3. AGENDA OF THE MEETING

The agenda was adopted as follows:

4. Outstanding issues
5. Adoption of the minutes from ISC meeting
6. Meetings of ISC with Heads of caucuses
7. Meeting with Ms Mary Robinson
8. Lobbying standards for Durban
9. Programme of the NGO Forum

4. ADOPTION OF THE MINUTES

The minutes from the ISC meeting held on the 31^st July were adopted after corrections.

5. OUTSTANDING ISSUES

1. Thandiwe will stay in Geneva after the rest of SANGOCO delegates will have left to maintain the direct communication between SANGOCO and ISC members on decisions taken.

Albert will join SANGOCO in Durban since the 12^th August.

2. There is no information available up to now about the final distribution of scholarships and about the financial means available for the ISC members’ participation in Durban.
3. There is an information financial support from the international community (Rwanda will probably donate more than the other governments). The support for NGO is in the same critical situation. ISC members are asked to put pressure on governmental delegates present at the 3^rd PrepCom to cover the shortage 350.000 USD.
4. Mercia has a list of cultural groups wanting to come to Durban on their own (to be viewed by ISC members).
5. ISC members are asked to sign a list with distribution of tasks and responsibilities for Durban.

6. MEETINGS OF ISC WITH HEADS OF CAUCUSES

1. Debriefing of the meeting held on the 1^st August at 9 am:

Albert and other members asked ISC members to show more solidarity with each other including SANGOCO, to stick to the decisions taken by the majority in order to contribute positively.

ISC agreed that the inflammatory wordings in the draft documents be changed or deleted as well as those about which some NGOs constituencies would feel to be insulted.

2. Preparation for the meeting to be held tonight 6 pm to 7:30 pm in the Room XXII:

Chairing: ISC, invitees: Liaison Unit, CONGO, SANGOCO, Heads of caucuses

Speaking time: 3 minutes for each NGO, contentual issues only.

Agenda: Draft NGO Declaration, Draft NGO Plan of Action

3. Vera asked ISC to discuss the conception of the documents at first, not after the changes in their wording. ISC concluded that the inputs from the caucuses (to be submitted to Charles Pillai) must be based on the last version ("Final version" by SANGOCO), must be concrete and focused on the priorities and principles of the NGO community. Deadline: Friday, 3^th August, 9:00 am.
4. There will be a small Drafting Committee (DrC) where each region nominates one technically skilled person (possibly without too much political involvement), working together with Charles Pillai and Major who will co-ordinate the process.

Proposed nominations: Natalie Prouvez (Europe), Gibril Abdelbaghi (Africa), Sunilla Abyesekera and Yusri Mustapha (Asia/Pacific), Barbara Ahrenwein and Andrew Huff (the Americas).

The meeting was adjourned after the meeting with NGOs and resumed at 8:15 pm. Berhane took over chairing. ISC thanked Alberto Saldamando for leading the meeting with NGOs.

7. PREPARATION FOR THE MEETING WITH THE UNHCHR

A draft letter to Ms M. Robinson was tabled and discussed.

Points of the agenda of the meeting (2^nd August at 10 am, Room XXIII):

• NGO participation in the premises of the WCAR (Albert)
• Budgetary shortages of the Youth Summit and NGO Forum (Mercia)
• Youth (Mohamed?)
• US boycott threats because of the reparations for slavery, Palestinians and Dalits (3)
• Naming categories of victims in the WCAR Draft Declaration and Plan of Action (Delia)
• Palestinian NGOs to be listed as "from Palestine" (Dianne)
• Political role of ISC and its constituencies during WCAR and follow-up (Vera)

3. CLOSURE