The Secret Tibet (The Forbidden world)

Considering the urgent and crucial situations inside Tibet and the situation in the world in general, His Holiness the Dalai Lama has called for an emergency general meeting, as enshrined in the article 59 of the Charter of the Tibetans-in-Exile.

The draft proposal was put forward by the Prime Minister of the government-in-exile, Prof. Samdhong Rinpoche and supported by Mrs. Dolma Gyari, the deputy speaker of Tibetan parliament-in-exile.

After a broad discussion and reflection over the proposal, the Tibetan Parliament in-exile unanimously approved that the emergency General meeting would be held from 17 - 22 November 2008 at the Tibetan Children's Village School (TCV) in Dharamshala.

The representatives for the meeting include former and current members of the Tibetan parliament and former and current ministers of the Central Tibetan administration (CTA), as well as two envoys and representatives of His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Also in attendance will be Tibetan welfare officers, representatives from the local assemblies, Independent Tibetan movement Agencies, the four schools of Tibetan Buddhism and the school of Bon (An ancient Tibetan religion), the head of Tibetan schools and overseas Tibetan associations, as well as representatives from Tibetan non-governmental organizations, including the Tibetan Youth Congress.

The heads of the three independent bodies of the CTA will attend the inaugural and final day of the emergency meeting.

During the first four days of the meeting, ten or fifteen small committees will organize to deliberate the proposal and each committee will submit their recommendations to the emergency general meeting on the fifth day. Based on these recommendations, a final resolution will be passed.