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The Twentieth Arab
Solidarity Committees Meeting
The Jordanian, Tunisian,
Palestinian, Lebanese, Egyptian and Yemani in addition to the Permanent
Secretariat of the AASPO gathered in Aden from 1st till 2nd of October
2005.
The final meeting issued the final statement:
The Arab Solidarity Committees held their annual meeting in the economic
and commercial capital of Yemen (Aden), on the 1st and the 2nd of
October 2005, at the hospitality of the Yemeni Council for Peace and
Solidarity.
The meeting discussed the supposed Arab role for supporting the
Palestinian people and the solidarity issue with Syria in facing the
American escalation against it. it also discussed the solidarity with
the Iraqi people against the occupation forces, the political reform and
the situation of the Afro-Asian Writers Union.
The Palestinian case:
The Arab Solidarity Committees think that the Palestinian issue is now
more threatened than ever before by the dissolution for the benefit of
the Great Israel project and with the full support of the US.
What Gaza witnesses, from the escalations of the Israeli air raids in
addition to the massacres committed by the occupation forces in the West
Bank, is the greatest proof.
With regard to all of this, the Arab Solidarity Committees stress:
1- Increasing the popular, Arab and international powers for supporting
the Palestinian people and its just struggle against the occupation and
for confirming their constant national rights which basically insist on
the right of return and the establishment of the independent Palestinian
country and its capital AL-Quds (Jerusalem).
2- Calling the Arab countries to fulfill their material and moral
obligations which have been decided in the Arab summits.
3- The normalization with Israel can not be discussed before the full
Israeli withdrawal from all the occupied Palestinian and Arab lands
since 1967 and removing all the settlements and the racist separation
wall as well as the establishment of the independent Palestinian country
and its capital the eastern Jerusalem and justly solving the Palestinian
refugees problem according to the international legitimate resolutions
on the basis of the resolution 194 and the Arab Summit in Beirut.
Syria:
Everyday, the American officials' announcements assert the attempt to
isolate Syria. It is very obvious that the American campaign on Syria is
targeting in the first place the attempt to force Syria to act according
to the American plan of forming the area on its own way. Facing this,
the Arab Solidarity Committees call for supporting Syria against all
these threats and supporting its resistance to regain its occupied
lands.
Iraq:
The occupation forces in Iraq are responsible for the collapse of
security in Iraq, the death and injury of civilians everyday and
increasing the sectarian and ethnic strife as well as the appearance of
the tendency to divide the land and the opposite trends to the Arab
identity of Iraq.
The Arab Solidarity Committees assert on the necessity to set a schedule
for the withdrawal of the foreign forces from Iraq under the auspices of
the United Nations as well as protecting Iraq's union and authority.
Political Reform:
The meeting attendants urged the AAPSO Secretariat to call for holding a
meeting concerning the political reform. The meeting will include the
Arab Solidarity Committees and the chosen from the efficient and
experienced ones for presenting suggestions for the Arab political
reform according to the basic demands of the full social reform in all
fields.
The Afro-Asian Writers Union:
The attendants see that Egypt is responsible for dealing with the
current illegal condition concerning the Afro-Asian Writers Union. It
was suggested that the AAPSO Permanent Secretariat and the Egyptian
Solidarity Committee (and if needed, the cooperation of the Arab Writers
Union) will be responsible for making the legal decisions in order to
revive the Afro-Asian Writers Union. They are also responsible for
regaining the headquarter and its belongings as well as suggesting the
urgent mechanisms to, legally and regularly, choose a new
Secretary-General in addition to forming a preparatory committee to
contact a group of writers to reactivate the union.
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Hanoi Celebrations
Commemorate
The August
Revolution and the 60th Anniversary of The Foundation of the Socialist
Republic of Vietnam
Three important events were
held in Hanoi during 31st August until 2nd September 2005 on the
occasion of the 60th Anniversary of the August revolution and the
establishment of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam on 2nd September
1945.
First: 31st August 2005
The international seminar convened on “Alleviation of poverty in Asia,
Africa and Latin America: experiences and visions”. AAPSO participated
with the Vietnamese Committee for Solidarity and Cooperation in
organizing this seminar.
The seminar was inaugurated and chaired by Mr. Pham Van Chuong, Head of
the Vietnamese Solidarity and Cooperation Committee.
The inaugural speech was delivered by Mrs. Nguyen Thi Ben, former Vice -
President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Vice-President of AAPSO
and Head of the Vietnamese Peace and Development Foundation.
It included:
“Your presence is a lively expression of the consistent support and
solidarity of peoples in Asia, Africa and Latin America, the Afro-Asian
Peoples’ Solidarity Organization (AAPSO), the Organization for
Solidarity with Peoples of Asia, Africa and Latin America (OSPAAL) and
the World Peace Council (WPC), that extended to Vietnamese people in the
past and at the present.
“In Vietnam, efforts made by the government, people’s organizations and
people in the issue of poverty reduction have brought about optimistic
results: in the past over 10 years (1993-2004), poverty rate dropped by
more than a half. However, it is still a high rate as it includes 25% of
the total population, and poverty reduction speed is slowing down. The
fear is that the rate in the countryside, especially in ethnic minority
areas and mountainous areas, remains twice or 3 times as high as in
cities; the poverty gap in the society is far from narrowing down, but
widening.”
The second speech was delivered by Dr. Fakhry Labib, Representative of
AAPSO, followed by Mr. Alferedo Leon Alvarez, General Secretary of
OSPAAL.
In the session on research papers, the following were speakers: Dr.
Husin Ali (Malaysia, and member of AAPSO delegation), Mr. Padlo George
(Angola, Former Minister of Foreign Affairs and member of MPLA Political
Bureau) and Mr. François Hotar, (Belgium, Director of Tricontinent
Organization). The session was chaired by Dr. Fakhry Labib.
Interventions and comments were made in two sessions. They were as rich
as the basic research documents. The first session was chaired by Mr.
Antonio Paris (Philippines, Head of the Philippine Council for Peace and
Solidarity), and the second was chaired by Mr. Fam Van Chung (Vietnamese
Committee for Solidarity and Cooperation) and he ended the seminar.
Second: 1st September 2005
All delegations visited, in the morning, the mausoleum of Ho Chi Minh,
Leader of the Vietnamese socialist revolution.
This was followed by “The International Conference on Solidarity,
Friendship and Cooperation with Vietnam” which was inaugurated by Mr. Vu
Xuan Hong, Head of the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organizations, and
Secretary General of the Vietnamese Peace and Development Foundation.
He said:
Comrades and Friends
“Over the past years, since the early days of the Vietnamese revolution,
the Communist Party of Vietnam, President Ho Chi Minh and the following
generations of our leaders have always been attaching great importance
to international solidarity and the contribution of national strength
with that of this time, turning the Vietnamese revolution into a
significant part of the common issue of the world people. International
solidarity, support and cooperation of the world people have become an
important factor that contributed to the great victories of the
Vietnamese revolution.”
Speeches were delivered praising the heroic history of Vietnam that
presented to the world an unprecedented model of resoluteness and
persistence against the colonialists. It was a model that inspired
millions. Vietnam has given us a lot during its war and now it is
incumbent upon us to settle our debt in its time of peace, by
manifesting solidarity, friendship and cooperation.
Professor Haroub Othman (Tanzania) delivered a speech on behalf of AAPSO
on this occasion.
The Secretary General of the Vietnamese Communist Party met all
delegations in the evening in an atmosphere of friendship and modesty.
Third: 2nd September 2005
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- The 60th Anniversary of the Foundation of the Socialist Republic of
Vietnam. At 6 a.m., all delegations went to Padena square where the
mausoleum of Ho Shi Minh is located and where parades celebrating the
revolution took place. The parade started at 7 am in which immense
military forces and civilians from diverse national Vietnamese
components participated, marching with red flags and posters as well as
pictures of Ho Shi Minh.
The ceremony was inaugurated with a speech delivered by the President of
the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, H.E. Mr. Tran Duc Luong.
It included:
“The August Revolution and the National Day, 2 September 1945 were the
two crucial events, which opened up a new era in the history of the
Vietnamese.
Under the far-sighted leadership of the Communist Party of Vietnam and
President Ho Chi Minh, in August 1945, the entire Vietnamese people
stood in the general uprising to seize power throughout the country. On
2 September 1945, at Ba Dinh Square, President Ho Chi Minh, in the
Declaration of Independence, solemnly proclaimed the birth of the
Democratic Republic of Vietnam, now the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.”
He ended his speech by the slogans:
“- Long live the spirit of the August Revolution and the National Day!
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Long live the Socialist Republic of Vietnam!
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Long live the heroic Vietnamese people!
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President Ho Chi Minh live forever in our issue!”
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A celebration, on the occasion of the 55th anniversary of the
establishment of the World Peace Council, took place in the afternoon.
It was inaugurated by Thanasis Pavlis (Greece), Secretary General of the
World Peace Council. Dr. Fakhry Labib gave a speech on behalf of AAPSO
on this occasion.
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In the evening, an official reception was hosted and invitations were
limited. All leaderships in the Party and the State as well as high
official persons and diplomatic corps were present.
Dr. Fakhry Labib was also invited to this reception as representative of
AAPSO.
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Press Release
Round Table Meeting
On The Possibility
of Establishing an Unconstraint
Economy in the Era
of Globalization (AAPSO)
AAPSO held a round table
meeting on: “The possibility of establishing an unconstraint economy in
the era of globalization” on 27-28 September 2005.
The meeting was inaugurated by Dr. Morad Ghaleb, President of AAPSO.
A
large number of prominent economists in this field from Germany, Russia,
United Kingdom, Cyprus, Philippines, Tanzania, Somalia, Cuba, Syria,
Tunisia and Iraq participated as well as eminent Egyptian economists and
research centers.
Discussions focused on the following topics:
1- Trends and economic impact of globalization especially on developing
countries.
2
- Paths and results about the economies of countries that followed
globalization mechanisms.
3
- Paths and results about the economies of countries that devised their
own orientation under (or despite) the globalization.
4
- New visions emanating from discussions.
Discussions were profound and objective. Views were diverse yet there
was agreement on certain issues.
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Models must emerge that are capable of achieving auto independence
without isolating themselves from current international conditions,
namely globalization. Such a structure is possible as indicated by
experience in Cuba, Vietnam and China. However, these diverse models
have basic aspects in accordance with local specificities.
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Realizing the human development in education, health and training.
Nonetheless, the meaning of human development is not just procedures. It
is the importance of realizing the components of human development.
Education involves school, teacher, pupil, curricula, scientific
culture, media - etc. Health implies hospital, medicine and doctor-
etc. This also applies to training.. that is to say a true change of
society. Adopting human development is necessary, for it is humankind
that produces development. So how can progress be accomplished with
people who lack education, good health or knowledge and training on
hi-tech instruments.
In fact, real development of human resources is the first step towards
progress.
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Availability of political will, here three points should be considered:
importance of an effective political vision capable of dealing
intelligently and flexibly with reality; political administration that
will adopt this vision and persist in its achievement; and people who
are sensitized and mobilized around this vision. This requires a real
collective and democratic responsibility that crystallizes in decision
making, implements it and follows it up.
Although this model is built within a capitalist framework, it will be
resisted by mighty global hegemony circles. Hence, people have to be
aware and capable of opposing expected war scenarios in terms of
boycotts, encirclement or sanctions, even coup d’etat attempts or
foreign invasion.
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It is necessary to find out the true dimensions of South-South
cooperation. Although the South is in general exposed to hegemony and
marginalization, yet its countries do not have the same interests. For
there are contradictions and interests may clash. Therefore, regional
integration initiatives or linkages could be a healthy start.
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Some deemed that this meeting is a beginning to be followed by colloquia
or round-table meetings to discuss African, Asian, Arab and Latin
American experiences and to benefit from them, adopting the positive and
avoiding the negative.
The round table meeting held on 27-28/9/2005 was very successful in
paving the way towards building an unconstraint economy.
We hope to continue in this course in order to reach a clearer vision.
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Greetings
Your Excellency Mr. Kim Jong II
General Secretary of the Worker’s Party of Korea
Chairman of the National Defence Commission of the D.P.R of Korea
Supreme Commander of the Korean People’s Army
On the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the foundation of the
Worker’s Party of Korea, I have great pleasure to send the warmest
greetings and best wishes to your Excellency and all party members as
well as the friendly Korean people, through Your Excellency.
In 60 years since the WPK was founded, WPK became the strongest and
dignified party in Korea leading the Korean people and army to victory
and glory.
I
take the opportunity to wish Your Excellency good health and great
success in your noble work to strengthen and develop the Party. We
support the “Proposal of Democratic federal republic of Koryo” and wish
the Korean peninsula should be reunified near future.
Best regards
Nouri Abdulrazzak Hussain
General Secretary of
AAPSO
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The sixth Conference of Ministers of Information
of Non Aligned
Countries
Afo-Asian Peoples’ Solidarity Organization
The Embassy of Malaysia in Cairo presents its compliments to the
Afro-Asian People’s Solidarity Organization, and has the honour to
enclose herewith the invitation letter forwarded from H.E. Dato’ Sri
Abdul Kadir Bin Haji Sheikh Fadzir, Minister of Information of Malaysia
of H.E. Permanent Secretary of the Afro-Asian People’s Solidarity
Organization, to attend the Sixth Conference of Ministers of
Information of Non-Aligned Countries (COMINAC VI) Kuala Lumpur, 19-22
November 2005.
In this connection, the Embassy would request that the above-mentioned
invitation letter be forwarded to its highest destination.
The Embassy of Malaysia in Cairo avails itself of this opportunity to
renew to the Afro-Asian People’s Solidarity Organization, the assurances
of its highest consideration.
Invitation Letter
H.E. Permanent Secretary
Afro-Asian People’s Solidarity Organization
Your Excellency,
Sixth Conference of Ministers
of Information of Non-Aligned Countries (COMINAC VI), Kuala Lumpur,
19-22 November 2005
I
have the honour to inform Your Excellency that the Government of
Malaysia has decided to convene the above-mentioned Meeting in Kuala
Lumpur, on 19-22 November 2005. The Ministerial Meeting will be preceded
by a Senior Officials Meeting on 19-20 November 2005.
In this regard, I have great pleasure to kindly invite your goodself to
the above-mentioned Meeting as an Observer to the Conference. It is also
my pleasure to inform that the Government of Malaysia will bear the cost
of accommodation for your organization from 18 to 23 November 2005.
The Meeting with the theme, “Advancing Communication and Information
Exchange Towards a United NAM” is intended to provide an avenue for
a lively exchange of views for Ministers responsible for information
among NAM member states. The objectives of the Meeting, among others are
to advance and consolidate mutual cooperation in the field of
information and communication in facing the challenges of globalization
and to enhance South-South solidarity and prosperity. The meeting will
also provide a platform for NAM member states to share experiences on
the best practices, achievements, networking and challenges in narrowing
the information divide and explore the possibility of implementing
specific projects and programmes that can help to promote greater
information flow among NAM member states.
I
am convinced that the participation of a large number of NAM Observer
states at this Meeting, including your esteemed country, will immensely
contribute to its success and signify a concrete manifestation of unity,
cohesion and solidarity amongst NAM countries. The tentative agenda and
programme of the meeting will be sent to you in due course through
diplomatic channels.
I
look forward to welcoming you in Kuala Lumpur and would be grateful for
an early confirmation of your participation in the Meeting.
Please accept, Excellency, the
renewed assurance of my highest consideration.
Yours sincerely
DATO’ SRI ABDUL KADIR
BIN HAJI SHEIKH FADZIR
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Appology
President of Permanent AAPSO Secretariat, Dr. Mourad Ghaleb
Secretary General of Permanent AAPSO Secretariat, Mr. Nouri Abdul Razzak
Dear Sirs,
I
am sorry that the opportunity to meet you again is put off for later
time because of unforeseen changes in my work schedule in Council of
Russian Federation.
I
want to wish you every success in the work of “Round Table” organizing
by you regarding the problems of globalization. Russian Solidarity
Organization will be represented by my Deputy Mr. Koshev K.A. who will
arrive to Cairo in September 26 and will participate in the conference.
He will also inform you about the work of RAAPSO at present time and
about our plans for the future.
In November- December 2006 we plan to conduct the World Congress of
Solidarity Movement on occasion of 50th anniversary of Russian AAPSO.
I
ask you to give view on this plan and we would be glad to see you among
the participators of the Congress.
I
hope that during the visit to Cairo Mr. Koshev K.A. and you will discuss
all the questions we are interested in, and he, in his turn, will inform
me about your suggestions and wishes how to improve our joint work in
the context of Solidarity Movement.
With sincere respect,
Margelov M.V.
Chairman of Russian AAPSO Council
Chairman of the
Federation Council Committee on International Affairs
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International
Colloquium
40 Years after
the Abduction and
Assassination of Mehdi Ben Barka
Paris, 29 and 30
October 2005
I
N V I T A T I O N
Dear Nouri Abdul Razzak Hussain,
Within weeks, 29 October 2005 will mark the Fourtieth Anniversary of the
abduction and assassination of Mehdi Ben Barka, leader of the Moroccan
opposition and president of the preparatory commission of the
Tricontinental Conference held on January 1966 in Havana.
Forty years after his abduction and assassination, the convening in
Paris of an international colloquium to denounce the political
assassination, to evoke his thoughts and action as well as to reaffirm
the necessity of developing new forms of solidarity between peoples is
the best tribute to be paid to the memory of the revolutionary militant
as was Mehdi Ben Barka.
We have requested your participation to the sponsorship committee of the
colloquium and we thank you so much for your agreement. We are happy to
invite you as member of this sponsorship committee and as Secretary
General of the Afro-Asian Peoples' Solidarity Organisation, to take
part in this colloquium as well as in other events organised on the
occasion of the fortieth anniversary.
Waiting to receiving you in
Paris, we express to you, Mr. Nouri Abdul Razzak Hussain, our warm
greetings.
For the organisers:
Bechir Ben Barka
President, Institute Mehdi Ben Barka
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Mr. Mohamed Said
Bakhitan,
The Assistant
Secretary for Al-Baa'th Socialist Arab Party in Syria
We wish this letter reach you healthy and safe.
We send our greetings and congratulations for the trust of the Syrian
Leaders in you to be the Assistant Secretary for Al-Baa'th Socialist
Arab Party in Syria.
We wish you great success in the shade of the hard circumstances that
surround our dear Syria.
We look forward to reach a great cooperation with you sir for the good
of the Afro-Asian people in general and the Arab people in particular
and their deep solidarity.
Yours sincerely,
Nouri Abdel Razak , secretary-general
Dr. Murad Ghaleb,
President
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Al-Baa'th Socialist Arab
Party in Syria
Dr. Murad Ghaleb, President
of the Afro-Asian Peoples’ Solidarity Organization
Mr. Nouri Abdul Razzak the Secretary-General of AAPSO
Arab greetings,
It is my pleasure to thank you for your greetings and your supporting
situations. We are most welcoming the cooperation with the organization
supporting and serving its human purposes and appreciating its shining
history.
Yours sincerely,
The Assistant Secretary
Mohamed Said Bakhitan
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The
Russian-Egyptian Center for Scientific-Technological, Industrial, Engery
and Information Cooperation
His Excellency President of Afro-Asian Peoples’ Solidarity Organization
Dr. Mourad Ghaleb
Dear Dr. Mourd Ghaleb
I
would like to take this opportunity to express my highly respect to Your
Excellency and thank You for Your kingly invitation to participate in
the International Round Table on “The possibility of building an
unconstraint economy in the era of globalization” (27-28 September,
2005) received directly from Mr. Michail Margelov, Chairman of
International Affairs Committee of the Federation Council of the Federal
Assembly of the Russian Federation.
The main objective of the REC is to increase the efficiency and to
expand the scientific-technical, energy, industrial and information
cooperation, as well as to develop the innovation and
scientific-technical potentials of he economies of the Russian
Federation, Arab Republic of Egypt and other African countries.
The founders of the REC from the Russian part ate the Chamber of
Commerce of the Russian Federation, the Russian Academy of Natural
Science, the Directorate of the annual international forums Russian Oil
and Gas Week (ROGW) and International Week of Metals (IWM), Russian-Arab
Business Council, from the Egyptian part- the Ministry of Petroleum of
Egypt.
I
would be very grateful if You kindly send the invitation letters for Dr.
Elena Uspenskaya, Coordinator of the Russian-Egyptian Center for
scientific-technological, industrial, energy and information
cooperation.
Yours Faithfully
Nina Levshina
Chairman of the Russian-Egyptian Center
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Foundation for Peace and Sustainable Development To Commemorate the
116th Birth Anniversary of Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru and 50th Anniversary of
BANDUNG Conference
International
Conference on “NAM and New World Order”
Invitation
Esteemed Sir,
The Foundation for Peace and Sustainable Development (FPSD) is
organizing an International Conference on “NAM AND NEW WORLD ORDER” on
November 12-14, 2005, New Delhi (India). The Conference intends to focus
on contemporary issues facing the NAM Countries in the background of New
World Order, search for a common stance for economic, social and
political emancipation and work for the realignment of attitudes in
Developing World.
The participants in this Conference will include experts,
parliamentarians, media persons, academicians and delegates of NGOs. The
detailed programme of the Conference is enclosed for your kind perusal.
FPSD takes the opportunity to invite you to participate in the
Conference, contribute a paper and share your views on the subject with
fellow participants.
We are sure you will accept our invitation.
Assuring you of our best cooperation always.
With best wishes,
Yours Sincerely
Saifuddin Soz
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The Arab Researche Center
Dr. Murad Ghaleb
Mr. Nouri Abdel Razak
Dr. Fakhry Labib
Ms. Hamsa Abd-El Hamid
Ms. Maha Sallam
Discussion about the
Country and the Society
in Mauritania
The Arab and African Research Center is honored to invite you to attend
the discussion held by the center about: the state and society in
Mauritania in the light of the current events. Mr. Mohamed Salem who is
the manager of the African-Arabian center in Nwakshot and the member of
the Arab Journalists Union will present the main wok paper of the
discussion. Many Mauritanian professors will attend the discussion.
The session will be held in the new headquarter of the African-Arab
Research Center, 11 Qura ben Sherik st., in front of the ophthalmic
hospital in Giza, from 6 till 9 Friday evening the 23rd of September
2005.
The center is honored to invite you to contribute in this important
discussion after the new events happening in the Mauritanian society and
the impact on the country and its geographical and political region.
Sincerely,
The Center Manager
Helmy Sharaawi
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The Arab-African
Research Center
Invitation
to participate in the cultural season of the center 2005/2006
Dr. Murad Ghaleb
Dr. Fakhry Labib
The Arab African Research
Center organizes the cultural season for this year 2005/2006. It will be
around "the democratic powers and the horizons of change in Egypt". Many
thinkers, researchers and professionals take part in this season and
they meet on a monthly basis.
It will be our pleasure to invite you to participate in the meeting held
at 6 pm on Wednesday, 28th September 2005, at the new headquarters of
the center.
The meeting will be about: the obstacles facing building a democratic
movement in Egypt,
Mr. Abu el Ela Mady, Mr., Ahmed baha2 el den Shaaaban, Mr. Hussam Esaa,
Mr. Abdel Ghafar Shokr and Mr. Nabil Al Helaly will speak in this
meeting.
An open discussion will follow the introductory speech and we are
looking forward to your contributions, as it will enrich the meeting.
Best wishes
The Cultural Season Coordinator
Deputy - Manager
Abdel Ghafar Shokr
Center Manager
Helmy Shaarawy
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Yafa Center for Studies and
Research
Invitation
His Excellency Mr. Nouri Abdul Razzak
The Iraqi Forum holds a round table at Yafa Center for Studies and
Research, in Cairo. (Attached a list of the names of the specialist
experts taking part in this meeting).
The meeting will tackle the issue of (the Iraqi constitution draft: the
future visions about it). This will be at 7 pm on Tuesday, 20th of
September 2005, at the center. 43, (6) street - Maadi, Cairo.
We have the pleasure to invite you to participate or anyone that can
represent you.
Our best wishes
Dr. Refaat Sayed Ahmed
General Manager of Yafa Center for Studies and Research in Cairo
Invitation
Dr. Fakhry Labib
Ms. Hamsa Abd-El Hamid
Mai Association for Rights and
development and The Conrad Adinaor Institution have the pleasure to
invite you to participate in the workshop that will be held on the 28th
and 29th of September 2005 at Pyramiza hotel, Dokki. The workshop is
titled “The first report of the national council for human rights in the
light of the NGOs reports and the future working visions".
The National Council for Human Rights has issued its first annual report
about its different activities during the first year. This is according
to the article number (13) from the Council's law which obligates the
council to make an annual report about its activities, efforts and what
was presented from suggestions to the President, the Parliament and the
State Council.
Since the council has issued its first report, arguments have started in
the organizations concerned with human rights. However, the report only
had some positive and negative notes, which cannot even be considered
objective analysis to its contents. Many arguments, about the council's
activities and whether it'll be able to achieve the hopes of protecting
human rights or not, have started since the establishment of the
council.
Mai Association has found that the report includes very rich data about
the legal documents of the council, some international references and
the group of human rights organizations. In addition to this the report
has presented the state of human rights in Egypt and the council's
efforts and recommendations about it. Hence, Mai organization has found
this report the main thing that will put a frame for the objective
discussion about what the council has done. This will be in the light of
the reports published by the civil society organizations about the
condition of human rights. In particular the report of the Egyptian
organization for human rights, issued on August 2005, will be taken into
consideration. There is no doubt that the main aim of discussing the
report is putting down a future vision about the council's role in
protecting the human rights of the Egyptian citizen and also the role of
other human rights organizations.
We are sure that your participation will enrich the discussion due to
your experience in this field. Together we will achieve the aim of this
meeting
Best wishes,
Chairperson of the Board, Mervat Ahmed Abu Teg
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The Arab Human Rights
Organization
The Arab Organization for Human Rights condemns the civilians’ massacres
in Iraq and warns of the danger of waging a civil war in Iraq.
The Arab Organization for Human Rights anxiously watched the military
operations of the American occupation forces and the Iraqi forces in
Telaafar. These operations are the biggest since the invasion of Faluja
last year with the claim that there are armed men in the city. These
military operations caused a massacre that is expected to last till the
middle of this month according to the expectations that these operations
will reach Ramady, Qaeem, Samraa' and Rowah; and as mentioned in the
official statements of the occupation forces, 141 armed men were killed
and 211 were arrested in this operation. According to the first
estimations, 152 civilians including women and children have been killed
and hundreds had been injured during this operation.
The organization condemns the participation of the Iraqi forces in this
operation, which can cause sectarian strife between Iraqi people. It can
on the other hand be used as a justification for the military operation
against the Iraqi people.
It doubles our anxious that the occupation forces and the Iraqi forces
prevent the aid from the afflicted areas which will lead to the increase
in number of victims.
The organization repeats its condemnation for the American war crimes in
Iraq and repeats its call for the end of the military occupation on
Iraq. The organization also calls for investigating these crimes
committed against the Iraqi people. This will be in the frame of an
honest and serious international investigation according to Geneva
conventions. The organization also warns of the danger of the civil war
that is about to start in Iraq.
Discussion Seminar
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The Arab Woman
Development Report (2004)
Ebn Roshd Developing
Center, German Conrad Adinaro Institution
The Afro-Asian Peoples’ Solidarity Organization
Dear Sir/Madame,
As Ebn Roshd Developing Center is interested in discussing society
issues on the local, regional and international levels, it is
organizing, with cooperation of Conrad Adinaro Institution, a lecture to
discuss the Arab woman development report (2004).
We will be honored if you participate in the discussion for enriching
it.
The lecture will be on Tuesday and Wednesday (13th and 14th of September
2005) at Pyramiza hotel, Dokki at 10 am.
Our best wishes
Manager of the Center, Hussein Malaoum
Chairman of the Board, Dr. Ahmed Thabet
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Women Development
Assembly
Women in the Initiatives of
Reform
Dr. Fakhry Labib
Ms. Hamsa Abd-El Hamid
The Women Development Assembly
and the German Fredrisch Ebert Institution are honored to invite you to
participate in the final discussion of the program "Women in the
Initiatives of Reform" which was held from July 2004 till July 2005.
This program aims at dividing the Egyptian and regional initiatives and
the suggested ones from outside countries, aiming at crystalizing the
NGOs' opinions about the different reform initiatives and urging them to
adopt a determined vision to improve the Egyptian women conditions
depending on what women face in their local societies.
The program reached a wide geographical scale and different
governorates. Many representatives, of the civil society, academic
persons and local and national media representing 26 governorates, took
part in this program.
This discussion will tackle the reforming program for women conditions
that is taken from the civil society organizations.
The meeting starts at 10 am on Sunday the 25th of September, at Flamengo
Hotel - Zamalek, 2 Al-Jazira al Wosta st.
We are sure that your participation will enrich the discussion and will
contribute in crystalizing the aimed national project.
Best wishes,
Executive Manager, Inas Al-Shafey
Chairperson of the Board, Farida Al-Nakash
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Parallel Conference
to the Forum for Future
Manama, The Kingdom
of Bahrain
Presented by the
preparatory committee
The Forum of Future, which was
held at Rabat, Dec. 2004, will be held in Bahrain during 1-2 November.
2005. As it happened at Rabat when several NGOs held parallel seminar,
we intend to hold parallel conference in Bahrain but at wider
participation.
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United Nations
Coordination and
Outreach Unit
Division for the
Advancement of Women
Department of
Economic and Social Affairs
Afro-Asian Peoples’ Solidarity Organization
Dear NGO Colleagues,
The Commission on the Status
of Women (CSW) will hold its 50th session from 27 February to 10 March
2006, at United Nations Headquarters, New York. The Commission will
focus on two thematic issues as outlined in its multi-year programme of
work: (i) Enhanced participation of women in development: an enabling
environment for achieving gender equality and for the advancement of
women, taking into account, inter alia, the fields of education, health
and work; (ii) Equal participation of women and men in decision making
processes at all levels.
As your organization has consultative status with the Economic and
Social Council (ECOSOC), we invite you to designate representative(s) to
participate in the Commission.
For additional information about the session, its organization of work,
and reports to be considered, please visit the Division’s website:
http://www.un.org/womenwatch/daw.
Yours sincerely,
Carolyn Hannan, Director
Division for the
Advancement of Women
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Contributions to the
Mid-Term Report on the International Decade for a Culture of Peace and
Non-Violence for the Children of the World (2001-2010)
The United Nations General Assembly designated UNESCO as lead agency for
the International Decade for a Culture of Peace and Non-Violence for the
Children of the World (2001-2010).
For the year 2005, UNESCO has been entrusted with the drafting of a
mid-term report, evaluating the contributions and activities of all
participants and outlining possible approaches for the next five years
of the International Decade. This report will be presented to the United
Nations General Assembly at its 60th session in 2005.
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World Summit on the
Information Society
Civil Society
Orientation Session
Preparatory Meeting
(PrepCom 3 of Tunis
phase of WSIS)
Geneva 18 September
2005
This orientation session is designed to give all participants the
necessary background information on the WSIS Phase two processes thus
far to ensure effective participation at PrepCom3. It is open to
everyone: government delegations, private sector, civil society and
international organizations.
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Secretariat of the
Convention to Combat Desertification
President of Afro-Asian Peoples Solidarity Organization
Dear Sir,
As the designated representative of Afro-Asian Peoples Solidarity
Organization a non-governmental organization accredited to the
Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat
Desertification (UNCCD), I would like to invite you to attend the
seventh session of the Conference of the Parties (COP7).
The Conference the Parties will be held at the “United Nations
Conference Centre” in Nairobi, Kenya, from 17 to 28 October 2005.
Thank you once again for your commitment to the successful
implementation of the Convention to Combat Desertification.
Hama Arba Diallo, Executive Secretary
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(UNIDO)
United Nations Industrial
Development Organization
The Secretary General
Afro-Asian Peoples’ Solidarity Organization (AAPSO)
Dear Sir,
I
have the pleasure to inform you, that the eleventh session of the
General Conference of UNIDO will be opened in the Austria Center Vienna,
on Monday, 28 November 2005. The session is scheduled to end on 2
December 2005.
If your organization wishes to take part in the session, I should be
grateful if you would let me know in writing the names of the
representatives at your earliest convenience, preferably before 31
October 2005.
Yours truly,
Carlos Magarinos
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UNCTAD
Trade and
Development board
Fifty Second Session
The fifty-second session of the Trade and Development Board will open at
10a.m. on Monday, 3 October 2005, at the Palais des Nations, Geneva.
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UNCTAD
Fifth United Nations
Conference to Review All Aspects of the Set of Multilaterally Agreed
Equitable Principles and Rules for the Control of Restrictive Business
Practices
Upon the invitation of the Government of Turkey, the Fifth United
Nations Conference to Review All Aspects of the Set of Multilaterally
Agreed Equitable Principles and Rules for the Control of Restrictive
Business Practices will be held from 14 to 18 November 2005 at the
Gloria Golf Resort Hotel in Belek, Antalya (Turkey).
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UNCTAD
Expert Meeting on
Distribution Services
The Expert Meeting on Distribution Services will be held from 16 to 18
November 2005 at the Palais des Nations, Geneva. Meeting will open on
Wednesday, 16 November 2005.
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