[governance] India, Brazil and South Africa Summit -

Tue Apr 20 12:24:00 EDT 2010

Dear Everton

Thanks very much for posting this.  I found the IPR paragraphs very
encouraging. They seem to be clearly rejecting ACTA. The fact that human
rights is emphasised, even if not in great detail, is also very
important, particularly for us South Africans. Some of you might
remember that when South Africa served on the Security Council our
voting record was not exactly strong in terms of human rights. Also good
that there is a focus on gender.

I found the references to multi-stakeholder participation a little bit
vague... and it is pity that it is mentioned only under Internet
Governance and not under Global Governance. 

The text recognises the advances made through multi-stakeholder
participation in dialogue, but, there is no mention of multi-stakeholder
participation in governance. That is worrying.

But very important to see that IBSA is engaging these issues and is an
indicator that we should be more involved in advocacy to try and
influence IBSA.

Anriette

On Tue, 2010-04-20 at 12:02 -0400, Everton Lucero wrote:
> FYI, this is an excerpt of the political declaration adopted by the
> 4th Summit of Heads of State/Government of India, Brazil and South
> Africa (IBSA), held in Brasília, on April 15th 2010. I included only
> the first portion on political issues. Please note paragraphs 15 and
> 16 on Internet Governance. There are also some important references to
> IPR (paras. 12-14), on the social dimensions of globalization (paras.
> 6 and 7) and on gender issues (para. 8).
> 
> >
> > “_INDIA-BRAZIL-SOUTH AFRICA DIALOGUE FORUM FOURTH SUMMIT OF HEADS OF
> > STATE/GOVERNMENT
> > BRASÍLIA DECLARATION
> >
> > 15 APRIL 2010
> >
> > The Prime Minister of the Republic of India, H.E. Dr. Manmohan Singh,
> > the President of the Federative Republic of Brazil, H.E. Mr. Luiz
> > Inácio Lula da Silva, and the President of the Republic of South
> > Africa, H.E. Mr. Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma (hereinafter referred to as
> > “the Leaders”) met in Brasília, Brazil, on 15 April 2010 for the 4th
> > Summit of the India-Brazil-South Africa (IBSA) Dialogue Forum.
> >
> > 2. The Leaders highlighted that the three countries’ commitment to
> > democratic values, inclusive social development and multilateralism
> > constitutes the basis for their growing cooperation and close
> > coordination on global issues. They noted that a first round of IBSA
> > Summits of Heads of State/Government (Brasilia, 2006; Tshwane, 2007;
> > New Delhi, 2008) has strengthened
> > the three countries resolve to continue to work for enhancing the role
> > of developing countries, increasing the interchanges amongst
> > themselves with the participation of their peoples, and for
> > implementing concrete projects in partnership with other developing
> > countries.
> >
> > 3. Recalling the Declarations and Communiqués issued during the
> > previous Summits, they took the opportunity to deliberate on the
> > topics hereunder.
> >
> > Global Governance
> >
> > 4. The Leaders reaffirmed their commitment to increase participation
> > of developing countries in the decision-making bodies of multilateral
> > institutions. They also reiterated the urgent need for the reform of
> > the United Nations (UN) to render it more democratic
> > and consistent with the priorities of developing countries. They
> > particularly emphasized that no reform of the United Nations will be
> > complete without a reform of the UN Security Council (UNSC), including
> > an expansion in both permanent and nonpermanent
> > categories of its membership, with increased participation of
> > developing countries in both. Such reform is of the utmost importance
> > for the UNSC to reflect geopolitical realities and to have the
> > representativeness and legitimacy it needs to face contemporary
> > challenges. They committed to keep close coordination amongst the
> > three countries and the broader UN membership to achieve substantial
> > progress in the intergovernmental negotiations on UNSC reform
> > presently underway in New York. They recalled that an
> > overwhelming majority of the UN member states agreed to proceed with a
> > fifth round of intergovernmental negotiations based on a negotiating
> > text.
> >
> > 5. The Leaders stressed the need to reform the Bretton Woods
> > Institutions in order to increase their effectiveness and enhance
> > their accountability, credibility and legitimacy. They stressed the
> > importance of increasing the role of developing countries in these
> > institutions.
> >
> > The social dimensions of globalization
> >
> > 6. The Leaders reaffirmed that people must come first in the
> > formulation and implementation of public policies, allowing for fair,
> > equitable and sustainable development. They considered this issue a
> > relevant priority in the context of an increasingly globalized
> > world, in which the economic and financial crisis, and the
> > restructuring of the international financial architecture that ensued,
> > directly affect the welfare of people, particularly of vulnerable
> > groups. In this regard, they stressed the need to strengthen social
> > policies and to fight hunger and poverty, especially in times of
> > global economic crisis.
> >
> > 7. The Leaders also reiterated the need to promote a job-intensive
> > recovery from the downturn and create a framework for sustainable
> > growth. In this context, they underlined their support for the global
> > jobs pact, adopted by the 98th session of the international labour
> > conference, which, while demonstrating the linkages between social
> > progress, economic development
> > and recovery from the crisis, offers policy options adaptable to
> > national needs and circumstances. The Leaders also reaffirmed that
> > their actions in response to the crisis are guided by the
> > International Labour Organization (ILO) decent work agenda and the
> > 2008
> > declaration on social justice for a fair globalization.
> >
> > Gender
> >
> > 8. The Leaders stressed the importance of empowering women, increasing
> > their participation in economic activities and addressing the negative
> > impact of the international financial crisis on their situation. They
> > received with satisfaction a letter from the IBSA
> > Women’s Forum and instructed all areas of government involved in IBSA
> > cooperation to pay due attention to its recommendations. In addition,
> > the Leaders reiterated their support for the full implementation of UN
> > Resolution 1325 (2000). They also recalled the
> > importance of formulating and implementing appropriate policies and
> > programs in accordance with the Convention on the Elimination of all
> > Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) and the Beijing Platform
> > of Action.
> >
> > Human Rights
> >
> > 9. The Leaders attached the highest priority to human rights issues
> > and acknowledged the positive advance represented by the creation and
> > functioning of the Human Rights Council. They noted the importance of
> > their close collaboration therein. They expressed their hope that the
> > 2011 review will result in a further strengthening of the Council.
> >
> > 10. They also emphasized the need to continue to strengthen
> > international human rights law, norms and standards, particularly in
> > the area of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related
> > intolerance, in accordance with the International Convention on the
> > Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination.
> >
> > 11. The Leaders welcomed the adoption of an IBSA proposal in the Human
> > Rights Council related to the importance of access to medicine
> > (A/HRC/RES/12/24).
> >
> > Intellectual Property Rights
> >
> > 12. The Leaders recognized that innovation plays a central role in
> > addressing the key global challenges of our times such as food
> > security, poverty eradication, health, access to knowledge and climate
> > change. They emphasized, in this context, the need for
> > a balanced international intellectual property system capable of
> > meeting those challenges on a truly global scale and reducing the
> > technological gap. To that effect, they called for the full
> > implementation of the Development Agenda of the World Intellectual
> > Property Organization (WIPO).
> >
> > 13. They warned against attempts at developing new international rules
> > on enforcement of intellectual property rights outside the appropriate
> > fora of WTO and WIPO, that may give free rein to abuses in the
> > protection of rights, the building of barriers against
> > free trade and undermining fundamental civil rights.
> >
> > 14. They further expressed renewed concern about the continuous
> > application of enforcement measures that allow seizures of generic
> > medicines in transit to developing countries, in violation of World
> > Trade Organization (WTO) rules and posing a serious threat to
> > developing countries access to medicines.
> >
> > Internet Governance
> >
> > 15. The Leaders reaffirmed their commitment to working together
> > towards a people-centered, inclusive and development-oriented
> > Information Society and their agreement to continue to coordinate
> > positions for the World Summit on Information Society (WSIS)
> > folllow-up mechanisms, as well as in the other fora and organizations
> > related to the Information Society and Information and Communication
> > Technologies (ICTs).
> >
> > 16. The Leaders highlighted the importance of building a wide
> > political concertation at international level for making the global
> > internet governance regime as multilateral, democratic and transparent
> > as provided by the WSIS. They recognized the advances reached by the
> > multistakeholders participants in the international dialogue on
> > internet governance in the last five years. They recalled, with
> > satisfaction, the fruitful coordination amongst IBSA countries and the
> > efforts of Brazil and India for hosting the second and third editions
> > of the Internet Governance Forum, held in Rio 2007 and Hyderabad 2008,
> > respectively.
> >
> > Climate Change
> >  (...)"
> >
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