[CS Bureau] Civil Society presence in Tunis-financial arrangments?
Barmaki Amir Hossein
westasiaregion at hotmail.com
Wed Jun 9 09:54:53 BST 2004
Dear CSB memebers
I might be wrong, but I didnt recived any confirmation from our negotiation
team as what is the arrangmesnt for presnce of NGOs, the approved one. What
happneed to fellowships and is the Tunisian government is providing
financial assistnace or any other assistants to NGOs and Family
repsrentatives or CSB members ?
Could please somone update me in this regard?
Thanks
Amir Barmaki
West Asia Region
>From: "John R. Gagain Jr." <j.gagain at funglode.org>
>To: "bureau wsis" <bureau at wsis-cs.org>,"CS Bureau" <bureau at geneva2003.org>
>CC: "Tony Hill" <tony.hill at unctad.org>,"Moncef Achour"
><moncef.achour at itu.int>,"Rik Panganiban"
><rik.panganiban at ngocongo.org>,Domingo Tavárez
><d.tavarez at funglode.org>,"Robert Guerra" <rguerra at privaterra.org>,"Alain
>Clerc" <alain.clerc at fdd.org>,<abdenacer.benhmida at smsitunis2005.tn>,"Richard
>Jordan" <richardjordan at lycos.com>,"Bertrand de LA CHAPELLE"
><lachapelle at openwsis.org>,"Adam Peake" <ajp at glocom.ac.jp>,"John Gagain Jr."
><j.gagain at funglode.org>
>Subject: [CS Bureau] Hammamet - Participation of Think Tanks - CSB
>Date: Tue, 8 Jun 2004 11:32:55 -0500
>
>Dear Renate:
>
>Thank you for all of your messages and information. Unfortunately, I
>personally will not be able to attend the PrepCom 1 due to the fact that I
>will be in Sao Paulo at UNCTAD XI and the U.N. Global Compact Summit in New
>York. We will be sending my colleague Mr. Domingo Tavarez, to represent
>Think Tanks on the CSB. You all know him. He actively participated
>throughout the first phase.
>
>How could we reserve his accomodation.
>
>Sincerely,
>
>John R. Gagain Jr.
>Think Tank Focal Point
>WSIS Civil Society Bureau
>World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS)
>Representative to International Organizations
>Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE)
>
>Calle Capitán Eugenio de Marchena, No. 26
>Ensanche La Esperilla
>Santo Domingo, República Dominicana
>
>Tel.: 809.685.9966 Ext. 2201
>Fax: 212-898-1115
>
>Email: j.gagain at funglode.org
>Web: http://www.funglode.org
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: bureau-admin at wsis-cs.org [mailto:bureau-admin at wsis-cs.org]On
>Behalf
>Of Renata Bloem
> Sent: Monday, May 24, 2004 2:40 PM
> To: bureau wsis; CS Bureau
> Cc: Tony Hill; Moncef Achour; Rik Panganiban
> Subject: [CS Bureau] Tunesian proposal for the 24-26 meeting
>
>
> To Civil Society Bureau
>
>
>
> Dear all,
>
>
>
> NGLS (Tony Hill and Ramin Kaweh)) and CONGO (Renate Bloem) were invited
>to
>a meeting with the Tunesian Ambassador, H.E. Habib Mansour, representatives
>of the Executive Secretariat, Mr. Charles Geiger (Deputy Executive
>Director)
>and Mr. Moncef Achour (Program Officer for Civil Society) and another
>person
>for Civil Society to be informed about the Tunesian proposal regarding the
>participation of Civil Society in the upcoming Preparatory Meeting
>(PrepCom1) 24 -26 June in Hammamet, Tunisia.
>
>
>
> (This will be sent tomorrow to the Plenary, once I have Spanish
>translation)
>
>
>
>
>
> The proposal contained the following points:
>
>
>
> ° Accommodation costs in Hammamet will be provided for the Civil
>Society Bureau (1 person per family) for the period 23-27 June 2004.
>Each family has to identify its own representative
>
>
>
> ° The Tunesian Government will further cover accommodation costs for
>a
>number of NGOs coming from Least Developing Countries (LDCs), three NGO
>participants per LDC country, each representing a NGO
>
>
>
> ° The list of beneficiaries will be taken care of jointly by the
>Tunesians and the WSIS Secretariat (Division Civil Society)
>
>
>
> ° All other Civil Society participants will benefit from reduced
>hotel
>prices foreseen for PrepCom1 as well as from welcome facilities at the
>Airport and free transfer to Hammamet.
>
>
>
> Excluded from this are international travel costs. All persons
>registered
>to participate at PrepCom1 will receive a confirmation note which allows
>them to obtain the necessary entry visa, as well as 50% reduction on all
>roundtrip Tunis Air flights destination Tunis.
>
>
>
> It is understood that all participants will have been accredited. See
>www.itu.int/wsis
>
>
>
> Participants should contact latest until 4 June
>
>
>
> Moncef Achour
>
> Program Officer (civil Society)
>
> c/o ITU-Place des Naions
>
> CH-1211 Geneva 20
>
> Switzerland
>
> Tel.: +41 22 730 63 65
>
> Fax.: +41 22 730 6393
>
> E-mail: moncef.achour at itu.int
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Proposition Tunisienne
>
>
>
> Dispositions concernant la participation de la Société Civile à la
>réunion
>préparatoire (Hammamet, 24-26 Juin 2004)
>
>
>
> - Les frais d'hébergement des membres du Bureau International de la
>Societé Civile (1 personne par famille) à Hammamet pour la période de 23-27
>juin 2004, pourraient etre couverts par la partie tunisienne.
>
>
>
> - Les autorités tunisiennes envisagent la prise en charge des frais de
>séjour en Tunisie (Hammamet), pendant la période 23 -27 juin 2004, d'un
>certain nombre d'ONG des pays les moins cés (Trois ONG par PMA), à raison
>d'un participants par ONG concernée.
>
> La liste des bénéficiaires de la prise en charge sera arrètée
>conjointement entre la partie tunisienne et le Secretariat Exécutif du SSI
>(Division Societé Civile)
>
>
>
> - Pour les autres participants de la societé civile qui ne seraient pas
>pris en charge, ils bénéficieront des réductions hotelières prévues pour
>PREPCOM1, ainsi que des autres facilités d'accueil à l'Aéroport et du
>transfert à Hammamet.
>
>
>
> Les frais de transport international sont exclus de cette prise en
>charge.
>
>
>
> Par ailleurs, la procédure déinscriptions prévoit que les personnes
>inscrites pour prendre part à la PREPCOM1 (Hammamet, 24-26 juin 2004)
>recevront une motification d'inscription leur permettant d,obtenir les
>visas
>nécessaires ainsi que la réduction de 50% sur les vols directs de Tunis Air
>à destination de Tunis et retour.
>
>
>
> Veuillez s'adresser avant 4 juin à
>
>
>
> Moncef Achour
>
> Chargé des relations avec la societé civile
>
> c/o UIT - Place des Nations
>
> CH-1211 Genève 20
>
> Suisse
>
> Tel: +41 22 730 6365
>
> Fax: +41 22 730 6393
>
> E-mail: moncef.achour at itu.int
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
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>
>
>
>
> Renate Bloem
>
> President of the Conference of NGOs (CONGO)
>
> 11, Avenue de la Paix
>
> CH-1202 Geneva
>
> Tel: +41 22 301 1000
>
> Fax: +41 22 301 2000
>
> E-mil: rbloem at ngocongo.org
>
> Website: www.ngocongo.org
>
>
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