Accreditation of civil society organizations for the purposes of UNCTAD-XIII

The Trade and Development Board

1. Decides to adopt the same arrangements for the accreditation andparticipation of civil society in UNCTAD-XIII and its preparatory meetings as atpast Conferences, on the understanding that all applications for accreditation will besubmitted to member States for approval; civil society organizations that wereaccredited to UNCTAD-XII may apply for accreditation to UNCTAD-XIII withoutthe necessity to resubmit the related documentation;



2. Further decides that two hearings with civil society, parliamentarians andthe private sector will be convened within the framework of the PreparatoryCommittee for UNCTAD-XIII.

 

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