MINUTES OF THE ISC – MONDAY, 6 August 2001, from 10:00 am

1. ATTENDANCE AND APOLOGIES

Present: Albert, Berhane, Delia, Khader, Nimalka, Vera, Mirek, Alberto, Margaret, Jalida

Alternates: Rafika Mustafič (Romas), Aloysius Irudayam (Dalits),

Apologies: Mercia, Major, Myrna, Paul, Stella Tamang, Stella Makanya, Palmira

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2. WELCOME AND OPENING

Albert DeTerville as the Chair of the meeting declared the meeting opened at 10:15 pm.

INGOs asked ISC to chair the meeting with NGOs convened for tonight at 6 pm to the Room XXII in order to reset up the Drafting Committee. ISC agrees, Albert will chair the meeting.

Aloysius drafted a letter for UN HCHR thanking her on behalf of ISC for her efforts in facilitating the involvement of NGOs in WCAR, including the additional 250.000 USD she has found for them. ISC approves the letter, its members will sign it.

  1. AGENDA OF THE MEETING

    2. The agenda was adopted as follows:

  2. Drafting process

  3. Programme of the NGO Forum

  1. DRAFTING PROCESS

    1. Vera drafted and tabled "Suggestion for the procedure on how the drafting process should go from now to the end of the NGO Forum". ISC agrees.

    2. The African caucus proposed a new language for the NGO Forum draft declaration and PoA.

    3. The TC rapporteurs in Durban should be equipped with laptops and should come to the NGO Drafting Committee with the outcomes on a floppy disk.

  2. PROGRAMME OF THE NGO FORUM

    1. The caucus of Asians and Asian descendants asked for a new Thematic Commission on Asians and Asian Descendants. ISC agrees and points out that the logistical provisions must be solved.

6. NEXT MEETING

The next meeting of ISC will be held on ¨Tuesday, 7th Aug from 3 pm in the room 3008.

7. CLOSURE

The Chair closed the meeting at 5:20 pm.