[WSIS CS-Plenary] Participation of WSIS accredited CS entities in the next two sessions of the CSTD

[NURSES ACROSS THE BORDERS]

Phillipe,
Thanks for the update-keep up the good work.
Your reward is not only in heaven but here on earth
also.
Cheers
--- CONGO WSIS - Philippe Dam <wsis at ngocongo.org>
wrote:

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> 
> Dear, 
> 
>  
> 
> This is to inform you that the ECOSOC finally
> approved in New York the final
> decision allowing the participation in the 2007 and
> 2008 sessions of the UN
> Commission on Science ad Technology for Development
> for WSIS accredited CS
> entities.
> 
>  
> 
> A decision on participation of private sector
> entities has also been
> approved.
> 
>  
> 
> "In other matters, the Council decided on the
> participation of
> non-governmental entities in the work of the
> Commission on Science and
> Technology for Development.  Business sector
> entities that had been
> accredited to the World Summit on the Information
> Society could participate
> in that Commission on an exceptional basis, without
> prejudice to the
> established rules of procedure.  Non-governmental
> organizations and civil
> society entities, not in consultative status with
> the Council but accredited
> to the World Summit on the Information Society,
> could also on an exceptional
> basis participate in the next two meetings of the
> Commission, on the
> understanding that they will apply for consultative
> status with the Council.
> 
>  
> 
> In explanation of position, the representative of
> Japan said his country had
> joined the consensus based on its understanding that
> Council members had
> agreed that International Telecommunication Union
> (ITU) sector members could
> participate in the Commission's work."
> 
>  
> 
> (Press Release ECOSOC/6265:
>
http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2007/ecosoc6265.doc.htm)
> 
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> 
> Find attached the draft decisions as tabled
> yesterday afternoon. The
> decisions are available at
> http://stdev.unctad.org/news/ecosoc0407.html. 
> 
>  
> 
> All the best, 
> 
>  
> 
> Philippe
> 
>  
> 
> Philippe Dam
> Conference of NGOs (CONGO)
> Program Officer - WSIS and Human Rights
> 11, Avenue de la Paix
> CH-1202 Geneva
> Tel: +41 22 301 1000
> Fax: +41 22 301 2000
> E-mail:  <mailto:wsis at ngocongo.org>
> wsis at ngocongo.org
> Website:  <blocked::http://www.ngocongo.org>
> www.ngocongo.org 
> 
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> 
> The Conference of NGOs (CONGO) is an international,
> membership association
> that facilitates the participation of NGOs in United
> Nations debates and
> decisions. Founded in 1948, CONGO's major objective
> is to ensure the
> presence of NGOs in exchanges among the world's
> governments and United
> Nations agencies on issues of global concern.  For
> more information see our
> website at www.ngocongo.org
> <blocked::http://www.ngocongo.org/> 
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