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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Please find below some
more information on the Global Alliance and its call for nominations for the
Strategy Council. More is available on the website. <a
href="http://www.unicttaskforce.org/">www.unicttaskforce.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Renata<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p><b><font size=1 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
8.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy;font-weight:bold'>Renate Bloem</span></font></b><font
size=1 color=navy><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:8.0pt;color:navy'><br>
</span></font><b><font size=1 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy;font-weight:bold'>President
of the Conference of NGOs (CONGO)<br>
11, Avenue de la Paix<br>
CH-1202 Geneva<br>
Tel: +41 22 301 1000<br>
Fax: +41 22 301 2000<br>
E-mail: </span></font></b><font size=1 color=navy><span style='font-size:8.0pt;
color:navy'><a href="mailto:rbloem@ngocongo.org"><b><font face=Arial><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>rbloem@ngocongo.org</span></font></b></a></span></font><b><font
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font-weight:bold'><br>
</span></font></b><b><font size=1 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy;font-weight:bold'>Website: </span></font></b><font
size=1 color=navy><span style='font-size:8.0pt;color:navy'><a
href="http://www.ngocongo.org/"><b><font face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>www.ngocongo.org</span></font></b></a></span></font><font
size=1 color=navy><span style='font-size:8.0pt;color:navy'> <span lang=EN-GB><o:p></o:p></span></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:8.0pt;color:red;font-weight:bold'> </span></font></b><font
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<p><b><font size=1 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
8.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy;font-weight:bold'>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. </span></font></b><b><font size=1 color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy;font-weight:bold'>For more
information see our website at </span></font></b><font size=1 color=navy><span
style='font-size:8.0pt;color:navy'><a href="http://www.ngocongo.org/"><b><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>www.ngocongo.org</span></font></b></a></span></font><font
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>De :</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> sergei kambalov
[mailto:kambalov@un.org] <br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Envoyé :</span></b> jeudi, 27. avril
2006 17:23<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>À :</span></b> rbloem@ngocongo.org<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Cc :</span></b> Sarbuland Khan; Cheryl
Stafford; Enrica Murmura; Serge Kapto; Robert De Jesus; Rosalinda O. Sanchez;
Maria Carreno<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Objet :</span></b> GLobal Alliance -
nominations</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Dear
Renate, <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Sorry I
missed your call. I was about to send this to you, anyway. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>First of
all, I shall of course be happy to talk to your constituents in Geneva. Let me
know. I shall be there 8-19 May. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>In a few
minutes, we shall upload the notice below to our former ICT TF website
(http://www.unicttaskforce.org/). We would apreciate it very much if you could
alert all interested civil society networks about this call for nominations.
Are Gender, Youth and other caucuses that were there for WSIS still in
existence? <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>We also
would like to request you to identify, on the basis of your consultations with
civil society groups, several (10-15) potential candidates for the Strategy
Council from civil society that would enjoy respect and trust of CSO. We believe
that a self-nomination process by stakeholder groups is a conditio sine qua non
to ensure inclusiveness and sustainability of the initiative. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>We would
welcome any comments/suggestions/criticism that you may wish to share with us -
but URGENTLY! <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The
notice: <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>"In
a follow up to the recent decision of the Secretary-General (see press release
below), the inaugural meeting of the Global Alliance for ICT and Development
will be held on 19-20 June 2006 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia following a generous
invitation by the Government of Malaysia. The programme of the meeting will be
made available shortly. All interested stakeholders are invited to participate
in the meeting. A registration form for indicating both your interest in
participating in the Global Alliance and, specifically, yout participation in
the Kuala Lumpur meeting is attached. <br>
<br>
The strategic overall guidance to the Alliance, such as identification of
priorities and themes for discussion, will be provided by a multi-stakeholder
Strategy Council that will be set up by the Secretary-General taking into
account inputs from all stakeholders. The Strategy Council will consist of
about fifty members from all stakeholders: governments, the private sector,
civil society (in particular gender and youth groups), media, the academic and
technical communities, as well as secretariats of relevant intergovernmental
organizations. The members of the Council will be chosen in their personal
capacity and will enjoy equal rights in the work of the Council. The basic
requirement for the members of this policy-setting group will be commitment,
experience and vision in ICT for development, as well as traditional
development fields. <br>
<br>
The first meeting of the Strategy Council is planned to be held on 19 June 2006
in Kuala Lumpur. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>All
stakeholders are invited to present nominations for members of the Strategy
Council of the Alliance. Please address your recommendations to [.....?] Given
the time factor, we would appreciate receiving nominations no later than 10 May
2006. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>S. K</span></font><font
size=2 face=sans-serif><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif'>han"</span></font>
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=2 face=sans-serif><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif'>Hope
to hear from you soon.</span></font> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=2 face=sans-serif><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif'>Best
regards, </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=2 face=sans-serif><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif'>Sergei.</span></font>
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=2 face=sans-serif><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif'>Sergei
Kambalov, Chief<br>
ECOSOC and Interorganizational Cooperation Branch<br>
Office for ECOSOC Support and Coordination/DESA<br>
United Nations, New York<br>
Tel: (212) 963-4751<br>
Fax: (212) 963-7454<br>
Email: kambalov@un.org</span></font> <o:p></o:p></p>
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