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<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'>To Civil Society Bureau<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'>Dear all,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'>NGLS (Tony Hill and Ramin
Kaweh)) and CONGO (</span></font><st1:PersonName><span lang=EN-GB
style='mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'>Renate Bloem</span></st1:PersonName><span
lang=EN-GB style='mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'>) 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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'>(This
will be sent tomorrow to the Plenary, once I have Spanish translation)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'>The proposal contained the
following points:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:35.25pt;text-indent:-35.25pt'><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:
EN-GB'>°<span style='mso-tab-count:1'> </span>Accommodation costs in
Hammamet will be provided for the Civil Society Bureau <span style='mso-tab-count:
1'> </span>(1 person per family) for the period 23-27 June 2004. Each family
has to <span style='mso-tab-count:1'> </span>identify its own representative<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:35.25pt;text-indent:-35.25pt'><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:
EN-GB'>°<span style='mso-tab-count:1'> </span>The Tunesian Government will
further cover accommodation costs for a number of <span style='mso-tab-count:
1'> </span>NGOs coming from Least Developing Countries (LDCs), three NGO
participants per <span style='mso-tab-count:1'> </span>LDC country, each
representing a NGO<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:35.25pt;text-indent:-35.25pt'><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:
EN-GB'>°<span style='mso-tab-count:1'> </span>The list of beneficiaries
will be taken care of jointly by the Tunesians <span style='mso-tab-count:2'> </span>and
the WSIS Secretariat (Division Civil Society)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:35.25pt;text-indent:-35.25pt'><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:
EN-GB'>°<span style='mso-tab-count:1'> </span>All other Civil Society
participants will benefit from reduced hotel prices <span style='mso-tab-count:
1'> </span>foreseen for PrepCom1 as well as from welcome facilities at the
Airport and <span style='mso-tab-count:1'> </span>free transfer to Hammamet.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'>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 </span></font><st1:State><st1:place><span lang=EN-GB
style='mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'>Tunis</span></st1:place></st1:State><span
lang=EN-GB style='mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'>It is understood that all
participants will have been accredited. See <a href="http://www.itu.int/wsis">www.itu.int/wsis</a><span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'>Participants should contact
latest until 4 June <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'>Moncef Achour<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'>Program Officer (civil
Society)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>c/o ITU-Place des Naions<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'>CH-1211 </span></font><st1:City><st1:place><span
lang=EN-GB style='mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'>Geneva</span></st1:place></st1:City><span
lang=EN-GB style='mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'> 20<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><st1:country-region><st1:place><font size=2
face="Courier New"><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:
EN-GB'>Switzerland</span></font></st1:place></st1:country-region><span
lang=EN-GB style='mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'>Tel.:<span style='mso-tab-count:
2'> </span>+41 22 730 63 65<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'>Fax.: <span style='mso-tab-count:
1'> </span>+41 22 730 6393<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'>E-mail:<span style='mso-tab-count:
1'> </span>moncef.achour@itu.int<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText align=center style='text-align:center'><b><font size=2
face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Proposition
Tunisienne<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=2
face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Dispositions concernant la
participation de la Société Civile à la réunion préparatoire (Hammamet, 24-26
Juin 2004)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:35.4pt'><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt'>- 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.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:35.4pt'><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt'>- 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.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:35.4pt'><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt'>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)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:35.4pt'><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt'>- 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.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>Les frais de transport international sont exclus de cette prise en
charge.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>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.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>Veuillez s'adresser avant 4 juin à<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>Moncef Achour <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>Chargé des relations avec la societé civile<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>c/o UIT - Place des Nations<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>CH-1211 Genève 20<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>Suisse<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>Tel: +41 22 730 6365<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>Fax: +41 22 730 6393<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span lang=DE-CH
style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:DE-CH'>E-mail: moncef.achour@itu.int<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span lang=DE-CH
style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:DE-CH'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span lang=DE-CH
style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:DE-CH'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'>Renate Bloem<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'>President of the Conference of
NGOs (</span></font><st1:country-region><st1:place><span lang=EN-GB
style='mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'>CONGO</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span
lang=EN-GB style='mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'>)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>11, Avenue de la Paix<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>CH-1202 Geneva<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span lang=DE-CH
style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:DE-CH'>Tel: +41 22 301 1000<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span lang=DE-CH
style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:DE-CH'>Fax: +41 22 301 2000<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span lang=DE-CH
style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:DE-CH'>E-mil: rbloem@ngocongo.org<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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