Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Report on 16 July meetings =
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Dear Friends,
A civil society report on the =
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intersessional meetings on 16 July is available at http://www.prepcom.net/wsis.">http://www.prepcom.net/wsis">http://www.prepcom.net/wsis. =
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a brief summary below.
Special thanks to Trine Jensen, Jane =
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Diana Bronsen for their assistance taking notes today.
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WSIS ............................... CIVIL SOCIETY REPORT =
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OFFICIAL WSIS INTERSESSIONAL MEETINGS 16 July =
2003
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Governments resumed discussion of the draft declaration of principles, =
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with para 19, completing this discussion of the Draft Declaration of =
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today. Most of the main contentious issues were referred to sub-groups, =
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by specific governments, who will be meeting tonight to try and reach =
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Meanwhile, the chair and the secretariat staff are drafting the new =
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the Draft Declaration to be presented sometime tomorrow or Friday. =
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morning, delegations will begin discussions of the Draft Plan of =
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