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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB 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 lang=EN-GB 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'>This is to remind you the up-coming GAID Steering
Committee meeting taking place in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on">New
  York</st1:State></st1:place> on 19 September 2007. As you know, Renate will
participate in this Steering Committee meeting, and we would be happy to
forward your view and feedback on some of the issues to be discussed, in
particular:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>- New focus themes of
GAID to be included in the 2008 GAID Business Plan (Connectivity and Financing
for Development);<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>- Preparations for the
GAID Strategy Council and Global Forum in 2008;<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>- Updates on the GAID
Strategy Council and Steering Committee membership renewal;<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>- Up dates on the GAID
outreach and media strategy.<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> </o:p></span></font></p>

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padding:1.0pt 4.0pt 1.0pt 4.0pt;background:#E6E6E6'>

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border:none;padding:0cm'><font size=1 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:5.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;background:#E6E6E6;
border:none;padding:0cm'><b><i><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>Business
plan of GAID in 2008:<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></b></p>

<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;background:#E6E6E6;
border:none;padding:0cm'><b><i><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>Proposed
focus on Connectivity and access and Financing for ICT4D<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></b></p>

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border:none;padding:0cm'><font size=1 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:5.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB 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'>The current proposal of the GAID Business Plan for
2008 is mainly to update the 2007 Business Plan. Among the noticeable changes,
it is proposed to add, in addition to the existing focuses on Education, Health,
Entrepreneurship and Governance, a focus on:<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> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:35.4pt'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>- <u>Connectivity and Access</u>:
this follows the agreement at the <st1:City w:st="on">Santa Clara</st1:City>
meeting (February 2008) to have a stronger focus on Connectivity (in particular
in <st1:place w:st="on">Africa</st1:place>). The Steering Committee will
therefore discuss how GAID should develop its activities in this area. (Fyi,
the draft text to be added in the 2008 Business Plan reads as follows: “<i><span
style='font-style:italic'>It was decided at the February 2007 meeting of the
Steering Committee in Santa Clara, that, in 2008, significant attention will be
paid to the topics of connectivity and access, with special consideration given
to Africa, with the intention of taking a global view of connectivity issues in
developing regions in the following period</span></i>”). <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:35.4pt'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:35.4pt'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>- <u>Innovative
mechanisms for financing for ICT for Development</u>: in the context of the
5-year review of the UN Monterrey Conference on Financing for Development, to
be held in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Doha</st1:City></st1:place>
(August 2008), such a GAID focus would help to feed into the preparations of
the Doha Review Conference. (Fyi, the draft text to be added in the 2008
Business Plan reads as follows: “<i><span style='font-style:italic'>Specifically,
GAID could make an important contribution in the area of innovative mechanisms
of financing, including microfinance. Members may note that in August <st1:metricconverter
ProductID="2008, a" w:st="on">2008, a</st1:metricconverter> major conference
– a five-year review of the <st1:City w:st="on">Monterrey</st1:City>
Conference on Financing for Development (FfD) – will be held in <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Doha</st1:City>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">Qatar</st1:country-region></st1:place>.
Innovative mechanisms of financing will be one of the important issues on the
agenda, as significant initiatives in this area have been taken by several
countries as well as by other stakeholders. Some of these initiatives also
pertain to innovative financing mechanisms for ICT for development. This issue
will be a significant theme at the 2008 session of the Strategy Council. The
outcomes of these deliberations will be fed into the preparations for the <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Doha</st1:City></st1:place> review conference on
FfD as a contribution of GAID</span></i>”)<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> </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'>We would be happy to have some feedback from you on
those two proposals, based on the proposed inclusions to be included in the
2008 Business Plan.<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> </o:p></span></font></p>

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border:none;padding:0cm'><font size=1 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:5.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;background:#E6E6E6;
border:none;padding:0cm'><b><i><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>Next
Strategy Council and GAID Global Forum meeting (May 2008)<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></b></p>

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border:none;padding:0cm'><b><i><font size=1 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:5.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></i></b></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB 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'>It is proposed that the next Strategy Council and
Steering Committee meeting will be held in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
 w:st="on">Kuala Lumpur</st1:City></st1:place> in May 2008, following an offer
by the Government of Malaysia. This would take place in conjunction with the
World Congress on Information Technology (WCIT).<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> </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'>Find attached the preliminary concept paper outlining
the proposed format and content of the two meetings. It was proposed in <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Santa Clara</st1:City></st1:place> that the 2<sup>nd</sup>
GAID Global Forum in 2008 would focus on the issue of Connectivity.<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> </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'>We will of course stress the need to find financial
support for a number of grassroots NGO representatives to join these meetings.
We will also call for a needed coordination with the CSTD Secretariat and the Secretariats
of international organisations involved in WSIS implementation, to avoid
conflicting dates with the IS week in Geneva! <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> </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'>Please send us some comments and feedback that could
be forwarded to the Steering Committee meetings.<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> </o:p></span></font></p>

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padding:1.0pt 4.0pt 1.0pt 4.0pt;background:#E6E6E6'>

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border:none;padding:0cm'><font size=1 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:5.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;background:#E6E6E6;
border:none;padding:0cm'><b><i><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>Renewal
of GAID Strategy Council and Steering Committee membership:<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></b></p>

<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;background:#E6E6E6;
border:none;padding:0cm'><b><i><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>Postponement
of the deadlines for new nominations<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></b></p>

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border:none;padding:0cm'><b><i><font size=1 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:5.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></i></b></p>

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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'>It seems that the various categories of stakeholder
had difficulties to reply to the GAID Secretariat summer call for candidates.
Therefore, it is currently proposed that the deadlines for nominations and
consultations within stakeholders’ groups be extended until 30 November
2007.<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> </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'>This would give CS constituencies a chance to engage
in a timely self-selection process between now and 30 November. The new
membership of both the Steering Committee and the Strategy Council would be
announced by the UN SG in December this year and would enter in function in
April 2008 (before the May 2008 proposed meetings).<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> </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'>Any comment on that?<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> </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'>Let me remind you here that the deadline for current
members of the Strategy Council to announce their interest to serve in the
Council is 1 October 2007.<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> </o:p></span></font></p>

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padding:1.0pt 4.0pt 1.0pt 4.0pt;background:#E6E6E6'>

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border:none;padding:0cm'><font size=1 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:5.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;background:#E6E6E6;
border:none;padding:0cm'><b><i><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>Progress
Report:<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></b></p>

<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;background:#E6E6E6;
border:none;padding:0cm'><b><i><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>Review
the progress of Flagship Partnership Initiatives and Communities of Expertise<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></b></p>

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border:none;padding:0cm'><b><i><font size=1 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:5.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></i></b></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><b><i><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'><o:p> </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'>The Steering Committee will consider looking at the
work achieved by the various GAID Communities of Expertise, and see whether
some inactive CoEs should be disconnected from GAID.<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> </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'>The GAID Steering Committee might at this stage
consider only discontinuing those CoEs having announced to the GAID Secretariat
that they are not willing or not able to continue their engagement.<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> </o:p></span></font></p>

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border:none;padding:0cm'><font size=1 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:5.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>GAID
Media Strategy and Outreach<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></b></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Find attached also a draft note on GAID outreach
activities. <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'>We did not yet consider it, but would also be
interested in getting your feedback in this regard.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Feel free to ask us any question in this regard.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Attached documents:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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Draft Agenda of the Steering Committee meeting.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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Preliminary concept paper on the proposed next GAID Strategy Council and Global
Forum.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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Draft note on GAID outreach activities<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Sorry for the rather long message…<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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

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line-height:120%'><st1:PersonName ProductID="Philippe Dam" w:st="on"><b><font
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-</u3:place></u5:PLACE></u5:COUNTRY-REGION> WSIS CS Secretariat <br>
</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>11,
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Paix</ns0:PersonName></u1:PERSONNAME><br>
CH-1202 <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">Geneva</ns0:place></ns0:City></u1:CITY></u1:PLACE><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:wsis@ngocongo.org mailto:hhumanrights@hyprolink.ch"><b><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial
title="mailto:wsis@ngocongo.org mailto:hhumanrights@hyprolink.ch"><span
title="mailto:wsis@ngocongo.org mailto:hhumanrights@hyprolink.ch"><span
title="mailto:wsis@ngocongo.org"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:
120%;font-family:Arial;color:navy;font-weight:bold'>wsis@ngocongo.org</span></span></span></font></b></a><b><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:120%;
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color=navy title="BLOCKED::http://www.ngocongo.org http://www.ngocongo.org"><span
title="BLOCKED::http://www.ngocongo.org http://www.ngocongo.org"><span
title="BLOCKED::http://www.ngocongo.org"><span lang=FR style='color:navy'>www.ngocongo.org</span></span></span></font></a></span></font></b><b><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:120%;
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style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:120%;color:red;font-weight:bold'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>

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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"><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">CONGO</u8:country-region></u8:place></ns0:place></ns0:country-region></u1:COUNTRY-REGION></u1:PLACE></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, <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">CONGO</st1:place></st1:country-region></ns0:place></ns0:country-region></u1:COUNTRY-REGION></u1:PLACE></st1:place></st1: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.  For more information see our website at <a
href="blocked::http://www.ngocongo.org/" target="_blank"
title="BLOCKED::http://www.ngocongo.org/ http://www.ngocongo.org/">www.ngocongo.org</a></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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