Global Policy Forum

NGO Statement on Access to the ODS

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Global Policy Forum
June 4 – 6, 2003


The UN "Official Documents System" (ODS) is a digital record of UN documents in all official languages. Free and open worldwide access is technically feasible via the web, but necessary hardware infrastructure is lacking. NGOs need this information for our work. We therefore urge the United Nations and member states to support full funding for universal access to the ODS in the 2004 – 2005 biennial budget.

Signers (organizations for identification purposes):

Edith Ballantyne Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF)
Roberto Bissio Social Watch
Renate Bloem Conference of NGOs in Consultative Relationship with ECOSOC (CONGO)
Huguette Bokpe-Gnacadja Association des Femmes Juristes du Benin (AFJB)
Markus Brun Swiss Lenten Catholic Fund (CIDSE)
Humberto Cambodonico Centro de Estudios y Promoción del Desarrollo (DESCO)
Felicity Daly International Council on Social Welfare (ICSW)
Kristin Dawkins Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP)
Dembe Moussa Dembele Conseil des Organisations Non-Gouvernementales Appui au Developpement (CONGAD)
Elizabeth Eilor African Women's Economic Policy Network
JohnW. Foster North - South Institute
Anneke Galama European Centre for Conflict Prevention
Bruno Gurtner Swiss Coalition for Development Organizations
Candido Grybowski Instituto Brasileiro de Analises Sociais e Economicas (IBASE)
Sappho Haralambous International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
Dorothy Keet Alternative Information and Development Centre
Alan Leather Public Services International
Anselmo Lee Pax Romana
Manuel Manonelles World Forum of Civil Society Networks (UBUNTU)
Patrick Mulvany Intermediate Technology Development Group (ITDG)
Kumi Naidoo World Alliance for Citizen Participation (CIVICUS)
Ricardo Navarro Friends of the Earth International (CESTA)
Sean O Siochru Nexus Research & Communication Rights in the Information Society Campaign (CRIS)
Remi Parmentier Greenpeace International Office
James A. Paul Global Policy Forum (GPF)
Daniela Perez-Gavidia International Gender and Trade Network (IGTN)
Minar Pimple Youth for Unity and Voluntary Action (YUVA)
Marina Ponti MDG Campaign/ UNUNDP
Jeff Powell The Bretton Woods Project
Sarojeni Rengam Pesticide Action Network (PAN)
Judith Richter Geneva Infant Feeding Association (GIFA)
Paul N. Tennassee World Confederation of Labor (WCL)
Pera Wells World Federation of UN Associations (WFUNA)
Roger Yates Action Aid
June Zeitlin Women's Environmental and Development Organization (WEDO)


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