- April – elements of resolutions (as available)
- June – draft “0” resolutions
- October – official draft resolutions
Consultation events
These in-person consultations include a number of regional conferences held by the International Federation with its National Societies, briefings to the permanent missions and to the Group of Ambassadors formed for the 32nd International Conference, as well as various other meetings as reflected in the timeline.
The Group of Ambassadors is created as an advisory group to assist the organisers in the preparation of the Conference. For the first time, this group is open to the Geneva-based ambassadors of all interested State members of the Conference. The primary function of the group is to provide guidance on political and strategic questions arising in the preparation of and during the 32nd International Conference.
- Group of Ambassadors Terms of Reference
- Group of Ambassadors briefings:
- Presentation made at the 2nd Group of Ambassadors meeting (1 June 2015)
- Presentation made at the 1st Group of Ambassadors meeting (26 January 2015)
- Permanent mission briefings in Geneva:
- Presentation made at the 3rd Permanent Mission briefing in Geneva (21 April 2015)
- Presentation made at the 2nd Permanent Mission briefing in Geneva (3 December 2014)
- Presentation made at the 1st Permanent Mission briefing in Geneva (14 May 2014)