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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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If you need more information, please contact:
Dr. Thomas Abraham
President, GOPIO
Tel: 203-329-8010
Fax: 203-322-2233