[WSIS CS-Plenary] Re: [WSIS-CT] Johannesburg: World Development Information Day

[Jean-Louis FULLSACK]

I'm just wondering why such a UN event in South Africa is exclusively hosted by US representations. 
Isn't the USA the worst donor among the richest countries in ODA for development?
Jean-Louis Fullsack
CSDPTT-France 





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> Objet : [WSIS-CT] Johannesburg: World Development Information Day
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> World Development Information Day
> 
> 24 October 2005
> 
> Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban
> 
> --------------------------------------
> 
> The Southern African NGO Network (SANGONeT) will host a special event on 
> Monday, 24 October 2005 (09h00-14h00), to celebrate World Development 
> Information Day.
> 
> The United Nations General Assembly instituted World Development Information
> 
> Day in December 1972 with the objective of drawing public attention annually
> 
> to development problems and the importance of strengthening international 
> cooperation to solve them.
> 
> The event will be held in Johannesburg, while a video conference link with 
> Cape Town and Durban will enable participation from those two cities (see 
> physical addresses of venues below).
> 
> The objective of the event is to highlight the role and significance of 
> information and communication in the South African NGO sector and to profile
> 
> specific initiatives aimed at improving its information and communication 
> capacity.
> 
> Key speakers include Godfrey Mokate, newly appointed CEO of the National 
> Development Agency (NDA) and Michael Gilbert of the Gilbert Center in 
> Seattle. Michael Gilbert is a non-profit online specialist who will talk 
> about how NGOs can maximise their websites to achieve their development 
> goals.
> 
> SANGONeT will also unveil a new "NGO Portal" which is aimed at promoting the
> 
> development goals of the South African NGO sector, creating a platform for 
> community exchange and supporting the institutional development of the 
> sector.
> 
> The draft programme of the event is available on the SANGONeT website @ 
> http://www.sangonet.org.za
> 
> Venues:
> 
> Johannesburg - American Culture and Information Centre, 3rd Floor, 1066 
> Building, 35 Pritchard Street, cnr Harrison Street.
> 
> Cape Town - U.S. Consulate General, 7th Floor Broadway Centre, Hertzog 
> Boulevard, Heerengracht Street, Foreshore.
> 
> Durban - U.S. Consulate General, 31st Floor, Old Mutual Centre, 303 West 
> Street.
> 
> If you are interested in participating in this event, please contact Cathy 
> Niken at SANGONeT on Tel: (011) 403-4935 or e-mail: cathy at sangonet.org.za.
> 
> There is no charge for attending the event, but as space is limited, please 
> register by 20 October 2005. 
> 
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