7. Encourages Member States to participate in the ongoing intergovernmental consultation process on the strengthening of the scientific base of the United Nations Environment Programme

Review of the annual consultations with non governmental organizations

Review of the annual consultations with non governmental organizations

The countries members of the Rio Group commit themselves to working creatively and constructively in the various consultations and negotiations during the intergovernmental process that begins today.

In addition to providing substantive inputs during the IGWG discussions, OHCHR organized two technical consultations to provide expert advice to the intergovernmental process.

Summary of Background Paper prepared by the Secretariat

Intergovernmental organizations

International Association of Democratic Lawyers

Centro de Estudios Europeos

Matters related to intergovernmental, non governmental, governmental and other organizations.

Matters related to intergovernmental, non governmental, governmental and other organizations.

Matters related to intergovernmental, non governmental, governmental and other organizations.

(c) Foreign NGOs and intergovernmental agencies

United Nations and international and intergovernmental bodies

Item 13. Matters related to intergovernmental, non governmental, governmental and other organizations

Proposals by intergovernmental bodies

Other Intergovernmental Organizations

(f) Intergovernmental organizations

The SBI requested the host country to facilitate the issuance of visas in order to ensure effective participation by Parties.

B. Intergovernmental organizations

MATTERS RELATED TO INTERGOVERNMENTAL, NON GOVERNMENTAL, GOVERNMENTAL AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS (item 13)

The head of ICA acts as Secretary of the COP and COP MOP the programme assists the President in the planning and organization of sessions of the COP and COP MOP, meetings of the Bureau, and informal high level consultations.

MATTERS RELATED TO INTER GOVERNMENTAL, NON GOVERNMENTAL, GOVERNMENTAL AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS (continued) (GC.11 9)

The Winning International NGO

Israel Haim Messing, Ruth El Roy, Joseph Moustaki, Shlomi Ayalon

Three clusters of secretariat activities were identified

Support to the intergovernmental process

Accreditation of intergovernmental organizations

Organization of the intergovernmental process The SBI, at its twentieth session, reviewed the general state of the organization of the Convention process.

Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission

Intergovernmental Authority on Development

Eleventh session of the Conference of the Parties First session of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol

The SBI endorsed the dates of 7 9 December 2005 for the high level segment of COP 11 and COP MOP 1 to be attended by ministers and other heads of delegation.

Organization of the intergovernmental process

In paragraph 7 of decision INC 7 1, the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee requested

(c) the results of the intensive consultations with related ongoing efforts in several international activities.

We will also request the assistance of other States and intergovernmental and non governmental organizations.

Noting also the ongoing intergovernmental consultation process on the recommendations of the High level Panel on United Nations System wide Coherence,See A 61 583. where issues of gender equality and women's empowerment are addressed,

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Support provided to intergovernmental bodies

Representatives of intergovernmental organizations and United Nations bodies may be invited by the Committee to make oral or written statements and provide information or documentation in areas relevant to the Committee's activities under the Convention, to meetings of the Committee or to its pre sessional working group.

Support for intergovernmental bodies

The Secretary General shall notify each specialized agency and United Nations body as early as possible of the opening date, duration, place and agenda of each session of the Committee and of the pre sessional working group.

The second International Workshop had before it the non paper prepared by the Coordinator of the informal consultations at the first International Workshop.

Participating in international statistical meetings and bilateral and multilateral consultations whenever necessary