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<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite><font face="arial" color="#0000FF">amigas</font></blockquote><br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite><font face="arial" color="#0000FF">Recibimos
la respuesta del Secretario General a nuestra carta sobre la Cumbre
Mundial </font><br>
<font face="tahoma" size=2>June Zeitlin</font></blockquote><br>
WEDO<br>
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<font face="arial" size=2>13 October 2005</font><br>
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<font face="arial" size=2>Dear Ms. Zeitlin,</font><br>
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<font face="arial" size=2>I would like to thank you for your letter dated
1 September 2005, concerning the outcome of the 2005 World
Summit.</font><br>
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<font face="arial" size=2>I hope that you agree with me that the final
language of the 2005 World Summit Outcome with regard to gender equality
and women's rights is stronger than you had feared when you wrote.
I believe that this is partly a result of the involvement of civil
society on these issues, including at the informal interactive
hearings of the General Assembly on 23 and 24 June 2005, where they
emerged as key concerns.</font><br>
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<font face="arial" size=2>On the other hand, I share your disappointment
that the language on civil society's participation in the United Nations
is not stronger. I hope that Member States will take concrete
actions to strengthen the relationship of the United Nations with civil
society, including through interactions with the General
Assembly.</font><br>
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<font face="arial" size=2>Finally, I would like to sincerely thank you
and your co-signatories for your sustained engagement on these important
issues, and the particular efforts made over the last few months. I
am convinced that it strengthened the outcome of the Summit. I hope
you will maintain your efforts to see that Member States implement what
they agreed at the Summit.</font><br>
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<font face="arial" size=2>I would appreciate it if you would share this
reply with the co-signatories of your letter.</font><br>
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<font face="arial" size=2>Yours sincerely,</font><br>
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<font face="arial" size=2>Kofi A. Annan</font><br>
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