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Participation
in the World Conference against Racism
United Nations
World Conference Against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia
and Related Intolerance: South Africa 31 August - 7 September
2001
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of its Preparatory Committee, are open to participation by: |
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All Member States of
the United Nations; |
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All regional organizations
and commissions involved in the preparation of regional meetings; |
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Representatives of organizations
which have received a standing invitation from the General Assembly
to participate as observers; |
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UN specialized agencies,
regional commissions, bodies and programmes; |
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Representatives of UN
mechanisms in the field of human rights; |
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Interested non-governmental
organizations to be represented by observers, in accordance with
UN Economic and Social Council resolution 1996/31; and |
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Other interested governmental
organizations, to be represented as observers. |
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Further
Information
Information and documentation
about the World Conference can be obtained from the web site
of the Office of the High Commissioner
for Human Rights
In addition, information
and documentation can be obtained from the United Nations Department
of Public Information in New York and Geneva, as well as its
United Nations Information Centres located throughout the world.
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For specific inquiries,
please contact:
World Conference Secretariat,
Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, United Nations,
Palais Wilson, 52 rue de Paquis,
CH-1201 Geneva, Switzerland
Tel: (41-22) 917-9290
Fax: (41-22) 917-9022
E-mail: husbands@un.org |
Department of Public Information
Public Affairs Divisionm, United Nations,
Room S-1040,
New York, NY
10017, U.S.A.
Tel.: (212) 963-3771
Fax: (212) 963-1186
E-mail: vasic@un.org |
Inquiries from NGOs may
be addressed to:
Dr. Laurie Wiseberg,
NGO Liaison Officer for the World Conference,
OHCHR, Palais Wilson,
Room 4-025,
52 rue de Paquis, CH-1201
Geneva, Switzerland
Tel:(41-22) 917-9393,
Fax: (41-22) 917-9050)
E-mail: lwiseberg.hchr@unog.ch |
Ms. Sandra Aragon,
NGO Liaison Officer for the World Conference,
OHCHR Palais Wilson,
Room RS-181,
52 rue de Paquis, CH-1201
Geneva, Switzerland.
Tel: (41-22) 917-9129;
fax: (41-22) 917-9050;
e-mail: saragon.hchr@unog.ch |
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