<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><div>On 10/10/2011, at 10:00 PM, Marilia Maciel wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite">I just would like to reinforce that, as Jeremy mentioned, IGC has produced a statememt about enhanced cooperation. I could find it online here: <a href="http://unpan1.un.org/intradoc/groups/public/documents/un/unpan043237.pdf">http://unpan1.un.org/intradoc/groups/public/documents/un/unpan043237.pdf</a> and I take the opportunity to ask Jeremy to "pull" all our previous statements to the current website, as they are one of the most important elements of our institutional memory.<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>It's also on our Statements page (<a href="http://www.igcaucus.org/statements">http://www.igcaucus.org/statements</a>) at <a href="http://www.igcaucus.org/node/43">http://www.igcaucus.org/node/43</a>.</div><br><blockquote type="cite">On that statement IGC pointed out four general options about EC. The discussion to reach this 4 options was a very rich one, and I believe that any position from IGC about the institutional aspect of EC should build on that 4 options, not start from scratch.<br>
<br>I also take the opportunity to ask for more clarification about the suggestion for the poll, as I did not understand what would be the topics covered.<br></blockquote></div><div><br></div><div>As it stands in draft, I have pulled out each of the substantive paragraphs of the IBSA summary and asked for the respondent to state how strongly they agree/disagree, and then I have asked "If there is no new body, then what else do you suggest" and given the following options (which draw on, but don't replicate, those from our EC submission), plus an "Other" option for respondents to enter their own suggestion:</div><div><ol><li>No institutional change, no global norm-setting in areas not covered by existing institutions, improved consultation in areas that are.</li><li>Institutional improvements to the IGF, to enable it to produce policy options which policy makers (including at the national level) can use.</li><li>Institutional change outside of the UN system, such as a voluntary network of policy makers that would consult with all stakeholders.</li></ol></div><div>More options are welcome...</div><br><div>
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