In the week beginning 26 June 2000, the United Nations will be holding in Geneva a special session of the General Assembly to review the implementation of the objectives of the World Summit for Social Development, five years after the Summit took place in Copenhagen. This special session of the UN General Assembly is intended to evaluate what progress has been made in the effective implementation of the commitments agreed to in Copenhagen in the areas of poverty eradication, full employment and social integration.

In parallel with the official deliberations during the UN General Assembly, a week-long Geneva 2000 Forum is being held, the purpose of which is to provide business, labour unions, and non-governmental organizations with a platform to discuss the issues being examined by governments. As a part of this Forum, the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and the International Organization of Employers (IOE) have agreed to join forces - as at Copenhagen - to organize a half-day business roundtable. The focus of the roundtable will be the impact o f the knowledge economy on business and the world of work in the 21st century.

The IOE/ICC Roundtable will take place on the afternoon of Wednesday 28 June 2000 at:
Centre International de Conférences Genève (CICG),
Rooms 3 and 4 combined,
Rue de Varembé 15,
1202 Geneva.
Kindly see the provisional programme on the reverse side of this sheet.

You are cordially invited to participate in this important business event during the Geneva 2000 Forum.

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