NGOs invited to meet at UN

JAKARTA: Indonesian non-governmental organizations (NGOs) are invited to take part in the 48th annual NGO meeting organized by the United Nations in New York next month.

The United Nations Information Center (UNIC) said yesterday that the three-day conference from Sept. 18 to 20 will discuss the increasing role of civil society in the formulation and implementation of programs agreed upon in major UN conferences and summits.

By 'civil society' the UN refers to NGOs, the media, the business community, local authorities, academics and service and trade associations.

Participants are to bear the expenses and obtain the registration forms at the UNIC office here until Aug. 30. (anr)