APPENDIX 1

12+ Steering Committee Meeting Agenda

Opening remarks

Adoption of the agenda

Approval of previous minutes

12+ Matters

• Logo and Image
• Programme of activities of the 12+ Group at the 137th Assembly
• Financial Matters
• Interpretation
• Conference of 12 Plus Group / African Group
• Next Standing Committee Meeting

IPU Matters

Preparation of the 201st session of the Governing Council of the Inter-Parliamentary Union 137th Assembly

• Interim Report of the Secretary General on the activities of the IPU since the 200th session of the Governing Council
• Annual reporting exercise by Members
• International Day of Democracy

Questions relating to IPU membership and the situation of certain parliaments

• Requests for IPU membership and observer status
• Achieving universal membership
• Situation of certain parliaments

Financial questions

• Financial situation of the IPU
• Draft programme and budget for 2018
• Mobilization of voluntary funding

Implementation of the IPU strategy for 2017-2021

Cooperation with the United Nations System

Future inter-parliamentary meetings

Mission report

Election of a new IPU President

Amendments to the IPU Statutes and Rules

Vacancies

Preparation of the 137^th Assembly

• Emergency Items

Preparation of the Committee Meetings

• Standing Committee on Peace and International Security
• Standing Committee on Sustainable Development, Finance and Trade
• Standing Committee on Democracy and Human Rights
• Standing Committee on United Nations Affairs
• Forum of Women Parliamentarians
• Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians
• Committee on Middle East Questions
• Group of Facilitators for Cyprus
• Committee to Promote Respect for International Humanitarian Law
• Gender Partnership Group
• Forum of Young Parliamentarians of the IPU
• Preparation of other meetings
• Vacancies

High –Level Advisory Group on Counter Terrorism