Subject: [fem-women2000 258] Fact Sheet Update # 6 (28 May 2000) (fwd)
From: lalamaziwa <lalamazi@jca.apc.org>
Date: Mon, 29 May 2000 09:58:42 +0900 (JST)
Seq: 258
---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Sun, 28 May 2000 15:20:54 -0700 From: congo <congongo2@aol.com> To: beijing5update@igc.topica.com Subject: Fact Sheet Update # 6 (28 May 2000) BEIJING+5 FACT SHEET =96 UPDATE # 7 (28 MAY 2000) This Fact Sheet contains information regarding the Beijing+5 Process. =20 It is an effort to provide information as available. New or changed=20 information will appear in future editions. You are urged to share this=20 information with your fellow NGOs. We welcome other NGOs to contact us=20 with their e-mail address, fax number, and/or mailing address so that we=20 can add them to our contact list. NGO WELCOME GATHERING Friday 2 June, 2 =96 5 pm, Dag Hammarskjold Plaza (47th Street between 1st= =20 and 2nd Avenues) Hosted by the NGO Coordinating Committee (NGO CC), this outdoor event is=20 open to ALL NGOs. The afternoon event will feature NGO speakers and=20 entertainment by women=1B$BCT=1B(B groups and individuals representing many= =20 different cultures. Since it is an outdoor event, please be aware that=20 it may need to be canceled if the weather is bad. NGO WORKING SESSION Saturday 3 June, 9am =96 5pm, United Nations, Conference Room 4. Seating= =20 in Conference room 4 is on a first-come/first-served basis with overflow=20 into conference rooms 3 and 2. Registration is limited to NGO representatives who are accredited to the=20 Beijing+5 Special Session. Registration forms are available on the=20 CONGO web site at www.conferenceofngos.org/ngomeet/ngoform1.htm (full=20 version) or www.conferenceofngos.org/txt/ngomeet/ngoform1.htm (text only=20 version). NGOs are urged to submit the online registration form as soon=20 as possible to simplify the on-site registration process. On-site registration/information table will be staffed beginning=20 Wednesday 31 May at the United Nations, at a location to be determined=20 by the UN. All NGO representatives who plan to attend the Working=20 Session must secure a =1B$BE4=1B(Bpecial Event=94 pass from the CONGO NGO W= orking=20 Session registration desk. Registration will also be possible on=20 Saturday 3 June beginning 8am. It is suggested that NGOs register=20 on-site as soon as possible since the Working Session will begin=20 promptly at 9am. RESUMED PREPCOM =96 DEADLINE INFORMATION NGOs who do not have annual UN grounds passes must register to attend=20 the resumed PrepCom that begins Tuesday 30 May. The deadline for=20 registration requests is Monday 29 May. These requests MUST be sent to=20 the UN Division for the Advancement of Women (DAW) via fax at=20 1+212-963-3463 or via e-mail at <beijing5@un.org> NO LATER THAN the end=20 of the business day (New York time) Monday 29 May. NGOs without annual grounds passes who have requested registration for=20 the PrepCom should be aware that the lines may be long on Tuesday=20 morning. DAW cannot guarantee they will be able to check in every NGO=20 representative who has not received their accreditation to the resumed=20 PrepCom before the meeting begins at 10am.=20 NGO MORNING BRIEFINGS The international NGO Coordinating Committee will be organizing the NGO=20 Morning briefings beginning Thursday 1 June and continuing through=20 Friday 9 June from 9-10am daily (weekdays) in Conference Room 4. ### The Conference of NGOs (CONGO) is an international, not-for-profit membersh= ip association that facilitates the participation of NGOs in United Nations= debates and decisions. Founded in 1948, CONGO's major objective is to ens= ure the presence of NGOs in exchanges among the world's governments and Uni= ted Nations agencies on issues of global concern. For more information, con= tact: CONGO 777 United Nations Plaza, 8th Floor New York, NY 10017 212-986-8557 (tel) 212-986-0821 (fax) congongo@aol.com ___________________________________________________________ T O P I C A The Email You Want. http://www.topica.com/t/16 Newsletters, Tips and Discussions on Your Favorite Topics _________________________________________________________________________ fem-Women2000@jca.apc.org for Women 2000, UN Special Session on Beijing+5 Searcheable Archive http://www.jca.apc.org/fem/news/women2000/index.shtml visit fem-net HomePage for other mailing lists http://www.jca.apc.org/fem