[bestbits] MAG 2018 Renewal criteria - inc geographic

[Renata Aquino Ribeiro]

Hi Deborah

I know just that is on the link too but the way I understood there will be
a final balance, the same number per each stakeholder group, as well as
regional and gender balance.
For any more questions, I'd advise asking Secretariat at igf at unog.ch

Best,

Renata

On Wed, Oct 18, 2017 at 6:21 PM, Deborah Brown <deborah at apc.org> wrote:

> Thanks for this Renata.
>
> The guidance says: Each of the MAG members who is rotating out, is freeing
> up one seat for the Regional and Stakeholder Group they initially occupied.
>
> But the number of CS seats has been reduced by 3 (13 seats down to 10) and
> the regional breakdown has also changed. For SH group, it looks like an
> effort to reduce the overall MAG size back to 50, but it would be good to
> understand how it was decided that the CS and private sector allocations
> should be reduced.
>
> On regional breakdowns,  there are 3 MAG members from Asia Pacific
> rotating out (all CS, as it happens), but there are no available seats for
> anyone from Asia Pacific. In 2017 the region had 14 seats, and for 2018 it
> has 11. Is anyone aware of an explanation for this?
>
> All the best,
> Deborah
>
>
> On 10/18/17 2:17 PM, Renata Aquino Ribeiro wrote:
>
> Hi everyone
>
> Just to clarify and complement Sheetal's post, take a good look at the
> MAG 2018 Renewal criteria
> https://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/content/mag-2018-renewal-0
>
> I'd note this more importantly:
>
> Regional Group Balance
>
> Regional Group - Available seats for the MAG 2018 Renewal
>
> Africa 3
> Asia Pacific 0
> Eastern Europe 7
> GRULAC 3
> WEOG 6
>
> And
>
> "Please note that these breakdowns are provided for general guidance
> only, and that the overall composition depends on several
> considerations including the nominations received, as well as the
> final decision of the UN Secretary-General."
>
>
>
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