Durban Review Conference 2009

Participation

The sessions of its Preparatory Committee, are open to participation by:

All Member States of the United Nations;

Representatives of organizations which have received a standing invitation from the General Assembly to participate as observers;

Specialized agencies as observers;

Associate member of regional commissions as observers;

United Nations organs, bodies, programmes and relevant mechanisms, including human rights bodies and mechanisms as observers;

Indigenous peoples’ representatives that are accredited in accordance with Economic and Social Council resolution 1995/32 as observers;

National human rights institutions, based on arrangements and practices agreed upon by the Commission on Human Rights as observers;

Interested non-governmental organizations, to be represented by observers, in accordance with Economic and Social Council resolution 1996/31 to be represented as observers.