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Q&A's about NGO Planning Committee

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT THE NGO PLANNING, COMMITTEE



 Which NGOS ARE Eligible for Planning Committee membership?



All international and national NGOs with an interest and competence in the 

areas of population and development are eligible for Planning Committee 

membership. Developing country NGOs are particularly welcomed.





HOW CAN PLANNING COMMITTEE MEMBERS  LOCATED FAR FROM UNITED NATIONS CENTRES 

IN NEW YORK, GENEVA AND VIENNA PARTICIPATE IN THE ICPD PLANNING PROCESS?



In the age of computers, faxes, telephones, and electronic mail, the 

Planning Committee hopes to create a comprehensive information network. The 

Committee will receive input on the planning and decision-making processes 

from all interested NGOs and provide timely information on ICPD 

developments.



HOW CAN NGO'S BECOME INVOLVED IN THE REMAINDER OF THE REGIONAL POPULATION 

CONFERENCES?





Write to the Chief Population Officer of the relevant United Nations 

Economic Commission for information on registration procedures and NGO 

arrangements.





WHAT ELSE DOES PLANNING COMMITTEE HAVE IN MIND FOR NGOS?





The Committee will focus major attention on the two upcoming meetings of the 

Conference Preparatory Committee. The Committee is exploring possibilities 

for a Global NGO Population Consultation to be held in preparation for ICPD.







WHAT IS THE PLANNING COMMITTEE ARRANGING;N~ FOR THE CONFERENCE ITSELF IN 

SEPTEMBER 1994?



It is too early to definitively answer this question. The Planning Committee 

will respond to the wishes and needs of its member NGOs. Given the very 

large number of NGOs in the Planning Committee, and the wide spectrum of 

interests, there will be diverse NGO groupings in attendance. The Planning 

Committee, in consultation with the ICPD Secretariat, will endeavour to 

facilitate the linkage of these groups.



HOW CAN NGOS OBTAIN ANSWERS TO OTHER QUESTIONS; CONCERNING THE 1994 

CONFERENCE?





Contact the NGO Planning Committee for the International Conference on 

Population and Development (ICPD), 1994: David O. Poindexter, Co-Convener, 

or Valerie Stern, Coordinator 777 United Nations Plaza, Suite 7C, New York, 

NY 10017, USA. Phone: (212) 687-3366; Fax: (212) 661-4188.