During the negotiations, my Special Adviser provided support to the parties and to the mediation by the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD).

What specific recommendations can the Forum make to Governments to engage indigenous peoples in intergovernmental negotiations on traditional knowledge issues?

Takes part in the negotiation of international agreements.

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

Such action could be interpreted as prejudging the outcome of the intergovernmental negotiations under way under your leadership and in accordance with paragraph 160 of General Assembly resolution 60 1.

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

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

REPHRASED

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.

A number of observers from Governments, intergovernmental organizations and non governmental organizations also attended.

(b) Outcomes of the intergovernmental conferences and summits

Chapter XI AMENDMENT AND SUSPENSION OF THE RULES OF PROCEDURE

Rule 58

Standing intergovernmental organs and expert bodies