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<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">I must though mention (in relation to my earlier email on Brazilian co-chair) that I agree with the Brazilian position stated at the May consultations and re-stated in September consultations that instead of the present situation where all authority and power is vested in the UN Secy General, and the MAG merely advises him, it is better to move towards a more empowered IGF committee or something (this is not necessarily connected to IGF's recommendation giving possibilities, which can be discussed separately</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">, and not</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"> also</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"> to a 3 or 4 part bureau</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">) that exercises authority on its own behalf. We should be happy to have a multistakeholder body exercise this authority rather than the UN Sect General and the connected bureaucracy. </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">I don’t see members of IGC taking any view on this, which is surprising. What is the justification in not wanting IGF related powers to be with a multistakeholder group, rather than this group that just advises the UN Secy General. Why are we not promoting real CS stakeholdership in global governance, and rather pulling back from a process that seeks to do so</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">?</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"> </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">Why our exaggerated fears of a strong IGF more important that the possibility of CS being an equal part of a substantive</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"> and self governing</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"> global governance body</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">?</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">However, I won’t like to see governmental co-chairship of MAG as a process towards such substantive strengthening. I prefer a UN Sec Gen nominated chair</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">.</FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">Parminder Jeet Singh</FONT></SPAN></P>
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