05.11.2005
LWF Leads Panel Discussion at WSIS PrepCom Meeting
"Communication Rights and a Rights-Based Approach" was the title of a Lutheran World Federation (LWF) panel discussion held during the final Preparatory Committee (PrepCom) meeting of the second phase of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) at the United Nations offices in Geneva, September 19-30.Civil society at this final meeting was active with around 170 accredited organizations. Much of the work was centered around following and advocating civil society positions within the two key governmental agenda items: to investigate and make proposals on future governance of the Internet; and, future mechanisms for implementation of the Action Plan and follow-up of the Summit. Beyond the official governmental negotiations, civil society organized some 125 side events.
The meeting was the last prior to the November 16–18 WSIS Summit in Tunis, Tunisia, where the LWF will be represented. (148 words)
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