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Distr.: GENERAIA/CONF.2 1lPC.3t7 tAdd.2 1 7 October 2008 Original: ENGLISFI

DURBANREVIEW CONFERENCE Preparatory Committee
Second substantive session Item 2 of the provisionalagenda ORGANIZATION OF WORK Note by the Secretariaton Accreditation of non-governmcntal organizationsto the Durban Reviewprocess Addendum2 1. At its first substantive session, Preparatory the Committee decided(PC.2l2)that 33 NGOs that are not in consultative status with the Economicand SociaiCouncilbut participated in the World Conference against Racismin 2001,havingfailedto providethe required informationdemonstrating their compliance with Economicand SocialCouncilresolution 1996131, would not be invited to participate the first substantive in session the Preparatory of Committee the DurbanReview Conference. for

2. On 7 October 2008,the Secretariat received furtherinformationfrom oneof theseNGOs. the Tibetan Centrefor Human Rights and Democracy.This informationwas forwardedto MemberStates 7 October2008.The Secretariat on recommends this NGO be accredited that to the DurbanReviewConference.