<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12pt"><div><span><br></span></div><div> "<span class="yui_3_7_2_57_1375103565494_80" style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><i>all the costs arising from holding a meeting away from HQ need to be borne by the Host Country."<br></i>It will be important to see such a UN Resolution. And additionnally, the IGF Host Country Agreement itself.<br>Going by former UN meetings (including summits) that I have attended, outside of New York and Geneva, I will doubt this affirmation.<br>What does "all the costs" imply?<br><br>N<br></span></div><div><br style="font-family:courier, monaco, monospace, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family:courier, monaco, monospace, sans-serif;"><br>Nnenna Nwakanma | Founder and CEO, NNENNA.ORG | Consultants<br>Information | Communications | Technology and Events | for
Development<br>Cote d'Ivoire (+225)| Tel: 225 27144 | Fax 224 26471 |Mob. 07416820<br>Ghana: +233 249561345| Nigeria: +234 8101887065| http://www.nnenna.org <br>nnenna@nnenna.org| @nnenna | Skype - nnenna75 | nnennaorg.blogspot.com</span><br><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-style:italic;"></span><br></div> <div style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div dir="ltr"> <hr size="1"> <font face="Arial" size="2"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> Norbert Bollow <nb@bollow.ch><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> IGC <governance@lists.igcaucus.org> <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Monday, July 29, 2013 12:54 PM<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> [governance] Fw: [Internet Policy] Background on UN funding rules---question for the
group<br> </font> </div> <div class="y_msg_container"><br><div id="yiv7427622764"><div dir="ltr">Hi all,<div><br></div><div style="">As we try and help find a solution to the funding crisis at the IGF, somebody that we all respect posted on a separate thread the existence of a UN Resolution and Rules that constrain the ability for contributions. Here's an excerpt from that email thread:</div>
<div style=""><br></div><blockquote class="yiv7427622764gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex;"><span style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><i>Indonesia, as a UN Member State, is bound by the legislative mandate set forth by the UN General Assembly. As a Member States, Indonesia was part of the decision making process in developing these rules in form of a GA Resolution. The Host Country Agreement (HCA) builds on this GA Resolution and specifies the obligations of the Host Country. I explained the very basic principle in a lengthy email to another list: all the costs arising from holding a meeting away from HQ need to be borne by the Host Country. We may or may not like these rules and can discuss this at length, but this is simply a waste of time, as any amendment or change would have to go through the UN General
Assembly.</i></span></blockquote>
<div><br></div><div style="">Although the Indonesians want help with the venue and hosting costs, we've known for a while that their main concern is paying money to the UN itself for their costs. I've been unaware of any UN Resolution or Rule that requires the host country to bear those costs, or any rule that sets forth constraints as noted above.</div>
<div style=""><br></div><div style=""><b>If anybody has this information (the UN Resolution or Rule referenced above), I would be most grateful if you could please share it.</b></div><div style=""><br></div><div style=""><br></div><div style="">
Thank you,</div><div style=""><br></div><div style="">Patrick</div><div><br></div><div><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr">------<br><div><b><font color="#ff0000">patrick ryan </font></b></div><div>public policy & gov't relations sr. counsel, free expression and int'l relations</div>
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</div></div></div><br>Does anyone here have this information, or know how to find it easily?<br><br>Greetings,<br>Norbert<br><br><br>Beginn der weitergeleiteten Nachricht:<br><br>Datum: Sun, 28 Jul 2013 17:52:54 -0700<br>Von: Patrick Ryan <<a ymailto="mailto:patrickryan@google.com" href="mailto:patrickryan@google.com">patrickryan@google.com</a>><br>An: "<a ymailto="mailto:internetpolicy@elists.isoc.org" href="mailto:internetpolicy@elists.isoc.org">internetpolicy@elists.isoc.org</a>" <<a ymailto="mailto:internetpolicy@elists.isoc.org" href="mailto:internetpolicy@elists.isoc.org">internetpolicy@elists.isoc.org</a>><br>Betreff: [Internet Policy] Background on UN funding rules---question<br>for the group<br><br><br>Hi all,<br><br>As we try and help find a solution to the funding crisis at the IGF,<br>somebody that we all respect posted on a separate thread the existence<br>of a UN Resolution and Rules that constrain the ability
for<br>contributions. Here's an excerpt from that email thread:<br><br>*Indonesia, as a UN Member State, is bound by the legislative mandate<br>set<br>> forth by the UN General Assembly. As a Member States, Indonesia was<br>> part of the decision making process in developing these rules in form<br>> of a GA Resolution. The Host Country Agreement (HCA) builds on this<br>> GA Resolution and specifies the obligations of the Host Country. I<br>> explained the very basic principle in a lengthy email to another<br>> list: all the costs arising from holding a meeting away from HQ need<br>> to be borne by the Host Country. We may or may not like these rules<br>> and can discuss this at length, but this is simply a waste of time,<br>> as any amendment or change would have to go through the UN General<br>> Assembly.*<br><br><br>Although the Indonesians want help with the venue and hosting costs,<br>we've known for a while that
their main concern is paying money to the<br>UN itself for their costs. I've been unaware of any UN Resolution or<br>Rule that requires the host country to bear those costs, or any rule<br>that sets forth constraints as noted above.<br><br>*If anybody has this information (the UN Resolution or Rule referenced<br>above), I would be most grateful if you could please share it.*<br><br><br>Thank you,<br><br>Patrick<br><br><br>------<br>*patrick ryan *<br>public policy & gov't relations sr. counsel, free expression and int'l<br>relations<br><a ymailto="mailto:patrickryan@google.com" href="mailto:patrickryan@google.com">patrickryan@google.com</a> | +1.512.751.5346<br><br>_______________________________________________<br>To manage your ISOC subscriptions or unsubscribe,<br>please log into the ISOC Member Portal:<br><a href="https://portal.isoc.org/" target="_blank">https://portal.isoc.org/</a><br>Then choose Interests & Subscriptions from the My
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