Yemen: Final Report of the Technical Committee to Prepare for the Comprehensive National Dialogue Conference (2012)

The Final Report of the Technical Committee to Prepare for the Comprehensive National Dialogue Conference was published on 12 December 2012. The report responds to a Presidential Decree requesting that the Technical Committee:

1. Determine the size of the delegations participating in the Comprehensive National Dialogue Conference.
2. Establish a mechanism for selecting the members of the Comprehensive National Dialogue Conference and establish the criteria for eligibility to be a member of the conference so as to enable the nomination of members from each of the groups.
3. Established the conference format, working groups and work methods, including the arrangements for holding general sessions.
4. Prepare a draft conference agenda that includes the conference topics.
5. Prepare draft bylaws for the conference (dialogue rules).
6. Specify the location for the holding of the conference, security measures, the conference secretariat and the experts who will be required.
7. Prepare a conference media and public participation plan.
8. Prepare a budget for the national dialogue process.
9. Identify ways for the international community to participate in supporting the national dialogue process.
10. Inform the public throughout the preparation process of the progress achieved in the committee's proceedings and of resolutions on the conference operating methods.