[WSIS CS-Plenary] [Fwd: International Conference for the Reform of International Institutions, 20-21 November 2006, Geneva]

Tue Nov 7 00:30:09 GMT 2006

Hello,

For your information.
Just back in Paris.
I am not sure if I already mentionned this event.

Best

Francis

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Dear Friends and Colleagues,

Please find attached a notification for an important up-coming
international conference _for the Reform of the International
Institutions_, being organised by our good friends UBUNTU and their
partners, in Geneva, on 20-21 November. Details of the draft programme
and contact information for those wishing to participate can be found in
the attached notification.

With best regards,

Tony Hill
______________________________________

Tony Hill
Coordinator
UN/Non-Governmental Liaison Service (NGLS)
Palais des Nations
CH-1211 Geneva 10
Switzerland
Tel: (+41) 022 917 2005
Fax: (+41) 022 917 0432
Email: tony.hill at unctad.org
Web: http://www.un-ngls.org

  Dear friends,

We in the Secretariat of the World Forum of Civil Society Networks -
UBUNTU (_www.ubuntu.upc.edu_ <http://www.ubuntu.upc.edu/?lg=eng>) and
the World Campaign for In-depth Reform of the System of International
Institutions (_www.reformcampaign.net_
<http://www.reformcampaign.net/?lg=eng>), on behalf of the Conference
Committee (detailed at the end of this e-mail), are very pleased to
warmly invite you to participate actively in the:

*INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE FOR THE REFORM OF INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTIONS*,
in the form of *DIALOGUES BETWEEN DIFFERENT LEVELS OF GOVERNANCE AND
CIVIL SOCIETY ACTORS*, to be held on *20 and 21 November 2006 in the
headquarters of the ILO *(International Labour Organization) *in
Geneva*. See enclosed PDF document.

The UN summits (for example, the recent gatherings held in Monterrey on
Financing for Development and in Johannesburg on Sustainable
Development) have given rise to extremely interesting declarations and
action plans but without the resources to fulfil them. Moreover, much of
the responsibility has been shifted to the ‘global market’. In the light
of these circumstances, there is a need for in-depth analysis on how the
System of International Institutions should re-orientate itself. In a
world in which conflict, violence, fundamentalism, etc. seem to be
winning the war over peace and individual and collective human rights,
this initiative, with its wide-ranging proposals, is more urgently
required today than ever before.

Consequently, we believe there is a need for a gathering to continue
earlier studies and conferences - a gathering that will draw on the work
already done - and to analyse and put forward proposals for a new
direction in the system of multilateral international institutions.
Representatives from states and regional associations of states,
autonomous governments and local authorities, parliamentary
organisations and, of course, civil society organisations will come
together for an International Conference for the Reform of International
Institutions.

We in the Conference Committee hope that you will find this event of
interest and that your other commitments will allow you to play an
active part in it.

Yours sincerely,

Josep Xercavins i Valls
Coordinator of the Conference Committee (and of the UBUNTU Forum
Secretariat and the World Campaign)

*PS: To participate in the International Conference you must complete
the **_Registration Form_*
<http://www.reformcampaign.net/?lg=eng&pg=ginebra_2006&que=fitxa>*.*

_josep.xercavins at ubuntu.upc.edu_ <mailto:josep.xercavins at ubuntu.upc.edu>

Tel. +34 934137773
Fax. +34 934137777

Foro UBUNTU
C/ Jordi Girona 29
Edificio Nexus II
08034 Barcelona
SPAIN

* Comittee of the Conference:

/- Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (/*FORUM-ASIA*/)
- Centro Internacional para una Cultura Democrática (/*CICD*/)
- Conference of NGOs in consultative relationship with the UN (/*CONGO*/)
- Coopération Internationale pour le Développement et la Solidarité
(/*CIDSE*/)
- Development Alternatives with Women for a New Era (/*DAWN*/)
- Fundación Cultura de Paz (/*FCP*/)
- Global Movement for Children (/*GMC*/)
- International Catholic Movement for Intellectual & Cultural Affairs
(/*Pax Romana*/)
- International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (/*ICFTU*/)
- Inter Press Service (/*IPS*/)
- The African Women's Development and Communication Network (/*FEMNET*/)
- The North-South Institute (/*NSI*/)
- Women's Environment and Development Organisation (/*WEDO*/)
- World Alliance for Citizen Participation (/*CIVICUS*/)
- World Confederation of Labour (/*WCL*/)
- World Federalist Movement (/*WFM*/) - World Forum of Civil Society
Networks (/*UBUNTU*/)/

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Francis F. MUGUET Ph.D

MDPI Foundation Open Access Journals
Associate Publisher
http://www.mdpi.org   http://www.mdpi.net
muguet at mdpi.org       muguet at mdpi.net

ENSTA   Paris, France
KNIS lab.  Director
"Knowledge Networks & Information Society" (KNIS)
muguet at ensta.fr   http://www.ensta.fr/~muguet

World Summit On the Information Society (WSIS)
Civil Society Working Groups
Scientific Information :  http://www.wsis-si.org  chair
Patents & Copyrights   :  http://www.wsis-pct.org co-chair
Financing Mechanismns  :  http://www.wsis-finance.org web

UNMSP project : http://www.unmsp.org
WTIS initiative: http://www.wtis.org
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