This September the United Nations secretary general will convene what is called, in UN parlance, a "high level segment" of the general assembly to discuss "the rule of law at the national and international levels".
A high level segment on the theme Sound Chemicals Management: Relieving the Burden on Public Health is planned for 30-31 October 2008. 30-31 October 2008
At a side event in the margins of the High-Level Segment of the Human Rights Council in Geneva, Ms Brandt, stated that much had been achieved but special attention still needs to be given to the most vulnerable and hard to reach children, in particular children with disabilities.
Realistically, the politicians who arrive for the high-level segment of the talks in a week's time will be left to cobble together what they can and the climate talks will lurch forward to Paris.
These leaders arrived during the closing high-level segment of the COP to personally forge an agreement and -- hopefully -- put their signatures on an historic document.
There has been a flurry of activity at the start of the second week, with major reports released as political leaders begin to arrive for the "high-level segment" of the talks.
As yet there has been no formal announcement from the Australian government on who will attend, but there is an expectation among some that the foreign minister, Julie Bishop, will be there for the "high-level segment" that starts in week two.
The talks began on 11 November but the real business – the "high-level segment" in which government ministers take part – opens on Tuesday with a short session and gala dinner for the assembled dignitaries, then the ministers get down to talks on Wednesday with the aim of finishing up on Friday evening.
As the UK energy secretary, Ed Davey, and ministers from 194 countries arrived for the high-level segment of the talks, the UN's Committee on World Food Security said the world would need a 75-90% increase in food production to feed the extra 2 billion people expected to be alive in 2050.
Yesterday, King Mohammad VI welcomed dignitaries to the COP22 High-Level Segment in Morocco, "the land of dialog and coexistence, the crossroads of civilizations".
