United Nations A/RES/57/308 General Assembly Fifty-seventh session Agenda item 42 Resolution adopted by the General Assembly [without reference to a Main Committee (A/57/L.78)] 57/308. High-level plenary meetings devoted to the follow-up to the outcome of the twenty-sixth special session: implementation of the Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS The General Assembly, Recalling its resolution 57/299 of 20 December 2002, entitled “Follow-up to the outcome of the twenty-sixth special session: implementation of the Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS”, in which it decided to convene a day of high-level plenary meetings devoted to the follow-up to the outcome of its twenty-sixth special session and the implementation of the Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS,1 and to hold, in parallel with the afternoon plenary meeting, an informal interactive panel discussion with the theme “Implementation of the Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS: from policy to practice – progress achieved, lessons learned and best practices”, Recalling also that, in accordance with its resolution 57/299, the statements in the debate in the plenary meetings should not exceed five minutes each, Recalling further that in its resolution 57/299, it invited the President of the General Assembly to finalize any outstanding organizational matters in consultation with the Member States, 1. Decides to amend paragraph 2 of its resolution 57/299 to read “Decides to convene a day of high-level plenary meetings of the General Assembly devoted to the follow-up to the outcome of its twenty-sixth special session and the implementation of the Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS, to be held on 22 September 2003”; 2. Also decides that the list of speakers for the debate in plenary will be organized on a first-come, first-served basis, the order of precedence being as follows: (a) Heads of State and Government; (b) Vice-Presidents/Crown Princes or Princesses; _______________ 1 02 56185 Resolution S-26/2, annex. Distr.: General 29 May 2003