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2/4/2006 7:30:07 AM |
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DUBAI — The Seventh Global Civil Society Forum (GCSF 2006) will start tomorrow during the United Nations Environment Programme's global forum in Dubai, turning the spotlight on chemicals management, tourism and energy issues.
The forum will be an associate meeting of the six-day ninth Special Session of the Governing Council/Global Ministerial Environment Forum 2006 (GCSS IX/GMEF 2006) which began today at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre.
"More than 100 participants from around 60 countries are expected to attend the event which will also issue the Global Civil Society Statement in six languages," said Dr Meshgan Al Awar, Deputy General Co-ordinator and Secretary-General of Zayed Prize.
The Global Civil Society Statement is the first most tangible input from the civil society to the Session/ Forum. The statement has been developed during the Global Drafting meeting on November 21, 2005 in Dubai. Two representatives from each of the six regional meetings gathered the views included in the regional statements. The regions are Africa, Asia-Pacific, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, North America and West Asia.
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