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Making
statements
and
oral
interventions
NGOs
will
be
permitted
to
participate
in
the
session
by
providing
written
statements
relating
to
the
two
thematic
issues. The statement should be limited to two double-spaced pages in length. It is at the discretion of the Chair of the meeting sessions to call on the speakers.
For
guidelines
relating
to
these
statements,
please
visit NGO ECOSOC
website.
NGOs
that
are
interested
in
providing
a
statement
may
do
so
no
later
than
15
January
2005.
Please
keep
in
mind
that
there
is
much
processing
that
needs
to
be
done
to
prepare
these
statements
as
official
United
Nations
documents
before
the
Commission
begins.
Kindly
submit
these
statements
directly
to Ms. Vivian Pliner-Josephs in
the
Secretariat
(Room
S-2950A,
United
Nations,
New
York,
New
York
10017).
NGOs
will,
time
permitting,
be
given
an
opportunity
for
an
oral
intervention
during
the
high-level
plenary
and
the
high-level
panels.
NGOs
are
required
to
submit
a
request
for
their
intervention via
email or
by
fax
+1-(212)963-3463
in
advance
of
the
session,
providing
the
name
of
the
speaker,
organization(s)/caucus,
topic
to
be
addressed
and
endorsing
groups.
NGO's
are
encouraged
to
make
joint
statements
on
behalf
of
several
organizations.
They
will
also
be
required
to
provide
17
(seventeen)
copies
of
the
statement
for
distribution
to
the
bureau
and
to
translators. In order to enable the Secretariat staff to identify and call on the speakers, all speakers should remain in the gally area near the seats reserved for NGO speakers.
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