[governance] REVISION 4 Draft statement to UNSG on bypassing CSTD

[Deirdre Williams]

The first and last paragraphs should each have an indication that the
process - CSTD, ECOSOC, UN - is the customary one which has been used on
each occasion up to now. We are not asking for a change.

Considering that the statement is addressed to the Secretary-General Para 4
should be worded so that it does not appear to inform him about what he
himself did. Perhaps you could use "remind"?

And I am still in favour of cutting up the sentences. These sound beautiful,
mellifluous, but all of the subordinate clauses impede comprehension,
especially if there is any question of translation.

Deirdre


On 19 February 2010 05:22, Jeremy Malcolm <jeremy at ciroap.org> wrote:

> As per the latest comments received, here is a slightly rewritten
> combination of Parminder's new text with a couple of points from my original
> draft.  So that we can move forward towards a consensus call next week,
> please try to confine your comments to either significant points of
> substance, or grammatical/typographical corrections, rather than just
> rewriting the same ideas in a different form.
>
> AN OPEN LETTER FROM THE INTERNET GOVERNANCE CAUCUS TO THE UNITED NATIONS
> SECRETARY-GENERAL, BAN KI-MOON
>
> Dear Sir,
>
> The Civil Society Internet Governance Caucus (IGC) supports the views
> expressed by several government delegates at the recent open consultations
> on the IGF that the UN Secretary-General's report and recommendations on the
> desirability of the continuation of the Forum, based on formal consultations
> at IGF Sharm, should be presented to the CSTD's annual session in May 2010
> before being considered by the ECOSOC and then by the UN Assembly.
>
> Indications given at the meeting that this might not be the case have
> caused some confusion, since this would mark a departure from established
> practice.  The CSTD is formally mandated to engage with all issues of WSIS
> follow up, and its specialized knowledge and history of engagement with WSIS
> issues, including the IGF, will provide the best basis for an informed
> consideration of the issue by the ECOSOC and the UN Assembly.
>
> In addition, consideration of the recommendations by the CSTD will enable
> widest possible discussion and engagement of concerned actors, including
> governments, with this very important issue.  The CSTD provides relatively
> greater multistakeholder involvement than its parent body, ECOSOC, following
> its "strengthening ... taking into account the multistakeholder approach"
>  (Tunis Agenda, para 105) pursuant to ECOSOC decisions 2007/215, 2007/216,
> 2008/217 and 2008/218.
>
> It is also very relevant to note here that UN Secretary General's report on
> "enhanced cooperation" which was presented to the ECOSOC has been referred
> by the ECOSOC to the CSTD for its prior consideration, which does make it
> clear that ECOSOC would normally prefer CSTD's views on issues of WSIS
> follow up before it considers them. There is no reason why the same should
> not apply to the Secretary-General's report on the IGF.
>
> We therefore request that in the interest of an open and transparent
> process, the UN Secretary-General's report on continuation of the IGF be
> made available to the CSTD's annual session in May 2010, which will help the
> UN membership make an informed and considered decision on this matter as per
> the requirements of the Tunis Agenda.
>
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>
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