[WSIS CS-Plenary] What is going on? Transparency and selection

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Nabil sorry I do not understand.. where did you find that your organization
had been dropped from Tunis?  is there a list that is different from the
Geneva list? did a new list come out? Every organization that was accredited
in Phase I is automatically accredited in Phase II...   am I missing
something in your posting?
Thanks
Marlyn

-----Original Message-----
From: Nabil El-Khodari [mailto:webmaster at nilebasin.com]
Sent: Thursday, October 07, 2004 12:23 ã
To: plenary at wsis-cs.org
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] What is going on? Transparency and selection
Importance: High


I was amazed that our organization was dropped from the list of accredited
organizations for the purpose of WSIS
II (Tunis), in spite the facts that:

- We have participated in the preparatory processes of the WSIS through our
Secretary General who is a resident of Geneva.
- I have personally attended the Geneva meeting last December at my own
expense as we were not sponsored on the view that we are a 'developing
country' NGO.

We have not been even informed by the secretary of its decision.

Can any one tell me what is really going on? Should NGOs care about the WSIS
if they are not allowed in the decision-making process and there is lack of
transparency? We really are contemplating not re-applying for accreditation,
as we do not like to be just a number to give the illusion that the process
was an 'inclusive' one, which seemingly it is not.

Sincerely,

Nabil El-Khodari
Founder/Treasurer
Nile Basin Society
Tel.: +1 (647) 722-3256
Fax: +1 (647) 722-3273

http://nilebasin.com
http://nilebasin.net
http://nile.ca
108 Waterbury Dr.
Toronto, Ontario, M9R 3Y3
Canada

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