On Tuesday 18 September 2007 the 4NI final proposals report was formally presented to the new President of the General Assembly by the 4NI Steering Committee represented by Ambassador Heraldo Muñoz, Ambassador Dumisani Kumalo, Ambassador Bengt Säve-Söderbergh and Ambassador Don Pramudwinai. The 4NI was the first group of Member States to be received by the new PGA after the opening of the 62nd General Assembly.

President Kerim welcomed the report and remarked on the importance of this as a Member States initiative. Management reforms would be one of the priorities during his presidency. The President also announced his intention to propose a thematic debate in the General Assembly on these issues, to be held in March 2008. Further consultations on this proposal would be conducted with the Member States.

The following day, on Wednesday 19 September the 4NI Steering Committee presented the report to Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon. The Secretary-General as head of the UN Secretariat received the 4NI most warmly and thanked the Initiative for its work. "This will be my bible" he said, referring to the 4NI final report.

Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon counted on the continued support by the Member States and the 4NI in matters regarding management reform.

On Thursday 13 September 2007, the 4NI presented its final report to the Member States in the Trusteeship Council Chamber at the UN, New York. All Member and Observer States had been invited to the event. The powerpoint-presentation that was used can be down-loaded here.

The presentation to the Member States was followed by meetings and presentations to the new President of the General Assembly Mr. Srgjan Kerim and to Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon. A smaller seminar was arranged in cooperation with the International Peace Academy and special briefings were made to key Secretariat representatives.

The final proposals report Towards a Compact has been distributed to all UN Member States and to the UN Secretariat. We invite all to discuss the proposals and give their comments.

As a part of the final presentation and dissemination phase, the Steering Committee members and the 4NI Secretariat participates in a number of outreach activities and presentations.

On Tuesday 25 September, the Swedish representative in the 4NI Steering Committee, Ambassador Bengt Säve-Söderbergh will give a presentation of the 4NI to Swedish NGOs in Stockholm, at a seminar arranged by the United Nations Association of Sweden.

For more information about this event, please visit the website of the UNA-Sweden. The seminar will be held in Swedish.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Thailand arranged for a regional seminar held in Bangkok, Thailand on 19 July 2007. The topic was "Proposals on the Improved Governance and Management of the UN Secretariat".

Representatives of the UNESCAP Member States as well as senior officials of UNESCAP and other UN agencies participated at the event. The 4NI Steering Committee and Secretariat took part as panelists, presenting the preliminary proposals of the 4NI. USG of Management, Alicia Bárcena presented the perspectives of the UN Secretariat.