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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>CSTD is currently working on member states comments
to the draft decisions on the multi-year programme of work of the Commission. <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'>Some observers are in the room, but none of us so far
asked for the floor.<o:p></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><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>R.<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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<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><strong><b><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Renate Bloem</span></font></b></u1:PersonName></strong><b><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-weight:bold'><br>
</span></b><strong><b><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>President of the
Conference of NGOs (<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on"><u1:country-region u2:st="on"><u1:place u2:st="on">CONGO</st1:country-region></st1:place></u1:place></u1:country-region>)</span></font></b></strong><b><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:navy;font-weight:bold'><br>
<strong><b><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>11, Avenue de la
Paix</span></font></b></strong><br>
<strong><b><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>CH-1202 <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><u1:City u2:st="on"><u1:place u2:st="on">Geneva</st1:City></st1:place></span></font></b></u1:place></u1:City></strong><br>
<strong><b><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>Tel: +41 22 301
1000</span></font></b></strong><br>
<strong><b><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>Fax: +41 22 301
2000</span></font></b></strong><br>
<strong><b><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>E-mil: </span></font></b></strong></span></font></b><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'><a href="mailto:rbloem@ngocongo.org"
title="mailto:rbloem@ngocongo.org"><strong><b><font color=black face=Arial><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-family:Arial;color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>rbloem@ngocongo.org</span></font></b></strong></a></span></font><font
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font-family:Arial;color:navy'><br>
<strong><b><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>Website: </span></font></b></strong></span></font><font
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color:navy'><a href="http://www.ngocongo.org/" title="http://www.ngocongo.org"><strong><b><font
color=black face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:Arial;color:windowtext;
text-decoration:none'>www.ngocongo.org</span></font></b></strong></a></span></font><font
color=navy><span lang=EN-GB style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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font-family:Arial;color:navy'>&nbsp;</span></font></b></strong><strong><b><font
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font-family:Arial;color:navy'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></strong></p>

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font-family:Arial;color:navy'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></strong></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><strong><b><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:navy'>The Conference of NGOs (<st1:country-region
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">CONGO</st1:place></st1:country-region>) is an
international, membership association that facilitates the participation of
NGOs in United Nations debates and decisions. Founded in 1948, <st1:country-region
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><u1:country-region u2:st="on"><u1:place u2:st="on">CONGO</st1:place></st1:country-region></u1:place></u1:country-region>'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; </span></font></b></strong><strong><b><font size=2 color=navy
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>For more
information see our website at </span></font></b></strong><font size=2
color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'><a href="http://www.ngocongo.org/" title="http://www.ngocongo.org"><strong><b><font
color=black face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial;color:windowtext;
text-decoration:none'>www.ngocongo.org</span></font></b></strong></a></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

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