Qatari Newspaper, “al-Sharq”: 16/12/2010: NHRC is to host the Civil Society Forum on 11th January 2011 jointly chaired by Qatar and Canada. The conference which is organized by NHRC in co-ordination with The Arab Democracy Foundation (ADF) and The International Canadian Development Research Centre (IDRC) will be held in the Doha Ritz Carlton Hotel with the participation of 150 delegates representing Civil Society and the private Sector abroad.
The conference will discuss the final document to be submitted to The 7th Future Forum at ministerial level due to be held on 13th January 2011. The Forum is scheduled to discuss the outcome of three regional workshops previously held in Doha, Istanbul and Beirut. The three workshops covered “The Peaceful Resolution of Disputes and transition to Democracy”, “The Role of the Private Sector and Social Responsibility” and “Youth Participation”.
The agenda includes opening speeches by the Qatari foreign ministry, the NHRC, the IDRC and the ADF; the forum will also review the work of the workshops held in Doha, Istanbul and Beirut plus recommendations forwarded by national workshops held in Tunisia, Jordan, Morocco, the UAE and Yemen.
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