[governance] PRESS RELEASE ON THE JUST CONCLUDED AFRICAN CIVIL SOCIETY FORUM 2007

Wed Mar 28 16:04:02 EDT 2007

Dear All,
Please below and attached the Press Release on the
recent Africab Civil Society Forum just concluded at
Addis Ababa made avilable to the Nigerian Press for
your perusal.

Comments are welcomed.

March 28, 2007

The Editors,

Daily, Saturday and Sunday Papers

Sir,

>From March 22-24 2007, more than 250 Civil Society
representatives of the African Civil Society
representing over 150 NGOs from 32 Countries of the 5
African Regions and 4 from other regions of the world,
gathered together at the United Nations Economic
Commission for Africa Secretariat in Addis Ababa,
Ethiopia to brainstorm on the roles of the African
Civil Society on: DEMOCRATIZING GOVERNANCE AT THE
REGIONAL AND GLOBAL LEVEL TO ACHIEVE THE MILLENNIUM
DEVELOPMENT GOALS-MDGs.

This forum was convened by the Conference of NGOS in
Consultative Relationship with the Economic and Social
Council of the United Nations  CONGO together with
the African Womens Development and Communication
NETWORK (FEMNET) and in cooperation with the Economic
Commission for Africa and the Africa Union AU.

The event was attended by a representative of the UN
Secretary General-Ban Ki-Moon, Abduoulie Janeh, United
Nations Under Secretary General and ECA Executive
Secretary, His Excellency Patrick Mazinka Deputy
Chairperson AU Commission, Ambassador Malidi Ahmed
Gadid-Ethiopian Government Minister of Foreign
Affairs, Dr. Renate Bloem, President CONGO and Mama
Koite, President FEMNET, both co conveners of the
epoch making events.

So many individuals, intellectuals and Civil Society
Organizations from Nigeria were fully represented.
Nurses Across the Borders Humanitarian Initiative-an
NGO on Special Consultative Relationship with the
Economic and Social Council of the United Nations, was
the ONLY Nigerian NGO with such status in attendance.

Issues discussed were far reaching from Peace and
Human Security in Africa, to Trade, Finance, Debt
Relief & Investment and the formal Launching of the
Regional Network for Africa of the Global Alliance for
ICT and Development-GAID, to HIV/AIDS as a threat to
Peace and Security.

Nurses Across the Borders Humanitarian Initiative as
represented by the Executive President/CEO-Pastor
Peters Osawaru OMORAGBON presented a Paper on one of
the Thematic Issues for Discussion under PEACE AND
SECURITY titled: ACHIEVING PEACE AND HUMAN SECURITY
THROUGH DIVERSITY MANAGEMENT.

At the end of the Sessions all the reports of the
various sessions were presented to the full Plenary
with resolutions adopted.

It was proposed by Nurses Across the Borders without
ANY objection that Nigeria host the 2nd African Civil
Society Forum.

To this end I hereby attach herewith copies of the
PRESS RELEASE from CONGO Secretariat in Geneva flowing
from the end of this event, OFFICIAL LIST of all
participants and the Paper presented by Nurses Across
the Borders on ACHIEVING PEACE AND SECURITY THROUGH
DIVERSITY MAMGEMENT.

A Nigeria STAKEHOLDERS meeting as follow-up to this
Forum will hold in May 2007, to       disseminate
information gathered and knowledge learnt to other
Civil Society Organizations in Nigeria and set up an
Ad-hoc Preparatory Committee for the hosting of the
2nd African Civil Society Forum in Nigeria.

It is our sincere desire that your medium will support
these lofty ideals and efforts of the African Civil
Society by giving this publications the widest of
coverage/publicity.

Thanking you in anticipation:

For: And on behalf of African Civil Society/CONGO
Nigeria

Pastor Peters Osawaru OMORAGBON
Alumnas  -OSI-LGI/MNCP Budapest
Executive  President/CEO
Nurses Across the Borders Humanitarian Initiative Inc
Nig. / USA
NGO on Special Consultative Relationship with UN
ECOSOC
295 Ikorodu Road, Idiroko Bus Stop, Maryland, Ikeja
Lagos
359 Main Street, East Orange, New Jersey 07018 USA
Member, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate
Change-UNFCCC
Member, Lagos State Agency for HIV/AIDS Control-LSACA
Tel: 234-1-8751945, 8128649, 802-308-5408 Nigeria
       1.908-468-1489, 908-447-5746-USA
FAX: 234-1-4937203, 1-973 	

   Pastor Peters OMORAGBON 
Executive President/CEO 
Nurses Across the Borders Humanitarian Initiative-Inc.-(Nigeria & U.S.A) 
An NGO On Special Consultative Status with The Economic and Social Council of the United Nations-(ECOSOC) 
Member(OBSERVER),United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
295, IKORODU ROAD, IDIROKO BUS STOP MARYLAND IKEJA LAGOS NIGERIA 
350, MAIN STREET, EAST ORANGE NEW JERSEY 07018 U.S.A 
Tel:+234-1-812-8649, +234-1-818-6494,+234-802-308-5408(Mobile) 
FAX:+234-1-493-7203 
Email:nursesacrosstheborders at yahoo.com 
URL: www.nursesacrosstheborders.4t.com

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