The Secretariat of the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) has prepared the proposed organization of work of the sixth meeting of the Technical Committee in order to facilitate the consideration of the agenda items within the time limitations. The Committee will be presented with the proposed organization of work enclosed in this document and shall adopt it in that or an amended form.

The Technical Committee will begin its meetings with an opening session at 10 a.m. on Thursday, 1 December 2011, in the Meeting Room, MZ level at the United Nations House in Beirut.  The Committee will start its working sessions at 11 a.m. with one session in the morning and one in the afternoon.  It will resume its work at 10 a.m. on Friday, 2 December 2011 with two sessions in the morning and one in the afternoon, as shown in the annex.  The Committee will conclude its proceedings at 4 p.m. on Friday, 2 December 2011.

Each presentation made by the secretariat shall last 10 to 15 minutes and the following discussion 30 minutes.  Should the discussion of one item be completed before the specified time, the meeting will move on to the next item.