PRESS
RELEASE
GOPIO
TO PRESENT RACISM AND RACIAL DISCRIMINATION ISSUES AT THE U.N. CONFERENCE
GOPIO
has been accredited by the U.N. High Commission for Human Rights (Geneva,
Switzerland) for GOPIO to officially participate in the World Conference
Against Racisim, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance to
be held in Durban, South Africa, August 31 to Sept. 7, 2001 (visit www.unhchr.ch). As part of
its participation GOPIO will also present a GOPIO position paper related to
this topic. GOPIO invites feedback on this, especially on issues of PIOs in
Fiji, East African countries, and the Caribbean countries. One could send in
suggestions and comments to gopio@optonline.net.
GOPIO
Treasurer Dr.Sushila Gidwani-Buschi (shilaji@aol.com) will officially represent GOPIO along with
GOPIO Founding/Life Member Ms. Sudha Acharya sacharya@netzero.net. Sudha will be officially representing
All India Womens Conference, although she will also represent GOPIO at some
meetings.
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Note ot the Editor:
If you need more information, please contact:
Dr. Thomas Abraham
President, GOPIO
Tel: 203-329-8010
Fax: 203-322-2233