<div dir="ltr"><div>Dear friends, </div><div><br></div><div>Over the last few days, a group of civil society organisations met in NY to discuss the WSIS+10 review. As a result of the meeting, the group developed a comprehensive joint comment on the WSIS+10 zero draft document, which has now been formally submitted to the United Nations.</div><div><br></div><div>Please see the submission and the list of signatories attached and in this google doc: <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mHBCrgp1kXJpjn0x2WF0m0ShNZvX-NTvdNS-L02GZ64/edit?pli=1#">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mHBCrgp1kXJpjn0x2WF0m0ShNZvX-NTvdNS-L02GZ64/edit?pli=1#</a></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size:12.8px">The submission aims to reinforce </span><span style="font-size:12.8px">support for human rights within the WSIS framework, the need for a people-centered view of development and </span><span style="font-size:12.8px">security, and open and inclusive approaches to governance.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>This document is now <b><u>open for organisational and individual endorsements until COB Monday, Oct 19</u></b>.</div><div><br></div><div>You can add your endorsement either directly on the second page of the google doc, or by responding to this email. We will be submitting an updated list of signatories next week.</div><div><br></div><div>Best wishes,</div><div>Lea</div><div><br></div><div>---</div><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><p style="color:rgb(136,136,136);margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:rgb(10,40,80)">Lea Kaspar</span></b><span lang="PT-BR" style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p><p style="color:rgb(136,136,136);margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:rgb(10,40,80)">Head of Programmes and International Policy | GLOBAL PARTNERS DIGITAL</span><span lang="PT-BR" style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p><p style="color:rgb(136,136,136);margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:rgb(83,83,83)">Development House, 56–64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT</span><span lang="PT-BR" style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p><p style="color:rgb(136,136,136);margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:rgb(83,83,83)">T: </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:rgb(16,60,192)"><a value="+442075490338" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">+44 (0)20 7549 033</a>7</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:rgb(83,83,83)"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:rgb(83,83,83)">| M: </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:rgb(16,60,192)">+44 (0)7583 929216</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:rgb(83,83,83)"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:rgb(83,83,83)">| Skype: l.kaspar</span><span lang="PT-BR" style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p><p style="color:rgb(136,136,136);margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"></p><p style="color:rgb(136,136,136);margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><a href="http://gp-digital.org/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:rgb(16,60,192)">gp-digital.org</span></a></span></p></div></div></div></div></div>
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