49. 115 名与会者来自该地区的几乎每一个国家 许多参加会议者第一次接触联合国系统 会议由波兰的赫尔辛基人权基金会组织 由一区域非政府组织指导委员会协助 该委员会于 2000 年 9 月 16 日至 18 日举行了规划会议 会议以俄语和英语进行 作出了详细的讨论情况报告 给世界会议的声明和向非政府组织论坛提出的建议
49. There were 115 participants from almost every country in the region. In many cases, participants were new to the United Nations system. The meeting was organized by the Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights in Poland, assisted by a regional steering committee (which held a planning meeting, 16-18 September 2000). The meeting, conducted in Russian and English, produced a detailed account of the discussions, a statement addressed to the World Conference and recommendations for the NGO Forum. Gaborone, Botswana, 8-13 January 2001