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<DIV>I am glad you posted this, Parminder. I particularly draw people’s
attention to</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman">"Labeling all actors stakeholders, as if all
were equal and<BR>had the same interest, obscures the power
imbalances<BR>between various sectors and the vast differences between<BR>their
agendas. It promotes a depoliticized model of govern-<BR>ance that negates the
different interests and power struc-<BR>tures inherent in the global economic
system."</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>I think the time might be ripe for civil society to talk about the limits
to multistakeholderism – which I still personally believe has some value in some
roles. I think we need to start to define where and how it is useful and where
it poses dangers like those pointed out above.</DIV>
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<DIV>In other words – I look forward to the debate moving beyond the
“multistakeholder=good, multistakeholder=bad” divide to a sensible consideration
as to how and where it might be useful in internet governance.</DIV>
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<DIV>Ian Peter
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<DIV style="font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=parminder@itforchange.net
href="mailto:parminder@itforchange.net">parminder</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Monday, July 07, 2014 3:14 PM</DIV>
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<DIV><B>Subject:</B> [governance] Fwd: [Members] Fwd: [Post 2015 Women's
Coalition] Privatization of Global Governance: Corporate Influence at the
UN</DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<DIV class=moz-forward-container>Well, I spoke too soon when I said in my last
email "The rest of world has simply not waken up to this demon, which is making
slow but serious progress, although somewhat clandestinely, against the values
and institutions of democracy. "<BR><BR>People outside the charmed IG circles
are indeed now picking up the dangers of equal footing MSism as being a part of
the neolib design to corporatize global governance. The cat, as they, is out of
the bag... The civil society equal footing MS-ists would no longer be able to
obfuscate their positions and pass off as mainstream civil society. They are
not. Mainstream civil society is for democracy, and is extremely bothered about
the new cult of TNCs dominating global governance spaces.<BR><BR>parminder
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<TD>[Members] Fwd: [Post 2015 Women's Coalition] Privatization of Global
Governance: Corporate Influence at the UN</TD></TR>
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<TH vAlign=baseline noWrap align=right>Date: </TH>
<TD>Mon, 07 Jul 2014 10:03:00 +0530</TD></TR>
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<TH vAlign=baseline noWrap align=right>From: </TH>
<TD>anita <A class=moz-txt-link-rfc2396E
href="mailto:anita@itforchange.net">mailto:anita@itforchange.net</A></TD></TR>
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<TD><A class=moz-txt-link-abbreviated
href="mailto:members@justnetcoalition.org">members@justnetcoalition.org</A></TD></TR>
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<TD><A class=moz-txt-link-abbreviated
href="mailto:members@justnetcoalition.org">members@justnetcoalition.org</A></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><BR><BR>The
attached report starts powerfully,<BR><BR>"As globalization has compounded the
power of large transnational corporations (TNCs) in recent decade,
big<BR>business has consolidated its influence on global governance and the
United Nations in particular. In that multi-<BR>lateral setting, corporate
actors have been granted privileged access to decision-makers, and their
interests have<BR>become more prominent as calls for legally binding instruments
for TNCs become more sidelined. In the ongoing<BR>discussions towards a
post-2015 sustainable development agenda, the private sector is positioning
itself as the<BR>solution to current global challenges – while simultaneously
attempting in other fora to evade UN oversight and<BR>regulation. The embrace of
a voluntary “partnership†approach has resulted in a corresponding shift
towards a<BR>multi-stakeholder governance paradigm – buoyed by big business
and the governments invested in it1 – in the<BR>World Economic Forum, the
World Trade Organization, and the agencies and agendas of the UN."<BR><BR>It
asserts that<BR><BR>"Labeling all actors stakeholders, as if all were equal
and<BR>had the same interest, obscures the power imbalances<BR>between various
sectors and the vast differences between<BR>their agendas. It promotes a
depoliticized model of govern-<BR>ance that negates the different interests and
power struc-<BR>tures inherent in the global economic system."<BR><BR>and
<BR><BR>I think the recommendations may be useful - for us to resonate the same
message - albeit more contextually to the aims of JNC - and to contribute to
their website our deconstructions of the state of play in the digital
domain<BR><BR>"<B>Post-2015<BR>»<BR>Build an intergovernmental accountability
framework in the post-2015 agenda, with government-adopted<BR>guidelines and
government monitoring. House a monitoring and oversight hub for
“partnerships†within a<BR>strong and effective High-Level Political Forum,
tasked with monitoring the implementation of the
post-2015<BR>agenda.<BR>Business and Human Rights<BR>» Call for effective
international regulation of TNCs through ensuring the establishment of an
open-ended<BR>Â intergovernmental working group tasked with a draft
mandate, in accordance with the recent resolution in the<BR>Â UN Human Rights
Council (HRC).<BR>» Strengthen the central role of the HRC in the business and
human rights discourse, in recognition of its<BR>Â unique role to provide
global leadership in human rights by strengthening standards and creating
effective<BR>Â implementation and accountability
mechanisms."<BR><BR><BR></B>anita<B><BR></B><BR>
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<TD>[Post 2015 Women's Coalition] Privatization of Global Governance:
Corporate Influence at the UN</TD></TR>
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<TD>Sun, 6 Jul 2014 16:44:08 -0700 (PDT)</TD></TR>
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<TD>kathrynjtobin <A class=moz-txt-link-rfc2396E
href="mailto:kathrynjtobin@gmail.com"
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<DIV dir=ltr>Dear colleagues,<BR><BR>Global Policy Forum is pleased to share its
new web portal on corporate influence at the UN, part of a broader research
focus on the privatization of global governance. We have compiled recent GPF
analysis, relevant UN documents, and an extensive listing of reports and
articles by civil society organizations and think tanks, tracking the
consolidation of corporate power in the multilateral setting. As this work
illustrates, corporations and their proxies are transforming the discourse
and/or blocking progressive outcomes in both the UN's sustainable development
post-2015 agenda and the business and human rights processes, pushing (overtly
and/or silently) for "multi-stakeholder" governance models and voluntary,
non-binding corporate social responsibility commitments. <A
href="http://www.globalpolicy.org/corporate-influence.html"
moz-do-not-send="true">Read more</A>Â on the history of corporate influence at
the UN, its current manifestations, and GPF's recommendations on reversing the
corporate capture of the UN. <BR><BR><A
href="http://www.globalpolicy.org/images/pdfs/GPFEurope/GPF__Briefing_1.pdf"
moz-do-not-send="true">GPF Briefing 1: Privatizing Global Governance: Corporate
Influence at the United Nations</A>Â <BR>Global Policy Forum has undertaken
significant research to track and chart the increasing power and influence of
corporations in global governance settings, particularly the UN. We are pleased
to share with you our new Briefing on Corporate Influence (attached), which
includes main messages and recommendations.<BR><BR><A
href="http://www.globalpolicy.org/newsletter-mm.html"
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<BR><BR>Best,<BR><BR><B>Kathryn (Katie) Tobin</B><BR>Global Policy Forum<BR><A
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