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Distr.: GENERAL I A/CONF.211lPC.311 Add.2 2008 8 October Original:ENGLISH

DURBAN REVIEW CONFERENCE Preparatory Committee Secondsubstantivesession Item 2 of the provisional agenda ORGANIZATION OF WORK

Note by the Secretariaton Accreditation of non-governmental organvations to the Durban Review process Addendum 2 Committeedecided(PC.2l2) that 33 the session, Preparatory At its first substantive 1. NGOs that are not in consultativestatuswith the Economicand Social Council but participated againstRacism in 2001, having failed to provide the required in the World Conference their compliancewith Economic and Social Council resolution information demonstrating of session the Preparatory would not be invited to participatein the first substantive 199613l, Committeefor the Durban Review Conference. receivedfurther information from one of theseNGOs, On 7 October2008, the Secretariat 2. the Tibetan Centrefor Human Rights and Democracy.This information was forwardedto have 14 daysto review the information. on MemberStates 7 October2008.Governments