The Consultative Committee’s biennial gathering: the Consultative Committee Meeting (CCM), provides a forum for leaders of the twenty-eight member countries to deliberate on the progress in economic, social, and technical co-operation since the previous CCM, and chart the trajectory of economic, social, and technical co-operation within the region for the next two years. Decisions taken at the CCM guide the work of the Colombo Plan Secretariat.

The Consultative Committee’s main tasks are to:

• Review economic and social progress within the Colombo Plan region since the Consultative Committee last met, taking note of the various factors which have affected progress.
• Consider the tasks which lie ahead in economic and social development; the priorities; and the best use of available resources.
• Exchange views on technical co-operation programmes with a view to achieving efficiency and effectiveness.
• Discuss a pre-selected special issue of general concern relating to development.
• Review the activities of the Colombo Plan Council, the Colombo Plan Secretariat, and its Programmes.
• Take decisions about the proceedings of the Consultative Committee itself.

The hosting of the CCM alternates among member countries every two-years. Since the inception of The Colombo Plan in 1951, a total of 47 meetings have been held with the most recent being hosted virtually in Sri Lanka in 2021.

The Colombo Plan Secretariat is pleased to announce that the 48^th Consultative Committee Meeting is scheduled to take place in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia from the 29^th to 31^st of May 2024.

The Government of Mongolia through its Ministry of Justice and Home Affairs (MoJHA) is hosting the event.