[WSIS CS-Plenary] Civil society groups launch website to spur discussion of 2005 UN World Summit

[richard jordan]

You added a comma after the site www.undpingoconference.org and therefore you will not connect to this site. Delete the comma and you have no problem. I am a member of the Planning Committee.

Richard J.

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From: "Dr. Francis MUGUET" <muguet at mdpi.org>
To: plenary at wsis-cs.org
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Civil society groups launch website to spur discussion of 2005 UN World Summit
Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2005 14:01:30 +0200

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> *Civil society groups launch website to spur discussion of 2005 UN 
> World Summit*
> 
> /17 August 2005 – /With some 170 heads of State and government 
> expected in New York in less than a month for the United Nations 
> 2005 World Summit, civil society groups working with the UN 
> Department of Public Information (DPI 
> <http://www.un.org/news/press/docs/2005/ngo578.doc.htm>) have 
> launched a Website to voice their views on how to strengthen the 
> world body as it confronts the challenges of extreme poverty and 
> global security.
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> The Website, at http://www.undpingoconference.org, features an 
> interactive discussion area, which went live Monday, to debate 
> issues that will be addressed at the 58th Annual DPI/NGO 
> (non-governmental organization) Conference, “Our Challenge: Voices 
> for Peace, Partnerships and Renewal,” scheduled to take place at UN 
> Headquarters in New York from 7-9 September.
> 
> That event kicks off one week ahead of the 2005 World Summit, which 
> will run from 14-16 September and where world leaders gathered to 
> mark the Organization’s 60th anniversary are expected to take 
> advantage of what Secretary-General Kofi Annan has called a "once 
> in a generation opportunity" to forge a global consensus on 
> development, security, human rights and UN renewal.
> 
> While the NGO Conference will be closed to the general public, the 
> Website will enable social activists from around the world to 
> participate in the discussion of issues as set forth in Mr. Annan’s 
> report “In Larger Freedom,” which urged world leaders to take 
> decisive action during the Summit on a "bold but achievable" 
> blueprint for making the UN more efficient at tackling global 
> problems.
> 
> The website also aims to increase the number of NGO Conference 
> participants from around the world, especially NGO activists, 
> youth, the media and the general public.
> 
> During the Conference, online participants will also be able to 
> pose questions which may be addressed to panel speakers to enable 
> real-time, virtual participation. The online discussion area for 
> comments, questions and answers will be available before, during 
> and after the Conference.
> 
> The discussion forum will feature several thematic issues based on 
> the Secretary-General’s report, including development issues, peace 
> and security, human rights and rule of law, strengthening the UN 
> and the role of civil society in the United Nations. Each topic 
> will be launched by a series of questions by a moderator, who will 
> check the discussions daily. Special online sessions with 
> high-level UN officials or NGO representatives will be announced 
> separately.
> 
> The Website will host live a webcast of the panel discussions, 
> which will feature Shirin Ebadi, 2003 Nobel Peace Prize Winner; Ann 
> Veneman, Executive Director, UNICEF; Juan Somavía, 
> Director-General, International Labour Organisation; Anwarul 
> Chowdhury, UN High Representative for Least Developed Countries, 
> Landlocked Least Developed Countries and Small Island Developing 
> States; Fatou Bensouda, Deputy Prosecutor, International Criminal 
> Court; Gareth Evans, President and Chief Executive, International 
> Crisis Group; Paul van Tongeren, Executive Director, European 
> Centre for Conflict Prevention; and Bill Pace, Executive Director, 
> World Federalist Movement.
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