[governance] REVISION 3 Draft statement to UNSG on bypassing CSTD

[Deirdre Williams]

On 18 February 2010 05:46, Jeremy Malcolm <jeremy at ciroap.org> wrote:

> On 18/02/2010, at 5:31 PM, Jeanette Hofmann wrote:
>
> > 3. para: The following sentence is somewhat odd and I do not really
> understand it: "For
> > > this purpose it was to be strengthened "taking into account the
> > > multistakeholder approach"  (Tunis Agenda, para 105)."
>
> The odd wording is not ours, though, it's the TA's.  It does literally call
> for "strengthening of the Commission, taking into account the
> multi-stakeholder approach".  So I think we should retain this, odd as it
> is.
>

What you might do is " For this purpose it was to be "[strengthened]
... taking into account the multi-stakeholder approach" (Tunis Agenda, para
105)

>
> > 5. para: can be dropped I think
>
> Does anyone else think it should be dropped (personally I feel this
> paragraph is rather important)?  It says this:
>
> The CSTD is not a multistakeholder institution, and hence we would welcome
> further enhancement of the participation of non-governmental stakeholders in
> the IGF review.  However even as it stands, the CSTD does provide relatively
> greater multistakeholder involvement than its parent body, ECOSOC.  Whilst
> ECOSOC has accredited NGOs, their influence is limited and much of their
> expertise is not taken into consideration by ECOSOC.  More importantly,
> there are many NGOs that were accredited at WSIS but which are not in
> consultative status with ECOSOC, and the private sector has no
> representation within ECOSOC at all.
>

I agree with Jeannette. My reasons - if we are asking to preserve the status
quo, do what has been done each time previously, then I don't think we
should confuse the issue with explanations. The justification has been
established by precedent - four times previously "everyone" agreed that this
was a good way to do things.

For perhaps similar reasons I object to the sentence

Should it not be possible to do this, civil society's confidence in the
legitimacy of the resolution on the continuation of the IGF that is
ultimately made by the General Assembly might well be reduced.

because it sounds like a threat without backup. I would prefer to state it
positively:

Civil society's confidence in this process (WSIS I and II, the IGF) has been
steadily enhanced and encouraged over a period of ten years. We are
committed to a multistakeholder process involving all partners, and look
forward to continuing this engagement.

I'm all for Disraeli's approach - "don't complain, don't explain" :-)
Deirdre


> I don't have any problem with your other suggestions.
>
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