November 21 (Sunday) - DAY 0

11:00-22:00

Registration at Royal Princess Hotel (Room 212)

14:00-16:00

Steering Committee Meeting

16:00-17:00

Basic Training on UN-NGO Relations (Terminology & Glossary)

17:00-18:30

Orientation on ACSF 2004

18:30-21:00

Welcome Buffet Reception by CONGO

    November 22 (Monday) - DAY 1

08:00-09:00

Registration at UNCC

09:00-10:00

Opening Session

  - H.E. Vitthya Vejjajiva, Special Representative and Advisor to the Minister of     Foreign Affairs of Thailand

  - Mr. Kim Hak-su, Executive Secretary, UN ESCAP

  - Dr. Gothom Arya, Chair of Steering Committee / LHC

  - Ms. Renate Bloem, President of CONGO, Geneva

10:00-10:15

Group Photo

10:15-10:30

Tea / Coffee Break

10:30-11:00

Introduction and Presentation of the Program

by Mr. Anselmo Lee, CONGO WG on Asia / Steering Committee

11:00-12:30

Keynote Presentation on Major Challenges to Democratic Governance

  "Building UN/NGO Partnerships for Democratic Governance"

  - Dr. Surin Pitsuwan, Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Thailand (92-01)

  - Ms. Mary Racelis, Former Member of UN High-level (Cardoso) Panel on     UN-Civil Society Relations

12:30-14:00

Lunch

14:00-16:00

[Session 1]  Sub-regional group discussion (break-out session)

  - North East Asia

  - South East Asia

  - South Asia

16:00-16:20

Tea / Coffee Break

16:20-16:40

Reporting of the Sub-regional group discussion to the plenary

16:40-18:00

[Session 2]  UN-Civil Society Relations: Follow-up on UN GA Resolution on the "High-level Panel (Cardoso Panel) Report"

  - Ms. Mary Racelis, Former Member of UN High-level (Cardoso) Panel on     UN-Civil Society Relations, Philippines

  - Mr. Michael Chai, UN ESCAP

  - Ms. Saradha Lyer, Third World Network, Malaysia

18:00-20:00

Welcome Reception hosted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Thailand

20:00-22:00

Steering Committee & Drafting Committee at Royal Princess Hotel

20:00-22:00

Special Events at Royal Princess Hotel (to be announced during the day)

    November 23 (Tuesday) - DAY 2

08:45-09:00

Recap and Presentation of the Program

09:00-09:30

Keynote Speech

  - Ms. Erna Witoelar, UN Special Ambassador for the MDGs, Indonesia

09:30-10:50

[Session 1]  Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) - Regional and Global Civil Society Perspectives (plenary)

  - South Asia: Mr. Khadim Hussain, Actionaid Pakistan

  - South East Asia: Ms. Leonor M. Briones, Social Watch-Asia

  - North East Asia: Mr. Niu Qiang, The Chinese People's Association for     Peace and Disarmament, China

  - International cooperation (MDG No 8): Ms. Lilian Mercado, Oxfam-SEA

10:50-11:10

Tea / Coffee Break

11:10-12:30

[Session 2]  Continuation of the Session 1

12:30-14:00

Lunch

14:00-15:40

[Session 3]  Thematic Discussion (break-out session)

  - MDGs and Dalits: National Campaign for Dalit Human Rights, India

  - MDGs and Indigenous Peoples: Center for Organization Research &     Education (CORE), India

  - MDGs and Farmers: Asian Farmers' Association (AFA)

  - MDGs and Migrant Workers: Migrant Forum in Asia (MFA)

15:40-16:00

Tea / Coffee Break

16:00-18:00

[Session 4]  Open Dialogue on MDGs and Synthesis (plenary)

  - Ms. Erna Witoelar, UN Special Ambassador for the MDGs, Indonesia

  - Mr. John Samuel, Actionaid International / Global Call to Action against     Poverty

  - UN ESCAP, Bangkok

20:00-22:00

Steering Committee & Drafting Committee at Royal Princess Hotel

20:00-22:00

Special Events at Royal Princess Hotel (to be announced during the day)

    November 24 (Wednesday) - DAY 3

08:45-09:00

Recap and Presentation of the Program

09:00-10:40

[Session 1]  Key Challenges and Issues for Civil Society in Asia

Peace and Human Security cluster

  - Mr. Daehoon Lee (Francis), Asia Peace Alliance (APA), Korea

  - Ms. Evelyn Serrano, Coalition for the International Criminal Court     (CICC)-Asia, Philippines

  - Dr. Chaiwat Sath-Anand, Peace Information Center, Thailand

10:40-11:00

Tea / Coffee Break

11:00-12:30

[Session 2]  Key Challenges and Issues for Civil Society in Asia

Democracy and Human Rights cluster

  - Dato Param Cumaraswamy, former UN Special Rapporteur on the     Independence of Judges and Lawyers, Malaysia

  - Suhas Chakma, Director, Asian Center for Human Rights, India

  - Sunila Abeysekera, Executive Director, INFORM, Sri Lanka

12:30-14:00

Lunch

14:00-15:40

[Session 3] Key Challenges and Issues for Civil Society in Asia

Sustainable Development and Environment cluster

  - Saradha Lyer, Third World Network (TWN), Malaysia

  - Roy Cabonegro, SEA Sustainability Watch Network, Philippines

  - Hemanthi Ranasinghe, Resource Center for Indigenous Knowledge,

    Sri Lanka

Trade and Finance cluster

  - Chanida Bamford, Focus on the Global South, Thailand

  - Nicola Bullard, Focus on the Global South, Thailand

15:40-16:00

Tea / Coffee Break

16:00-18:00

[Session 4] Group Discussion (break-out)

  - Cluster 1: Democracy and Human Rights

  - Cluster 2: Peace and Human Security

  - Cluster 3: Environment and Sustainable Development

  - Cluster 4: Trade and Finance

18:00-20:30

March for Peace and Non-violence against Women, in commemoration of 25th November, International Day of Non-violence Against Women

(March from UN Building to Parliament House, Bangkok)

20:00-22:00

Steering Committee & Drafting Committee at Royal Princess Hotel

20:00-22:00

Special Events at Royal Princess Hotel (to be announced during the day)

    November 25 (Thursday) - DAY 4

08:45-09:00

Recap and Presentation of the Program

09:00-10:30

[Session 1]  Thematic Briefing & Strategic-Planning Workshop (break-out)

  - Theme 1: Communication Rights- WSIS and beyond

  - Theme 2: Beijing+10

  - Theme 3: WTO Ministerial Conference

  - Theme 4: Global Partnership for the Prevention of Armed Conflict (GPPAC)

  - Theme 5: UN World Program for Human Rights Education

10:30-11:00

Tea / Coffee Break

11:00-12:30

[Session 2]  Thematic Briefing & Strategic-Planning Workshop (break-out)

  - Theme 6: UNDP-APDIP on Internet Governance

  - Theme 7: UN Millennium+5 Summit 2005

  - Theme 8: World Social Forum (WSF) V 2005

  - Theme 9: Women Human Rights Defenders

  - Theme 10: Migrant Workers in Asia

12:30-14:00

Lunch

14:00-15:30

[Session 3]  Reporting to the Plenary

  - Presentation of the Report on UN-Civil Society Relations (DAY 1)

  - Presentation of the Report on MDGs (DAY 2)

  - Presentation of Four Cluster Reports (DAY 3)

  - Presentation of Final Statement / Communique

15:30-16:00

Tea / Coffee Break

16:00-17:00

[Session 4] Closing Session (plenary)

  - Adoption of Reports and Final Statement / Communique

  - Evaluation

  - Closing Remarks

17:00-18:00

Farewell Reception at Royal Princess Hotel (Light Drinks)

20:00-22:00

Steering Committee at Royal Princess Hotel