Handover Ceremony of the Chairmanship of the Group of 77
United Nations Headquarters, New York, 11 January 2008
HANDOVER CEREMONY OF THE CHAIRMANSHIP OF THE GROUP OF 77
Friday, 11 January 2008
3:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Trusteeship Council Chamber

Agenda

  1. Opening of the ceremony.
  2. Address by His Excellency Ambassador Munir Akram, Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the United Nations, Chairman of the Group of 77 for 2007.
  3. Ceremonial handover of the Chairmanship of the Group of 77.
  4. Address by His Excellency Mr. Winston Baldwin Spencer, Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs of Antigua and Barbuda, Chairman of the Group of 77 for 2008.
  5. Statement by His Excellency Mr. Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations.
  6. Statement by His Excellency Mr. Srgjan Kerim, President of the General Assembly.
  7. Statement by His Excellency Mr. Kemal Dervis, Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme.
  8. Statement by His Excellency Mr. Sha Zukang, Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations.
  9. Other statements.
  10. Other matters.
  11. Closure of the ceremony.