Participants identified a range of potential roles of Major Groups, including

d. Groups supporting Agenda 21 implementation including Forum participants.

The number of participants from the militias and paramilitary groups has yet to be determined.

The total number of participants from governments, the CPF, Intergovernmental Organizations, Non Governmental Organizations and Major Groups was 162 persons.

The participants in the train the trainer workshop are currently actively involved in training for specific target groups.

To ensure that all meeting participants are kept abreast of the activities of any groups that are established, the morning sessions of the committee on Tuesday and Wednesday will begin with reports from the various groups.

A number of participants expressed their support for a more active role for regional groups in the nomination process in order to ensure geographical rotation.

Twenty six participants from nine countries attended all the participants were engaged on the issue and were already involved in specific activities on behalf of the most vulnerable groups (inter alia, refugees, children, immigrants, women victims of violence, minorities and indigenous peoples).

The Chair also noted concerns raised by participants about the number of contact groups and informal consultations during sessions and the problems these posed for effective participation.

According to Nyima Tsering, after 1997, public interest groups arrived successively to help clean up the Northern slope of Mount Everest, but most of the participants were non professionals.

The Chair also noted concerns raised by participants about the high number of contact groups and informal consultations during sessions and the problems these posed for effective participation.

More particularly, some participants stated that the large number of informal consultations and contact groups, often taking place in parallel, made it difficult to effectively participate in the process.

The participants find that the problems of religious minorities, linguistic groups, ethnic minorities and indigenous peoples discussed in the seminar share a number of common elements across the South Asian subregion.

To develop outlines of recommendations that could be useful in disaster related activities, the participants assigned themselves to one of the above groups according to their professional background. II. SUMMARY OF PRESENTATIONS

Participants stressed that the rights of young children, particularly those belonging to more vulnerable groups, such as disabled children, girls, children belonging to minority or indigenous groups, children of migrant workers, children placed in institutions, children living in poverty and children in foster care, were being infringed.

Participants had before them a number of discussion papers submitted by Member States, regional groups and NGOs, and four background papers prepared by the Secretariat on each of the themes (see annex).

The general view of the participants was that the decision on appointments should continue to lie with the Chairperson of the Commission in consultation with the regional groups and the High Commissioner.

In 2004, it registered an increase of 13.8 per cent in groups receiving in house briefings (from 376 to 428) with an increase of 17.4 per cent in participants reached (from 27,641 to 32,442).

List of participants

List of participants

List of participants

List of participants

A majority of participants and some regional groups also supported the principle that the nominations for special procedures mandate holders should be open to States, the High Commissioner, the Secretary General and NGOs.

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Some participants thought they were and argued for reducing the number of participants when possible.

The main constituencies and target groups of the subject Programme are the four VIC based organizations (IAEA, UNOV, UNIDO and CTBTO), their approximately 4,500 staff members, and some 1,500 additional daily visitors, conference participants, etc.

Given the short time available for the Committee to complete its work, participants will be encouraged to keep such statements to a minimum, for example by having group spokespersons speak on behalf of their groups.

The participants also agreed that that the Co chairs of the steering group, Mr. Francisco García García (México) and Ms. Jan McAlpine (U.S.A.) would chair the two working groups to help with the tasks of the CLI.

Participants

Participants

Participants

In yet other systems, such as France, participants are informed of the level of offers of the other participants.

C. Number of participants administered

Welcome and introduction of participants

On the last day of the training course, formal presentations were made followed by discussion of regional projects prepared by the participants in working groups for which access to and the use of ERS data would be a key element.

Other participants

Identification and selection of potential participants

Annex I, List of participants, Members

Some participants noted that considering items in longer term cycles would not diminish their importance but would allow more time between sessions to implement decisions and make progress on issues (for example, through the work of expert groups).

Participants will report to the appropriate authorities in their own countries. B. Participants

A total of 427 participants were accredited (see annex I), although the number of actual participants attending the session was larger.

Information for participants