Date: Fri, 22 Jul 2005 18:18:40 -0000
From: "ngo_ip_undecade" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: CONGO e-Update 22 July 2005
CONGO e-Update 22 July 2005
Briefing with President of ECOSOC 25 July, New York
At the initiative of CONGO, there will be an NGO briefing with the
office of the President of ECOSOC, H.E. Ambassador Munir Akram of
Pakistan, on 25 July at 16:30 in Conference Room C, United Nations.
Note that the General Segment of ECOSOC will conclude on 25 July, with
the substantive session concluding on 27 July.
Sub-Commission on Human Rights Orientation, 27 July, Geneva
CONGO has organized an NGO orientation session on the UN
Sub-Commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights on 27
July, 13:00-15:00 at the Palais des Nations, Room TBA. The title of
the orientation is "Perspectives on the future of the Sub-Commission
in the context of the CHR Reform process." This orientation session is
designed to give all participants the necessary background information
on the key issues to be discussed during the Sub-Commission on Human
Rights from 25 July 12 August in Geneva.
8 August Final Deadline to be Accredited for Information Society Summit
CONGO reminds its member organizations that 8 August is the final
deadline for non-governmental organizations to be accredited to
participate in the World Summit on the Information Society in November
2005 in Tunis, Tunisia. The third preparatory committee for the
Summit will take place from 19-30 September in Geneva. For
information on being accredited for the Prepcom and the Summit, please
go to http://www.itu.int/wsis/participation/accreditation/cs.html .
Note that NGOs in consultative status with ECOSOC only have to submit
an expression of interest form.
Report on Aid Harmonization and the MDGs Available
The Development Gateway has released a report entitled "Aid
Harmonization: What Will It Take to Meet the MDGs?" . This Report
explores how an unprecedented effort for global cooperation is taking
shape to help reach the goals and includes: interviews with experts;
collections of documents, statistics, and surveys related to global
meetings leading up to the MDG+5 Summit in September 2005; and a
unique section devoted to the "voices" of aid recipients and donors.
See http://topics.developmentgateway.org/special/aidharmonization/ for
the full report. CONGO is a partner organization in this initiative.
UN Report on Internet Governance Released
The Working Group on Internet Governance, established by the UN
Secretary-General at the close of the first phase of the World Summit
on the Information Society in December 2003, has completed it work and
submitted its report on internet governance. This report will be the
basis for negotiations on internet governance within the WSIS Phase
II, to be held in Tunis in November 2005. The Working Group was
notable for the high level of participation by civil society
representatives, working alongside government and private sector
members. The report in all UN languages, along with a background
report, press release and other materials can be downloaded from
http://www.wgig.org/ .
Other Upcoming Events:
3-5 August 2005: Youth Assembly at the United Nations, New York
7-9 September 2005: DPI/NGO Conference, New York
14-16 September 2005: Millennium Summit Review, UN General Assembly
High Level Segment
19-30 September 2005: World Summit on the Information Society Prepcom
3, Geneva
27-28 October 2005: Regional Forum for NGOs from Central and Eastern
Europe. The preliminary agenda, invitation letter and questionnaire.
Vienna.
See http://www.ngocongo.org/ngomeet for an updated calendar of
relevant events.
About the CONGO e-Update
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Conference of NGOs, informing our members and affiliated networks of
relevant upcoming events sponsored by the United Nations, CONGO and
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