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<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">2010/10/17 Fouad Bajwa <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:fouadbajwa@gmail.com">fouadbajwa@gmail.com</a>></span><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
I recommend that we should be also copying this letter to the<br>
following heads by clearing mentioning the also copied to:<br>
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Co-ordinator IGF Secretariat<br>
Chairman UNCSTD<br>
The head of UN ECOSOC (Economic and Social Council)?<br>
<br>
Would you like this to also be shared with the MAG so that message is<br>
distributed across all...?<br>
<br>
Best<br>
<font color="#888888"><br>
Fouad<br>
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On Sun, Oct 17, 2010 at 8:07 AM, Ian Peter <<a href="mailto:ian.peter@ianpeter.com">ian.peter@ianpeter.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> Excellent text! Has my support.<br>
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>> From: Izumi Aizu <<a href="mailto:iza@anr.org">iza@anr.org</a>><br>
>> Reply-To: <<a href="mailto:governance@lists.cpsr.org">governance@lists.cpsr.org</a>>, Izumi Aizu <<a href="mailto:iza@anr.org">iza@anr.org</a>><br>
>> Date: Sun, 17 Oct 2010 08:00:02 +0900<br>
>> To: <<a href="mailto:governance@lists.cpsr.org">governance@lists.cpsr.org</a>><br>
>> Subject: [governance] Draft letter to Under-Secretary-General Sha for comments<br>
>><br>
>> Dear List,<br>
>><br>
>> Here is draft text for a letter that the Internet Governance Caucus<br>
>> proposes to send objecting to the exclusivity of the upcoming enhanced<br>
>> cooperation consultations.<br>
>><br>
>> While we have asked ICC and ISOC if they are willing to join us to make it<br>
>> sort of joint statement, we like to first ask our IGC members to discuss about<br>
>> this and, given short time, call for [rough] consensus within a few days if<br>
>> that<br>
>> is feasible.<br>
>><br>
>> Please be specific to the wording as much as possible. And of course we<br>
>> welcome<br>
>> your constructive suggestions for the handling of this with other<br>
>> stakeholders as well.<br>
>><br>
>> Thank you,<br>
>><br>
>> Jeremy and Izumi<br>
>><br>
>> His Excellency Sha Zukang<br>
>> Under Secretary General for Economic and Social Affairs<br>
>> United Nations<br>
>> 3 United Nations Plaza<br>
>> New York, NY 10017<br>
>><br>
>> Your Excellency,<br>
>> Thank you for your open letter of 7 October 2010, addressed to civil<br>
>> society and private sector stakeholders, in which you invite them to<br>
>> participate in consultations in New York on 14th December.<br>
>><br>
>> Quoting resolution 2010/2 of the Economic and Social Council, the<br>
>> letter explains that these are meant as "open and inclusive<br>
>> consultations involving all Member States and other stakeholders with<br>
>> a view to assisting the process of enhanced cooperation ... in respect<br>
>> of international public policy issues pertaining to the Internet ...<br>
>> through a balanced participation of all stakeholders in their<br>
>> respective roles and responsibilities."<br>
>><br>
>> In this context we are concerned that the consultations scheduled for<br>
>> New York are not in fact as open and inclusive as the ECOSOC<br>
>> resolution requires. Specifically, we were surprised that<br>
>> non-governmental stakeholders were invited only to give written<br>
>> contributions, and to nominate a single representative to speak during<br>
>> the consultations to summarize the contributions of all<br>
>> non-governmental stakeholders.<br>
>><br>
>> In our respectful view, this does not amount to the open and inclusive<br>
>> consultation called for by ECOSOC, but rather is effectively an<br>
>> intergovernmental consultation. This runs counter to the principle<br>
>> established at the World Summit on the Information Society that "The<br>
>> international management of the Internet should be multilateral,<br>
>> transparent and democratic, with the full involvement of governments,<br>
>> the private sector, civil society and international organizations."<br>
>><br>
>> We acknowledge that the restraints that have been placed upon the<br>
>> participation of private sector and civil society stakeholders in this<br>
>> consultation are said to be as a result of space constraints at the<br>
>> United Nations complex in New York.<br>
>> Might we suggest, then, that due to the importance of securing wide<br>
>> and inclusive participation of all stakeholders in this consultation,<br>
>> the date and venue be changed to the Palais des Nations in Geneva,<br>
>> perhaps following the open consultations of the Internet Governance<br>
>> Forum that are already scheduled for 22 November 2010.<br>
>> Thank you for your ongoing support of the multi-stakeholder process of<br>
>> Internet governance, and for considering the important concerns raised<br>
>> above. We look forward to receiving your response in due course.<br>
>><br>
>> END<br>
>> --<br>
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