[Members] International Conference for the Reform of International Institutions, 20-21 November 2006, Geneva

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: ngls at unctad.org 
To: undisclosed-recipients: 
Sent: Tuesday, October 17, 2006 9:14 AM
Subject: International Conference for the Reform of International Institutions, 20-21 November 2006, Geneva



Dear Friends and Colleagues, 

Please find attached a notification for an important up-coming international conference for the Reform of the International Institutions, being organised by our good friends UBUNTU and their partners, in Geneva, on 20-21 November. Details of the draft programme and contact information for those wishing to participate can be found in the attached notification. 

With best regards, 

Tony Hill 
______________________________________

Tony Hill
Coordinator
UN/Non-Governmental Liaison Service (NGLS)
Palais des Nations
CH-1211 Geneva 10
Switzerland
Tel: (+41) 022 917 2005
Fax: (+41) 022 917 0432
Email: tony.hill at unctad.org
Web: http://www.un-ngls.org 



 Dear friends, 
We in the Secretariat of the World Forum of Civil Society Networks - UBUNTU (www.ubuntu.upc.edu) and the World Campaign for In-depth Reform of the System of International Institutions (www.reformcampaign.net), on behalf of the Conference Committee (detailed at the end of this e-mail), are very pleased to warmly invite you to participate actively in the: 

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE FOR THE REFORM OF INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, in the form of DIALOGUES BETWEEN DIFFERENT LEVELS OF GOVERNANCE AND CIVIL SOCIETY ACTORS, to be held on 20 and 21 November 2006 in the headquarters of the ILO (International Labour Organization) in Geneva. See enclosed PDF document. 

The UN summits (for example, the recent gatherings held in Monterrey on Financing for Development and in Johannesburg on Sustainable Development) have given rise to extremely interesting declarations and action plans but without the resources to fulfil them. Moreover, much of the responsibility has been shifted to the ‘global market’. In the light of these circumstances, there is a need for in-depth analysis on how the System of International Institutions should re-orientate itself. In a world in which conflict, violence, fundamentalism, etc. seem to be winning the war over peace and individual and collective human rights, this initiative, with its wide-ranging proposals, is more urgently required today than ever before. 

Consequently, we believe there is a need for a gathering to continue earlier studies and conferences - a gathering that will draw on the work already done - and to analyse and put forward proposals for a new direction in the system of multilateral international institutions. Representatives from states and regional associations of states, autonomous governments and local authorities, parliamentary organisations and, of course, civil society organisations will come together for an International Conference for the Reform of International Institutions. 

We in the Conference Committee hope that you will find this event of interest and that your other commitments will allow you to play an active part in it. 

Yours sincerely,

Josep Xercavins i Valls
Coordinator of the Conference Committee (and of the UBUNTU Forum Secretariat and the World Campaign) 

PS: To participate in the International Conference you must complete the Registration Form. 

josep.xercavins at ubuntu.upc.edu

Tel. +34 934137773
Fax. +34 934137777

Foro UBUNTU
C/ Jordi Girona 29
Edificio Nexus II
08034 Barcelona
SPAIN 

* Comittee of the Conference: 

- Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA)
- Centro Internacional para una Cultura Democrática (CICD)
- Conference of NGOs in consultative relationship with the UN (CONGO)
- Coopération Internationale pour le Développement et la Solidarité (CIDSE)
- Development Alternatives with Women for a New Era (DAWN)
- Fundación Cultura de Paz (FCP)
- Global Movement for Children (GMC)
- International Catholic Movement for Intellectual & Cultural Affairs (Pax Romana)
- International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU)
- Inter Press Service (IPS)
- The African Women's Development and Communication Network (FEMNET)
- The North-South Institute (NSI)
- Women's Environment and Development Organisation (WEDO)
- World Alliance for Citizen Participation (CIVICUS)
- World Confederation of Labour (WCL)
- World Federalist Movement (WFM) - World Forum of Civil Society Networks (UBUNTU) 

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