<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 18 February 2010 05:46, Jeremy Malcolm <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jeremy@ciroap.org">jeremy@ciroap.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
On 18/02/2010, at 5:31 PM, Jeanette Hofmann wrote:<br>
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> 3. para: The following sentence is somewhat odd and I do not really understand it: "For<br>
<div class="im">> > this purpose it was to be strengthened "taking into account the<br>
> > multistakeholder approach" (Tunis Agenda, para 105)."<br>
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</div>The odd wording is not ours, though, it's the TA's. It does literally call for "strengthening of the Commission, taking into account the multi-stakeholder approach". So I think we should retain this, odd as it is.<br>
</blockquote><div><br></div><div>What you might do is " For this purpose it was to be "[strengthened] ... taking into account the multi-stakeholder approach" (Tunis Agenda, para 105)</div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
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> 5. para: can be dropped I think<br>
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Does anyone else think it should be dropped (personally I feel this paragraph is rather important)? It says this:<br>
<div class="im"><br>
The CSTD is not a multistakeholder institution, and hence we would welcome further enhancement of the participation of non-governmental stakeholders in the IGF review. However even as it stands, the CSTD does provide relatively greater multistakeholder involvement than its parent body, ECOSOC. Whilst ECOSOC has accredited NGOs, their influence is limited and much of their expertise is not taken into consideration by ECOSOC. More importantly, there are many NGOs that were accredited at WSIS but which are not in consultative status with ECOSOC, and the private sector has no representation within ECOSOC at all.<br>
</div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>I agree with Jeannette. My reasons - if we are asking to preserve the status quo, do what has been done each time previously, then I don't think we should confuse the issue with explanations. The justification has been established by precedent - four times previously "everyone" agreed that this was a good way to do things. </div>
<div><br></div><div>For perhaps similar reasons I object to the sentence </div><div><br></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" face="Arial"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; border-collapse: collapse; ">Should it not be possible to do this, civil society's confidence in the legitimacy of the resolution on the continuation of the IGF that is ultimately made by the General Assembly might well be reduced.</span></font></div>
<div><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" face="Arial"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; border-collapse: collapse; "><br></span></font></div>
<div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";
color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:
AR-SA">because it sounds like a threat without backup. I would prefer to state it positively:</span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";
color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:
AR-SA"><br></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";
color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:
AR-SA">Civil society's confidence in this process (WSIS I and II, the IGF) has been steadily enhanced and encouraged over a period of ten years. We are committed to a multistakeholder process involving all partners, and look forward to continuing this engagement.</span></div>
<div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";
color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:
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color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:
AR-SA">I'm all for Disraeli's approach - "don't complain, don't explain" :-)</span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";
color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:
AR-SA">Deirdre</span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";
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</div>I don't have any problem with your other suggestions.<br>
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