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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Dear all<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><b><i><u><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>Informal
Consultation on UN CSTD reform</span></font></u></i></b><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>As you may know, Renate is invited by UNCTAD
Secretary General to participate in an informal brainstorming on the reform of
the UN Commission on Science and Technology for Development. Some of you
already previously sent your thoughts about potential mechanisms and ideas. Please
continue to send us your comments in this regard (<a
href="mailto:wsis@ngocongo.org">wsis@ngocongo.org</a>). <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Information on the UN CSTD:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><a
href="http://www.unctad.org/Templates/Page.asp?intItemID=3402&amp;lang=1">http://www.unctad.org/Templates/Page.asp?intItemID=3402&amp;lang=1</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><a href="http://stdev.unctad.org/">http://stdev.unctad.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><b><i><u><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>Informal
consultations on IGF<o:p></o:p></span></font></u></i></b></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Do not forget to register for the IGF consultation
for badging purposes. Deadline for registration is 11 February. Information
available at</span></font><span lang=EN-GB> </span><font size=2 face=Arial><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><a
href="http://www.intgovforum.org/meeting.htm">http://www.intgovforum.org/meeting.htm</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Best regards, <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Philippe<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

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10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
line-height:120%'><b><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:Arial;color:navy;
font-weight:bold'>Philippe Dam<br>
</span></font></b><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
line-height:120%;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'><U1:PLACE u2:st="on"><U1:COUNTRY-REGION u2:st="on"><ns0:country-region
 w:insAuthor="Inter" w:insDate="2006-02-08T19:53:00Z" w:endInsAuthor="Inter"
 w:endInsDate="2006-02-08T19:53:00Z"><u3:country-region u1:endInsDate="2005-06-07T16:35:00Z" u1:endInsAuthor="Inter" u1:insDate="2005-06-07T16:35:00Z" u1:insAuthor="Inter"><u3:place u1:endInsDate="2005-06-07T16:35:00Z" u1:endInsAuthor="Inter" u1:insDate="2005-06-07T16:35:00Z" u1:insAuthor="Inter"><ns0:place
  w:insAuthor="Inter" w:insDate="2006-02-08T19:53:00Z" w:endInsAuthor="Inter"
  w:endInsDate="2006-02-08T19:53:00Z"><font color=navy><span lang=EN-GB
  style='color:navy'>CONGO -</u3:place></u3:country-region> WSIS CS Secretariat
  <br>
  </span></font></ns0:place></ns0:country-region></span></font></b></U1:COUNTRY-REGION></U1:PLACE><ns0:country-region
 w:insAuthor="Inter" w:insDate="2006-02-08T19:53:00Z" w:endInsAuthor="Inter"
 w:endInsDate="2006-02-08T19:53:00Z"><U1:PLACE u2:st="on"><U1:COUNTRY-REGION u2:st="on"><ns0:place
  w:insAuthor="Inter" w:insDate="2006-02-08T19:53:00Z" w:endInsAuthor="Inter"
  w:endInsDate="2006-02-08T19:53:00Z"></ns0:place></ns0:country-region><b><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;
line-height:120%;font-family:Arial;color:navy;font-weight:bold'></U1:COUNTRY-REGION></U1:PLACE>11,
Av</span></font></b><b><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:Arial;color:navy;
font-weight:bold'>enue de <U1:PERSONNAME u2:st="on" ProductID="la Paix"></span></font></b><b><font
size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:120%;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'><ns0:PersonName w:insAuthor="Inter"
 w:insDate="2006-02-08T19:53:00Z" w:endInsAuthor="Inter"
 w:endInsDate="2006-02-08T19:53:00Z" ns1:ProductID="la Paix"><font color=navy><span
 lang=FR style='color:navy'>la Paix</span></font></ns0:PersonName></U1:PERSONNAME></span></font></b><b><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:120%;
font-family:Arial;color:navy;font-weight:bold'><br>
CH-1202 <U1:PLACE u2:st="on"><U1:CITY u2:st="on"></span></font></b><b><font
size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:120%;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'><ns0:City w:insAuthor="Inter"
 w:insDate="2006-02-08T19:53:00Z" w:endInsAuthor="Inter"
 w:endInsDate="2006-02-08T19:53:00Z"><ns0:place w:insAuthor="Inter"
  w:insDate="2006-02-08T19:53:00Z" w:endInsAuthor="Inter"
  w:endInsDate="2006-02-08T19:53:00Z"><font color=navy><span lang=FR
  style='color:navy'>Geneva</span></font></ns0:place></ns0:City></U1:CITY></U1:PLACE></span></font></b><b><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:120%;
font-family:Arial;color:navy;font-weight:bold'><br>
Tel: +41 22 301 1000<br>
Fax: +41 22 301 2000<br>
E-mail: </span></font></b><a href="mailto:wsis@ngocongo.org"
title="mailto:hhumanrights@hyprolink.ch"><b><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial
title="mailto:hhumanrights@hyprolink.ch"><span
title="mailto:hhumanrights@hyprolink.ch"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
line-height:120%;font-family:Arial;color:navy;font-weight:bold'>wsis@ngocongo.org</span></span></font></b></a><b><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:120%;
font-family:Arial;color:navy;font-weight:bold'><br>
Website: </span></font></b><b><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:Arial;
color:navy;font-weight:bold'><a href="BLOCKED::http://www.ngocongo.org"
title="http://www.ngocongo.org"><font color=navy title="http://www.ngocongo.org"><span
title="http://www.ngocongo.org"><span lang=FR style='color:navy'>www.ngocongo.org</span></span></font></a></span></font></b><b><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:120%;
font-family:Arial;color:navy;font-weight:bold'>&nbsp;</span></font></b><o:p></o:p></p>

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line-height:120%'><b><font size=3 color=red face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:120%;color:red;font-weight:bold'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></b></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
line-height:120%'><b><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:Arial;color:navy;
font-weight:bold'>The Conference of NGOs (<U1:PLACE u2:st="on"><U1:COUNTRY-REGION u2:st="on"></span></font></b><b><font
size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:120%;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'><ns0:country-region w:insAuthor="Inter"
 w:insDate="2006-02-08T19:53:00Z" w:endInsAuthor="Inter"
 w:endInsDate="2006-02-08T19:53:00Z"><ns0:place w:insAuthor="Inter"
  w:insDate="2006-02-08T19:53:00Z" w:endInsAuthor="Inter"
  w:endInsDate="2006-02-08T19:53:00Z"><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region
   w:st="on"><font color=navy><span style='color:navy'>CONGO</span></font></st1:country-region></st1:place></ns0:place></ns0:country-region></U1:COUNTRY-REGION></U1:PLACE><font
color=navy><span style='color:navy'>) is an international, membership
association that facilitates the participation of NGOs in United Nations
debates and decisions. Founded in 1948, <U1:PLACE u2:st="on"><U1:COUNTRY-REGION u2:st="on"></span></font><ns0:country-region
 w:insAuthor="Inter" w:insDate="2006-02-08T19:53:00Z" w:endInsAuthor="Inter"
 w:endInsDate="2006-02-08T19:53:00Z"><ns0:place w:insAuthor="Inter"
  w:insDate="2006-02-08T19:53:00Z" w:endInsAuthor="Inter"
  w:endInsDate="2006-02-08T19:53:00Z"><st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place
   w:st="on"><font color=navy><span style='color:navy'>CONGO</span></font></st1:place></st1:country-region></ns0:place></ns0:country-region></U1:COUNTRY-REGION></U1:PLACE><font
color=navy><span style='color:navy'>'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.&nbsp; For more information see our
website at <a href="BLOCKED::http://www.ngocongo.org/" target="_blank"
title="http://www.ngocongo.org/">www.ngocongo.org</a></span></font></span></font></b><b><font
color=red><span lang=EN-GB style='color:red;font-weight:bold'><o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>

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