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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Many thanks to both Philippe for giving this
important information and Parminder for mentioning its dangerosity
!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I support Parminders concerns about GAID
being the compulsory channelling organizartion for CS contributions
to, and exchanges with, CSTD. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>CS has to have its own and proper process and
exchange modalities with CSTD, full stop.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT><FONT size=2><FONT face=Arial>Therefore I join my voice to
Parminder's for combating vigourously this dirty trick of GAID. This is also the
reason for me to disaprove ... my friend Parminder in his opinion about GAID
such as "<FONT color=#000080>We are fine with GAID being (...) even an
important channel, and we ourselves see GAID as playing an important role, and
<STRONG>engage with it strong</STRONG>ly."</FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT><FONT size=2><FONT face=Arial>I never supported the idea of GAID
being THE CS relay or even THE MS coordination body for WSIS follow-up,
especially in the framework of bridging the "digital divide" or building
information societies in DCs. That was in particular CSDPTT's position
during the WSIS' second phase, at least for one main reason : the relation
between CS organizations (present in the Plenary) and GAID has never
been debated upon nor were some common positions agreed on during CS Plenary
sessions. In so far there isn't any legitimacy for CS being in a
formalized partnership with GAID. </FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Jean-Louis Fullsack</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>President of CSDPTT</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=parminder@itforchange.net
href="mailto:parminder@itforchange.net">Parminder</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=plenary@wsis-cs.org
href="mailto:plenary@wsis-cs.org">plenary@wsis-cs.org</A> ; <A
title=bureau@wsis-cs.org
href="mailto:bureau@wsis-cs.org">bureau@wsis-cs.org</A> ; <A
title=governance@lists.cpsr.org
href="mailto:governance@lists.cpsr.org">governance@lists.cpsr.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Cc:</B> <A title=rbloem@ngocongo.org
href="mailto:rbloem@ngocongo.org">rbloem@ngocongo.org</A> ; <A
title=philippe.dam@ngocongo.org href="mailto:philippe.dam@ngocongo.org">'CONGO
- Philippe Dam'</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, July 09, 2007 10:39
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: [WSIS CS-Plenary] ECOSOC
reviewing WSIS follow up and implementation: CSTD, UNGIS, ALF, IGF, GAID</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Thanks a lot
Philippe, for keeping us updated, and making this extremely useful summary of
important issues in the SG’s report. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">>The SG report seems quite
restrictive in defining the involvement of CS actors in the CSTD processes.
Contrary to the Tunis Agenda which requested to take into >account the
multi-stakeholder approach, the SG Report defines quite poorly the CSTD as an
intergovernmental process “<I><SPAN style="FONT-STYLE: italic">with
contributions from non-governmental >stakeholders channelled through the
multi-stakeholder Global <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Alliance</st1:place></st1:City> for Information and Communication
Technologies and Development</SPAN></I>” (§14 of E/2007/76). >CONGO
considers that this quotation is not reflecting paragraph 105 of the Tunis
Agenda for the IS and ECOSOC Resolution 2006/46: we understand GAID is a
>multi-stakeholder component in CSTD and ECOSOC, but certainly not the only
one, and that NGO contributions should not be channelled / screened before
>reaching the CSTD / ECOSOC: CONGO is therefore willing to correct that in
the ECOSOC Plenary.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><B><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I
think this is the most serious part which requires urgent attention from civil
society.</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> We were at Geneva
CSTD meeting, and I don’t remember during any discussions on multistakeholder
(MS) participation GAID being mentioned as THE conduit of this participation.
Such characterization is dangerous, and civil society must put all its weight
behind correcting it…. I do not know how the SG report can put in something
which was never even brought up, much less agreed to, at the CSTD. Just
because GAID had a day of the CSTD proceedings for bringing in diverse views,
which no doubt was a useful effort, doesn’t make it THE conduit of MS
participation in CSTD. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">CSTD is the apex
co-ordination and follow up body for WSIS, and losing the privilege of direct
and complete participation in its working will be a big loss for the CS.
First, at the CSTD meeting, as it re-examined its mandate and membership it,
in fact, ignored the <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Tunis</st1:place></st1:State> mandate of ‘ considering the
strengthening of the Commission, taking into account the multi-stakeholder
approach’. This would it in a normal meaning of the text mean that some
non-governmental membership of CSTD was possible to consider. However, CSTD
asserted its fully inter-governmental character, and not many in the CS
challenged this, even if only as a formal assertion of ‘acceptance under
protest’ kind. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">While the CSTD’s
final resolution at Geneva was very good from a substantial point of
view - as having integrated information society (IS) agenda firmly and
centrally in its work, as well as (very importantly) putting in place a good
reporting mechanism/ interface with all WSIS follow-up and implementing
agencies – as well as mentioning MS participation in CSTD, if only with
reference to earlier ECOSOC resolutions which are, well, OK, the present
document – the SG report – represents a major step back.
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Moreover, this lacks
political authority, because at no point did CSTD discuss GAID as being THE
channel of MS participation. It is only one of the channels. And we must
assert the legitimacy of our direct participation in CSTD as per existing
ECOSOC resolutions reasserted by the CSTD report, and also having made some
progress procedurally – on the ground – in <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Geneva</st1:place></st1:City>. The CSTD/ SG/ GAID secretariats –
whoever put this thing in – cannot do such a thing on their
own.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Philippe, I think we
should put something of the nature of a sign-on campaign protesting this part
of the document, and for ecosoc to reassert direct and full MS participation
in CSTD as it stands in ECOSOC resolutions. We are fine with GAID being one of
the channels, even an important channel, and we ourselves see GAID as playing
an important role, and engage with it strongly. However, the present
formulation, as per SG’s report, that suggests that GAID is THE channel of CS
participation in the CSTD is not acceptable.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">We should write both
the CSTD and to GAID on this to seek clarification, and to present our
position.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><B><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Philippe,
I am ready to be an active part of this if you devise a strategy on how to go
ahead with this. We will also like to hear the views of the others, but time
is short, and therefore I request people to give their comments at the
earliest. Thanks. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></B></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><B><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">From:</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT
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plenary-admin@wsis-cs.org [mailto:plenary-admin@wsis-cs.org] <B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">On Behalf Of </SPAN></B>CONGO WSIS - Philippe
Dam<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Friday, July 06,
2007 11:35 PM<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B>
plenary@wsis-cs.org; bureau@wsis-cs.org; governance@lists.cpsr.org<BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Cc:</SPAN></B> rbloem@ngocongo.org;
'<st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">CONGO</st1:place></st1:country-region> - Philippe Dam'<BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> [WSIS CS-Plenary] ECOSOC
reviewing WSIS follow up and implementation: CSTD, UNGIS, ALF, IGF,
GAID<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Importance:</SPAN></B>
High</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Dear all,
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">As some of you might know, the UN
ECOSOC opened its annual substantive session earlier this week.
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Issues related to the follow up
and implementation of WSIS will be discussed and addressed by ECOSOC later
this month (according to the provisional timetable of the ECOSOC session, WSIS
follow up might be tabled on 23<SUP>rd</SUP> and on 25<SUP>th</SUP>
July).<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">In general, the documents
addressing WSIS follow up to be considered by ECOSOC will
be:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2"><![if !supportLists]><FONT
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</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></SPAN></FONT><![endif]><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The SG report on
“integrated and coordinated implementation of the outcomes of and follow up to
major UN conferences and summit” (E/2007/76, here attached, to be discussed on
23 July; it contains a series of paragraphs in relation to WSIS); See below
for some extracts on the various post WSIS
processes.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></SPAN></FONT><![endif]><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The final report of the
10<SUP>th</SUP> session of the Commission on Science and Technology for
Development (21-25 May 2007), including the two WSIS related decisions of the
CSTD (on the flow of information for WSIS follow up, and on multi-year
programme of work): see E/2007/31, hereby attached as well, to be discussed on
25 July.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">As far as we understood from
diplomats here in <st1:City w:st="on">Geneva</st1:City>, there might not be
any additional negotiation in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on">Geneva</st1:City></st1:place>. It is expected that the CSDT decision
will be confirmed by ECOSOC. We will anyway monitor the on going process and
keep you posted – and hopefully engaged. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on"><FONT
face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">CONGO</SPAN></FONT></st1:country-region></st1:place><FONT
face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> would be willing to address the
ECOSOC on these various issues, under the two segments that might be available
in this regard. We will of course need your remarks, suggestions and
feedback.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><B><I><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">General
note</SPAN></FONT></I></B><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The SG report recognises that
“<I><SPAN style="FONT-STYLE: italic">implementation and follow-up require a
broad engagement of non-governmental stakeholders and partners</SPAN></I>” (§
12 of E/2007/76).<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><B><I><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Commission
on Science and Technology for Development</SPAN></FONT></I></B><FONT
face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The SG report seems quite
restrictive in defining the involvement of CS actors in the CSTD processes.
Contrary to the Tunis Agenda which requested to take into account the
multi-stakeholder approach, the SG Report defines quite poorly the CSTD as an
intergovernmental process “<I><SPAN style="FONT-STYLE: italic">with
contributions from non-governmental stakeholders channelled through the
multi-stakeholder Global Alliance for Information and Communication
Technologies and Development</SPAN></I>” (§14 of E/2007/76). CONGO considers
that this quotation is not reflecting paragraph 105 of the Tunis Agenda for
the IS and ECOSOC Resolution 2006/46: we understand GAID is a
multi-stakeholder component in CSTD and ECOSOC, but certainly not the only
one, and that NGO contributions should not be channelled / screened before
reaching the CSTD / ECOSOC: CONGO is therefore willing to correct that in the
ECOSOC Plenary.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><B><I><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">UNGIS
and Action Line Facilitators process</SPAN></FONT></I></B><FONT face=Arial
size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The SG Report only provides a
factual description of the creation of the UN Group for the Information
Society (“Coordination <I><SPAN style="FONT-STYLE: italic">among the United
Nations system entities is undertaken by the United Nations Group on the
Information Society, created by the Secretary-General in accordance with the
request of the Summit</SPAN></I>”, § 14 of E/2007/76) and of the May 2007
cluster of WSIS action line facilitation
meetings.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><B><I><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Internet
Governance Forum and enhanced cooperation</SPAN></FONT></I></B><FONT
face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The SG Report states that WSIS
“<I><SPAN style="FONT-STYLE: italic">requested the Secretary-General to
convene the Internet Governance Forum, a new forum for multi-stakeholder
policy dialogue, to discuss, inter alia, public policy issues related to
Internet governance in order to foster the sustainability, robustness,
security, stability and development of the Internet. The inaugural meeting,
entitled “Internet governance for development”, was held in <st1:City
w:st="on">Athens</st1:City> from 30 October to 2 November 2006, and the second
meeting is scheduled to be held in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on">Rio de Janeiro</st1:City></st1:place> from 12 to 15 November 2007.
Consultations are under way to start a process towards enhanced cooperation
among all relevant stakeholders with regard to Internet governance, as
requested by the Summit</SPAN></I>” (§ 14 of
E/2007/76).<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><B><I><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Global
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Alliance</st1:City></st1:place> for
ICT and Development</SPAN></FONT></I></B><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The SG Report includes an annexed
two-page description of GAID and a synopsis of its activities. See pages 21-22
of E/2007/76.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Please send us your comments and
suggestions in this regard. We will come back to you early next week with more
details.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">All the best,
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Philippe<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">CONGO</st1:country-region></st1:place>
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Rights
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major objective is to ensure the presence of NGOs in exchanges among the
world's governments and United Nations agencies on issues of global
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