<HTML><BODY style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; ">Philippe,<DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>I would be willing to work with you on this, either through CONGO or as a CS statement. I have some thoughts on the issue of both working methods and the multi-year program based on my (admittedly now a bit dated) experience with the Fourth World Conference on Women, its preparations and follow-up.</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Regards,</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>John<BR><DIV><DIV>On Apr 25, 2007, at 5:44, CONGO WSIS - Philippe Dam wrote:</DIV><BR class="Apple-interchange-newline"><BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: auto; -khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: none; text-indent: 0px; -apple-text-size-adjust: auto; text-transform: none; orphans: 2; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; "><O:SMARTTAGTYPE namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="City" downloadurl="http://www.5iamas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"><O:SMARTTAGTYPE namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="country-region" downloadurl="http://www.5iantlavalamp.com/"><O:SMARTTAGTYPE namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place" downloadurl="http://www.5iantlavalamp.com/"><DIV class="Section1"><P class="MsoNormal"><FONT size="2" face="Arial"><SPAN lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; ">Dear all,</SPAN><O:P style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; "></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; font-size: 13.3333px; "><O:P style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; "> </SPAN></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; font-size: 13.3333px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; ">This is to inform you about the preparations for the next session of the Commission on Science and Technology for Development, taking place in </SPAN><ST1:PLACE w:st="on"><ST1:CITY w:st="on"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; ">Geneva</SPAN></ST1:CITY></ST1:PLACE><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; "> between 21 and 25 May (see timetable of the WSIS related cluster of events at</SPAN><A href="http://www.csbureau.info/Time%20table%20IS%20week%202007.doc"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255); font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; -khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">http://www.csbureau.info/Time%20table%20IS%20week%202007.doc</SPAN></A><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; ">).</SPAN><O:P style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; "></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; font-size: 13.3333px; "><O:P style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; "> </SPAN></O:P></SPAN></FONT></P><P class="MsoNormal"><B style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; "><I style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; "><FONT size="2" face="Arial"><SPAN lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic; font-size: 13.3333px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; ">Participation of WSIS accredited civil society entities</SPAN><O:P style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; "></O:P></SPAN></FONT></I></B></P><P class="MsoNormal"><FONT size="2" face="Arial"><SPAN lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; "><O:P style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; "> </SPAN></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; font-size: 13.3333px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; ">We were informally told that the final ECOSOC decision to formally allow WSIS accredited entities to participate in the next two meetings of the CSTD might be adopted either today or on this Thursday (tomorrow). There might not be any problem on the adoption of this decision, since ECOSOC Member States had already agreed on the language for several weeks.</SPAN><O:P style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; "></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; font-size: 13.3333px; "><O:P style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; "> </SPAN></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; font-size: 13.3333px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; ">Note that NGOs in consultative status with ECOSOC are of course already entitled to participate in the works of the Commission.</SPAN><O:P style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; "></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; font-size: 13.3333px; "><O:P style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; "> </SPAN></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; font-size: 13.3333px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; ">The two other CSTD related pending decisions, to be discussed and probably adopted before the end of this week, are:</SPAN><O:P style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; "></O:P></SPAN></FONT></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:53.25pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-indent: -24px; "><FONT size="2" face="Arial"><SPAN lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; text-indent: -24px; "><SPAN style="mso-list:Ignore; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; text-indent: -24px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; text-indent: -24px; ">-</SPAN><FONT size="1" face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="font:7.0pt " times="" new="" roman";="" font-family:="" roman;="" font-size:="" 9.33333px;="" text-indent:="" -24px;=""><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 9.33333px; text-indent: -24px; "> </SPAN></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></SPAN></FONT><FONT size="2" face="Arial"><SPAN lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; text-indent: -24px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; text-indent: -24px; ">The ECOSOC decision to allow for participation of private sector entities;</SPAN><O:P style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; text-indent: -24px; "></O:P></SPAN></FONT></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:53.25pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-indent: -24px; "><FONT size="2" face="Arial"><SPAN lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; text-indent: -24px; "><SPAN style="mso-list:Ignore; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; text-indent: -24px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; text-indent: -24px; ">-</SPAN><FONT size="1" face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="font:7.0pt " times="" new="" roman";="" font-family:="" roman;="" font-size:="" 9.33333px;="" text-indent:="" -24px;=""><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 9.33333px; text-indent: -24px; "> </SPAN></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></SPAN></FONT><FONT size="2" face="Arial"><SPAN lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; text-indent: -24px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; text-indent: -24px; ">The ECOSOC decision taking note of the report of the 9</SPAN><SUP style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.1111px; text-indent: -24px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.1111px; text-indent: -24px; ">th</SPAN></SUP><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; text-indent: -24px; "> session of the CSTD. This latest decision was the reason why the may CSTD related issues remained pending because several governments wanted to re-open the wording of the decision proposed by the 9th CSTD session. Finally, the consensus could be reached in only taking note of that report.</SPAN><O:P style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; text-indent: -24px; "></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; font-size: 13.3333px; "><O:P style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; "> </SPAN></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; font-size: 13.3333px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; ">We heard that these three decisions might be discussed separately, and not as a package. We will keep you posted about the up coming developments.</SPAN><O:P style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; "></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; font-size: 13.3333px; "><O:P style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; "> </SPAN></O:P></SPAN></FONT></P><P class="MsoNormal"><B style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; "><I style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; "><FONT size="2" face="Arial"><SPAN lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic; font-size: 13.3333px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; ">Documents of the up coming 10</SPAN><SUP style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.1111px; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.1111px; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; ">th</SPAN></SUP><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; "> CSTD session available on line</SPAN><O:P style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; "></O:P></SPAN></FONT></I></B></P><P class="MsoNormal"><B style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; "><I style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; "><FONT size="2" face="Arial"><SPAN lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic; font-size: 13.3333px; "><O:P style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; "> </SPAN></O:P></SPAN></FONT></I></B></P><P class="MsoNormal"><FONT size="2" face="Arial"><SPAN lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; ">All working documentation for the next CSTD session, including the UN Secretary General report to the CSTD and the agenda of the session, is being posted on line on the CSTD-10 webpage (</SPAN><A href="http://www.unctad.org/Templates/Meeting.asp?intItemID=4066&lang=1"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255); font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; -khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">http://www.unctad.org/Templates/Meeting.asp?intItemID=4066&lang=1</SPAN></A><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; ">).</SPAN><O:P style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; "></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; font-size: 13.3333px; "><O:P style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; "> </SPAN></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; font-size: 13.3333px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; ">For a quick link to the full information on CTSD and its past sessions, see also </SPAN><A href="http://www.unctad.org/cstd"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255); font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; -khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">http://www.unctad.org/cstd</SPAN></A><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; ">.</SPAN><O:P style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; "></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; font-size: 13.3333px; "><O:P style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; "> </SPAN></O:P></SPAN></FONT></P><P class="MsoNormal"><B style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; "><I style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; "><FONT size="2" face="Arial"><SPAN lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic; font-size: 13.3333px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; ">Stakeholder written statements</SPAN><O:P style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; "></O:P></SPAN></FONT></I></B></P><P class="MsoNormal"><FONT size="2" face="Arial"><SPAN lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; "><O:P style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; "> </SPAN></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; font-size: 13.3333px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; ">It is expected that all statements sent by CSTD stakeholders, including of course NGOs, would be posted on the CSTD website, therefore following the practice experimented with the WSIS preparatory process. Written statements should be sent to</SPAN><A href="mailto:stdev@unctad.org"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255); font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; -khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">stdev@unctad.org</SPAN></A><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; ">. More precise information in this regard will be included in an “information note for participants”, to be circulated by the CSTD Secretariat soon.</SPAN><O:P style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; "></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; font-size: 13.3333px; "><O:P style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; "> </SPAN></O:P></SPAN></FONT></P><P class="MsoNormal"><B style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; "><I style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; "><FONT size="2" face="Arial"><SPAN lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic; font-size: 13.3333px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; ">CS drafting process?</SPAN><O:P style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; "></O:P></SPAN></FONT></I></B></P><P class="MsoNormal"><FONT size="2" face="Arial"><SPAN lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; "><O:P style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; "> </SPAN></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; font-size: 13.3333px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; ">In this regard, I think it is relevant to consider a (or several) joint CS statement(s) on some of the main issues to be discussed during the next CTSD, and in particular on:</SPAN><O:P style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; "></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; font-size: 13.3333px; "><O:P style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; "> </SPAN></O:P></SPAN></FONT></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:53.25pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-indent: -24px; "><FONT size="2" face="Arial"><SPAN lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; text-indent: -24px; "><SPAN style="mso-list:Ignore; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; text-indent: -24px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; text-indent: -24px; ">-</SPAN><FONT size="1" face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="font:7.0pt " times="" new="" roman";="" font-family:="" roman;="" font-size:="" 9.33333px;="" text-indent:="" -24px;=""><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 9.33333px; text-indent: -24px; "> </SPAN></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></SPAN></FONT><U style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; -khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; text-indent: -24px; "><FONT size="2" face="Arial"><SPAN lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; -khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; text-indent: -24px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; -khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; text-indent: -24px; ">CSTD multiyear programme of work</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></U><FONT size="2" face="Arial"><SPAN lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; text-indent: -24px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; text-indent: -24px; "> (see my previous message dated 9 February 2007: “Based on the </SPAN><A href="http://www.un.org/docs/ecosoc/documents/2006/resolutions/Resolution%202006-46.pdf" title="http://www.un.org/docs/ecosoc/documents/2006/resolutions/Resolution 2006-46.pdf"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255); font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; -khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; text-indent: -24px; ">ECOSOC resolution</SPAN></A><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; text-indent: -24px; ">renewing the CSTD mandate in July 2006, the Commission will work through biennial action cycle. The programme of work is still to be determined and the CSTD Panel in Paris (6-8 Nov. 2006) addressed this issue (see report of the CSTD Panel,</SPAN><A href="http://www.unctad.org/sections/dite_dir/docs/dite_pcbb_stdev0045_en.pdf" title="http://www.unctad.org/sections/dite_dir/docs/dite_pcbb_stdev0045_en.pdf"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255); font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; -khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; text-indent: -24px; ">http://www.unctad.org/sections/dite_dir/docs/dite_pcbb_stdev0045_en.pdf</SPAN></A><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; text-indent: -24px; ">, read in particular pages 15-16).”</SPAN><O:P style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; text-indent: -24px; "></O:P></SPAN></FONT></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.25pt; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; "><FONT size="2" face="Arial"><SPAN lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; "><O:P style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; "> </SPAN></O:P></SPAN></FONT></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:53.25pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-indent: -24px; "><FONT size="2" face="Arial"><SPAN lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; text-indent: -24px; "><SPAN style="mso-list:Ignore; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; text-indent: -24px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; text-indent: -24px; ">-</SPAN><FONT size="1" face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="font:7.0pt " times="" new="" roman";="" font-family:="" roman;="" font-size:="" 9.33333px;="" text-indent:="" -24px;=""><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 9.33333px; text-indent: -24px; "> </SPAN></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></SPAN></FONT><FONT size="2" face="Arial"><SPAN lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; text-indent: -24px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; text-indent: -24px; ">Proposals regarding </SPAN><U style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; -khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; text-indent: -24px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; -khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; text-indent: -24px; ">CSTD working methods</SPAN></U><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; text-indent: -24px; "> (including reporting activities and relationship with other UN entities).</SPAN><O:P style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; text-indent: -24px; "></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; font-size: 13.3333px; "><O:P style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; "> </SPAN></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; font-size: 13.3333px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; ">Is anybody willing to initiate a drafting process on that, or would you prefer </SPAN><ST1:COUNTRY-REGION w:st="on"><ST1:PLACE w:st="on"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; ">CONGO</SPAN></ST1:PLACE></ST1:COUNTRY-REGION><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; "> proposes some ideas on that?</SPAN><O:P style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; "></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; font-size: 13.3333px; "><O:P style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; "> </SPAN></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; font-size: 13.3333px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; ">Please send us your feedback on this last point.</SPAN><O:P style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; "></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; font-size: 13.3333px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; ">All the best,</SPAN><O:P style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; "></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; font-size: 13.3333px; "><O:P style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; "> </SPAN></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; font-size: 13.3333px; "><O:P style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; "> </SPAN></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; font-size: 13.3333px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; ">Philippe Dam</SPAN><O:P style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; "></O:P></SPAN></FONT></P><DIV><P class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; line-height:120%; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; line-height: 19px; "><B style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 19px; "><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; color: rgb(0, 0, 128); font-size: 13.3333px; line-height: 15px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 128); font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 15px; ">Philippe Dam</SPAN><BR style="color: rgb(0, 0, 128); font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 15px; "><U1:PLACE u2:st="on"><U1:COUNTRY-REGION u2:st="on"><U3:COUNTRY-REGION u4:insauthor="Inter" u4:insdate="2006-04-04T12:16:00Z" u4:endinsauthor="Inter" u4:endinsdate="2006-04-04T12:16:00Z"><U5:COUNTRY-REGION u6:endinsdate="2005-06-07T16:35:00Z" u6:endinsauthor="Inter" u6:insdate="2005-06-07T16:35:00Z" u6:insauthor="Inter"><U5:PLACE u6:endinsdate="2005-06-07T16:35:00Z" u6:endinsauthor="Inter" u6:insdate="2005-06-07T16:35:00Z" u6:insauthor="Inter"><U3:PLACE u4:insauthor="Inter" u4:insdate="2006-04-04T12:16:00Z" u4:endinsauthor="Inter" u4:endinsdate="2006-04-04T12:16:00Z"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 128); font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 15px; ">CONGO -</SPAN></U3:PLACE></U5:PLACE></U5:COUNTRY-REGION><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 128); font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 15px; "> WSIS CS Secretariat </SPAN><BR style="color: rgb(0, 0, 128); font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 15px; "></U3:COUNTRY-REGION></U1:COUNTRY-REGION></U1:PLACE><NS0:COUNTRY-REGION u7:insauthor="Inter" u7:insdate="2006-04-04T12:16:00Z" u7:endinsauthor="Inter" u7:endinsdate="2006-04-04T12:16:00Z"><U1:PLACE u2:st="on"><U1:COUNTRY-REGION u2:st="on"><NS0:PLACE u7:insauthor="Inter" u7:insdate="2006-04-04T12:16:00Z" u7:endinsauthor="Inter" u7:endinsdate="2006-04-04T12:16:00Z"></NS0:PLACE></U1:COUNTRY-REGION></U1:PLACE></NS0:COUNTRY-REGION><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 128); font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 15px; ">11, Avenue de </SPAN><U1:PERSONNAME u2:st="on" productid="la Paix"><NS0:PERSONNAME u7:insauthor="Inter" u7:insdate="2006-04-04T12:16:00Z" u7:endinsauthor="Inter" u7:endinsdate="2006-04-04T12:16:00Z" ns1:productid="la Paix"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 128); font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 15px; ">la Paix</SPAN></NS0:PERSONNAME></U1:PERSONNAME><BR style="color: rgb(0, 0, 128); font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 15px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 128); font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 15px; ">CH-1202 </SPAN><U1:PLACE u2:st="on"><U1:CITY u2:st="on"><NS0:CITY u7:insauthor="Inter" u7:insdate="2006-04-04T12:16:00Z" u7:endinsauthor="Inter" u7:endinsdate="2006-04-04T12:16:00Z"><NS0:PLACE u7:insauthor="Inter" u7:insdate="2006-04-04T12:16:00Z" u7:endinsauthor="Inter" u7:endinsdate="2006-04-04T12:16:00Z"><ST1:CITY w:st="on"><ST1:PLACE w:st="on"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 128); font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 15px; ">Geneva</SPAN></ST1:PLACE></ST1:CITY></NS0:PLACE></NS0:CITY></U1:CITY></U1:PLACE><BR style="color: rgb(0, 0, 128); font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 15px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 128); font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 15px; ">Tel: +41 22 301 1000</SPAN><BR style="color: rgb(0, 0, 128); font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 15px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 128); font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 15px; ">Fax: +41 22 301 2000</SPAN><BR style="color: rgb(0, 0, 128); font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 15px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 128); font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 15px; ">E-mail: </SPAN></SPAN></FONT></B><A href="mailto:wsis@ngocongo.org" title="mailto:wsis@ngocongo.org mailto:hhumanrights@hyprolink.ch"><B style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255); font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; 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">www.ngocongo.org</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></A><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 128); font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 15px; "> </SPAN></SPAN></FONT></B><SPAN lang="EN-GB"><O:P style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; line-height: 19px; "></O:P></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; line-height:120%; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; line-height: 19px; "><B style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 19px; "><FONT size="3" color="red" face="Times New Roman"><SPAN lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:120%;color:red;font-weight:bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; line-height: 19px; "><O:P style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 19px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 19px; "> </SPAN></O:P></SPAN></FONT></B></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; line-height:120%; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; line-height: 19px; "><B style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 19px; "><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; color: rgb(0, 0, 128); font-size: 13.3333px; line-height: 15px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 128); font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 15px; ">The Conference of NGOs (</SPAN><U1:PLACE u2:st="on"><U1:COUNTRY-REGION u2:st="on"><NS0:COUNTRY-REGION u7:insauthor="Inter" u7:insdate="2006-04-04T12:16:00Z" u7:endinsauthor="Inter" u7:endinsdate="2006-04-04T12:16:00Z"><NS0:PLACE u7:insauthor="Inter" u7:insdate="2006-04-04T12:16:00Z" u7:endinsauthor="Inter" u7:endinsdate="2006-04-04T12:16:00Z"><ST1:COUNTRY-REGION w:st="on"><U8:PLACE u7:st="on"><U8:COUNTRY-REGION u7:st="on"><ST1:PLACE w:st="on"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 128); font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 15px; ">CONGO</SPAN></ST1:PLACE></U8:COUNTRY-REGION></U8:PLACE></ST1:COUNTRY-REGION></NS0:PLACE></NS0:COUNTRY-REGION></U1:COUNTRY-REGION></U1:PLACE><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 128); font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 15px; ">) is an international, membership association that facilitates the participation of NGOs in United Nations debates and decisions. Founded in 1948, </SPAN><U1:PLACE u2:st="on"><U1:COUNTRY-REGION u2:st="on"><ST1:COUNTRY-REGION w:st="on"><ST1:PLACE w:st="on"><NS0:COUNTRY-REGION u7:insauthor="Inter" u7:insdate="2006-04-04T12:16:00Z" u7:endinsauthor="Inter" u7:endinsdate="2006-04-04T12:16:00Z"><NS0:PLACE u7:insauthor="Inter" u7:insdate="2006-04-04T12:16:00Z" u7:endinsauthor="Inter" u7:endinsdate="2006-04-04T12:16:00Z"><ST1:COUNTRY-REGION u7:st="on"><ST1:PLACE u7:st="on"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 128); font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 15px; ">CONGO</SPAN></ST1:PLACE></ST1:COUNTRY-REGION></NS0:PLACE></NS0:COUNTRY-REGION></ST1:PLACE></ST1:COUNTRY-REGION></U1:COUNTRY-REGION></U1:PLACE><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 128); font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 15px; ">'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. 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