<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class="">I should add, as a point of contrast: There will be a world summit on sustainable cities in 2013 (HABITAT III) - contrary to the dynamic that we see playing out in Internet policy, that conference will be very substantially multistakeholder; in fact, HABITAT II in 1996 was too (I was part of the preparatory process in depth and the conference itself). The 2nd committee resolution draft on HABITAT II can be found <a href="http://daccess-dds-ny.un.org/doc/UNDOC/GEN/N14/581/67/PDF/N1458167.pdf?OpenElement" class="">here</a>.<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">It is depressing to see that multi-stakeholder decision-making is much more advanced and accepted in many other areas of international policy than it is in relation to technology.</div><div class=""><br class=""><div><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On 11 Dec 2014, at 10:26, Nick Ashton-Hart <<a href="mailto:nashton@consensus.pro" class="">nashton@consensus.pro</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8" class=""><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Thanks Izumi.<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">For those interested, the most recent easily accessible version is here: <a href="http://www.un.org/en/ga/search/view_doc.asp?symbol=A/C.2/69/L.11" class="">http://www.un.org/en/ga/search/view_doc.asp?symbol=A/C.2/69/L.11</a></div><div class=""><br class=""><div class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On 10 Dec 2014, at 18:02, Izumi AIZU <<a href="mailto:iza@anr.org" class="">iza@anr.org</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><font size="4" class="">Some of you may already know but still want to share this here.</font><div class=""><font size="4" class=""><br class=""></font></div><div class=""><font size="4" class="">izumi<br class=""><br class=""><br class="">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br class="">From: Vyacheslav Cherkasov <<a href="mailto:cherkasov@un.org" class="">cherkasov@un.org</a>><br class="">Date: 2014-12-10 1:56 GMT+09:00<br class="">Subject: Re: [IGFmaglist] GA 2nd Committee / ICT4D negotiations update<br class="">To: <a href="mailto:igfmaglist-bounces@intgovforum.org" class="">igfmaglist-bounces@intgovforum.org</a>, <a href="mailto:Igfmaglist@intgovforum.org" class="">Igfmaglist@intgovforum.org</a><br class=""><br class=""><br class="">Dear All,<br class="">I would like to inform and share with you that the representatives of the Member- States have concluded informal discussions of the draft UN resolution A/C.2/69/L.11 on Information and communications technologies for development. </font><div class=""><font size="4" class=""><br class=""></font></div><div class=""><font size="4" class="">It was an extremely challenging discussion process with many formal and informal consultations on ICT4D including a possible extension of the IGF mandate. The draft has more references on the significant role of IGF than in the 2013 Resolution and acknowledges the importance of the IGF and its mandate as a forum for multi-stakeholder dialogue on various matters, including public policy issues related to key elements of Internet governance and its role in building partnerships among different stakeholders, including through national and regional initiatives. </font></div><div class=""><font size="4" class=""><br class=""></font></div><div class=""><font size="4" class="">The Resolution welcomes the offer of Mexico to host the next meeting of the IGF 2016, and recommends that the extension of the mandate of the IGF be considered in the context of the overall review in 2015. </font><div class=""><font size="4" class=""><br class="">The resolution also recalls the GA resolution 68/302 on the “Modalities for the overall review by the General Assembly of the implementation of the outcomes of the World Summit on the Information Society” and welcoming the High Level Meeting of the UNGA in December 2015.</font></div><div class=""><font size="4" class=""><br class="">Please find below the para 17 of the draft resolution relating the IGF mandate for your info. Once the resolution is adopted, we will share it with you. best, slava</font></div><div class=""><font size="4" class=""><br class="">17. Welcomes with appreciation the offer made by Mexico to host the next meeting of the Internet Governance Forum in 2016, and recommends that the extension of the mandate of the IGF be considered in the context of the overall review in 2015 [adopted ad ref], <br class=""><br class=""></font></div></div><div class=""><font size="4" class="">-------</font></div></div></div>
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