The Chair of the fifty-first session of the Commission for Social Development, Mrs. Sewa Lamsal Adhikari (Nepal), will hold an informal briefing for all interested delegations on the programme of work of the fifty-first session of the Commission, on Thursday, 17 January 2013, from 10:00 to 13:00, in the Economic and Social Council Chamber (NLB).
Fifty-first session
The fifty-first session of the Commission for Social Development will be held from Wednesday, 6, to Friday, 15 February 2013. The opening meeting will take place on Wednesday, 6 February, at 10 a.m. in Conference Room 4 (NLB). The provisional annotated agenda and the proposed organization of work are contained in document E/CN.5/2013/1. For further information on the fifty-first and previous sessions of the Commission, please visit: http://social.un.org/index/CommissionforSocialDevelopment/Sessions/2013.aspx
Seating arrangements
NGOs with ECOSOC Status will be seated on a first-come, first-served basis.
Participation of non-governmental organizations
To consult comprehensive information on the participation of non-governmental organizations in consultative status with the Economic and Social Council in the work of the Commission, please visit: http://social.un.org/index/CivilSociety/NGOParticipation/CSocD51Session.aspx
List of side events
The list of side events on the occasion of the fifty-first session of the Commission will be accessible by visiting this link: http://social.un.org/index/CivilSociety/NGOParticipation/CSocD51Session/SideEvents.aspx
