UN Population Division, Department of Economic and Social Affairs,
with support from the UN Population Fund (UNFPA)
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| UN Population Division, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, with support from the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) |
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"ICPD 94"
March 1994
Number 13
Newsletter of the International Conference on Population and
Development
Cairo, Egypt, 5-13 September 1994
NGO PLANNING COMMITTEE ORGANIZES PREPCOM ACTIVITIES
The NGO Planning Committee for the ICPD has sent copies of the
draft Programme of Action of the Conference to all NGOs on its
mailing list to help them prepare for PrepCom III.
Registration for NGOs at the PrepCom will begin 4 April at 8
am, at the Church Center (777 United Nations Plaza, across the
street from the UN Secretariat building). Accredited NGOs can pick
up their UN passes at the ICPD NGO registration desk which will be
set up inside the Secretariat building.
An orientation session will be held at 5 pm at the Church
Center. This will prepare NGO participants for discussions of the
draft document and provide orientation for their visit to New York.
A programme of NGO presentations planned during PrepCom will be
available.
The daily schedule for NGO activities at PrepCom is as
follows: 8-10 am, issue caucuses; 10 am to 1 pm, NGO presentations
and workshops (at the Church Center or the UN Secretariat
building); 1-2 pm, NGO panel sessions; 2-3 pm, briefing sessions
(with delegates, NGO representatives, ICPD Secretariat staff and
others); 3-5 pm, NGO workshops, presentations or videos at the
Church Center; 5-7 pm, regional caucuses at the Church Center.
The NGO Planning Committee staff and a number of volunteers
will be able to assist NGO representatives in finding places to
meet for group discussions, to register participants for the NGO
Forum 94 in Cairo, and to assist in other ways.
A complete meeting of the NGO Planning Committee, with over
270 organizations, will be held on 11 April. (The Committee will
announce the time and place at the start of the PrepCom.)
The Committee has also begun to organize a communications
strategy for the NGO Forum. It wants the input of all NGOs who will
be seeking press coverage of their events or programmes. All NGO
representatives will be welcome to attend a media strategy session
during PrepCom, held to help the Committee staff prepare the
facilities and logistics in Cairo to allow journalists easy access
to NGO representatives.
For more information: NGO Planning Committee for the ICPD, 777
UN Plaza, 8th floor, New York, NY 10017, USA. Tel. (212) 545-7344.
Fax (212) 745-7581.
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For printed or electronic copies of the "ICPD 94" newsletter, in
English, French or Spanish, or further information, please contact:
ICPD Secretariat 220 E. 42nd Street, 22nd floor
New York, N.Y. 10017, USA
Tel: (212) 297-5244/5245
Media contact: (212) 297-5023/5030 or 5279
Fax: (212) 297-5250
E-mail: ryanw@unfpa.org or icpd@igc.apc.org
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